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Articles By Rob Doster
This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for September 4:
• Beyonce turns 33 today. Celebrate with 33 photos of Queen Bey in action.
• Yao Ming has turned his attention to saving African elephants and rhinos. In other news, Yao Ming is still freakishly huge.
• Here are five ridiculous NFL predictions as the season gets underway.
• Melky Cabrera is scared of thunder. Wonder if he still climbs in bed with his parents.
• Next, Charlie Strong is going to suspend Bevo and Zombie Darrell Royal.
• Geno Auriemma got busted for calling Mo'Ne Davis.
• A reasoned assessment of Jeter in twilight.
• Arkansas-Little Rock's AD had to resign after getting caught on a hot mic talking about a soccer player's mom in a creepy, pervy way.
• Watch Rory McIlroy scare the crap out of his sleeping caddie. He's made his caddie a rich man, so he can do whatever he wants.
• Caleb Joseph of the Orioles pursued a foul ball into the camera pit.
• Lolo Jones is going on Dancing with the Stars. Please let her win something.
• Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke did her legendary dance before racing a car.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for September 3:
• You're running out of time to choose a clever Fantasy Football team name. Let Athlon help.
• Ever wonder what today's quarterbacks would look like bald? Wonder no more.
• Wes Welker is playing the "someone put something in my drink" card.
• Bruce Feldman digs for the real Kliff Kingsbury.
• Athlon's Braden Gall and David Fox tell us what we should and shouldn't overreact to after Week 1. They should just acknowledge that it's impossible not to overreact.
• Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles to Twitter: I'm not Les Miles.
• Longform read on the reinvention of RG3. Let's hope he's salvagable at this point.
• The top 25 screencaps of college football's Week 1.
• The folks at SBNation bring you another fun edition of Breaking Madden.
• SportsCenter took time to explain what Kenny Hill's nickname — "Trill" — means.
• Mo'ne Davis threw a perfect two-seam first pitch at Dodger Stadium, and gave Yasiel Puig her autograph, as she continues to excel at life.
• Watch a fleet-footed, plus-sized ball girl snag a plastic bag out of midair at the U.S. Open.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for September 2:
• Coed shows us that August was another good month in sports ladies.
• Madden 15 includes a hilarious glitch: a teeny, tiny Titan.
• The latest "This is SportsCenter" is another gem.
• Even after a relentless media campaign, 71 percent of Americans think the Redskins should stay the Redskins.
• Did ESPN's shower report have a hand in Michael Sam's release?
• All us hackers can take a little sadistic pleasure in Billy Horschel's ill-timed chunk at the Deutsche Bank.
• Grantland dissects the tabloid story of the weekend (no, not the celebrity nude photo hack).
• Was David Price using a little artificial assistance yesterday?
• "Singer" Iggy Azalea, girlfriend to Laker Nick "Swaggy P" Young, shows that she's got a little game.
• Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo is putting on a show at the FIBA World Cup.
• The Phillies tossed a combined no-hitter yesterday and gave the game ball to the team president, who's battling cancer.
• Louisville's Corvin Lamb put an exclamation point on Week 1 in college football with an electrifying kickoff return against Miami.
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With today's announcement of the captains' picks, the teams are finalized, and the buildup to golf's most pressure-packed event can begin in earnest. After a miracle comeback at the Ryder Cup Matches at Medinah in 2012, Europe is the prohibitive favorite to retain the Cup on home turf, as Tom Watson takes a shorthanded American team to Scotland for the most pressure-packed event in golf. Can a U.S. team led by crafty veteran Phil Mickelson and young gun Rickie Fowler upset a European powerhouse led by four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup maestro Sergio Garcia?
Today, European captain Paul McGinley put the finishing touches on his team with the selection of Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Scot Stephen Gallacher, a Ryder Cup rookie who will delight the partisans at Gleneagles. Tom Watson countered with Keegan Bradley, who had a successful pairing with Phil Mickelson in 2012 at Medinah, along with Barclays winner Hunter Mahan and 2012 U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson. So, at last, here are the respective 12-man teams making the trip to Scotland:
Team USA
Tom Watson, Captain
Raymond Floyd and Andy North, Vice Captains
Keegan Bradley*
Ryder Cup Record: 3-1-0
Rickie Fowler
Ryder Cup Record: 0-1-2
Jim Furyk
Ryder Cup Record: 9-17-4
Zach Johnson
Ryder Cup Record: 6-4-1
Matt Kuchar
Ryder Cup Record: 3-2-2
Hunter Mahan*
Ryder Cup Record: 3-2-3
Phil Mickelson
Ryder Cup Record: 14-18-6
Patrick Reed
Ryder Cup Record: First appearance
Webb Simpson
Ryder Cup Record: 2-2
Jordan Spieth
Ryder Cup Record: First appearance
Jimmy Walker
Ryder Cup Record: First appearance
Bubba Watson
Ryder Cup Record: 3-5
Team Europe
Paul McGinley, Captain
Des Smyth and Sam Torrance, Vice Captains
Thomas Bjorn
Ryder Cup Record: 3-2-1
Jamie Donaldson
Ryder Cup Record: First appearance
Victor Dubuisson
Ryder Cup Record: First appearance
Stephen Gallacher*
Ryder Cup Record: First appearance
Sergio Garcia
Ryder Cup Record: 16-8-4
Martin Kaymer
Ryder Cup Record: 3-2
Graeme McDowell
Ryder Cup Record: 5-5-2
Rory McIlroy
Ryder Cup Record: 4-3-2
Ian Poulter*
Ryder Cup Record: 12-3
Justin Rose
Ryder Cup Record: 6-3
Henrik Stenson
Ryder Cup Record: 2-3-2
Lee Westwood*
Ryder Cup Record: 18-13-6
*Captain's Pick
Missing in Action
The U.S. team, already an underdog, faces even longer odds with the absence of some key players:
• Tiger Woods
Ryder Cup Record: 13-17-3
Tiger's balky back is his latest physical impediment and caused him to shut it down for the year following a missed cut at the PGA Championship. Despite his lackluster Ryder Cup record, his experience and aura will be missed. Said one PGA Tour pro: "You can't tell me at least half the European side would not be a little afraid if it came down to a singles match against Tiger on Sunday."
• Dustin Johnson
Ryder Cup Record: 3-3
Johnson is in golf exile, either self-imposed or Tour-imposed, while he deals with "personal challenges." The eight-time winner on Tour was a bright spot for a disappointing U.S. team in 2012, winning his singles match and posting a match record of 3-0. "As one of the longest hitters in the game with an undefeated record of 3-0 at Medinah in 2012, he has clearly been an asset for the United States team," said U.S. captain Tom Watson.
• Jason Dufner
Ryder Cup Record: 3-1
Like Johnson, Dufner was a stalwart for the 2012 U.S. team, posting a 3-1 record and winning his singles match against Peter Hanson amid a U.S. collapse. Dufner couldn't defend his 2013 PGA Championship title due to an arthritic condition in his neck.
This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 29:
• I must admit to being unfamiliar with Charlotte McKinney. Consider that oversight remedied.
• Bill Murray took up tickets at the St. Paul Saints game last night, because Bill Murray is awesome.
• Johnny who? Last night belonged to Kenny Hill and the Texas A&M Aggies.
• Les Miles is a teacher above all else. His monologues are now being used in the classroom.
• Vanderbilt got destroyed by Temple, but on the upside, the Dores won the first email challenge in college football history.
• Tim Tebow might have a future in this broadcasting thing. If nothing else, he does a nice Spurrier impression.
• The Jags' Ryan Davis took time for a post-sack selfie.
• Anthony Brown quit the team and called USC coach Steve Sarkisian a racist on Instagram. Welcome to LA, Sark.
• Jesus Montero threw an ice cream sandwich at a scout. That's just wasteful.
• Watch Nick Saban get absolutely lit up as a young special-teamer.
• The last superfight might happen in 2015. Mayweather-Pacquiao.
• Watch Nick Foles go undercover as a waiter to surprise fantasy football drafters.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 28:
• Swimsuit model Genevieve Morton and her friends danced around to "Happy." This does, in fact, make us happy.
• I don't know about you, but Navy's new helmets make me want to suit up and run through a brick wall.
• Georgia State kicked off college football last night by earning its first FBS win. I believe that moves them ahead of Florida State in the computers.
• Why we love college football, part 1,563: South Carolina and Texas A&M fans gathered outside the South Carolina state capitol just to yell at each other.
• Playing the blame game in the Josh Shaw debacle. Plenty to go around.
• Did you have any idea Monica Seles was writing young adult romance novels? Me neither.
• Watch the son of a Nebraska assistant coach who's battling cancer get the news that he's going home. Goosebumps.
• Andrelton Simmons made another insane play. Oh, and it was a game-saver.
• John Daly's country song "Hit It Hard" is getting airplay on Sirius. If you're morbidly curious, click here. It's actually not that bad.
• Francisco Cervelli took a foul ball to the giblets. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to play catcher.
• Twitter and Instagram temporarily blew up with NBA-themed cartoons. Some are clever, some are weird and creepy.
• Johnny Football is an aerobics instructor in a new Snickers spot.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 27:
• Get to know this year's crop of NFL WAGs, including Essential 11 favorite Lindsey Duke, better half to Blake Bortles.
• Pablo Sandoval took a quality selfie with a fan's camera during a rain delay.
• Bruce Feldman picks LSU freshman Leonard Fournette to win the Heisman among nine other preposterous prognostications.
• A Richard Sherman minicamp fight led to six-figure fines for Pete Carroll and the Seahawks.
• Ned Yost went all James Franklin and complained about Royals attendance last night.
• Drunk History is a genius show on Comedy Central that is both hilarious and educational. Enjoy the clip on golfer Babe Didrikson featuring Emily Deschanel. And start DVR'ing the show.
• What's with the college football media's obsession with food? This story confirms my suspicion that media types are in the business just to abuse their expense accounts.
• David Chase answers the question: Did Tony Soprano die?
• A cute Astros fan added to this year's blooper reel of horrendous first pitches. This one might actually be the worst.
• ESPN realized it had engaged in some creative shark-jumping by reporting on Michael Sam's showering habits.
• Ranking the best moments of the college football offseason, now that it's mercifully over.
• Watch a Korean ballplayer launch a baseball over the massive center field scoreboard.
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Tiger Woods is the one golfer who can make news without picking up a club, earning headlines recently when he had parted ways with swing coach Sean Foley. And Tiger's knack for eliciting strong opinions is not limited to fans and media. Over the weekend at the Barclays, we persuaded many of his peers on the PGA Tour to share their anonymous opinions of Tiger, who may be currently out of sight but is never out of mind.
Will Tiger ever get back to where he was?
"There is no chance Tiger gets back to being at his absolute dominant best from 2000 and times like that. He was as close to unbeatable as you can get in golf back in some of those stretches. But he can certainly get back to a point where he wins more than once in a season."
"I always say, never write off a champion, and Tiger Woods is a champion."
"It depends on the definition. Tiger early 2000 is probably unattainable ever again for anyone. But Tiger 2013 with five wins … I could see that potentially happening once more if he can truly get his body right."
"Tiger Woods will never be as dominant as he was. He will never strike fear into people the way he once did. He used to beat players with his B and even C game because he had them between the ears, but not anymore."
"Back to his best? No. Back to being number one in the game? He could easily do that if healthy."
"I am not prepared to say no. I am probably leaning towards no, but he's the type that proves people wrong. It is easier for the rest of us if he isn't at his dominant best!"
"I think age catches up with all of us. And while Tiger can be successful again, I don't think he can ever be as good as he was at his absolute best. That doesn't mean he can't be awesome, just not as good as he was."
Will Tiger challenge Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 majors?
"I don't think so. If he can win one next season, he has a small chance, but if he doesn't then I think it will be a bridge too far."
"Yes. He will win a major or two in 2015, if he really truly can get fit again and then it will be on. You can see the determination in his eyes at majors. All he needs is to be fit and get a little bit of luck and once he gets number 15, over that hump, I think old Tiger will be back."
"I would love to see him get to 18 near the end of his career and then be a great side story at some majors while he's heading towards retirement. It would be great if he had a Tom Watson Open Championship moment at the Masters."
"Probably not. I think golf fans and even some players would like to see it. There was a time you thought he could get 25 but now it seems the number 15 is a hurdle he can't get over."
"Won't even sniff it. There is just too much talent out here now and his body is not up to the challenge."
"Can't really see it happening any more. But he's closer than any of the rest of us, and if he did it would be very impressive."
"Sadly, I think his chance at that might have gone."
Should Tiger change teachers (maybe go back to Butch Harmon)?
Note: We posed this question before the news broke that Woods had parted ways with swing coach Sean Foley.
"A coach is a personal choice and you do what feels right for you so for me to suggest who he should go to would be kind of pointless."
"I can't see Tiger going back to someone he has had before. Maybe he might make another change at some point but he won plenty of times since taking on Sean (Foley)."
"Yes, he should go back to his 2000 swing with Butch. But he won't."
"Butch is probably one of the game's best coaches but I'm not sure Tiger is the type to go back. The only person who probably knows what fit is best is Tiger himself."
"At this point I don't think it would matter who Tiger had coaching him. Probably someone with experience in minimizing strain on the back."
"I would not be surprised if he changes again very soon. But he won't got to Butch."
Are Tiger's problems purely physical?
"Not purely but it is a big part. Back surgery, or any surgery in golf is hard to overcome. It is one thing to be healthy again but the difference out here is so close between players anything slightly off can be magnified."
"Almost. He still seems very determined to win."
"I haven't seen his doctor's notes, nor am I a doctor, so I cannot judge how much of it is physical and what isn't. I am sure there are some mental scars, because when you have injuries it is very hard not to be thinking about them."
"When you have physical problems it is almost always followed by mental issues as you worry about the injuries and other things instead of just playing golf."
Will Tiger be missed on the Ryder Cup team?
"No doubt. Of course his presence will be missed. You can't tell me at least half the European side would not be a little afraid if it came down to a singles match against Tiger on Sunday."
"Is that a trick question? The guy is a 14-time major winner with tons of team play experience. Even half fit he would be missed."
"Of course. It is impossible to replace his experience and determination and will to win."
"A little bit, yeah, but the team will be better off not having to try to carry an unfit Tiger. He probably wouldn't have wanted to sit out at all so it could have been a difficult situation for Tom Watson."
"A fit Tiger would have been a big weapon for the U.S. team, but unfit, he may have just been a passenger and could have actually provided the Europeans with more confidence."
"Yes. You can't buy experience like his."
"Not in the shape he was in. The European team will be full of stars, and any unfit golfer would have trouble earning points against them."
Can golf thrive without Tiger at the top?
"Yes. Maybe not at the same level, at least for a while, but there is always new talent coming. Rory (McIlroy) and Rickie (Fowler) and guys like this can carry the torch of new viewers."
"Not like it did when he was at his best. But with some careful planning and the right moves the transition, whenever it comes, could be smoother."
"It survived and thrived in times before Tiger and it will do the same again."
"I think so. It is up to all of us to provide quality golf, quality contests and relate to the fans as best we can."
"It will take golf a long time to get back to the massive popularity it had when he was dominant. Plus things like cost to play, time to play and other issues need to be sorted to help the sport grow."
"Yes, but it needs young guys to keep playing well. People like dominance in sports. Guys like Rory, Rickie, Jason Day and the like need to take the torch."
"The game was around well before Tiger and will be around 300 years after him. All sports have their ups and downs."
Can Rory McIlroy fill the post-Tiger void?
"If he gets on and stays on these dominant runs he can. But doing that will be one almighty task. It might fall on Rory and a few other guys with him."
"It doesn't need to just be Rory. But maybe a few guys in a so-called rivalry with him. If a handful of guys like Rickie Fowler, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama or even guys a little older like Adam Scott and Bubba Watson could consistently go toe to toe with him it could get really exciting."
"The fans certainly seem to have warmed to him and he's playing great, so why not?"
"Yes he can. But so can at least 10 other guys should they get on similar runs."
"Golf could really move into an era now where a handful of guys are in the mix in the big events creating great Sunday finishes over and over again."
"Sure. He showed at the British Open he can play the dominant golfer and then at the PGA Championship the way he made the turn when it looked he was being beaten and stepped it up to win shows he is more than the real deal."
Compiled by Ben Everill
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 26:
• We may not care about tennis, but I think we can all agree that it boasts some of sports' loveliest ladies, like Maria Sharapova.
• The Yankees haven't lost since Shawn Kelley bought a rubber horse head. If they lose, that head will wind up in someone's bed.
• The Ginger Hammer unleashes its wrath against poolside beer drinking.
• Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus may be baseball's best comedy team.
• According to Mike Schmidt, Bud Selig had a plan in place to reinstate Pete Rose before Charlie Hustle screwed it up.
• I think we can all agree that Bucknell football takes the best headshots.
• Alec Baldwin wore a suit to the U.S. Open and nonchalantly caught an errant ball.
• Tennessee is getting pretty creative with its recruiting, although I bet this kid's never read Rolling Stone, since he's under 50.
• Seahawks fans are still having fun at Michael Crabtree's expense.
• Master photobomber Chris Bosh struck last night at the Emmys. His victim: Matthew McConaughey.
• This is alarming: Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen had his truck torched. Imagine what will happen when the season goes south.
• Watch a solitary bee disrupt the proceedings at the U.S. Open.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 25:
• It's college football week. Here are the sexiest fan bases in the world's greatest sport.
• A guy promised on Twitter to buy the world drinks if Michael Sam sacked Johnny Manziel and gave the money sign. Sam delivered, and the guy did, too, sort of.
• A vanquished Chicago Little Leaguer taught the world about sportsmanship.
• In case anyone cares, Brittney Griner dunked in the WNBA playoffs.
• Yasiel Puig turned a double play into a triple play through wanton stupidity.
• Haloti Ngata kind of kicked a Redskins player.
• So apparently Queen Bey brought the house down at the VMAs. Her daughter Blue Ivy agreed. So did Eric LeGrand, who shocked the Twitterverse with a little jab at his own paralysis.
• Longform piece on wideform quarterback Jared Lorenzen.
• Cops spotted Alan Branch vomiting out of his car. The Bills then vomited him off their roster.
• Troy Aikman and Joe Buck made a bizarre Mexican soap opera parody.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 22:
• Apple doesn't fall far from the tree: Jean-Claude Van Damme's rather attractive daughter did the splits for her ice bucket challenge.
• Speaking of solid ice bucket challenge performances, Win McMurry of the Golf Channel gets a gold star.
• The SI cover jinx strikes a 13-year-old: Mo'ne Davis' LLWS is over.
• After last night's Keystone Showdown debacle, Snoop Dogg made his feelings about Steelers OC Todd Haley known via Instagram. Strong language warning, naturally.
• Things are getting testy at Bills camp. They're all realizing they live in Buffalo.
• "John from Kentucky" called Mike Francesa to defend John Calipari's coaching.
• So now V. Stiviano is claiming that Donald Sterling's gay and she was his beard.
• There's a Premier League text message scandal erupting involving racism, homophobia, all the biggies.
• Grantland is doing a bracket of best SNL cast members. I think I'd have to go with Phil Hartman.
• Don't know about you, but I'm not man enough to play rugby.
• More compelling evidence that Jim Harbaugh is just an overgrown kid.
• Indiana coach Kevin Wilson had a nice post-practice run on a slip 'n' slide.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 21:
• There's a new "Sin City" movie opening. For your clicking convenience, here's a compilation of the ladies of the Sin City movies, including the latest star, Eva Green.
• More fodder for the Manziel haters, courtesy of the elder Manziel.
• Mo'ne ran out of magic last night. And here's a helpful reminder that Miss Davis is just a kid, not a commodity.
• This one's for the Notre Dame haters: Deadspin's Drew Magary relentlessly trolls the Domers.
• Great news in Jim Kelly's battle with cancer.
• Interesting longform read about a powerful AAU leader-slash-drug kingpin.
• The Cubs can't win even when they try to win.
• Undercover boss: Vernon Davis visits his own Jamba Juice store to check up on things.
• Watch two crazy bros kayak down a storm drainage ditch.
• Here's a compilation of hot female celebrities doing the ice bucket challenge. You're welcome.
• A fan lost his beer to a foul ball, so the Brewers broadcasting crew bought him another one.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 20:
• Forget Manziel: Blake Bortles is the rookie star of the preseason, mainly because of GF Lindsey Duke.
• I'm linking to this story mainly because I like the headline: Johnny Football Becomes Johnny Bench. Then there's this: Manziel reportedly lost the job based on his frat-boy behavior.
• DISH continues to use college superstars-turned-pro flameouts like Jamarcus Russell and Matt Leinart to great effect in its advertising.
• My favorite GIF in a long time: Chip Kelly belly-flopping into a plastic pool in lieu of the ice bucket challenge.
• My second-favorite GIF today: Yasiel Puig pulls off a nifty move with his batting helmet.
• Speaking of those ubiquitous ice buckets, one bucket was not enough for the Hulkster. And then there's Alabama Boss, whose ice bucket challenge included beer, a lawn chair and a shotgun.
• Fantasy football has gone too mainstream for comfort.
• Bo Pelini delivers a touching message to young cancer patient Jack Hoffman.
• Former NFL ref Mike Carey avoided doing Redskins games because of the name.
• Bobby Bowden did a Reddit Ask Me Anything and gave a memorable answer.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 19:
• Enjoy the cheerleaders of the AP Top 25, starting with the top-ranked Noles.
• Leave it to Johnny Football to enliven an otherwise dreadful Browns-Skins preseason snoozer. He'll see your casually racist nickname and raise you a middle finger. To his credit, Manziel was visibly embarrassed when he was informed that the brass was aware of what he'd done. Brian Orakpo, who had Manziel running for his life, was amused by the gesture.
• Tiger and Rory went on Fallon to awkwardly shill for Nike.
• Jay Feely defends the lowly extra point.
• Colin Cowherd blamed racer Kevin Ward Jr.'s death on "Southern culture." Mike Huckabee (about whom I have mixed feelings) told Cowherd to shut his pie hole (which I endorse).
• Kate Upton took the ice bucket challenge. Trust me before you click — it's far better in your mind than it actually was. Here's a funny compilation of ice bucket fails (language alert at the link).
• Steve Ballmer introduced himself to Clippers fans in a very Steve Ballmer-y way.
• David Letterman paid tribute to Robin Williams, his friend for almost four decades.
• The Rhode Island Little League coach gave a great post-game speech after his team's loss.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 18:
• Jessica Alba threw out the first pitch for the Dodgers and didn't shame her family. That's all we ask out of our ceremonial first pitchers.
• This guy's punishment for coming in last in his fantasy baseball league — an embarrassingly revealing calendar that includes Body Issue and Constanza spoofs — is no doubt giving sadistic commissioners across the land evil ideas.
• The Rams have invited several Ferguson-area high school football players to their preseason game this Sunday as a respite from the chaos. Haven't those kids suffered enough?
• The Falcons back who got jacked up by Jadeveon Clowney sees nothing special about Jadeveon Clowney.
• An ice-bucket challenge I can get on board with: the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders.
• The manager of the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans released a little pent-up frustration.
• Jose Reyes' hair makes him look like a sponge is growing out of his head.
• No Nadal at the U.S. Open. My interest in that event is waning fast.
• Read this bizarre story of a married Kliff Kingsbury fan "breaking up" with him.
• A fan in New Jersey created a corn maze tribute to the Captain.
• Worried that Peyton Manning has been underexposed, Gatorade is releasing a slew of new Manning commercials.
• Asdrubal Cabrera made a nifty behind-the-back flip to start a double play.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 15:
• In honor of Shark Week, enjoy this slideshow of hot girls with sharks.
• A Frenchman surrendered his 3000m steeplechase win for excessive premature celebration.
• The opening day of the SEC Network gave rise to this mesmerizing GIF of a Mississippi State cowbell shaker.
• Arian Foster continues to frustrate the media in Houston with his useless answers to their useless questions. Speaking of Foster, remember never to share a hot tub with the guy. Click here to find out why.
• Watch Lil Wayne freestyle over the SportsCenter theme.
• The star of college football's offseason has been Bo Pelini. Relive his greatest hits.
• The most cringeworthy moments in sports history, from Eminem to the Buttfumble.
• Dog the Bounty Hunter is coming for War Machine.
• A tiny Indiana town saved itself through sports.
• Everything you need to know about MLB's new Commissioner.
• I'm as sick of the Ice Bucket Challenge as anyone, but what Paul Bissonnette did with it is impressive.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 14:
• Some WAGs really have a hang of this Instagram thing, like Matt Harvey's GF Ashley Haas.
• Today is the birthday of Tim Tebow and the SEC Network. Someday soon, this will be a holiday in the states of the old Confederacy.
• Brian Hoyer has at least one supporter in Cleveland.
• Joe Nathan showed his displeasure with the home fans.
• Tiger's withdrawal from consideration for the U.S. Ryder Cup team was a rare show of PR savvy from Team Tiger.
• Little League sensation Mo'Ne Davis challenged Clayton Kershaw to a pitch-off, and Kershaw's up for it.
• Apparently, telling a woman you're a New York Jet doesn't work too well at the clubs, cause Jets players are taking to Tinder to find love.
• I'm immature enough to find this funny: 25 ball-to-the-face GIFs.
• Weird celebrity dating news: Floyd Mayweather's new girlfriend is the ex of dead Lakers owner Jerry Buss.
• Watch as pigeons interrupt Miguel Cabrera's at-bat.
• Or, watch tiny South Korean schoolchildren try sour Warhead candy without prior warning.
• There was a scary collision last night involving top Twins prospect Byron Buxton.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 13:
• It stays hot in South Beach: The Miami Dolphins cheerleaders recently held a fashion show and calendar unveiling.
• 25 awesome athlete toys. It's good to be rich and famous.
• Michigan Men need only one sucker punch to lay a dude out.
• Cowboys, Raiders and fans brawled yesterday.
• Mike Gundy is a man, he's 47, and he's a terrible white-guy dancer.
• Yasiel Puig's routine fly ball ended with a bat flip that endangered the life of Matt Kemp.
• As the headline at the link says, Kansas' crimson chrome uniforms scream desperation.
• Olympic athletes are learning to hold their breath for five minutes.
• An ugly glimpse at how the news sausage is made.
• Falcons coach Mike Smith: "We want to be the biggest pr--ks." It's good to have goals.
• Ever wonder how a dog would react to a levitating weiner? Wonder no more.
• Watch a sportscaster name-check each Robin Williams movie in his segment.
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• Hot celebrity alumni of the Pac-12, including yummy Oregon Duck Kaitlin Olson.
• Jimmy Fallon awarded amusing superlatives to PGA Tour golfers.
• This Robin Williams riff on golf has been making the rounds since yesterday's gut punch. (Language warning) And here's an interview Williams did in 2013 with Dan Patrick. One more — a guide to binge-watching Robin Williams movies.
• I lied — here's one more: Conan, Andy Richter and Will Arnett learned of Williams' death while taping Conan's show. They proceeded to pay a heartfelt tribute.
• Watch a Pennsylvania sports anchor punch a guy in a Batman shirt who interrupts a live interview.
• Five Cal Poly football players broke into a frat house apparently looking for Xanax.
• You've probably heard of "Garfield Without Garfield." Now, enjoy "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" without the Kardashians.
• "Field of Dreams" immortalized in a butter sculpture.
• Note to self: Never wink at Diego Maradona's lady.
• A 65-year-old former bowler made a nice catch at Wrigley yesterday.
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• We missed Anna Kendrick's 29th birthday last week. We'll try to make amends with this slideshow.
• Hip-hop fans longing to hear a sweet Peyton-Eli jam have had their prayers answered.
• A little something to whet your college football appetite: The 113 best GameDay signs of all time.
• The Tony Stewart video doesn't prove anything, except that a tragedy occurred.
• Yasiel Puig snapped his bat on a checked swing without hitting the baseball. Yasiel Puig is not human.
• If you didn't enjoy the PGA Championship because Tiger wasn't in it, you should quit watching golf. But it is okay to be a little weirded out by that ending.
• Rory didn't just win — he saved the Wanamaker Trophy from some clumsy PGA official.
• The weekend that sports Twitter went insane.
• A 13-year-old girl pitched her team into the Little League World Series.
• Even the players get bored during a 19-inning marathon.
• Jay Bruce robbed Giancarlo Stanton of a homer.
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Jack Nicklaus once said of Tiger Woods that he "could win as many Masters as Arnold (Palmer) and me combined." That's 10 green jackets, if you're counting.
Earlier, this week, the Golden Bear made similar comments about the heir to Tiger's throne atop the world of golf. "I think Rory (McIlroy) is an unbelievable talent," Nicklaus said. "I love his swing, I love his rhythm, I love his moxie. He's got a little swagger there, it's a little bit cocky but not offensive. I like that. I like the self-confidence in a young man. He's got an unbelievable amount of speed in his golf swing, he obviously hits the ball a heck of a long way. And he hits in there consistently and how he controls it. I think Rory has an opportunity to win 15 or 20 majors or whatever he wants to do if he wants to keep playing."
After a thrilling PGA Championship win in the gathering gloom at Valhalla Golf Club, McIlroy is well on his way to making a prophet out of the course's architect. After earning his fourth major championship at age 25, McIlroy has earned his comparisons to a young Tiger and a young Nicklaus — the only two men of the modern era to win major No. 4 at a younger age.
Like Woods, McIlroy has now won majors in every conceivable way — comfortably (two eight-shot wins) and in grind-it-out fashion (yesterday's nerve-rattling march to the Wanamaker Trophy). He's also won a major in a way Tiger never has — by making a final-round charge from behind. Rory made the turn on Sunday facing a three-shot deficit, with the players in front of him (specifically Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson) eliciting pine-rattling roars from the record galleries. But on 10, needing a jump-start, McIlroy pulled a Tiger-esque rabbit out of his Nike cap, drilling a 3-wood laser within 10 feet on the difficult par 5 and calmly draining the eagle putt. From there, it was a (literal) sprint to the finish for McIlroy, who posted a back-9 32 and a 16-under par finish.
With the Woods era seems to be truly on the wane, it's time to anoint a new king. Science tells us that nature hates a vacuum, and with four major championship wins at age 25, McIlroy is more than ready to fill the void that Tiger has left at the game's apex. And more than that, Rory looks likes he could be the kind of historic force in the game that Woods was. His win delivered the kind of ratings bonanza once reserved for Tiger in his prime. In fact, the 2014 PGA earned the tournament's best ratings since Woods' loss to Y.E. Yang in 2009 — in retrospect, possibly Tiger's last gasp in major championship golf.
McIlroy wisely continues to dismiss all the talk about chasing down the major totals of Woods (14) and Nicklaus (18). He's just enjoying the moment.
"I'm on a nice track at the minute and I'm on a nice path," he said. "I've still got a long way to go, but to be in their company at this age is very special."
Rory's reluctant to make the comparison, but we're not. Here's a look at Tiger and Rory at similar points — Tiger through the 2000 PGA Championship, which he also won at Valhalla in a spirited duel with Bob May, and Rory following yesterday's win for the ages. Clearly, Tiger's breathtaking run at the dawn of the 21st Century will be impossible for anyone to replicate, but Rory's on his way to a legendary career of his own.
Rory McIlroy-Tiger Woods Career Comparison (Through Their PGA Championship Wins at Valhalla)
|Tiger Woods
|Rory McIlroy
|Tournaments won (worldwide)
|Majors won
|Cumulative winning margin in majors
|37 strokes
|19 strokes
|Major top 5s
|Major top 10s
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|Largest winning margin in major
|15 strokes
|8 strokes (twice)
|Lowest scoring avg. for a season
|67.79 (2000)
|68.87 (2012)
Nobody brings more excitement and passion to his job as an NFL player than Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. We caught up with AD — arguably the best offensive player in football — this offseason to talk about the game, his place in football's hierarchy, and his life-threatening food allergy.
Q. What are your goals this season as far as yards, TDs, etc.?
A. I always set a goal of 2,000 or 2,500 yards. I like to aim high, I am always competing against myself to be better. That's what keeps me hungry. And a championship – that's the most important goal because that's for the entire team and all the fans.
Q. What's your best work-out tip for an average guy?
A. Regular conditioning is key for everyone and anyone. And when you're pushing yourself, I've learned the value of taking care of your body in between workouts. Things like stretching, icing, massages, those things that help your body repair itself, can be overlooked, but the recovery is just as important as the workouts themselves.
Q. Do you get nervous before a game?
A. Nerves are energy — I try to focus my energy on getting pumped up. I've been playing football since I was seven and I still love suiting up for a game, the ritual of getting ready, and that adrenaline flow as you step onto the field. From the moment I get to the locker room to suit up, I'm focused on the game.
Q. Do you play fantasy football?
A. I don't play, but if I did, I would probably draft Calvin Johnson or Peyton Manning – gotta give it to him, he's one heck of a quarterback.
Q. What's been the toughest game loss you've ever had playing football?
A. That one is definitely the NFC Championship Game after the 2009 season. We felt like we had the team to do it and had a great chance to win the Super Bowl that year, but the Saints got us in overtime. That was a tough one to take.
Q. Do you play Madden NFL? If so, do you play as yourself?
A. I play a few games and Madden is definitely one of them. I play as the Vikes sometimes, sure, but I switch it up too.
Q. Do you believe in the Madden cover curse?
A. Nah. I'm just going to work hard and bring it every single day on the field. Same as always.
Q. Who's the best running back in the NFL — other than yourself?
A. My top five running backs in the league, not including me, are Marshawn Lynch, LeSean McCoy, Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles and Maurice Jones-Drew. There's a lot of talent out there.
Q. Where do you think you rank among running backs all-time?
A. Number one. I feel I'm the best.
Q. What do you feel is the biggest problem facing the NFL today?
A. Right now there is so much discussion about things not related to the game on the field. We need to focus on the players and the game, and not have side issues pull the focus.
Q. What do you want to do after your NFL playing days are over?
A. That feels like a long way off. Right now I'm focused on football and what my goals are on the field this season. But that said … who knows, maybe one day you'll see me on the big screen or as the next name in real estate.
Q. Do you want to retire in your prime like Barry Sanders or hang around as long as possible like Brett Favre?
A. I don't like to look too far ahead but I believe that I can play at a high level for many more years. Maybe ask me again in a few years when I reach my prime.
Q. Should the NFL expand its schedule to more than 16 games?
A. Expanding the schedule isn't about the sport or players, it's about selling more advertising time. I think that the NFL needs to base its decisions on what is best for the players and the game.
Q. Who would you want to play Adrian Peterson in a movie?
A. Will Smith — when he pumps up, there's a resemblance, right?
Q. Your discovery of your own food allergy sparked your involvement with a campaign to raise awareness about life-threatening allergic reactions (Ready2Go.com). What can you tell us about your allergy, and about the campaign?
A. I didn't know that I had a life-threatening allergy until I experienced a life-threatening allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, during training camp two years ago. After eating one of my favorite foods, seafood gumbo, my eyes started itching and my throat started to swell to the point that I was having trouble breathing. It was pretty scary because I didn't know what was happening and I didn't know what to do. Fortunately, when I called my athletic trainer, he recognized the symptoms of anaphylaxis and knew how to respond. He ran to my room with two EpiPen (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors and I administered one in my outer thigh. In the meantime, he called 911 so I could get emergency medical care. I've learned a lot of people are like I was – they don't know how to respond to anaphylaxis. That's why I'm partnering with Mylan Specialty on the Ready2Go campaign to encourage people to avoid their allergic triggers, know the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and be prepared to respond if it occurs. I am also encouraging those concerned about life-threatening allergies to talk to their doctor to determine if treatment is the right option for them. The fact is that life happens, and if you have a life-threatening allergy you have to be prepared.
This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 8:
• This just in: Nina Dobrev is cute. Now back to our regular programming.
• Scandal brewing: TMZ caught the head of NFL officiating getting off the Cowboys' party bus.
• A Bama fan's attempted Wheel of Fortune burn of Auburn doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
• Chris Wood wore more pairs of pants in the first round of the PGA than Tiger had birdies.
• This is interesting: Maddux and Glavine came up with the "Chicks dig the long ball" tag line.
• Coach Ted Lasso has made a welcome return.
• Undrafted rookie Matt Scott puked twice before throwing a touchdown pass for the Bengals.
• This is possibly good news: Judd Apatow will be producing a Lonely Island movie.
• Sal Paolantonio asked Ray Rice how his wife had encouraged him before the game. Good job, good effort, Sal.
• 38 years ago today, the White Sox wore those infamous unis with shorts.
• Ian Poulter has a Rich White Guy beef with British Airways.
• Johan Kok, a club pro from Brentwood, Tenn., had the shot of the opening day at the PGA Championship — on his first hole of the championship.
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• Leading off today: Hottest alumni of the Big Ten, including geek goddess Zooey Deschanel of Northwestern.
• They're off and running at the PGA Championship, where we're reminded yet again that, somehow, John Daly is a former major champion. Athlon photographer Harrison McClary is there, too.
• Greg Oden allegedly punched a lady, giving us another classic mug shot.
• The NBA Rookie Transition Program is doling out helpful advice like stirring hot soup instead of blowing on it, and don't cover your neck in tattoos.
• Metta World Peace is changing his name again. I won't ruin it for you; just click.
• Remember Lions QB Scott Mitchell? He got really fat and is going on The Biggest Loser, along with other former athletes like tennis player Zina Garrison.
• Matt Williams scolded the media over Bryce Harper-to-the-minors talk.
• After Adam Dunn's pitching performance, here's how position players have fared on the mound this year.
• Watch an Australian sportscast disappear into the weeds. All that's missing is "Boom goes the dynamite."
• Allegedly scandalous behavior at the World Wide Leader.
• There's a petition to get Weird Al for the Super Bowl halftime show. I could get behind this.
• Umpire Laz Diaz showed off his salsa moves with the Philly Phanatic.
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This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for August 6:
• Possibly inebriated swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen really seemed to enjoy throwing out the first pitch in LA Tuesday night. I'm with her; the only way to enjoy that nerve-wracking experience would be to get hammered first.
• Nothing draws a crowd like Jayson Werth garden gnomes.
• These Kobe-Jordan comparison videos are absolutely amazing. You'd almost think one was imitating the other.
• Here's a Hard Knocks episode 1 recap.
• Cleveland's David Murphy got confused by an extra ball bouncing on the grass. Write your own joke; I'm too lazy.
• Ian Kinsler joins the "worst throw of all time" sweepstakes.
• Not sports-related, but kind of inspiring: Commuters in Australia combined to lift a train off a guy's leg.
• LolMets: The Mets gave away toy trucks with Phillies logos on them.
• Get to know new Spurs assistant Becky Hammon.
• The Duf-man shares his secrets in an amusing video.
• Kentucky lineman Cory Johnson is a regular guy. Very regular.
• Our lives are complete. We've now seen Adam Dunn pitch a complete inning.
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President Obama has a series of campaign stops in Colorado beginning on Wednesday and continuing into the next day.
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The President visited a rally on Denver's Auraria Campus. He made that appearance with Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University student who became a flashpoint for women's health and, by proxy, abortion rights.
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Osteogenesis imperfecta type VI
Other Names for this Disease
- OI type 6
- OI type VI
- Osteogenesis imperfecta type
- SERPINFI- related osteogenesis imperfecta
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Osteogenesis imperfecta type 6 is a form of osteogenesis imperfecta which results in weakened bones that breaks easily. When viewed under a microscope, bone tissue has a distinct "fish-scale" pattern. Individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta type 6 appear to be healthy at birth and do not have fractures until after 6 months of age. Osteogenesis imperfecta type 6 may be caused by mutations in the SERPINF1 gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.[1][2][3]
Last updated: 4/5/2012
- Homan E, et al. Mutations in SERPINF1 Cause Osteogenesis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. November 21, 2011; 26:2798-2803. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbmr.487/abstract. Accessed 3/27/2012.
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type VI. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. February 2, 2012; http://omim.org/entry/613982. Accessed 3/28/2012.
- Becker J, et al. Exome Sequencing Identifies Truncating Mutations in Human SERPINF1 in Autosomal-Recessive Osteogensis Imperfecta. American Journal of Human Genetics. March 2011; 88(3):362-371. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059418/. Accessed 3/28/2012.
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- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Osteogenesis imperfecta type VI. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Other Names for this Disease
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Town Talk Diner wins Iron Bartender--again! We talk with one of the champions
A creation at Town Talk Diner. The team won with ingredients like lavender vapor, avocado, and fire
Last night, the Town Talk Diner team held onto its crown as Iron Bartender--their second consecutive win. The competition, held at Hell's Kitchen each Sunday since May 2, pitted the Cities' best bartenders--including teams from Bradstreet, Saffron, and Porter and Frye--in an Iron Chef-type battle with crazy mystery ingredients and limited time on the clock to create.
The Hot Dish spoke with Adam Harness from the Town Talk team to get his take on the events:
What was the winning cocktail? A lavender fennel old-fashioned with candied fennel and orange peel garnish. We also used a vaporizer to puff lavender vapor as the judges imbibed.
What was the toughest ingredient you had to work with? Probably avocado, because it is so thick and nutty. We used cream, rum, simple syrup, cilantro, Anaheim peppers, and of course avocado to make a ice cream. We used liquid nitrogen to freeze everything. It was served in a martini glass with a pickled pineaple stick with sliced Anaheim and cilantro.
What was the weirdest ingredient? Fire. However, after the 15-minute round started, we realized how freeing that ingredient is. So we used vapor and fire. We flamed Bitter Cube Blackstrap bitters and overproof rum on our last cocktail.
What was the most stressful moment of the competition? Every moment was stressful up until the final win. We would start thinking, "Are we overthinking or not thinking enough?"
What do you see as the next cocktail trends? There are a lot of "fresh" ingredients going into cocktails these days. Whether it is fresh juice to something you just picked from the garden. The sky is the limit these days for ingredients too. The direction many places are going would have to be the classics with modern-day spins. Utilizing methods like force carbonation, vacuum infusions, and so on and so forth really step up the bar of what will be the next hottest thing. Molecular mixology and a chef-forward mindset seems to be the easy answer to that.
Final thoughts on the competition? Peder Schweigert and I couldn't have done it without the help of the kitchen staff. We all put a lot of time and energy into it. It feels good to keep the title of Iron Bartender.
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Definición de heavy-hearted en inglés:
Feeling depressed or melancholy: is it better to be serious and heavy-hearted?
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- The film, despite dealing with a tremendously sorrowful subject, offers more than heavy-hearted investigation of the world's most grief-stricken areas.
- As always, I will have a great feeling of elation to fly such a magnificent machine - we call it riding the rocket - but I will be very heavy-hearted, and feel a sense of history.
- 'We came here heavy-hearted, but now we can smile, even in the face of the continued crime, as one of our own is safe and back home with his family,' the smiling student, who did not give his name, said.
melancholy, sad, sorrowful, melancholic, mournful, lugubrious, gloomy, pensive;
depressed, desolate, despondent, dejected, down, downhearted, downcast, crestfallen, disconsolate, glum, sunk in gloom, miserable, wretched, dismal, dispirited, discouraged, low, in low spirits, in the doldrums, blue, morose, funereal, woeful, woebegone, doleful, wistful, unhappy, joyless, low-spirited, sombre
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Axa Real Estate Investment Managers, a unit of Europe's second-largest insurer, will seek to buy as much as A$500 million ($483 million) of Australian office buildings over the next two years to capture higher yield.
Axa Real Estate, which manages 48 billion euros ($66 billion), plans to join hands with as many as three investors, with equity of as much as A$300 million, said Frank Khoo, global head of Asia. The group will buy about four "A-grade" office buildings in Sydney and Melbourne and fund the remaining amount with debt, he said.
Australia's "attractive yield levels" relative to other Asian markets and its properties with long-term leases are drawing investors, with the country and China accounting for more than half of cross-border property acquisitions in the second quarter, CBRE Group Inc. said in a report. Axa Real Estate last month partnered with local asset manager Eureka Funds Management to buy the New South Wales state headquarters of Australia Post in Sydney for A$168 million, on behalf of an "ultra high net worth" client based in Singapore, Khoo said.
"Investors are looking for a stable, long-term income stream, and in Asia there are only two real markets that can provide you with breadth and depth; that's Japan and Australia," Khoo said in an interview in Singapore yesterday. "For a developed economy, Australia is still growing strongly."
A-grade buildings in Sydney and Melbourne are larger than 10,000 square meters (107,639 square feet), with each floor having areas larger than 700 square meters, according to industry group Property Council of Australia.
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Axa Real Estate is targeting a total return of more than 9 percent for its Australian investments, including currency hedges, Khoo said. It also plans to establish a presence in the country by acquiring a local asset manager, he said, declining to provide further details.
The company, which now manages about $350 million in Japan and $150 million in Australia, will continue to buy properties in the two countries both with its own capital and with funds from overseas investors, Khoo said.
In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to stoke the economy and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will boost tenant demand, he said. Axa Real Estate, which bought two central Tokyo office towers for 10 billion yen ($102 million) this year, plans to double its investments by the end of 2013, Hidetoshi Ono, the head of Axa's Japan Core Fund, said in July.
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"There's not much supply, so demand will increase," Khoo said yesterday. "In the short-to-medium-term, we expect rents to pick up and vacancies to fall."
Axa Real Estate has lent $120 million from Axa Life Japan on local commercial properties, and has another $250 million to deploy in the next two years, Khoo said. In the future, it plans to raise capital from other investors to provide real estate loans in Japan, he said.
Axa Real Estate is also seeking to raise as much as $600 million over the next two to three years in South Korea to invest in properties in Europe and Asia, Khoo said. The expansion will follow the purchase of Ropemaker Place in London in March for 472 million pounds ($763 million) on behalf of Axa France, Hanwha Life Insurance Co. and China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Khoo said. SAFE manages China's $3.66 trillion of foreign currency reserves.
Axa Real Estate plans to set up an office in Seoul early next year as its fundraising plans there progress, he said.


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BioWare's Casey Hudson has hinted at a potential demo for Mass Effect 3 before its March release.
Hudson said "stay tuned" when asked about the possible taster on Twitter:
"Stay tuned for news on demo plans in a few months."
The original Mass Effect never received a demo, but Mass Effect 2 did. Just you're aware of the history.
Mass Effect 3 launches worldwide on March 6 for PS3, 360 and PC.
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The grass between two sidewalks at Gage Memorial Park will be replaced with bricks baring the name of a veterans.
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This week's first issue of Venom: Dark Origin brings up something that I call "underscorigins."
Read on if you don't mind being spoiled about the first issue of Venom: Dark Origin!
An Underscorigin is when a writer (always after the fact) comes up with an origin for a character that underscores later character traits.
It is not ALWAYS cheezy, but most of the time, it is pretty cheezy.
In Venom: Dark Origin #1, we learn that Eddie Brock has been lying to make himself look good his entire life, which underscores the fact that that is how he becomes Venom – he lied about who the Sin-Eater was and was called on it and had his career as a reporter ruined because he was caught in the lie.
Another recent underscorigin was also a Spider-Man villain, as the origin of the Sandman included lots an lots of references to sand in his childhood.
Ah, so we have a term for what Peter David did in that Sandman story…and in most of his retellings.
I just chalked it up to his losing subtlety's phone number some years back and never bothering to call 411.
Geoff Johns' spotlight issue on Captain Cold is another good example. It shows his unhappy childhood, where the only place he felt safe was with his grandfather (IIRC)…who drove an ice delivery truck.
Would you apply this to the origin of almost every Batman villain? The Scarecrow sticks out most in my mind, especially after his Year One treatment at the time of Batman Begins.
Sounds like the preview blurb for Superman/Batman… Something about Jor-El and Thomas Wayne meeting before they had kids to arrange for their children to work together….
I actually found that Jor-El/Thomas Wayne story funny in a very dark way. Here they were planning for their kids to be friends. Then they both died, but their kids met anyway.
Also, I don't really mind underscorigins (awesome word, BTW), especially in this case. Most people who tell a big lie that bites them in the ass got to that point through many little lies. And in the case of Captain Cold it makes sense from a psychological perspective. Underscorigins are only cheesy in cases like Sandman when the powers are the result of a freak accident yet somehow relate to something in the character's past.
lol…so now every villan has an excuse as to why he's bad?
no one just wants to be the villian for fun and they can all trace it back to the fact they weren't hugged enough? or maybe too much…
does there always have to be a reason?
next Doomsday will be found to have some kind of repressed homosexual feelings for Superman and doesn't know how to express them properly, so he hits him like a school boy hits the girl he likes and runs away…i guess we could also use that as an explanation to him just wearing underwear and boots..maybe some exhibitionist need to be seen…lol..
im thinking with enough imagination the whole DC Universe could really be rewritten with some interesting twists…
Captain Cold might be more interesting if he developed some kind of ice fetish whe he was younger which left him impotent so now his gun is representing his lost manhood and everytime he fires it it's his 'release' and sexual gratification…now go back and re-read those stories with that in mind…lol…
I liked the Thomas Wayne/Jor-El meeting, for the most part.
It was the type of story you'd see frequently during the Silver Age, and I'm actually kind of surprised that we haven't seen it since.
The only thing that put me off a bit was Wayne reverse-engineering the Kryptonian technology to give him an edge on the other Gotham companies – that seemed to be a bit much.
The only thing that put me off a bit was Wayne reverse-engineering the Kryptonian technology to give him an edge on the other Gotham companies – that seemed to be a bit much.
That sounds absolutely horrid.
The Venom comic doesn't sound much better.
Wait, that Superman/Batman story actually happened?
Jesus, I thought he was kidding!
The Venom underscorigin doesnt' actually sound that bad. It makes a certain amount of sense, and is definitely no worse than the original Michilinie origin.
The Superman/Batman underscorigin sounds awful though. Just awful. All of it. Yes it was the kind of thing that would happen in Silver Age DC stories, which is all the more reason not to do it. There's a reason why DC hemorrhaged readers to Marvel over the course of the Silver Age, and stories like that were why.
Another awful underscorigin was Michael Green's Joker story in Batman confidential.
"Read on if you don't mind being spoiled about the first issue of Venom: Dark Origin!"
Why on Earth would I mind being spoiled about a comic with the words "Venom" and "Dark" in the title? It's not like I'm ever touching the thing.
I just plain don't get a mini-series about a characters origin, when we've already seen that characters origin.
I can maybe understand it in the case of something like Superman: Birthright (which wasn't great at all), where they are trying to re-jig an origin into place*, but other than that?
*And that only gets a pass as there are a lot of books hanging off of Supermans origin.
I don't recall Eddie Brock being a liar, particularly, in his original origin. He was just a bad reporter that didn't check his sources. He didn't make them up, though.
Yeah, but I can see the Eddie Brock thing making a certain amount of sense to me, too, though (keeping in mind that I haven't read the new issue and can't really comment on how it's handled). I mean, what does one show in his origin? That he was an awesome reporter with a lot of integrity who just happened to screw up once on the biggest case of his life? And then became a murdering psychopath almost immediately after being found out? Even if he wasn't conclusively shown to be liar in his earliest appearences, he was clearly always a guy who cut corners and didn't worry so much about whether he was getting things exactly right. To me, at least, it makes sense as a villianous origin, and he doesn't have quite so far to go when the symbiote gives him a push.
The Sandman thing, however, sounds hilariously ridiculous.
I like "Undersorigins." It's one of those things that I've never really consciously thought about, now I'm thinking "Oh yeah, that happens all the time!" In fact, I think one of my "prequel" pet peeves would fall under the umbrella of underscorigins: when a hero who had always been presented as a normal person up until his or her superheroic career started is revealed to have lead a life of action and excitement BEFORE he or she got powers. Like, Reed Richards being an Indiana Jones-style adventurer, or Storm being a cross between the Artful Dodger and Lara Croft before her powers manifested (okay, Storm was never presented as a "normal person" per se, but it always seemed to me that she was originally intended to have rarely – if ever – set foot outside the community she was living in when Xavier recruited her, until Claremont started layering new skills and backstory on her).
I know, the logic makes sense: "Anyone who reacts to getting powers by becoming a superhero must have been basically heroic and adventurous before they got their powers." But it happens so often (I believe every member of the Fantastic Four fought at least one monster or villain before getting powers) that it just ends up seeming too convenient.
Bill Mantlo did that with the Hulk, when he was all savage and wordless and lost in the Crossroads Dimension, Hulk imagined three floating friends based on toys he had when Bruce was a child and his dad was mean to him, so the Hulk was an abused child, or some tripe. Wait, some of that got into the Ang Lee movie!
Reed Richards being an Indiana Jones style adventurer is not really that bad an underscorigin as it was revealed early on in the Lee/Kirby run that he used to run around with Nick Fury before he got powers and have adventures with him.
in every other medium on this planet its called fleshing out a character over time…every character in literature evolves this way..Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Jason Bourne….most rational human beings expect this when they read books and dont decry the fact that it was spelled out in the first Sherlock Holmes story that he had an addiction problem. How is it possible for a character to evolve over the course of 50 yrs without finding out more insight into their personality and past??? Wouldnt it be worse to tell a story from the characters past and have it NOT underscore their future behavior? we have the only medium where fans expect everything to move forward and never change at the same
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I dont know how to put quotes on here, but the guy that said" why would i be worried about spoilers in a book with dark and venom in the title…im never going to touch it" Im kind of paraphrasing, but that guy understands how i go looking for comics. If I see the words dark and or venom then i know to stay away. Its almost like a sixth sense. I feel the same about the words Rob and Liefeld. or if i see the word blood in the title[surprisingly enough the words Rob Liefeld and Blood are in the same sentence a bunch]. I have to be honest about one thing though. i only buy trades and usually its of something i know i will like.
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European Stocks Slip in Thin Trade
Stocks finished a shade lower in holiday-thinned trading, while the British pound gained against the euro and the dollar remained supported against a number of currencies as investors pulled back their expectations for further central-bank stimulus measures.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index seesawed around the previous day's closing price in afternoon action, closing 0.1% lower at 270.35. On Tuesday, the index closed at its highest level since March 19 on continued hopes for additional policy easing, marking a sixth advance within the past eight trading sessions.
"People's reaction to all the data that are out have been mixed. We are all looking for a clearer picture of the global growth story and if it prompts further stimulus, but a lot of the numbers are quite volatile and can be revised in either way. That gives muted action," said Oliver Wallin, investment director at Octopus Investments.
In the U.S., stocks hovered around the flat line, as investors digested an unexpected contraction in domestic manufacturing and a mix of earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down two points, or less than 0.1%, at 13170 in midday trading. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained one point, or 0.1%, to 1405 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 12 points, or 0.4%, to 3030.
In currency trading, sterling rose to its highest level against the euro in almost two weeks, after figures showed unemployment in the U.K. fell for the fifth consecutive period in the three months to June. And the pound briefly edged above $1.57 against the dollar, before settling back.
The pound was also boosted by the minutes of the BOE's Monetary Policy Committee meeting, which showed that all nine members voted to keep the size of asset purchases at £375 billion ($588 billion) and to leave the bank's key policy rate unchanged at 0.5%.
Miners led the pan-European index lower, as metals prices mostly were off. Rio Tinto lost 3.4% and BHP Billiton BBL -1.06 % slipped 2.3%.
Tobacco firms were also among notable decliners, after the industry failed to overturn a court ruling in Australia forcing companies to remove almost all branding from cigarettes packets.
British American Tobacco BTI -0.07 % fell 0.7% and Imperial Tobacco Group slid 1.7%.
Drug makers helped curb losses, with Novartis up 1.4%, Sanofi SNY -0.45 % 1% higher and Novo Nordisk NVO -0.66 % rising 0.8%.
For the broader European markets, stocks were lower most of the day, but started to wobble in afternoon action as a round of data from the U.S. painted a mixed picture of the country's economic recovery. Consumer prices were unchanged in July, while the Empire State manufacturing index dropped to negative 5.9 in August.
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Stocks in Europe had pared losses in midmorning action after data showed the U.K. unemployment rate for second quarter fell to 8% from 8.2% in the first quarter, while the number of workers claiming jobless benefits dropped by 5,900 in July.
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Hiawatha residents strive to bring back movie theater
HIAWATHA, KS — With the recent closing of the Arrow Twin, locals are clamoring for a cinema option. With the city's involvement unclear in a renovation to make it more viable, a nonprofit group called Hiawatha ACES has stepped up to raise funds to bring it back. No one knows which way it will go but it appears some solution will arise.
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Hawaiian theatre faces digital transition
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VASSAR, MI — The Vassar Theatre, closed since the death of its owner Tim O'Brien last March, has been put up for sale by his sister who was declared the owner of the theater in June. O'Brien was not married and had no children. The asking price is $179.000.
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August 29, 2014
Homer theatre for sale
HOMER, AK — It's been a labor of love for its owners for the past 12 years but they're putting the Homer Theater back up for sale. This time however, the new owners will get a theatre all set for the next generation of moviegoers. In recent years, the theatre has been extensively renovated with new seats, digital projection and a remodel of the lobby area. They have the distinction of being one of the only small-town theaters that present Metropolitan Opera broadcasts and have even launched a successful documentary film festival.
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Capitol to get new life as a luxury movie theater
DAVENPORT, IA — The deep history of the Capitol Theatre is about to take another turn with plans to convert it into a luxury theatre. Shuttered since 2010, the plan is to replicate the work done on St. Louis' Moolah Theatre which means upscale touches like leather couches and loveseats.
Read more in the Quad City Times.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
August 27, 2014
Russellville Roxy opens its doors again
RUSSELLVILLE, AL — After 40 years in darkness, the Roxy Theatre was reopened last week for a documentary film screening. With a new projection system, there's more to come too.
Read more in AL.com.
(Thanks to Chirs1982 for providing the photo.)
August 22, 2014
100 Years of British Cinemas
Take a trip back 100 years and get back to the present through 38 photos chronicling British cinemas through the past 100 years. Featuring favorites like the Ritz, former Gaumont Palace and the Regal Marble Arch, you won't want to miss this photo history.
Check out 100 Years of cinemas at BFI.
(Thanks to Ken Roe for providing the photo of the Granada Tooting.
Alamo Drafthouse announces first L.A. location
LOS ANGELES, CA — After considering various locations around Los Angeles, Alamo Drafthouse has settled on a location at the new downtown development, the Bloc, set to open next year on the site of the former Macy's Plaza. The Metro-friendly location will feature nine screens with about 800 seats total. In addition to discussing this exciting arrival, the Los Angeles Times also discusses how with art houses like the new Sundance Cinemas and the Downtown Independent, Angeleno cinephiles have more and more options of theatres to visit, old and new.
August 21, 2014
A first for ice cream at the cinema
LONDON, ENGLAND — Lucky theatregoers are the Vue West End were handed free glow in the dark ice cream pops designed by Bompas and Parr for Wall's Ice Cream. It's still being tested but the goal is to have a product that you can see but won't distract you during the movie.
Read more in Metro about this unique treat.
August 20, 2014
A photo journal of Afghanistan's theaters
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Business Insider looked at the photos of Jonathan Saruk as he documented theaters in Afghanistan in 2009. With movies banned for decades prior during Taliban rule, his photos are a private look into this newly-appreciated communal experience..


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