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Simon Cowell is coming back to U.S. TV — and reuniting with Ryan Seacrest.
AXS TV, the music-focused network created by Mark Cuban and Seacrest, has inked an agreement with FremantleMedia International and Cowell's Syco Entertainment and Thames TV to broadcast season 11 of The X Factor U.K., The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
X Factor season three winners Alex & Sierra are set to release their debut Columbia/Syco album, It's About Us, which is available for pre-orders today on iTunes.
PHOTOS 'X Factor' Season 3: Meet the Top 16
Former Spice Girl Mel B has been named as the fourth judge for the 11th season of X Factor U.K.
Mel B told the U.K. press she is "so excited" to be joining the show. She reportedly signed a deal worth $1.67 million (£1 million). The 39-year-old signer served as a guest judge on the show in 2012.
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Cheryl Cole is returning to the judges' table for The X Factor U.K.'s 11th season, confirmed Simon Cowell via Twitter on Monday.
"It's official! Cheryl is back," he tweeted. "Be careful what you wish for."
Fox has pulled the plug on The X Factor. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that there will be no fourth season of the singing competition.
The writing has been on the wall, given the expensive series' significant ratings declines in the second and third years, but executive producer and star Simon Cowell had been quite vocal about negotiations to keep the show on Fox in some limited capacity.
Josh Krajcik's soulful vocals and romantic lyrics would make any date complete, which makes it only fitting that The X Factor alum will be serenading an intimate evening for two on an episode of ABC's The Bachelor, set to air Jan. 13.
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The X Factor crowned its season three winner during a two-hour finale on Thursday night.
The way-too-long broadcast featured guest performances by Mary J. Blige, Leona Lewis, Lea Michele, Pitbull, Ke$ha and One Direction. Unfortunately for the live audience, however, all were pre-taped with the exception of Pitbull's "Timber" and Lewis' sparkly holiday number, "One More Sleep."
If one were to cobble together a list of pros and cons relating to the just-concluded third go-round of The X Factor, the latter column would cast a long, sad shadow. The chemistry between the judges, while a little less zombified minus the wordless, baffled presence of Britney Spears, still had the spontaneity of diners at a crowded restaurant forced to share a table with strangers.
X Factor crowned its season three winner on Thursday night, ending a months-long competition that saw three finalists emerge: couple and duo Alex & Sierra, rocker Jeff Gutt and Latino crooner Carlito Olivero. The winner will receive a million dollar recording contract with Sony Music.
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After three months of auditions, a nerve-wracking four-chair challenge, and weeks of performances and heartbreaking eliminations, it was down to the wire as the final three acts battled it out one last time on The X Factor.
"This is not about winning," said Simon Cowell. "It's about launching a career."
The X Factor U.S. wraps its third season this week. The final three standing: duo Alex & Sierra, mentored by show creator and head judge Simon Cowell, Jeff Gutt, the last member of Kelly Rowland's team, and Carlito Olivero, coached by Paulina Rubio.
But no matter who wins on Thursday night, a bigger unknown still lingers: Will the singing competition be back?
Thursday night's The X Factor results show was full of anticipation as the singing competition narrowed the final four contenders to the top 3 finals round.
All four judges were dressed up for the special evening and seemed in good spirits before host Mario Lopez started reading the results.
The final four contenders brought their A-games to The X Factor semi-finals on Wednesday night when each act performed three songs; a duet, a song selected by their mentor and one chosen by viewers.
The jam-packed format left no room for a guest performer, but there was plenty of excitement to fill the two-hour running time without any extra fluff.
Thursday night's results show brought another double elimination on The X Factor and cut the top six contestants down to the final four.
Simon Cowell dedicated the show to the late Nelson Mandela, who died earlier in the day and set a somber tone for a night that would crush two hopefuls' dreams.
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If you had a traditional Christmas roast, the chances are you had Brussel sprouts served with it. Not everyone is a fan of this much maligned vegetable, and the chances are you'll have leftovers. Tom Hunt shows how they can be transformed into delicious Colcannon for a tasty supper or brunch.
Brussel sprouts aren't everyone's favourite vegetable, maybe that's why they're neglected, lack the love they deserve and always overcooked. So it's no surprise they were usually left with piles of khaki coloured greens at the end of our festive feasts.
Colcannon is usually made with kale but your leftover brussels will make a thrifty alternative. If you have any ham or bacon leftover then that will make a nice additions for a bit of Christmas indulgence.
Boiled brussel sprouts, sliced
Equal amount of mash potato, creamed with butter and milk
Chopped parsley (optional)
Ham/Bacon sliced into lardons
Gently fry the brussels and ham to warm through, add the mash and gently warm but don't fry with oil. Finish by mixing in the chopped parsley and serve with a fried egg.
Chefs note: If you don't want overcooked brussels, cut the roots as you normally would but don't score the bottom. Put on a big pan of salted water. When the rest of your meal is ready, plunge them into the water for 3-5 minutes depending on their size. Pull them out and dress them with a little butter. Serve immediately with a crunch.
For more recipes using Christmas leftovers visit Tom's Feast. If you think Brussel sprouts should take a more starring role, visit Great British Chefs for some recipe ideas using them.
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Tom Hunt is a self acclaimed eco-chef and co-founder of Forgotten Feast, working on projects throughout the UK to revive our cooking heritage and help reduce food waste. He is the owner of POCO festival cafes and restaurant in Bristol. He also has a waste-not recipe blog www.tomsfeast.com
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Student University Programmers General Meeting
Event occurred on:October 6, 2014 - 9:00pm
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Come see what Student University Programmers (SUP) is all about! We will be talking about all of our upcoming events and how you can get involved. With multiple committees and a variety of programs, there is guaranteed to be something for you to enjoy!
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World weather news, November 2014
- 15th
- Planes are being warned to avoid airspace near an erupting Alaska volcano as it spews ash 30,000ft above sea level. The National Weather Service said on Saturday ash was being blown to the west and northwest of Pavlof Volcano. Pavlof began erupting three days ago, pushing lava out from a vent near its summit. On Friday, the ash cloud reached 16,000ft. Alaska Volcano Observatory geophysicist Dave Schneider said the eruption intensified at 6am on Saturday, sending the ash cloud higher. Schneider said it was not clear how long the eruption will last, as Pavlof's eruptions may last for weeks or months with varying levels of intensity. Pavlof is Alaska's most active volcano. It sits along international air routes connecting Europe, North America and Asia.
- 17th
- An apparent tornado touched down early Monday at a state prison near Blountstown in Florida's panhandle, slightly injuring two people and damaging a number of vehicles. Workers were just arriving for their shifts early Monday at the Calhoun correctional institution and hadn't even got out of their vehicles when the storm struck around 4am CST. There was 'major damage' to between 25 and 30 vehicles in the parking lot and some of the fencing around the prison's perimeter was knocked down. No one escaped from the facility, which has a maximum capacity of 1,354 inmates.
- 17th
- The last storm in a series of four brought another 25-75 mm to parts of northern Italy on Monday, with just some lingering showers on Tuesday. So far this month, rainfall has exceeded 250 mm in many areas from southeast France into northern Italy and southern Switzerland. Already over 600 mm has fallen in Genoa, Italy, and 420 mm has soaked Nice, France. In Genoa, this is almost half of the yearly average rainfall in just two weeks.
- 19th
- A round of strong thunderstorms lashed the Brisbane (Australia) area with torrential rainfall and gusty winds. The storms caused flash flooding and knocked out electricity in parts of the region. The city and surrounding areas were struck during the middle to late afternoon when thunderstorms developed to the south and blasted northward. Rainfall of more than 50 mm fell in 30 to 60 minutes resulting in flash flooding as many road ways were left impassable.
- 20th
- Between 3 and 6 feet of snow and plunging temperatures have left thousands snowed in over upstate New York, and the cold and snow has taken lives. Four people died Tuesday due to the heavy snow. Three of the incidents were caused by cardiac arrest from shovelling snow, while the other one was due to an automobile accident. There were two additional deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to six. Another two deaths were reported on Wednesday evening. A large lake-effect snow band formed on Monday night over Lake Erie as cold arctic air began sweeping over the relatively warmer Great Lakes. The snow band took aim at western New York and lingered for nearly 24 hours. Communities along the I-90 corridor in southwestern New York, from Silver Creek to the towns south of Buffalo, have been left in a disabled state, after several feet of snow fell on Tuesday. Parts of New York measured the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches. Parts of western and northern New York state average more than 100 inches of snow during the winter season. The lake-effect snow this week represents a large amount of the seasonal average. Depending on the investigation of snowfall measurement activities, there is a chance the 24-hour United States snowfall record could fall. That official record belongs to Silver Lake, Colorado, with 76 inches, spanning April 14-15, 1921.
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If you're a fan of the Sonos CR200 Wireless Controller, you'd better stock up. The company plans to kill off the controller starting June 1, 2012.
According to The Verge, Sonos is dumping the hardware for its multiroom audio system, in favor of software-based control methods. This includes the free iOS and Android apps, as well as software for the PC and Mac.
"We knew from the early days of the iPhone explosion that controlling our system from the device that people were carrying around in their pockets is what we wanted," says John MacFarlane, the company's founder and CEO.
The first free Sonos Controller app was launched for the iPhone in 2008. If you plan to snag one of the last $349 Controller units, Sonos says it will honor the warranty for two years from the date of registration and continue to offer software updates "for the foreseeable future."Follow Electronic House on Facebook and Twitter.
The new smart home system allows you to monitor and control your yard's watering schedule.
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Selling horses is constantly evolving mostly due to technology such as the internet. It can make things easier and it can certainly make things harder for the seller and the buyer. Lately, I've had some interesting experiences and thought if I wrote about it, it could help everyone involved.
I'm not politically correct and I am very black and white with people, especially when it comes to my horses. I have to be, because it saves valuable time and money in the long run. When searching for a horse to purchase and possibly considering a horse from Little Kentucky, keep the following in mind:
1) Read sale ads carefully and have an understanding of what the terminology in the ad means. For example, if it's a 2 year old Thoroughbred taken off the track and is described as a 'prospect', it is a good bet the horse has never jumped a 3′ oxer. So don't ask how high the horse can jump.
2) If the ad says "FOR SALE", don't ask if the horse can be leased or if there could be a trade.
3) When inquiring, do NOT text the phone number of the seller unless instructed otherwise. It is a lazy approach, rude and a first-class ticket of getting deleted.
4) Don't contact the seller unless you are a serious buyer and is prepared to make an appointment to come see the horse in person.
5) Never make a dollar offer on a horse you have never seen in person.
6) If the price says $20K on a horse, it is safe to assume that the seller wants full asking price or might lower the price by a few numbers. Don't make an insulting offer. Here at LKF, it isn't an episode of Antique Archaeology. We don't haggle, barter or trade.
7) Do your homework on the seller.
8) Always bring your trainer on the 1st visit. Be dressed to ride.
9) Don't ask for personalized videos made to order. This isn't McDonald's.
10) Little Kentucky Farm is not a Thoroughbred rescue.
11) Stop referring to Thoroughbreds as OTTB. They are Thoroughbreds. OTTB is not a breed. Not all Thoroughbreds are ex-racehorses.
12) Just because it is a Thoroughbred, don't assume it should be sold for bargain basement prices.
13) No I don't have an accent and my horses at LKF are usually American Thoroughbreds. If you're easily swayed by an accent, fancy warmblood names with astronomical prices for an import – Don't call us.
14) If you love Thoroughbreds, have read the sale ads carefully and want to call the farm, we welcome your calls and will work hard to find the right horse for you.
Sermon is over . . . GO Thoroughbred!


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Using a Williams Sonoma Gift Certificate
I recently got married and have about $80 worth of gift certificates to Williams Sonoma. I love looking around W-M, but rarely buy things there because I think most things are overpriced.
Can you help me spend the $80 wisely? I'd like to find one or more things that I either could not get elsewhere or that is clearly better quality than something I could get at Target or Bed Bath & Beyond.
Any suggestions?
If you can't find anything at Williams Sonoma, you can always use the gift card at Pottery Barn.
One option is to use it at a sale - then you'll get more for your money. They carry Riedel glasses - you could probably get four of them for the amount you have. Or buy two special glasses for the two of you. Hard to know what you might need - but they also often have pretty place mats and napkins. If you bake - you could "splurge" on some interestingly-shaped cake molds - they often have seasonal ones. Or just buy some great olive oil and some of their other food products that you might not splurge on otherwise.
They carry expensive things, but if you compare apples to apples (same products) the prices are the same. Also, if you hold on to your receipts, they take anything back with no questions asked. Get something that you can't get someplace else-great pie dishes, bakeware. Their dishtowels (striped) are the BEST, and last forever. Good Luck!
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Or, use it to buy something that never or hardly goes on sale anywhere, like a Kitchenaid mixer. I had about $100 of certificates and used them to get my Kitchenaid. In the end, with a rebate, I paid about $100 total for it. Where was I ever going to get a Kitchenaid mixer for under $100? It wasn't the top of the line model, but I didn't have a need for that one anyway.
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Bed-Bath/Beyond routinely has KA mixers on sale, plus they offer frequent 20% discount coupons (in case you ever want another one, or to give as a gift). I got the 600 pro for ~$125 after coupon, sale, and rebate.
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Wow, that's a great deal. I got the 600 at WS last year for $274 (plus free extra bowl) and thought that was good!
We bought a reversible Uno waffle maker with gift certificats to Williams Sonoma. It isn't available anywhere else....one side makes round, deep, Belgian waffles, the other side makes thin, crisp, (heart shaped...but its kinda cute) waffles. It was $100 total...we love it.
The Mario Batalia panini grill is very nice, and it is around $80...I know that Sur La Table sells it, and I would bet that Williams Sonoma does as well....
When I get W-S cards, I usally keep a watch on the clearance racks until I find something awesome at a discount.
If you have a gas grill, I have really enjoyed their grill-top pizza stone. It's about $100, though, so you'd have to spend $20 of your own.
Congrats on your wedding, by the way!
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We also have the grilling pizza stone and , ironically, purchased it with $100 gift certificate at WS. We use it all the time, and we also use it inside - we just store in it the top oven so it's there when we want to make pizzas. When we want to do them on the grill, it's fairly easy to transfer it.
The Mail Order croissants- plain and chocolate. My MIL gave us a panini maker which I had no space for on my counter and after I returned it, I decided to splurge and get the croissants that I had seen on Oprah's favorite things. They made for a lot of delicious breakfasts over the course of last winter. They wind up costing about the same as buying a great croissant from a bakery but they were incredible! I dream about them.
Get a Le Crueset they are expensive everywhere, but wonderful... Also something small I love from WS are there pop up sponges, they last forever and you can put them in the dishwasher to keep them sanitary and they are very thin in the package but puff up under water to full size, they really are worth the money they last so long, plus I am germaphobic and love the dishwasher thing. I wash mine a lot.
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When the veal demiglace is on sale, it is a great deal (normally it is $29 but I have seen it fro $10). A little goes a long way but it makes a great sauce for veal or beef with some Madeira, butter, and a few Shitakes.
I'd go for a variety of things...some nice wooden spoons, a good peppermill, apron (I really like their quailty), bakeware (silpat), random but useful tools and gadgets (eg. lemon reamer). But I've also been eying the All Clad Wok (round bottom).


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90 Gnome Mage
Just wondering.
90 Draenei Mage
The whole point of the fire nerf (other then combust being waaaaay overbuffed with the ignite change) was that we were scaling too well, even in the first tier of gear. So currently while we still do fine on cleave fights, our single target lags behind scorch weaving arcane by a huge amount.
As new gear starts coming out, crit will continue to rise, CM will become more and more powerful and then bam, things should hopefully start clicking again.
In the meantime, there's little more to do than respec, or just roll with the punches until fire gets the opportunity to gear up back to the top again.
I just wish they found a way to not make fire the bottom of the totem pole at the beginning. Fire has always been very gear orientated. More crit = more deeps.
The problem is, until the gear comes out, fire is pretty much useless.
*Shakes fist* That won't stop me from playing it though!!!
90 Blood Elf Mage
What's with this Living Bomb not being spread nonsense?!
90 Undead Rogue
The whole point of the fire nerf (other then combust being waaaaay overbuffed with the ignite change) was that we were scaling too well, even in the first tier of gear. So currently while we still do fine on cleave fights, our single target lags behind scorch weaving arcane by a huge amount.
Did you even read his question? He didn't ask WHY fire was nerfed, he asked WHEN fire is going to be buffed..
Stupid question but, like what are we? Future tellers?
He actually answered the question in his post.
This is essentially when Fire will get better again. It has (to my knowledge) the best scaling passives in the game. Just takes time/gear.
90 Goblin Mage
Fire is in an interesting spot currently. For the spec to be more or less competitive it needs 30% crit, and by the time you acquire the gear for these 30% most likely you are stepping into heroic raids. In heroics you will be better off with top spec, which is arcane... This whole concept of "we'll !@#$ your spec today for a better tomorrow" is insane.
The glyph is changing from Fire Blast to Inferno Blast - it will still spread LB, Ignite and Pyro, but we get an additional target. However, since Inferno Blast is a Fire Mage ability only - no more Arc/Frost abuse of our talent. They will have to manually DoT targets.
I could swear I had read one of the patch notes saying "to one target." But did it go from 2 to 3 in 5.1? So I went looking and came across ONE of the patch notes (wish they keep a single document that has ALL the changes in one place) that said "one additional target." So I assume we are now talking 4 targets within 10 yards, correct?
90 Troll Mage
Inferno blast has always as far as this expansion is concerned (especially since it was just created this expansion not counting fire blast) spread to 2 targets. It will now spread to 3 additional targets, making a total of 4 things with dots running around screaming.
To stay on the original topic, fire is still competitive and does not need a buff. However it is receiving this slight one next patch and something else iirc.
100 Blood Elf Mage
Fire is absolutely fine how it is.
100 Blood Elf Mage
Says the guy with the 510 ilvl. What's your raid buffed crit, around 35%? That's where you start getting crit rates that make fire feel like pre-nerf fire, but most of us aren't there. I tried to say screw it and go fire for a week, fully gemmed, forged and chanted for crit I could swing just more than 30% raidbuffed. Compared to my Arcane set-up it cost me about 15k DPS on average, and the variance in DPS between fights was huge.
Is CM still at a 1.3x modifier? Any other changes to Fire expected aside from the LB spread nerf?
90 Gnome Mage
That's the point though. We'll all be 510 in a month or two.
Fire's buff is coming in 5.2 in the form of higher crit on gear. Think of it as a soft buff that'll stack until blizz nerfs fire again in 5.3.
Far as I know, yes, same 1.3. If IB spread is 2 now (I was under the impression I read it had already gone to 3) and is going to 3 come 5.2, not a nerf.
Gory details aside, somehow I ended up on noxxic, where I saw Fire seriously behind both Arcane AND Frost.
I wish they'd run those simulations at something a lot more reasonable where folks really are at... like maybe iLvl 485. And here I got all excited yesterday when I saw my Recount show me a 230k dps for me (think it was on Deathstalker, obviously with some humongous damage buffs!). Even stranger was that the fight ended 2 seconds after I blew all my CDs.
100 Troll Mage
Correct. We went from 2 to 3 in a hotfix somewhere. The glyph change will increase this to 4, although we are losing the Living Bomb spread.
I TRY and keep up by reading every interim patch note, but somehow I missed that LB spread will be totally nerfed. THAT would be major and rather severely restricts our AoE abilities.
And how was Combustion "overbuffed" if they hotfix nerfed Pyro & LB DoTs being used? Combust was supposed to be combining ALL DoTs... now it's just Ignite DoTs.
Incorrect. Fire Mages will still be able to spread via Glyph of Inferno Blast, only non-fire mages will not be able to spread.
92 Draenei Mage
Can we get some looks at Fire AoE damage as well?
100 Troll Mage
Fire is getting an indirect buff in 5.2 with scorch being baseline. You will always be able to run PoM which should make combustion damage more reliable.
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Citroën C4 hatchback
Price £14,240 - £21,185
- Big boot
- Great value for money
- Very comfortable
- Dull to drive
- Cramped rear seats
- Sluggish petrol engines
At a glance
- The greenest
- e-HDI 115 ETG6 VTR+ 5dr £19,565
- The cheapest
- VTi 95 VTR 5dr £14,240
- The fastest
- THP 155 ETG6 Exclusive 5dr £20,195
- Top of the range
- HDi 150 6-speed Exclusive 5dr £21,185
"The Citroen C4 isn't the most exciting car but it offers good value for money, low running costs, great practicality and comfort."
The Citroen C4 is a rival for cars such as the Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf, Hyundai i30, and Peugeot 308. The Citroen majors on comfort, although it is not as much fun to drive as either the Ford Focus or the Volkswagen Golf. Citroen has worked hard to increase interior quality and the C4 gets close to the Golf, which leads the class in this respect.
Engines include four petrols and three diesels. Of the petrols, the e-THP 130 offers an excellent mix of economy and performance - it can get from 0-62mph in 10.8 seconds and return fuel economy of nearly 60mpg. All the diesels return strong economy, but the best balanced model is the e-HDi 115 version that goes from 0-62mph in 11.3 seconds, while being capable of economy of 74.3mpg.
Citroen offers three trim levels - VTR, VTR+ and Exclusive. VTR models gets equipment such as cruise control, air-conditioning and front electric windows. VTR+ models look much smarter thanks to the addition of alloy wheels and flashes of chrome on the exterior, while they also get rear parking sensors and a DAB radio. At the top of model range is the Exclusive trim level, which adds a part-leather interior, larger 17-inch alloy wheels, auto headlights and wipers, plus front parking sensors.
MPG, running costs & CO2
C4 has a range of efficient diesel engines
The cheapest C4 to run is the e-HDi 115 diesel model. It can return up to 76.3mpg and is free to tax. Its impressive figures come thanks to stop-start technology, which turns the engine off when the car is at a standstill, and regenerative brakes that recoup power. The HDi 90 is the cheapest diesel to buy and it is capable of 67.3mpg. It produces low CO2 emissions so that road tax is just £20 per annum. Of all the diesels the HDi 150 is the fastest, but still gets 56.5mpg, although annual road tax of £110 is comparatively pricy.
As you would expect, the petrol models are more expensive to run. The most frugal is the e-THP 130. It's the one we would go for and uses the same technology as the e-HDi diesel to get up to 58.9mpg with low CO2 emissions that mean road tax just £20 annually. It is also quicker than all but the THP 155 range-topping model.
Citroen dealerships offer fixed-price servicing that mean it is easy to keep on top of maintenance costs, but Citroen's three-year/60,000 mile warranty can't much the likes of Vauxhall's 100,000-mile scheme. The Citroen should hold its value better than the Vauxhall Astra.
Engines, drive & performance
The C4 is perfectly capable but a little dull to drive
The secret to building a great all-round car is to make it both comfortable and fun to drive and while the C4 successfully nails the former is falls behind on the latter. On a country road, the C4's soft suspension setup allows too much body lean and the steering lacks accuracy. The results is that it is not as fun to drive as either the Ford Focus or the Volkswagen Golf. The C4 is at least excellent as a quiet motorway cruiser.
The fastest C4 model is the THP155, which can get from 0-62mph in 8.7 seconds and tops out at 133mph. It is still well beaten by fast hot hatches such as the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Focus ST, and the Renaultsport Megane. The HDi 150 diesel is nearly as quick as the fastest petrol model, but is much more economical. For an excellent balance of performance and economy we would recommend the 1.2-litre e-THP petrol, which does 0-62mph in 10.8 seconds and is also cheap to run.
Interior & comfort
The interior is sharply styled and it's one of the most comfortable cars in its class
Instead of trying to make the C4 as much fun to drive as the Ford Focus, Citroen has instead aimed to make it ultra comfortable. As a result, the hatchback is one of the most cosseting cars in its class. The Citroen also does an excellent job of keeping road, wind and tyre noise at bay, so that the interior is quiet even at high motorway speeds.
Getting comfortable behind the wheel is easy too, and all models come with a height adjustable driver's seat and a steering wheel that adjusts for both rake and reach. Things are also helped by the Citroen's stylish interior design, although it's not as well-built as a VW Golf's. Top-of-the-range Exclusive models even get front seats with a massage function.
Practicality & boot space
Huge boot but limited legroom in the back
While the Citroen might not have the VW Golf beaten on quality it's got it bang to rights when it comes to boot space. In fact, the Citroen's 408-litre boot not only betters the Golf (380 litres), but also the Vauxhall Astra (370 litres) and the Ford Focus (316 litres). Folding the Citroen's back seats expands total load capacity to 1,300 litres.
Head and legroom in the front is plentiful, but its not the same story in the back seat, where some may find legroom is tight, although headroom is still pretty decent. The Golf is more spacious in this respect.
All Citroen C4s get useful cubbyholes dotted around the cabin, while one advantage of going for the automatic model is the addition of a refrigerated storage area in the centre console, where the gearstick is located on manual models.
Reliability & safety
No reported major faults and a five-star safety score
Citroen doesn't have a great record for reliability, although the C4 didn't feature in our 2014 Driver Power survey. The C4 does feel solidly constructed, but Citroen's 26th placing out of 33 firms in our manufacturer's ranking does little to inspire confidence.
Nonetheless, safety is excellent and the C4 was awarded the full five stars when it was crash tested by Euro NCAP. All C4s get electronic stability control and six airbags, while the top-of-the-range Exclusive model gets eTouch - a system that calls the emergency services when it senses the vehicle has been involved in an accident.
Price, value for money & options
Decent price but the C4 suffers from heavy depreciation
All Citroen C4s get useful equipment such as air-conditioning, cruise control and electric windows, but VTR+ plus models and above look much nicer thanks to the addition of alloy wheels and exterior chrome. VTR+ model add features such as fog lights that point in the direction of the steering wheel, rear parking sensors, a DAB radio, and electric folding wing mirrors that also light up the kerbside when the car is unlocked. Exclusive models sit at the top of the range and get front parking sensors, climate control with separate adjustment for the driver and passenger, a part-leather interior, plus auto wipers and headlights.
While Citroens don't hold their value as well as some competitors, Citroen dealers are known for giving healthy discounts so arrive at the dealership with the view to haggling money off.


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Started our road trip today. We drove out of Dallas towards Jackson, Mississippi stopping along the way for lunch at Catfish Village that serves tradition southern food. We had more than our fill of deep fried EVERYTHING.
We arrived in Jackson and enjoyed a quick self guided tour around the city. We did accidentally find ourselves in the dodgier part of town. Thank goodness for our trusty nav man. ...
Hop, skip, jump!
The next leg of our journey today after a quick visit to Jackson. I have to say, I'm glad it was only a quick visit. The hotel, situated just outside of Jackson, was not really one of the best we've stayed at, not uncomfortable, but none the less, not great. But the reason for our restless sleep was not really the small beds. We went out for tea last night, only to hear what can only ...
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eighteenSyllabification: eight·een
Pronunciation: /āˈtēn , ˈāˌtēn /
Definition of eighteen in English:
cardinal number
1Equivalent to the product of two and nine; one more than seventeen, or eight more than ten; 18: she wrote eighteen novels out of sixty batches checked, eighteen were incorrect eighteen of the guests were gathered (Roman numeral: xviii or XVIII)
More example sentences
- I paid with a twenty and got seventeen or eighteen dollars in change.
- Seventeen out of eighteen provinces were in open revolt.
- It was submitted that his decision in the claimant's case to extend the period of nine months to eighteen months was a matter of judgement which was within his discretion.
1.1A set or team of eighteen individuals.
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- The bunkers were in an unbelievable condition no doubt due to the efforts by the ground keepers on the other eighteen which made them almost unplayable.
- They lost three, including the first of the tour, an innings defeat by a Victorian eighteen.
- This panel was reduced and Aoife found herself in the last eighteen.
1.2Eighteen years old: he was barely eighteen
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- She was barely eighteen, apparently, and looked younger.
- I was eighteen and I barely knew anything about the world around me!
- John emigrated to England at the age of eighteen.
1.3A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eighteen.
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- Judging by old photos of her, she looked to be about a size eighteen.
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- In the eighteenth century the Dutch lost their position as an important maritime power to England.
- Until the middle of the eighteenth century, the majority of all books published were religious in nature.
- He began the trial on his eighteenth birthday, the day he became eligible to participate.
Pronunciation: /āˈtēnTH, ˈāˌtēnTH/ordinal number
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Apple Facetime flings out frightening random calls
Apple's FaceTime application has been fingered for randomly placing calls, identified as coming from friends and causing more than a little concern when the call fails to connect. The calls are reportedly happening at roughly the same time first thing this morning - waking up Brits around 2.30 in the morning by all accounts - …
Can I be the first to say:
HA ha!
2:30am in Britain?
Do you know what time that is in Apple Time? Thought not. It's shiny time, of course! And on Apple Time it's never the middle of the night, either.
Sent from my iHole.
In Apple Time
California is GMT -8 hours, so 2:30am should be 6:30pm there (assuming no different Daylight Savings in effect)
And did you get up at 2.30am to think of that one? Get back under the bridge!
Compiler Errors.....
Remember reading a long time ago about someone changing the compiler error messages, and can't help thinking of one in particular every time a new failure (feature?) is reported with the iPhone:
"let's duct tape this gerbil of a program"
Apple - Stop bodging the fixes and do it properly!!!
Here's a thought....
How about turning it off when you want some piece and quiet?
What's that, you're too insecure without your Mobile Life Support to validate your existence? Oh well....
Do you unplug your landline at night?
I never turn my phone of because if somebody phones me in the middle of the night it usually is an emergency.
Also, if you need to make an emergency phone call do really want to wait that 2 minutes (or whatever) while your phone powers up?
Not possible...
...they might miss out on a tweet or something.
I only experienced the full horror of combined iPhone/social networking addiction when we had a gathering recently and a friend we hadn't seen in a while stayed overnight. She spent most of the night on the fondleslab, which was never once out of her hands, then announced she was tired and off to bed at midnight-ish. It was later discovered that she was tweeting till 4am, then back at it again from 8am before appearing for breakfast at 11-ish.
It's sad, and I don't mean that in the 90's school playground slagging way. It's sad that someone who used to be the life and soul of the party is having it sucked out of her by such a meaningless waste of time.
Oh what a sad lonely life YOU lead
Modern technology is a wonderous and powerful thing, and many people now use it to stay in touch with the disabled, elderly and infirm. It gives people independence safe in the knowledge they can summon help in an emergency.
You clearly don't have anyone in your life that you care for enough to be available 24/7.
How about buying a reasonably priced phone that works properly?
Emergency Calls
Turning off your cellphone is so 1990's. These days, more people call you at your mobile than your landline; and if you *do* get a nighttime call, it's urgent.
Also, you might not even be sleeping at your own home. ;)
Get a grip
[Sarcasm turned up to 11]
So leaving aside the disabled, elderly and infirm, what about the other 90% of the population? Oh, you actually meant you! I guess it makes you feel important that you "care" enough for someone to not turn you phone off. Such an effort you've made there. What DID we do before mobile phones? All those disabled, elderly and infirm getting murdered in their bed's 'cause they couldn't phone YOU. Get over yourself.
Right, rant over. This is actually a pretty good example of a very limited case being used to justify self indulgent behaviour. I want an expensive toy so I'll justify it by claiming it's for the benefit of someone else. I've come to suspect people who use this sort of reasoning genuinely believe their own BS.
For the record, my phone is usually turned on overnight because I forget to turn it off. Number of important phone calls at 2AM in the last 10 years: 0
Reasonably priced?
Isn't that something that Clarkson et al zap around their track with (gay) abandon not caring how many they wreck? You're a b***** to treat a phone like that :P
Ever heard of escalation procedures?
"For the record, my phone is usually turned on overnight because I forget to turn it off. Number of important phone calls at 2AM in the last 10 years: 0"
I'm out of that environment now but it used to be my job to wake up the on-call tech if there was a problem I couldn't fix myself - usually because it required physical access to a server in the Californian data center.
After a pre-defined delay I would also wake my manager in the USA if a global issue remained unresolved.
Likewise I would expect to be woken if there were problems in APAC.
In all cases the party woken up was grateful for the call. We all had busy working days and preferred to lose a couple of hours sleep from time to time and then go in to work for a routine day than to roll into work and find nothing working except the telephone which was glowing hot with calls from users' managers who believed that shouting down a telephone at someone who is busy would somehow speed up problem resolution.
And using only a cellphone for wakeup calls meant my wife was not woken up for no reason if I was called while travelling.
wait a minute
Got out of bed with his girlfriend to drive 16 miles through ice to check on his Mac? Dare I hope she changed the locks?
>"Quite what this poster expected to achieve on arrival at his sub-zero house we're not clear"
Well obviously he was hoping to catch a burglar.
Probably not half as much as she was.
Re: wait a minute
Yes, it's terrible.
The fact that there would appear to be a bloke out there who has both a Mac and a girlfriend is The End Of The World As We Know It.....
From the desk of jobs
Move to California
Not that big of a deal
Sent from - 8 hours
It Just Works TM
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
That is all.
It just works, except for when it doesn't™
New moniker required
We had Antenagate so need something for this one to remain consistent...
Farcetime ?
Facegate ?
Fakegate ?
Facecrime ? (The act of using the app for real, maybe)
New Moniker
Sounds like some hackers are probing the Facetime system and triggering false calls.
its always hackers.
I'm calling it as this too.
@ Was Steve
Why don't you go and re-read the article pal?
It would seem that you missed the bit about the lad with the iphone that was turned off and in his bag, and the lad with the mac that was turned off at his home, while he was staying with his doris 16 miles away.
Apple bag-o-shite-a-rama IMO.
In the interests of fairness...
it should be noted that FaceTime on the Mac is still in beta (although granted, this sounds like a backend issue rather than one with the client app)
"Girlfriend got a Facetime call at 2:30am from my mac but I was in bed with her 16 miles away at her house."
Easy answer, the Mac is probably alone in your cold house surrounded by WinOS devices and just wanted a cuddle and some TLC.
It's not a bug - Jobs is just forwarding all the telemarketers calling his house during supper to Facetime. Obviously, the telemarketers don't have a number to display, so it randomly chooses someone to display.
If it's an 'emergency' why would anyone be video-calling?
"If it's an 'emergency' why would anyone be video-calling?"
"Ambulance please, my penis exploded"
"LOOK at the horrible graphics - hang on, I'll turn on a brighter light."
"Quite what this poster expected to achieve on arrival at his sub-zero house we're not clear"
Maybe the guy wanted to stop his mac from being stolen?
"I panicked thinking someone was in my house"
Or maybe he was worried that if they could get in to his mac, the aforementioned house-invader might be on his Facebook writing something embarrassing about his love for otters?
Think I'll stick with Symbian...
It even lets me make a profile which turns off message alerts (SMS spam) but calls work normally.
It Just Works.
Symbian just works? Really?
Good for you. When I had a Symbian device it very rarely ever just worked at ANYTHING.
It was the worst piece of crap phone OS I have ever had the misfortune to have.
And that includes Windows Mobile.
Awaiting a response
Just curious, I see this a lot on stories involving Apple, do they ever actually call back, or are you still out in the cold?
porcine aviators
Do you honestly expect Jobsworth to admit there's anything wrong with his companies products?
From descriptions
This seems to be a central server issue, not the device randomly dialing on it's own. I'm sure this will be a bug hunted down quite quickly. it seems to be very limited in scope.
that said, I've not only received random calls from random phones before on actual cell lines, worse, many, many times I've gotten voicemails or texts hours and sometimes days after they were sent/left. Typically in the wee hours of the morning. I have to have the phone set to continuously alert if i get a message because I'm on call, and sometimes don't hear the first page. Since i also have GV texts duplicated to the wife's phone from some people, as well as voicemails sent to e-mail, her phone often goes off too (in case mine is dead). If AT&T or Verizon delay a voicemail, or the the mother-in-law texts the GV number instead of my wife's number, and it gets delayed, i might have both phones go off within 10 minutes at 3AM. This happens at least once a month, sometimes more (and often from a wrong number).
A sporadic, server side, and evry random issue that Apple will vigorously hunt down and stop i can care less about. SMS systems and voicemail taking days to deliver messages and choosing to in the wee hours of the morning, especially when they were IMPORTANT, or time sensitive, that's bad. I'll take a little face time bug any time.
Ghost in the iShell: Phone Alone Complex
So, your phone is constantly (continuously?) in touch with Apple servers listening for an incoming FT call (yes, this is a common method), one wonders what else your phone might be contacting "home" about. Googlephones had a similar scare when they were announced/proposed.
Is privacy a bigger issue than worrying if...
Ballmer has blimps carrying chairs hovering ready to be tossed down from upon high at random for those who may be thinking "wrong thoughts" about WP7 etc...
@g e
Fake-time® says it all, can't it ?
"users expect very high levels of reliability"
such as not causing all your subscribers to involuntarily drop call each other at 2:30 in the morning?
they don't need "high levels of reliability", they need "low levels of not fucking up completely"
My HTC Desire is forever calling my friends from my pocket
The HTC Desire has an unfortunately soft-touch "On" key, and the subsequent screenlock involves only a tiny downward stroke (instead of, say, iPhone's long left-right stroke). Result - it's trivially easy to accidentally turn the device on (ie you brush the "On" button when putting the phone in your pocket, or when later extracting cash from said pocket, or...) and for the screenlock to then be negotiated by leg-friction as you walk along.
After that, well, it's whatever random leg-engendered screenpresses the device detects as you're walking along / being vibrated by the tube / whatever. So when I extract my HTC from my pocket I sometimes find it's auto-editing my Phonebook, or that it has dialed a now-confused friend.
("Firm On/Off button" should be part of Mobile Hardware 101, IMHO, FWIW.)
Enable the unlock pattern feature
(under Security), and pick one that is unlikely to happen in your pocket.
Designers and architects
should be subjected to the consequences of their design decisions. Of which "being woken up at 02:30 by a wonky program" would be just a minor nuisance.
I have to admit, I have never switched on my HTC Desire by accident, but mine doesn't light up until the top hard button is pressed (I assume by soft button you mean one on the touchscreen). Plus its capacitive, so it requires bare skin, a trousered leg won't do, then you have to sweep it down to switch it on, then hit phone, then hit a contact. And anyway, scraping anything down the screen when its in your pocket is asking for scratches. Just how much wiggling do you hands do in your pockets?
thx for HTC input
@Hayden Clark - thanks for the tip (will do), though my HTC really ought to do the right thing out of the box. Normal folks likely won't find this workaround...
@Bunglebear - yes I did mean the hard button at the top - not difficult to brush it with enough accidental force when eg trying to extract something else out of the same pocket. And yes, I thought that the "capacitive" nature of the screen should mean this doesn't happen, but it does - and you can test it yourself. Get to the lock screen, then brush lower half of screen gently on your jeans... have a few tries - it really does work (well, for me it does).
@AC - I would turn the screen around, but it'd encounter keys and coins - not good.
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This Brooklyn apartment is only 645 square feet (60 square meters), but somehow its inhabitants manage to squeeze in everything you would expect from a much larger home: a kitchen, a dining area for friends and family, a separate 'bedroom', workspaces for two, and a spacious living room. Here's how they make it work.
A Handsome, Compact & Custom Bed Solution for 3 NYC Kids
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Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York
Kai and Dan's Lovingly Restored Brownstone Flat
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Name: Kai Avent-deLeon and Dan Solomito
Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant; Brooklyn, NY
Size: 900 square feet
Years lived in: 4 years
Kai Avent-deLeon (pronounced Kai-E) is no stranger to the homes that have put her Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood on the historical record of architecture and design. She was born and raised here, and the brownstone that her apartment is in, which she shares with her boyfriend Dan, has been in her family for nearly half a century.
Debbie's Mix of Colors & Style
House Call
Name: Debbie Saslaw
Location: Brooklyn, New York
I have lived in New York with roommates for ten years, most of which were spent in a rent-controlled Williamsburg apartment that had every problem imaginable: bedbugs, mice, leaky ceilings, fires in the building, sketchy neighbors, a revolving door of couch-crashers, etc. I held onto it for a long time because of the price, and never thought I could find another deal in the same neighborhood. But when it was time to make the move, I scoured the internet and pestered brokers and found a perfect one bedroom.
Before & After: A Converted Brooklyn Apartment Gets Some Quirky Color
I don't know if you would choose to go back to kindergarten, if you had the choice, but Erica and Donna live there. Literally. Their Brooklyn apartment, a former Catholic kindergarten, had a lot going for it — high ceilings, big windows, beautiful wood floors. But it was lacking a certain something.
The "My Roommate Moved Out of the Bigger Bedroom" Makeover
Makeovers: Decorating Project
Project by: Taiyo
Location: Brooklyn, New York
My roommate moved out of the larger room in my apartment so I took the opportunity and switched rooms. Playing with a blank canvas was both exciting and daunting, as I started accumulating furniture a few weeks before the switch hoping it would all work out in the end.
Kristin's 300 Square Foot Brooklyn Abode
House Call
Name: Kristin Sears
Location: Bushwick Neighborhood, Brooklyn, NYC
Bushwick was recently on Vogue's list of the coolest neighborhoods in the world, and I'm lucky enough to call it my new home. I am from Kentucky and recently graduated from school in Savannah, Georgia... needless to say it was going to be a big adjustment moving to New York City.
Sybil & Dan's Canopied Brooklyn Riad
House Tour
Name: Sybil Domond + Daniel Lessin
Location: Greenpoint; Brooklyn, New York
Size: 900 square feet
Years lived in: 6 years; Owned
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IPL - A revolution?
Manan Shah | 10:13am gmt 13 Apr 2008
The question of IPL has been on the minds of everyone related to cricket. Bar England, players from every Test playing country have signed up, and even some English players are asking to join. Undoubtedly, it was on the minds of Lalit Modi and the BCCI higher-ups for some time, but it took the very serious threat of ICL to bring about the implementation. Either way, it's here now and the cricket world will have to find a way to deal with it.
No one has bowled a single ball, yet its effects are already significant. West Indies is afraid their star players will miss a Test match if they choose their club over country. Other boards are complaining about commitments to tour games, practice, availability, and rightfully worried about injuries and their investment in the player. The players, on the other hand, have seemingly forgotten all about their clamor for less cricket. The star players will make more than a $1million USD per season, which is quite a bit of money considering they will play a maximum of 14 three-hour games as part of the league.
There are legitimate criticisms that can be directed at the IPL, however some are completely over the top. Ian Chappell claims that the home boards ought to be compensated for allowing their players to take part in the league. The claim has no merit, because players have been playing county cricket for a century, and no county has had to pay a dime to the home boards.
But the real question is, what will cricket look like in twenty years? Will players, lured by an obscene amount of money, no longer regard Tests between countries as the highest form of the game? I think those concerns are overblown. The same thing used to be said about ODIs when they first came along, and it is doubtful whether kids in Adelaide will want to grow up to represent the Mumbai Indians anytime soon. The BCCI will not allow any player to take part unless their home board gives permission, so there is no chance of them leaving a Test team to take part in the IPL.
However, when players realize actually how much money there is to be made in India, they cannot be faulted for wanting to secure a better future for themselves. Though most Test cricketers from big countries are well off, not all of them are, and even the stars outside India do not make the type of money that top footballers or baseball stars make. It is the height of hypocrisy to oppose players doing what they can to better their financial situation while accepting people doing the same in every other field. Players such as Kevin Pietersen initially balked at playing city cricket in India, but since the auction (where he presumably saw that he could be worth a million dollars a year for six weeks) he has been asking the ECB to do something that allows English players to participate.
A recent survey in Australia revealed that 47% of players would contemplate retirement if offered the chance to play in the IPL or the rebel ICL. That is an astonishing figure ? and one that cannot be brushed aside. The players obviously want it, and the boards ignore their wishes at their own peril. It seems ludicrous not to free up a mere six weeks of the international calendar to host such a tournament, if it means keeping first class and Test teams whole. And it's not like the concept is new, as players have been going to play county cricket for a hundred years. As long as the BCCI keep their word and allow players to leave for international commitments, there should be no problem.
The way it is structured, there will be four overseas players per side allowed, and the rest will be Indians. The hype is overwhelming, but as it stands, the competition is little more than a very good domestic tournament, and those have never pulled in the viewership. Cricket is not like football, and fans do not have allegiances to clubs. Sure, those allegiances may develop over time, but the culture of cricket at the highest level is ingrained in the mind of the fans as being competition between the best that each country has to offer. One just has to look at some of the recent controversies to realize the fervor with which the notion of country and sport is mixed, especially in the subcontinent.
The idea of bringing big name international stars is a good one, as that is exactly what might be needed for people to watch a domestic competition. But it is unlikely to be enough. The season, as it is, will be too short. Fourteen three hour games is not enough to build an allegiance, and a month every year is nowhere near the level of sustained excitement needed to keep people talking until the next season starts. So even if it succeeds, it is unlikely to become the predominant item in the cricket calendar, unless the structure is radically changed ? and the BCCI will not be keen on doing that, considering the revenue it generates from international matches.
One of the stated goals of the IPL is to help Indian players develop, and one of the rules to accomplish that is to have a certain number of players under 22 in each playing XI. I'm not sure if that's going to work. Facing Brett Lee for a couple of balls in his four over spells is nowhere near facing him for five days in a Test match. If anything, the biggest influence would be in the dressing room, where young players are exposed to the strategies used by top players around the world to prepare for games, stay fit, study tapes, and other intangibles that come with playing cricket at the highest level. But we come up to the season again ? it's so short that is there going to be enough time that these youngsters will spend with the international stars to learn something?
I believe the IPL is here to stay, but it is not going to revolutionize cricket, or bring Test cricket to its knees. It's a domestic competition that is slightly elevated by the presence of top world players, but it is hardly Test cricket. It'll be similar to country cricket ? something that players do in their off season to make a few extra dollars, while providing some entertainment to a mostly Indian viewership. And not the least of all, it'll be a way for cricketers to make some extra money on the side while still playing Test cricket.
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Are David Price's days with the Rays numbered?
Mar 2, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
In a column posted at ESPN yesterday, Jayson Stark goes over some future possibilities for Rays ace and defending AL Cy Young award winner David Price. The lefty will earn just north of $10 million this season and has two more years of arbitration left in which his price tag figures to dramatically increase relative to the Rays' smallish payroll. The Rays could try to sign him to a long-term contract extension, buying out those years in the process, but they may not be able to afford a player whose peers — Felix Hernandez, Cole Hamels, Matt Cain — have received paydays in the $125-175 million range.
The Rays currently have only $14 million committed for the 2014 season, $7.5 million of which will go to third baseman Evan Longoria, but they will have to deal with potentially eight other arbitration-eligible players and seven more can become free agents. Assuming they continue to operate with a payroll in the $50-60 million range, fitting Price in will affect the Rays' ability to fill in other areas of the roster.
Andrew Friedman realizes that. From Stark:
"As I said at the time we signed Evan," Friedman says, "we could sign another player to the same contract. The question is: If our resources don't increase, then it's going to be really difficult to compete. And at the end of the day, that's what's most important, is our ability to compete. We could easily afford another [contract] like it. The problem is the other 23 guys and what you have left to spend on them."
The 27-year-old Price went 20-5 with a 2.56 ERA in taking home AL Cy Young honors last year and figures to be in the running for the foreseeable future. The Rays' ability to retain his services will continue to be a hot topic as long as his future remains in question.
- theaxmancometh - Mar 2, 2013 at 12:40 AM
No way the Rays keep him long term. He would have to give one heck of a hometown discount. If he keeps up his current production he will command a $200m contract in 2 years when he's a free agent. My guess is the Rangers acquire him in a trade next offseason.
- beefytrout - Mar 2, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Rangers fans can certainly hope!
- dan1111 - Mar 2, 2013 at 3:33 AM
I also doubt that the Rays can afford a long-term contract, but the idea that they have to trade him away because of his arbitration salary seems absurd to me.
"Fitting Price in will affect the Rays' ability to fill in other areas of the roster"–huh? There is no way they would get more value by paying Price's salary to other players. Even in his final arbitration years, they will still be paying far below market for one of baseball's best starters.
As long as the Rays are contending, they're not going to trade Price to dump his salary. If they do make a trade, it will be because someone else gives up way too much for him.
- paperlions - Mar 2, 2013 at 10:51 AM
If he is making $10M this year, and has another year like last year…he should get at least $15M next year and $20M the year after. Even at $15M, which is a good deal, that represents 25-30% of the Rays total payroll….and they have a LOT of young players whose salaries will be going up over the next 2 years. He is leaving anyway, the best value they can get for him is to max out trade return, which will decrease every year.
- 18thstreet - Mar 2, 2013 at 1:47 PM
Where does the idea of a hometown discount come from? Is David Price from Tampa?
I loathe this phrase.
- brewcrewfan54 - Mar 2, 2013 at 1:44 AM
Other than Longoria, every players' days with the Rays are numbered.
- historiophiliac - Mar 2, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Existentially, that's true of every player on every team.
- tuberippin - Mar 2, 2013 at 3:59 AM
- madtownthrowdown - Mar 2, 2013 at 7:59 AM
We may not be the brightest down here in Florida. But what i'm thinking they are trying to say is "Build us a new stadium, and we'll sign David Price." Unfortunately The Ol' Fesh just showed us what will really happen. Sign some guys then shell them out and go back to the old ways.
- gotampabay52 - Mar 2, 2013 at 8:40 AM
Hey Bolts Bucs and Rays are all on the move up. Trade Price for bunch of talent. One pitcher aint going to helps us going forward. Hey he better come back this year like last year
- deadeyedesign23 - Mar 2, 2013 at 11:25 AM
"We could easily afford another [contract] like it. The problem is the other 23 guys and what you have left to spend on them."
So you can't afford another contract like it then. Or so you say at least. I think we all know the owners of the Rays are still making money hand over fist.
- djjackson81 - Mar 2, 2013 at 1:02 PM
What is good for the Rays is whenever they do ship him out he will bring back three or four top tier prospects moving forward for them. Rays will win the lottery trading Price. He is that valuable.
- raysfan1 - Mar 2, 2013 at 4:42 PM
18th–He's from Murfreesboro, TN. Would you prefer "current major league team loyalty discount?"
- randomdigits - Mar 2, 2013 at 9:21 PM
Well good thing their share of the national TV contract jumps up by 25 million starting in 2014.
They could just hand the difference to Price and have his current salary left to play with without reducing profits.
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