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Agreed to terms with C-S Jason Varitek on a one-year, $5 million contract, with a mutual option for 2010; outrighted 1B/OF-R Jeff Bailey to Pawtucket (Triple-A), but invited him to spring training as a NRI. [2/6]
Re-signing Tek has to be about the worst instance of smoking them because you've got'em after blowing it by not landing Mark Teixeira. Spending money for its own sake because you didn't spend it on things that actually help you represents, what, a bad investment on a depreciating asset that's supposed to make the Red Sox eligible for TARP assistance? Speaking as a weak-hitting veteran of a bad bank's softball team (Banzai Daiwa!), maybe the proposals to build a really bad bank will require a softball team, and then (of course) a team captain and backstop of appropriately expensive stature.
Setting aside the stupefying expense of taking another spin with what's left of the former star, admittedly the Red Sox didn't have great options behind the plate, but at least they had options. They would have been able to see if Josh Bard can bounce back from last year's disaster playing for the Padres, and if he hasn't, they would have been back to sorting between whether and how to platoon Dusty Brown and George Kottaras. I guess the real reservation I have with Varitek is that if you're going to play him to best effect-for defense as much as his flagging arm permits, and starting against lefties-that completely blocks Brown, who might be the best player of the lot. It also reproduces much of what Bard might be good for as well, since he's another switch-hitter with a better track record against southpaws; if Varitek's getting those starts, he'll superficially look better while Bard, even if he is back, will suffer for it, at least statistically.
All of which might add up to a scenario that gives Kottaras, the true lefty hitter from the lot, the inside track, because his perceived virtues as a hitter with some patience and pop against right-handers might garner him as much as 40-50 percent of the playing time behind the plate. Except Kottaras only hit .242/.345/.458 against Triple-A right-handers last season, and as he enters into his age-26 season, it's not like he's a spring chicken as prospects go. Add in that he doesn't even have Bard's defenses against the observation that he doesn't slow up the running game (there is only one Chris Young when it comes to being defensively indifferent to baserunners), and Kottaras looks less and less like a great guy to groom for the future in some sort of job-sharing arrangement with Tek.
Push comes to shove, I expect it'll play out about how you would think, where experience, expense, and name recognition inspires Boston to revert to their Opening Day 2006 alignment-Varitek and Bard-which was such a great idea the first time around that it lasted all of three weeks. Add in the questions over whether they'll have a shortstop who hits enough to hold his job, and the Red Sox lineup looks like it'll have problems that extend beyond the ones that create so many questions about the heart of the order.
Avoided arbitration with RHP Justin Verlander by agreeing to a one-year, $3.675 million deal. [2/3]
Avoided arbitration with RHP Brian Bannister by agreeing to a one-year, $1.7375 million deal. [2/4]
Avoided arbitration with RHP Matt Guerrier by agreeing to one-year, $1.475 million contract. [2/5]
Acquired OF/C-R Eric Fryer from the Brewers for LHP Chase Wright. [2/4]
Even before the Yankees signed or re-signed their assortment of famous people to front the rotation, they had a pretty broad cadre of young pitching talent to sort through, with more on the way. What that means for organizational soldier types like Wright is that you wind up something of an organizational pimple, squeezed between good stuff below and the only semi-permeable barrier of big-league freedom. Letting him ooze out of the organization as a result of bringing back Andy Pettitte was just a simple acknowledgment of Wright's lot, especially when it wasn't really an effective use of a spot on the team's 40-man for a team that already sold off a decent fifth starter in Darrell Rasner, and doesn't have rotation space for Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy.
So, credit the Yankees for getting something that doesn't have to go straight onto their 40-man for somebody they had no use for. After getting picked out of Ohio State in the 10th round of the 2007 draft, he shined bopping against Low-A competition in the Sally League last season, hitting .335/.407/.507. Given that it was his age-22 season, he wasn't especially young, and he's also not considered much of a catcher (he played left while better prospect Jonathan Lucroy was on the team), but the Yankees already have a solid set of catching prospects, so they can afford to move Fryer to an outfield corner and see whether his bat makes a case for an accelerated promotion timetable beyond this year's initial assignment to Tampa in the Florida State League. Admittedly, Fryer's going to have to make a good impression fast to have much of a shot at a career as anything more than an org soldier, but at least he has that chance, where Wright had none. Credit Brian Cashman and company for getting value when ditching Wright was something of a fait accompli.
Traded OF-R Matt Murton to the Rockies for UT-S Corey Wimberly. [2/4]
Since I've been relatively critical of Murton's non-value to the A's, I love this exchange, and not just because Wimberly feeds that old Lance Blankenship vibe any proper A's fan should be able to groove to. Not that he's really a prospect, since he's coming into his age-25 season and hasn't made the jump to Triple-A, let alone the majors, but he has a fun set of skills, getting on base (hitting .291/.370/.345 in Double-A), stealing bases (59-for-75), and splitting his time between second, short, third, and center. Wimberly's also a switch-hitter who's stronger against right-handers (hitting .296/.382/.349 against them for Tulsa). Finally, he wasn't someone who had to be added to the 40-man, so while he might be an in-season fix once the team's infield issues crop up again, they don't have to worry about who's optionable or headed for the 60-day DL just yet. While Murton's perceived value might outstrip Wimberly's upside, I've long seen that value as radically overstated and more than a little impractical in terms of his real-world uses; getting Wimberly strikes me as an effective re-use, but people still thinking the A's got full value in the Rich Harden trade are no doubt disappointed.
Claimed LHP Brian Burres off of waivers from the Orioles; designated C-R Curtis Thigpen for assignment. [2/4]
One of the bittersweet benefits of having junk on your 40-man is that you don't have to endure any lasting regrets about trimming it to snag other people's junk. Burres and Beam aren't really good pitchers, but the Jays are desperate for functioning arms to help them get through this season, and Burres in the rotation and Beam in the bullpen are pretty realistic possibilities heading into camp. There's also a larger than zero chance that both men get cut during the season, because both are basic bits of organizational flotsam, but when you're left to dumpster-dives to shore up a staff, you can't be too picky when you find something with actual meat on the bone.
Signed RHP Tom Gordon to a one-year, $500,000 (base) contract. [2/6]
While Flash is now almost as famous for his fragile elbow as he used to be for his curveball a couple of decades ago, or his Stephen King-generated celebrity, I rather like this pickup. After pitching in Philly (let alone the hammer-and-tongs mayhem of the AL East), he's used to coping with a high-offense environment, he's signed a deal the value of which is directly tied to his availability (he could get as much as $2.5 million more if he's healthy all year), and since he'd already collected a $1 million buyout from the Phillies, it isn't like he's really hurting too badly to have signed a deal so barely beyond the MLB base pay rate. Add in that the Snakes don't have an established closer per se, but might actually instead sign on for the latest push to make committee-oriented closing the pen's M.O., and Gordon becomes a nice alternative to Chad Qualls, Jon Rauch, and Tony Pena that perhaps frees up Bob Melvin that much more and allows him to employ each to better effect at any point in the ballgame.
Avoided arbitration with 3B-R Garrett Atkins by agreeing to a one-year, $7.05 million contract. [2/3]
This actually seems like a great match between opportunity and player. Murton's value to most clubs is relatively limited; he's not a good outfielder, and he's not an especially good regular in a corner when he's not a tremendous power source against right-handed pitching in most environments. However, put him in Coors Field, and he has his uses, and on a Rockies team that has only one outfielder we might really consider "established" in Brad Hawpe, Murton makes a great addition. At the very least, Murton could be an excellent platoon caddy for Hawpe, though the defensive limitations of both might make this a less-than-perfect platoon, in that both halves would need a defensive replacement, instead of one of the two representing that for the other. However, the questions over who's starting in center and left are such that this might be Murton's last best shot at an everyday job.
Much depends on whether or not the club picks between Carlos Gonzalez and Ryan Spilborghs in center, or if Clint Hurdle likes what he sees and decides to run with both; here again, there's a platoon possibility of sorts between CarGo and Spilborghs, but it seems safe to anticipate that whatever Gonzalez does in camp, Spilborghs is going to get 400 PA as a relatively regular outfielder across the three slots, since he can play all three. The real questions, not just for the Rockies in general but particularly where Murton's concerned, are whether or not Gonzalez wins a job and whether or not Dexter Fowler makes a case in camp for an accelerated timetable. Both things might happen, but if CarGo and Fowler both need to go back to Colorado Springs, falling back to a lot of Murton playing left field (perhaps being spotted by Ian Stewart against tougher right-handers) is a pretty good holding position until the kids are ready. Murton might have the advantage of immediate readiness, but he'll have to hit enough to hold any share of any job, because Fowler and Gonzalez are obviously the future in two outfield slots. While Murton and Spilborghs might get to stick around as the right-handed foils for the lefty-hitting Gonzalez and Hawpe and the switch-hitting Fowler, Murton hasn't really demonstrated that he can handle an irregular, platoon-oriented role, where Spilborghs already has.
That sort of real-world consideration aside, however, that's potentially a pretty tasty combination for their outfield. The Rockies aren't a realistic bet to contend, not even in the NL West, but this sort of combination of talent might give them an outfield that makes up in general offensive value what it lacks in star power. Murton isn't a long-term fix, but as a placeholder he's a good fit, and the relative price in terms of talent surrendered was about right for their purposes, since Wimberley wasn't a great bet to push his way into the crowded infield picture, let alone win out over Eric Young Jr. as the team's eventual prospect plug-in at the keystone.
Signed LHP Randy Wolf to a one-year, $5 million contract. [2/6]
There's really not much to say than that the terms are perfect, because everyone's aware of the risks involved with employing the always-fragile Wolf, but the upside value reflected in his performance for the Astros down the stretch last season is such that it's worth it for the suddenly starter-starved Dodgers to choose him over LAIM* alternatives still on the market. While we have to preface every sentence in this segment with "if healthy," if healthy, Wolf slots into the third spot in the rotation, and thus potentially helps the club ratchet down the workload and expectations likely to be placed on Clayton Kershaw, Eric Stults, and James McDonald. Kershaw would seem like a reasonable lock, though how the team tailors his workload might create a tandem starter-like scenario with McDonald or veteran non-roster invites like Shawn Estes or Jeff Weaver. Picking a fifth starter from among Stults, journeyman Claudio Vargas, or the NRI veterans isn't fun, but it's endurable as long as you're having just one. As long as we're covering all the bases in Dodgy rotation matters, there's the non-mystery of the Jason Schmidt Limited Edition Magic 8-Ball, providing the same exciting answers year after year: "Feeling Better-ish"/"Not Quite Ready Yet"/"Ouch!"/"Shucks, that was my favorite tendon"/"Sproing!"
One of the cool things you can anticipate in-season as ever is that Will Carroll can be counted on to identify when injury stacking and the sheer workload piling up on a specific team's training staff starts impacting their ability to do effective preventive care. Ideally, Wolf won't be joining Schmidt as far as logging training-table time, but it's the obvious risk that could prove debilitating to the team in other areas. It might also earn the team some sort of honorable mention come time to hand out the 2009 Dick Martin Award, because the challenges the team's taken on are considerable, and if the team successfully manages Kershaw's workload, creates a solid role for McDonald, patches effectively with the veteran add-ons, keeps Wolf in working order, and gets something out of Schmidt... OK, it's February, and I let myself get carried away. Things will go wrong, and that makes for a massive stack of ifs, but if some number of these things go right, Joe Torre, Stan Conte, and their respective staffs will deserve a lot of credit.
Avoided arbitration with 2B-R Rickie Weeks by agreeing to a one-year, $2.45 million contract. [2/3]
I suppose if you squint at him in the right light (or wrong, since YMMV), Wright might resemble Doug Davis back when the Brewers took their chance on him, because he has his virtues. Even so, this is more a matter of the Brewers' desperation for starting pitching help, because Wright's a fifth starter aspirant likely to take pastings in every one of the league's numerous bandboxes, and whose mediocre stuff won't help him reach much above that level of utility. Add in that it cost the Brew Crew a semi-decent prospect, and this was a pretty steep price to pay for the kind of depth you're better off not using, even when you're currently looking at a rotation that has to live with the aspirations for adequacy of David Bush or Jeff Suppan, plus Seth McClung penciled in as the fifth man. That the Brewers are in this situation reflects horribly on how their winter went; that they resorted to trading for Chase Wright, a talent of the sort who might be getting outrighted off of somebody's 40-man at the end of March, only makes matters worse.
Agreed to terms with 1B-L Ryan Howard on a three-year, $54 million contract, avoiding arbitration. [2/8]
That's huge money for a huge guy, but I guess I haven't signed on to the somewhat de rigueur sabermetric fashion of bashing Howard just because he is perhaps too much loved by the mainstream media. That sort of reaction formation is perhaps inevitable, but as Marc Normandin pointed out today, it isn't like Howard's without value in the non-Pujols segment of the universe, and locking him up through his age-31 season is about as far as they really should go with a player sporting his assortment of old-player skills and questionable work afield. Eliminating the headache and potential fractiousness of a couple of big-ticket arbitration cases the next two years is a modest benefit, he's well-suited to continue exploiting the benefits of bopping in CBP, and while he can be neutralized a good bit by a quality situational lefty, his career slugging against southpaws comes it at .471, which isn't something you just pull from the lineup in an era where carrying a platoon first baseman is a luxury you find afforded only in table-top leagues. That's not to say the Phillies might not be uniquely positioned to help themselves on this score by taking advantage of their previously adding Ronny Paulino-it would be pretty cool to see them plug in Chris Coste at first against the truly good lefties to give Howard the occasional break.
Signed OF-L Cliff Floyd to a one-year, $750,000 contract; designated RHP Matt Bush for assignment. [2/5]
Floyd can't really be counted on to play an outfield corner every day, but he won't be, instead slipping into a reprise of last season's role with the Rays as clubhouse eminence grise and all-around good guy and model example for younger players. However, with the questions over Kevin Kouzmanoff's shoulder (not to mention how it makes sense to deal him and get Chase Headley back to the hot corner), there should be some semi-regular spot-starting in left in Floyd's future, as well as plenty of pinch-hitting at-bats as the team's best late-game option. I don't want to make too much of negating the Giles factor in the clubhouse, but a guy like Floyd is the sort of solid citizen who can do things for younger players that pure coaches can't, and on a Pads team that can't help but treat this season as a learning exercise, that has value that far outstrips the modest amount of cash in play.
Released 2B-L Adam Kennedy unconditionally. [2/9]
Now that's decisive. The team has plenty of space on the 40-man, so this was just a clear-cut decision to say good-bye and go in the perhaps inevitable "other direction." And why not? If they're lucky, someone will pick Kennedy up and the team will recoup some small portion of his salary. While what you might see as their remaining in-house options aren't no-brainer great-Brendan Ryan's not an everyday player, and Brian Barden's probably stretched as a fielder to play second with any regularity-there is the likelihood that Jarrett Hoffpauir is about as ready as he's ever going to be, so camp should be interesting. If you're looking for an instant solution outside of the organization, however, there are still good ones available if the Cardinals decide to spend some money. They could make a late entry into the lists to take their shot at employing Orlando Hudson or see if Mark Grudzielanek would take a modest, incentive-oriented offer; either option represents an upgrade of living down the mistake of signing Kennedy in the first place. In full disclosure, at the time I was positive on the deal, but when Kennedy cratered as clearly as his top comparables suggested he might, and injuries hampered up any opportunity of his helping out much in the first year of the deal, the subsequent risks and disappointments clearly outweighed the limited benefit of extending the relationship.
Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Olsen on a one-year, $2.8 million contract, avoiding arbitration. [2/8]
* LAIM: League-Average Inning Munchers. It's not an insult, really, just a label to apply to the Rick Mahler types, bless the lot of them.
* LAIM: League-Average Inning Munchers. It's not an insult, really, just a label to apply to the Rick Mahler types, bless the lot of them.
Christina Kahrl is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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"Add in the questions over whether they'll have a shortstop who hits enough to hold his job,"
Feb 10, 2009 13:04 PM
Update - The Padres have just traded Matt Bush to the Jays for futures or cash - the Jays continue to stash cast-offs - this is their 2nd 1st overall draft choice of this offseason after picking up Bullington off waivers earlier.
Feb 10, 2009 13:35 PM
I love the Stephen King link in the D'Backs paragraph; it makes it look like Nationals' minor-league shortstop Stephen King somehow generated some celebrity for Tom Gordon. LOL
Feb 10, 2009 14:23 PM
What makes you say Murton is not a good outfielder? His career UZR/150 is 9.3, which is basically 1 win above average for a LF.
Feb 10, 2009 14:28 PM
I always wonder about the emotional investment a lot of us in the stathead community have made in Murton, only to struggle to let go of it. Take the name out of it: do you really think that that a .340 OBP and .403 SLG is good enough to start in left field against the majority of starting pitchers in the league? Really?
Feb 13, 2009 00:53 AM
Given Kennedy's good glove last year (+19 in the Fielding Bible), I don't think the Cardinals can find someone who will outhit Kennedy's (admittedly meager) offensive production while also taking into account the likely negative impact on defense.
Feb 10, 2009 16:05 PM
Richard Bergstrom
I was surprised there were no comments on Varitek's "flex" option where, if the team exercises it, Varitek gets $5 million and if Varitek exercises it, he gets $3 million plus incentives. I'd never seen a contract like that before... Does anyone know of any other examples?
Feb 10, 2009 16:59 PM
John Carter
The alarming story on those Blue Jays transactions is more about the "junk" they trimmed in order to make room for the "other people's junk". Both Curtis Thigpen and Russ Adams were once highly prized prized Blue Jays prospects.
Feb 10, 2009 18:56 PM
Christopher Taylor
I don't think there's anything alarming about what's happened to Curtis Thigpen or Russ Adams. Now there's JP Arencibia and Justin Jackson... yawn.
Feb 10, 2009 20:44 PM
John Carter
Having a bad day?
Feb 10, 2009 21:33 PM
Actually, I was imprecise, about as roughly as your complaint was, because we both danced around what I guess I identify as a problem that Beam might help address: the Jays may not be short of relievers in general as much as they're specifically short on reliable right-handers. You and I might like Jason Frasor's potential for bouncing back from a lousy '08, but he certainly seems to keep finding ways to fall out of favor. Jeremy Accardo was pretty good when healthy in 2007, but we'll have to see how healthy he is this spring. And after those two, we get to... Shawn Camp? The excitement that is Brandon League during his sporadic bits of health and effectiveness, and Brian Wolfe's limited success in a low-profile ROOGY role... and... I guess nobody who resembles a good, established right-handed reliever. Casey Janssen's comeback from shoulder surgery seems to be going well, but it also looks like he's headed for the rotation (and a good thing, that).
Feb 13, 2009 00:41 AM
Oleoay - Foulke's contract with the Sox was similar to Tek's.
Feb 11, 2009 05:56 AM
"but the Yankees already have a solid set of catching prospects..."
Feb 11, 2009 06:59 AM
CHONE projects Varitek and Bard to have the same line with very similar percentile projections. While I was bearish on Varitek at first when looking at the details I saw no reason to complain. Maybe Chris could have done the same. Or maybe pecota see something different, but it shouldn't be vastly different.
Feb 11, 2009 09:26 AM
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Iggy: Life is universal
Iggy Azalea doesn't think her international celebrity status makes her any different from a regular person.
The 23-year-old Australian rapper is internationally known for her music, but the star doesn't accept notions her life is more glamorous than the average person's.
The Fancy emcee considers herself no different than her fellow man.
"I mean, I think it doesn't really matter what your job is. Everybody has the same sh*t in their lives," she revealed in an interview with the Michigan Chronicle newspaper. "You have a crappy day at work? I have a crappy day at work. You're excited about something in your life…a birthday or your friend having a baby? I'm excited too. You broke up with your boyfriend? You're sad? Same with me. Everybody –I think–has the same cost… fears of failure or happiness, of success or family problems, or going out and wanting to party or feeling good that you've reached a goal."
Iggy, who is currently dating NBA athlete Nick Young, prefers to keep her affairs low-key.
The star is completely disinterested in engaging with drama, especially with other hip hop musicians.
"I've never been a stereotypical MC. I like to think of rap as a more creative kind of outlet for me. I never really wanna be that MC that battles and has beefs," she explained.
"I have too many other things that are actually important to worry about. Why add another thing? I want to wake up and be happy, I want to go to bed and be happy."
Iggy's The New Classic Tour kicks off on Wednesday in Boston, and the concert series will see her perform 15 shows across North America.
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Retirees want three things from their retirement income: A very low risk of outliving their money. Predictable, consistent availability of income. Enough liquidity that they feel flexible enough to pay for emergencies — or splurges. But as the Rolling Stones sang, "You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, well, you» Read more
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The 4 percent rule, which says most retirees can safely spend 4 percent of their retirement savings annually and not run out of money, has been under a lot of scrutiny lately for a variety of good reasons, including the obvious: Interest rates are lousy.
Roger Nusbaum, who is an Arizona-based financial adviser and chief of his local volunteer fire department, reduces the rule to very simple retirement planning math. If you have saved $1 million, you can confidently take out $30,000 to $50,000 a year for as long as you live. But if you feel compelled to spend $80,000 to $100,000, there's a big likelihood your money is going to run out while you still need it.» Read more
My 102-year-old friend has been struggling with the prospect of losing her two long-time caregivers. One of them is retiring and moving home to Africa. The other is marrying and moving to the West Coast.
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Zola installed as Hornets boss
Former West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola has been confirmed as the new manager of Watford.
Zola has signed a two-year deal at the Championship club after the Hornets' new owners, the Italian Pozzo family, confirmed the sacking of Sean Dyche on Friday.
"Everyone knows how Gianfranco Zola likes football to be played," Watford technical director Gianluca Nani said.
"I think Watford's fans can expect an exciting and attacking style from his team. Gianfranco represents this project perfectly."
The appointment of Zola had been expected since the Pozzo family, who completed their takeover of the club from Laurence Bassini last week, revealed the 46-year-old Italian was their preferred candidate.
The Pozzo family also own Serie A side Udinese and La Liga outfit Granada.
Former Chelsea player Zola, who spent seven years at Stamford Bridge, had two seasons in charge of West Ham, impressing in the first as he led the club to ninth place in the Premier League in the 2008/09 season.
He struggled badly the following campaign, though, as his side finished just one place above the bottom three and he left his post two days after the end of the season.
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"Fringe" may be on the bubble for renewal, but that doesn't mean a new face won't be joining the team.
According to TVLine, Emily Meade has signed on to play a FBI agent described as "a wide-eyed and eager rookie who's ready to face all of the challenges in front of her" in the third season finale of "Fringe;" which has the ominous title "The Day We Died."
Meade is best known for her small role during the first season of "Boardwalk Empire" on HBO. Prior to that, Meade appeared in "The House Is Burning," "Assassination of a High School President," "My Soul to Take" and "Twelve." She also has roles in the upcoming films "Silver Tongues" and "Sin Bin." On television, Meade made guest appearances in "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
Meanwhile, over at TV Guide, "Fringe" executive producers Jeff Pinkner and Joel Wyman dropped a few hints about the rest of season. When asked when Peter will learn that he fathered a child with the alternate Olivia, Pinkner indicated that Peter will be in the dark until next season.
"There's a good reason for it," explained Wyman. "We can't tell you now, but we're trying to do something now that nobody's ever done and we're excited for our season finale. It's something we're really excited about… And because of this, we may have to hold it off."
"In the best story of star-crossed lovers, they don't get together in the first act," added Pinkner. "Our intention is to have a long shelf life. The Peter-Olivia story will always be at the heart of it, but it may not always be smooth sailing."
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PR: Nicktoons Network Introduces "Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy" Jan. 21
NEW YORK, January 2, 2008 – Nicktoons Network is set to premiere the U.S. debut of Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy, a new animated series about the world's biggest child star, on Monday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. (ET). Despite his extraordinary fame and fortune, Ricky still has to deal with ordinary problems just like every kid. The 26-episode series from Oscar Award-winning creators Alison Snowden and David Fine will air Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons Network.
Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy chronicles the adventures of superstar child actor Ricky Sprocket as he tries to balance family, friends and school with the pressures of his crazy showbiz life. He may live in a Hollywood mansion and have all the latest toys, but at heart he's just a regular kid: his parents embarrass him, his sister annoys him, and he has a flatulent dog and too much homework. His studio however, is more concerned with his career, and Ricky finds himself starring in larger-than-life action and comedy both on and off the set.
"Ricky Sprocket's launch on Nicktoons Network is part of a larger international roll-out across 14 Nickelodeon channels, including Nick UK and Nick Australia," said Keith Dawkins, Nicktoons Network General Manager, Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon Programming Partnerships. "Kids from around the globe can relate to Ricky, who despite his movie star status, is an average kid above all."
In the first half of the premiere episode, "The Screen Kiss," Ricky is shocked when he learns that he has to deal with his first screen kiss. As if that isn't bad enough, it's with his arch nemesis, Kitten. Ricky enlists the services of his friends to help train him, but despite their bravado, they have little to offer. Ricky's mom thinks it's time his father had "the talk" with Ricky, but that doesn't go well either. In the end, Ricky has another idea…
In the second half, "Oh Hap-pee Day," Ricky's younger sister Ethel spills her drink on him at an awards show, and the press goes crazy thinking Ricky has wet his pants on stage. Determined not to let it happen again, he gets his friends to make sure the next awards show goes off without a hitch, but Kitten has other plans.
In January, Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy will stream on Video-on-Demand. Plus select video content from the series will be available on the network's video player at www.nicktoonsnetwork.com and on www.rickysprocket.com.
Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy is from Studio B Productions, a DHX Media Ltd. Company, and Snowden Fine Animation Inc. in association with Bejuba! Entertainment.
Alison Snowden and David Fine created the award winning animated series Bob and Margaret, which was based on their Oscar winning short, Bob's Birthday. They have been working together since they met at film school in 1980 and have made several award winning films, including two other Oscar nominated shorts, George and Rosemary and Second Class Mail.
They have worked at the National Film Board of Canada and run their own studio in London where they produced short films and commercials as well as creating Bob and Margaret. In 2004 they moved to Vancouver where they produced Ricky Sprocket with Studio B Productions. They live in Vancouver with their ten year old daughter. For more details, go to www.snowdenfine.com.
Bejuba! Entertainment Inc.
Established in 2003 by Tatiana Kober, Bejuba! Entertainment is a leading executive production and distribution company representing producers from around the world to bring top quality children's entertainment properties to the global market place. Bejuba! specializes in rights management, co-productions, financing (closing-gap financing) third-party acquisitions, licensing and merchandising and program sales in Canada, the U.S. and internationally. The company maintains a growing catalogue of award-winning children and family animated and live-action programs (Ricky Sprocket, Adrenalini Brothers, Jibber Jabber and International Interactive Emmy Award winner The Zimmer Twins). Bejuba!'s partners include Studio B (Canada), Snowden Fine Productions, Pesky Productions (UK), Jibber Jabber Toons LTD, and multi-award winning animation studio zinc Roe Design (Canada.). Bejuba! Entertainment has offices in Los Angeles and Montreal. www.bejuba.com.
Studio B Productions Inc.
Headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Studio B Productions Inc., a production subsidiary of DHX Media Ltd., is a leader in the field of kids' entertainment. Studio B is the producer of popular and award-winning properties such as Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy (seen on TELETOON and Nickelodeon worldwide), Being Ian™, The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers!, Class of the Titans™ and George of the Jungle, a co-production with Classic Media set to air on Cartoon Network U.S. In addition, Studio B will launch two new properties in 2008, Kid vs. Kat, an original series with YTV and Martha Speaks, a co-production with WGBH Boston. For more information, please visit www.studiobproductions.com.
About Nicktoons Network
Nicktoons Network is the fastest growing kids' network* and offers a 24-hour schedule featuring programming such as the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival, Skyland, Kappa Mikey, The Secret Show and Martin Mystery, as well as a roster of hits that have defined kids' and animation lovers' TV, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. Nicktoons Network is a part of the MTV Networks expanded suite of channels available for digital distribution. The new channels include MTV Hits, MTV Jams, Nicktoons Network and VH1 Mega Hits, expanding and strengthening MTV Networks' digital offerings to thirteen services.
Nicktoons Network currently reaches 50 million homes via cable, digital cable and satellite, and can be seen on Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, DirecTV, DISH Network and Time Warner Cable. Nicktoons, and all related titles and logos are property of Viacom, Inc.
*Nicktoons Network is the Fastest Growing Kid's Network among K2-11, K6-11, K6-14 and K12-17. Source: Nielsen Media Research, 8/28/06-7/29/07 vs. 8/29/05-7/30/06. (Live) US AA%


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Abigail Seldin — a 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania senior who last month was named one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars — has spent the past two years studying a people that has struggled to maintain its heritage and language, been forced to practice its rituals in secret, faced expulsion from its home and wrestled with its cultural identity in the wake of widespread intermarriage.
The Jews? Not exactly.
During a recent interview, Seldin — co-curator of a University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology exhibit called "Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania" — was quick to draw some parallels between the experience of the Native American group with deep roots in the Philadelphia region and a well-known chapter in Jewish history.
"These people are exactly like the Marrano Jews," said Seldin, referring to generations of families in Spain and Portugal (and elsewhere in the Diaspora) who continued to perform Jewish rituals generations after being forced to convert to Catholicism.
Lenape is a word for several peoples who inhabited the New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania area prior to the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of the New World. The Lenape were essentially forced from Pennsylvania over the course of the 18th century and, at least according to conventional history, few, if any, remained in the state, explained Seldin. For example, the exhibit shows the front page of a 1764 newspaper article announcing a bounty for killing or capturing Lenape.
In addition, the people Seldin worked with are considered to be the descendants of the Lenapes who made the origin pact with Pennsylvania founder William Penn about territory in the state.
Seldin — who according to the Penn museum administration is the first student to curate a major exhibit there — explained that, in actuality, many of the Lenape remained behind in the region, married into white families and held onto fragments of their identity, often in secret.
"Partially because of my Jewish identity, I grew up learning about maintaining your identity under terrible circumstances," and so was able to connect with Lenape members, explained Seldin. "It gave me a good understanding of what the Lenape experience must have been like — and gave the Lenape a lot of faith that working with me was a good choice to make."
The exhibit — which she put together with two leaders of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania — consists of roughly 90 artifacts and is framed through the narrative of a Lenape tale called the "Prophecy of the Four Crows." That tale has been interpreted as a parable documenting the group's history, from its earliest times to the present-day, where it is slowly starting to reassert its identity in a public fashion.
Seldin said that she's always been a big fan of museums; in fact, she put together her first exhibit at her high school's archaeology museum. She grew up in a kosher home and attended the Solomon Schechter Day School in Jacksonville, Fla., before heading to the Phillips Academy, an elite boarding school in Andover, Mass.
This May, she's expected to graduate Penn with both a bachelor's and a master's degree in anthropology
Her application to the 106-year-old American Rhodes Scholar program focused heavily on her work on the exhibit with the Lenape. Next year at Oxford University, Seldin will begin a doctorate at the university's Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology; she will be focusing on "secret histories and subversive objects"– or "objects that look normal but, therefore, have a deeper cultural meaning."
The exhibit had some such examples, according to Seldin, including a 19th-century quilt that included deliberate mistakes, following the Lenape custom of showing humility before the creator.
As part of her Oxford research, she hopes to delve into other disenfranchised cultures, including that of remaining Marrano communities.
"The Marranos of Spain, Portugal and Mexico are well-known examples of secret cultures, so I hope to include them in my dissertation, if I can find a community willing and excited to work with me," said Seldin.
When the Rhodes program is over, Seldin said that she hopes to either become a museum curator or work in the field of cultural heritage, perhaps for the United Nations or another nongovernmental organization.
"In this age of globalization, it is increasingly important to recognize the resilience of minority cultures," she said. "The Lenape have maintained a great amount of their culture. It's obviously not the same culture from 300 years ago, but my culture is not the same culture from 300 years ago. Nobody is living or practicing religion the same way they were [hundreds of] years ago."


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Team USA Cuts Compher, Fitzgerald
by Nathan Wells/CHN Reporter
MINNEAPOLIS The United States released three players from the World Junior roster Wednesday morning as the team broke camp in Minneapolis. Sarnia Sting (OHL) defenseman Anthony DeAngelo, Michigan freshman J.T. Compher and Boston College freshman Ryan Fitzgerald were those cut after the team's first exhibition game, a 3-2 win over Minnesota State on Tuesday.
"It's hard," Team USA general manager Jim Johannson said. "The compliment to the players is that they're here and at this stage of the World Juniors process, but on a day like that I know it's pretty hollow to the guys that you let go."
In Compher's case, injury precluded him from the roster. The freshman injured his foot blocking a shot in practice Monday and was unable to continue with the team.
It's a minor blow for Team USA. Compher is tied with sophomore Andrew Copp for the Wolverines scoring lead with 14 points. However, what United States head coach Don Lucia will miss more is the versatility Compher, who can play center or wing, brings.
"(Compher) plays with great energy and passion to his game, and that's the way this team is going to have to play this year," he said. "He will be missed because he's a guy who could play higher if we needed him to. He's done that at Michigan.
"He's a good player and I'd like him on my team any day."
Fitzgerald, meanwhile, ended up on the outside due to position. On this team the coaching staff didn't see him as a top-six player, nor did he fit in a bottom-six role. The end result was letting go the Boston College freshman, who is 7-8—15 in 16 games — in his last year eligibility.
"Part of the comment to him, and I hate saying this to kids, but I wish he was a '95 (born) for the experience that he has because he's going to be a great hockey player," Johansson said. "He's a very good hockey player and the guys that are sophomore this year are where he's going to be at or beyond next year. That's just the way it falls."
DeAngelo, who leads the OHL in points and assists for defensemen, is a 2014 draft eligible who Johannson said is a name that will come up again in the future. He can play for the 2015 US World Juniors team. Lucia felt there were bigger, stronger guys who could play the same role.
The 2014 World Juniors run from December 26-January 5 in Malmo, Sweden.
The United States will play a pair of exhibition games against Sweden and Finland before cutting down two forwards and a defenseman from the present 26 players on Dec. 23. They must be at 23 players when the tournament begins.
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Mexican champs Atlante topple Pumas UNAM
MEXICO CITY, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Mexican Apertura champions Atlante came from behind to clinch a 2-1 win at Pumas UNAM in the Clausura championship on Sunday.
Argentine midfielder Rubens Sambueza put the home side ahead shortly after the interval but Gabriel Pereyra levelled with a penalty and Christian Bermudez hit the winner on 66 minutes.
The result was a replica of the Apertura championship final in December when Atlante edged out Pumas by the same scoreline.
"This team is going after both titles. This sends out the message that we will not be sitting back and settling for just one championship but we will keep battling for more," said goalscorer Pereyra.
Atlante drew 2-2 with Chiapas Jaguares in their tournament opener last week.
Morelia continued their bright start to the Clausura campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over Pachuca on Saturday, helped by two goals from Colombian midfielder Aldo Leao.
Toluca had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Santos Laguna on Sunday after taking the lead twice with goals by Santiago Fernandez and Sergio Amaury Ponce.
Argentine midfielder Daniel Luduena rescued Santos Laguna with a goal in each half, his second coming from a floated free-kick in the last minute.
A deftly struck goal by striker Guillermo Marino gave Tigres UANL a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul on Saturday.
The Tigers tightened their grip after Cruz Azul's Gerardo Torrado was sent off for a second bookable offence, but could not capitalise with more goals.
Atlas beat Veracruz 3-0 on Friday, triggering the dismissal of Red Sharks' coach Antonio Mohamed who became the first managerial victim of the fledgling championship.


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The Taliban claims to have captured a Colonel… well… that's his name… a US Military working dog, missing since late December.
Fortunately he can't talk… but fortunately… he can pee… and I hope he does… everywhere possible.
ABC News is reporting the Taliban has captured the dog and sent video of him back to authorities. You can see that video HERE.
This is believed to be the first military dog ever captured by the Taliban, and as of this time it is not known what happened to the dog's handler.
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This cannot happen in anywhere else but India and its strange justice-delivery system. It has to recalled that the CB-CID had already came out with the report that the girl had been raped and accusations against her were found to be false.
The BSP MLA, Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi was finally arrested after being absconding for the last couple of days. The baffling fact remains now is that both the victim and the accused are now behind bars. Though the accused is in his rightful place, the Dalit girl is in jail for a crime she did not commit.
Brinda Karat, Politburo member of CPM commented on the sorry state of affairs and said, "Why is the minor girl still behind bars, this is an outrageous mockery of the judicial process, this is outrageous and unacceptable."
"This man Dwivedi has a strong record of criminality behind him, yet he is one of the leaders and then he commits this crime. Even to date Naseemuddin Siddiqui and others who are ministers from the district, have not given a single statement against him," said Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Chief, UPCC.
The case is looked upon with interest especially after it grabbed media headlines and more importantly since it happened under the leadership of a woman Chief Minister in UP.
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Head coach Jason Kidd is buying a portion of Jay Z's minority share of the Brooklyn Nets, a source confirmed for ESPN.com's Darren Rovell.
There is no rule against coaches owning a stake in teams, but there is a rule against players or agents doubling as owners. Jay Z formed the agency Roc Nation and represents athletes including New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith.
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A check for $5,000 was presented to Judge William M. Lewis, National Chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, as a result of his address at the opening of the Bridgeport, Conn. United Palestine Appeal drive at the Masonic Temple. Samuel Mellitz, Chairman of the campaign; acted as toastmaster. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Louis I. Goldberg, Regional Director, Mrs. Charles Ress and Judge Lewis.
Messrs. Schnee and Schnee pledged 15 per cent of all money raised in the present drive, with a minimum of $1,000.
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I'd mention the fact that Crysis 2 looks beautiful but that's a ridiculous place to start off a preview. It was always going to look good. The original was known for two things: being a great shooter and being so graphics intensive that you couldn't physically run the game. Naturally Crytek is going to throw you into another high-quality environment. This time you're shuttled off to NYC in a move that most magazine straplines have called a shift from jungle to urban jungle, and to be fair it's a spot on turn of phrase. This New York has the chaotic quality reserved for nature. After the alien invasion the place has lost any element of humanity. Buildings are now just structures to climb through, rooftop greenhouses are just used to perch on to get a better view of enemies.
Surrounded by a handful of developers from Crytek UK, a group of us were led into a dark 6x6 room to play two out of the six possible multiplayer modes. You can choose to play as one of five preset classes. Assault, Sniper, Ranger, along with custom classes that you can unlock, all of which have an individual weapon load-out. The commonality between the lot of them is the revised nanosuit which has been simplified since the last title. In multiplayer you can activate either Armour or Stealth at any time, both of which are powered by a limited supply of energy which recharges slowly as you play as represented by a meter on the screen. So Armour increases your defenses for when you're being smacked by streams of bullets and Stealth is stealth, allowing you to blend in with the environment as you make your way across the map.
First we had Impact, a deathmatch that dropped you into one of the most visually interesting maps I've seen in some time. A classically styled New York tenement building has collapsed into a modern financial building, forming a single building that juxtaposes two vastly different architectural styles from two different eras. Depending on which room you're making your way through, the sense is that you're not just in any apocalyptic city: you're definitely in New York City. One of the original aims for the game was to bring a level of emotion to the game that hadn't existed in Crysis 1, to create the heartstring-tugging reaction of seeing a great and recognisable city crumble. It's hard to implement emotion into a multiplayer mode, but if you took a moment away from the bullets to admire the room you were shooting up it certainly looked good.
In each mode you're dealing with the same opposing factions, Marines and Cell. And between both factions the deathmatch functions as you'd imagine; your aim is to rack up as many kills as you can before time runs out. Shoot, run, stealth, shoot again. Enemies names are highlighted but generally the game is such a blur of running bodies that it's safer to shoot continuously rather than analyse the situation. On the other hand, awards are handed out for those that do take their time with their shots. Skillful kills are rewarded with bonuses that can increase radar range or the ability to see bullet trails from enemy fire, to give you an idea of where they are.
The second is the Rooftop Gardens, a kind of capture-the-flag involving alien ships that drop pods to different areas which either team must take possession of. After a pod is claimed, points go to the successful team and a new pod is dropped to another location. We were encouraged to try out one of the combat powers of the Nano Suit in this mode. During a jump click in the right thumbstick and your character speeds downward in a ground punch. Like Impact it's another situation where if you can find a minute to get away from the action then it's worth taking a look around at the design of the place. On a rooftop setting you're given a gut-wrenchingly beautiful view of a broken NYC skyline.
Even dying in Crysis 2, which will happen often, has a stylistic slant. You'll slump to the ground then get shown a short cutscene that follows the bullet that hit you, trailing in slow motion from the gun to your body. After watching these a few times over you begin to pick up on what actions you're repeating that manage to get you killed.
Generally speaking the multiplayer modes are stylistically varied but fairly generic in practice; a few standard game modes played from within a nanosuit. However one of the most significant changes to the series has still yet to be seen and that's the newly amped up narrative, written by award-winning and critically lauded novelist Richard Morgan. The original game had failed in terms of story, functioning as a sandbox-style romp in the jungle with a bit about alien squid tacked on. This time effort has been put into polishing every aspect of the game, even beyond the graphics.


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HRH PRINCE EDWARD, the Duke of Kent, visited Glasnevin Cemetery and museum earlier today, becoming the first member of the British Royal family to lay a laurel wreath at the Sigerson Memorial to the volunteers of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Prince Edward, who is the President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), also lay a poppy wreath at the World War I and II commemorative walls.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has, since 2009, partnered with the Glasnevin Trust to erect headstones and mark the 208 graves in the cemetery that belong to Irish men and women who served in the British Armed Forces during both World Wars and who died during or as a result of their service.
Commenting on the visit, the chairman of the Glasnevin Trust, John Green, said that the war graves commission had been a "wonderful partner" without whom most of the 208 graves would remain unmarked.
It has been a wonderful collaboration and we believe one that is playing its part in further strengthening the bonds between our two great nations in this modern era.


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A U.K. student group is reporting that a trip to Istanbul organized by the University of Manchesters Arab Society had been co-hosted by the Turkish organization Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), the sponsor of the June 2012 Gaza Flotilla that was involved in a violent altercation with Israeli naval forces. According to the Student Rights report:
6 February 2013 Last week Student Rights received a tip-off from a student at the University of Manchester that a trip to Istanbul organised by the universitys Arab Society had been co-hosted by the Turkish humanitarian organisation Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH). Given the close links that IHH is alleged to have to Hamas, proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government, this should be of particular concern.
Taking place between the 15th and 21st of December, the trip focused on youth activism and included students from the Arab Society, the University of Leeds Friends of Syria Society as well as representatives from a number of Islamic Societies. In a Facebook post on the 22nd December, the society thanked organisations including IHH for the generous hosting to our participants during the trip in Istanbul & we are looking forward to work [sic]more together in the future inshAllah. In 2010 the US State Department declared that We know that IHH representatives have met with senior Hamas officials in Turkey, Syria and Gaza over the past three years That is obviously of great concern to us. Bülent Yildirim, the President of IHH has met with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Haniyeh has said that the IHH has particularly delivered substantial amount of aid to the people of Gaza. IHH President Bülent Yildirim offered help and stood beside our side during the war. (continue reading...)(...more)


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Leaders of the San Dieguito River Park, a 55-mile nature preserve stretching from Del Mar to Julian, lobbied San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Thursday to restore city funding for the park.
Faulconer's proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 doesn't include San Diego's $254,000 annual contribution to the park, which also receives money from the county, Escondido, Poway, Solana Beach and Del Mar.
San Diego is also the only member agency that hasn't agreed to extend a 25-year-old joint powers authority agreement that governs the park. That agreement is scheduled to expire June 30.
Dick Bobertz, the park's executive director, said Faulconer asked his staff on Thursday to complete a cost-benefit analysis within the next two weeks of continuing the city's membership in the joint powers authority.
"I'm certainly optimistic any kind of cost-benefit analysis will show this has been wildly beneficial to the city," he said.
Just over $11 million in member contributions over the years have yielded $170 million worth of state and federal grants to protect sensitive habitat and upgrade the park. More than 85 percent of that money has gone to projects within San Diego, including a bridge over Lake Hodges.
San Diego withdrew financial support for three years under Mayor Jerry Sanders, but Mayor Bob Filner restored funding in the 2013-14 budget.
A spokesman for Faulconer said the city is "still deliberating" about whether to extend the agreement.


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New Yorkers are Animals! They're shaggy, red-haired and ultimately lovable in a new ad for Lipton Tea in which the Muppets take Manhattan (sounds like an idea for a movie).
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are are stuck navigating the "mean streets" as construction workers, taxi drivers, tourists, garbage collectors, waiters and more bump and grunt all around them.
The only calming element in this city of Animals is the tea being sipped, first by Kermit at a diner, after which he asks, "Why can't everyone just be more tea?" (whatever that means), and then by Piggy as she is hounded by paparazzi (now there's a job for Animals!).
Highlights of the ad for those watching closely include a crosswalk sign that features an Animal figure and says "Run"; a taxi driver who responds to Miss Piggy's directions with "OK, pig" as he guns it; and the movie theater where Piggy is dropped off is showing "Moi."
The Muppets are back in theaters March 21 in "Muppets Most Wanted" starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and more.


text: Moreirense FC v CD Naval live stream preview (kick-off Thursday, 20:15 GMT) Leigh Copson in Football 27 Dec 201181 0 share Share Tweet Email Share RedditWatch Moreirense FC v CD Naval live at bet365 Moreirense FC will look to keep the pressure on the Liga Vitalis' top two when they host CD Naval on Thursday night.Watch and bet on football at bet365 > livestreamingMoreirense FC are currently third in Portugal's second tier with a record of six wins, two draws and four defeats leaving them a point off the promotion places. They will be desperate to return to winning ways after back-to-back defeats, one in the league and one in the cup, brought an shuddering halt to their six-game winning run in all competitions. Moreirense FC are 11/10 to bounce back with a victory here, while the draw is priced 21/10.CD Naval are three places and two points behind their hosts with a record of five wins, three draws and four losses. They bounced back from defeat to Estoril by beating Uniao Madeira last time out, and CD Naval are 11/4 to make it back-to-back wins.This game comes under bet365's "Bore Draw" promotion. Place a pre-match correct score, half-time/full-time or scorecast bet and if the match finishes 0-0, bet365 will refund all losing bets on those markets.


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Gabriella Onodi speaks with some pleasure about perhaps being able to perform on the uneven bars in the near future.
She had hoped it would be tonight when the University of Utah gymnastics team holds its first home meet in three weeks, with Minnesota in the Huntsman Center at 7, but the illness that has bothered her for two-plus weeks worsened, and she may be out of the meet.
Second-ranked Utah is 7-0, its best start since 1999, and No. 20 Minnesota is 8-1.
Once Onodi is ready to perform on bars, coach Greg Marsden said it will likely only be in exhibition so he can see how judges react to her spiffed-up routine.
But that she has gotten that far on that event is miles from where anyone thought she would be a couple of years ago when Marsden gave the former member of the Hungarian national team and two-time World Championships competitor an ultimatum to improve her effort or lose her scholarship.
Last season, she was voted the Utes' most-improved. Then she spent last summer in Hungary working with her club coaches, taking another step toward the point where Marsden says she can legitimately be thought of as an all-around possibility.
Onodi, a senior, is coming off the best balance beam routine she's done in four years as a Ute last Saturday at Michigan. It scored 9.85, her season-best. It was .025 behind her career high, but that was done under the old, looser scoring rules, and she, Marsden and beam coach Megan Marsden all agree last Saturday's routine was her finest.
It would have scored better, Megan Marsden says, if Onodi weren't Utah's leadoff hitter. It's a most-important but somewhat-thankless job because the first one up needs to set a steady tone for teammates falls in that event are contagious but the better scores go to those late in the lineup, after judges have seen everyone else. Onodi's score was just .015 off that of teammate Ashley Postell's, and Postell was 2002 World Championships beam champion.
"Just did new leaps," Onodi said.
She hasn't done a straddle-leap since 1998, when the move made her hip hurt, but she finally tried it again at Megan Marsden's urging because more difficult leap combinations are required for a good score under the new code.
It was a similar story on bars. She had junked a release move because she didn't do it cleanly.
"But I realized I will never make bars lineup without that," she said. "I'm like, 'I really have to do that,' and am paying more attention to the executions."
Now it's back in, and she hopes to do it Friday.
An illness she's fought for a couple weeks makes training harder, but Onodi overcomes it most of the time because, "As soon as I start moving, 'Oh, I love to do this.' "
It wasn't always so. Onodi arrived in Utah on Christmas night following the 2002 World Championships, and the language barrier/culture change, late start and what Marsden saw as "an attitude" kept her from feeling part of the team.
"I wasn't a good friend with the rest of the team, so I kind of felt lonely, and it was much more fun being outside the gym which wasn't that good," she says.
"The second year, I realized that, 'Hey, it's fun being on the team,' so I started to compete a little bit," she said. "Then I experienced how much fun that was, so every time I come here, the girls, we are having fun together."
Still, the coach laid down the law, and she accepted the challenge.
"I needed time to figure out how things worked here, to go to school and then come (to practice). I find out it is so much fun being on the floor and being part of the team," she says.
German imports Angelika Schatton (1997-2000), now married and a full-time mom living in Salt Lake City, and current fifth-year senior Gritt Hofmann had similar transition issues and became trusted parts of the team, as has "Gabi," who has competed in three events this season.
"I decided I wanted to be a good gymnast," she says. "I wanted to be at least in two or three events, wanted to be someone who (was) helping the team and compete week by week."Onodi also challenged herself by majoring in communication, hoping to become a sports writer in her second language. She might even stay in the U.S. to pursue that career if the opportunity comes up.
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Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) pilots on December 15 picketed the company's newest flight crew base, at Los Angeles International Airport, to protest the lack of progress in their contract talks with management.
"The ASA pilots want the local community to be aware that they have been in labor contract negotiations for more than four years, despite the substantive profits both ASA and parent company SkyWest continue to post," said the pilots' union representative, the Air Line Pilots Association, in a statement. "The extended duration of these negotiations by management is unnecessary and a manipulation of the intent of the Railway Labor Act, which governs the collective bargaining talks."
Four Years with No Deal
The pilots began negotiations for a new contract in September 2002, with ASA's previous management team. Negotiations have progressed little since SkyWest took control of the airline in September 2005, leaving the sides far apart on demands for what the union calls a "moderate" wage increase and work rule improvements.
ASA pilots last picketed SkyWest's headquarters in St. George on October 13, ending 34 years of relative labor peace at a company that managed to remain union-free throughout its entire history.
ALPA Comes Calling Again
Now, a committee of 100 SkyWest pilots has started a new campaign to unionize the 2,500-member group. If three-quarters of the pilots sign authorization cards indicating interest in ALPA representation, the National Labor Relations Board could hold a binding election this year. This is the third time since 1999 that SkyWest pilots have tried to organize, the last coming in 2004, when about a third of the pilot group voted to form a new in-house association with authority to negotiate wages and work rules. A company-funded committee called the Skywest Airlines Pilots Association currently represents pilot interests but does not wield any bargaining power.
ASA opened its new so-called focus city of Los Angeles on December 1 to support planned expansion on the West Coast for Delta Air Lines. SkyWest, meanwhile, continues preparations to fly 12 more CRJ700s from Cincinnati under a new Delta Connection contract it won in late November. Wholly owned Delta subsidiary Comair now performs the flying but lost the rights to it when the parent airline opened it to competing bids from independent carriers.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. Fred's on Wednesday registered a 3% increase to $471.7 million in sales for the first quarter ended May 1.
On a comparable store basis, year-to-date sales increased 2.2%, compared with an increase of 2.8% in the same period last year.
"With Easter sales shifting forward from April and the extraordinarily harsh weather experienced over the Southeast during the last two weeks of the month, we are pleased to deliver positive comparable-store sales for April," stated Bruce Efird, CEO, referencing a 0.6% lift in same-store sales for the month of April. "Our comparable-store sales growth largely has reflected higher customer tickets, underscoring the continued success of recently implemented sales-driving initiatives. Considering this top-line growth for the quarter, and with continued improvement in our operating controls, we are well-positioned to meet the upper end of our financial guidance for the first quarter and are optimistic that Fred's can continue this progress during the balance of the year."
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An implicit sense of public service and 'otherness' has now come to permeate Canberra's identity to a point that there is a great smugness, arrogance even, that the rest of Australia can hate us - but they'll never know how good it is to live here. Canberra is a city of orphans. People arrive temporarily for work, but stay on because they discover unanticipated promise and opportunity in a city that the rest of the country loathes but can't really do without. Daley's Canberra begins and ends at the lake and its forgotten suburbs, traces of which can still be found on Burley Griffin's banks. It meanders through the cultural institutions that chronicle the unsavoury early life of Canberra, the graveyard at St John's where the pioneers rest and the mountains that surround the city. In Canberra people don't ask you where you went to school, as they do in Melbourne, or where your house is and how much you paid for it, as they do in Sydney. They ask you where you've come from. And how long you're going to stay.


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USA Online Sports Betting
USA online sports betting is something that I personally enjoy nearly every weekend. During some seasons I play on weekdays also. It really is a significant form of entertainment for me and really contributes to my enjoyment of sports in general. I mean we all know that a friendly wager ups the ante, which ups the excitement of watching any game or player. So am I doing something illegal here? Am I the rebel of the crowd throwing caution to the wind? Well, in one sense, any gambling is throwing at least some caution out in favor of the risky payout, but no, I'm not a criminal and I'm not a rebel. The following information will give you a firm grasp on where access to legal online sports betting stands for US players.
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There are hundreds, if not thousands of online gambling sites circulating out there on the World Wide Web. Sadly there are no cyber police to make sure that only honorable and legitimate sportsbooks are launched. Undesirable sports betting sites have had a presence both inside and outside of the United States. Currently there are not any US based online sportsbooks. This being said, there are some extremely safe options for U.S.A. players, and there are some very dangerous options as well. We have taken the time and effort to go through all those options to compile a refined list of only the safest and most trusted brands that welcome American players.
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U.S. Sports Betting Access Summed Up
Ok, so the simple facts concerning sports betting for players in the United States are:
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- Players must ensure they selectively choose a sportsbook that offers a secure and high quality gambling experience
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