Neil Walker hit a three-run homer with one out in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees held on for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox, preventing their rivals from clinching the American League East crown Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees set up their winning rally when Aaron Hicks and Gary Sanchez drew walks off Brandon Workman (6-1). Boston manager Alex Cora lifted Workman for Ryan Brasier, who fell behind Walker and lost the lead when the first baseman lifted a full-count slider into the second deck in right field.
It was Walker's 10th homer, and he became the 11th Yankee to reach double figures in long balls this year. The Yankees tied a major league record in becoming the fifth team to achieve the feat.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge returned to the starting lineup and went 0-for-4. He hadn't batted since July 26, when he sustained a chip fracture in his right wrist.
Chris Taylor hit a game-ending home run in the 10th inning as host Los Angeles extended its lead over second-place Colorado in the National League West to 1 1/2 games.
With one out in the 10th, Taylor unloaded on a 2-2 pitch from Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino (6-4) for his 17th home run of the season and his first career walk-off homer.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits over seven innings. The Los Angeles bullpen added three scoreless innings, with Dylan Floro (6-3) striking out the only two batters he faced to earn the victory.
Marwin Gonzalez capped a four-run third inning with a two-run home run, and rookie Josh James made a spot start and earned his first major league win over visiting Seattle.
With the victory, their 13th in 16 games this month, the Astros reduced their magic number to clinch a postseason berth to two. They also eliminated the Mariners from contention in the American League West.
The Astros, who snapped a five-game home losing streak to the Mariners, can secure the season series from Seattle with a victory in the three-game series finale on Wednesday. Houston won the season series against its four AL West rivals last season and has already clinched the season series against its three other division foes excluding the Mariners this season.
Javier Baez homered for the second consecutive game, Daniel Murphy also homered and visiting Chicago increased its NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games with a victory over Arizona.
Top NL MVP candidate Baez has 33 homers and an NL-leading 107 RBIs. For the second consecutive game, he was serenaded by "MVP" chants from a boisterous, pro-Cubs crowd.
Baez and Murphy each had two hits and two RBIs, Murphy scored three times, and Anthony Rizzo had a two-run single as the Cubs won for the fifth time in six games and gained a game on the second-place Milwaukee Brewers. The teams do not play again this season.
Stephen Strasburg (9-7) struck out 11 batters in six innings, leading Washington past host Miami.
He entered the game with a 4-0 record and a 0.67 ERA against the Marlins since April 2017, and was solid again. Strasburg allowed five hits, two walks and two runs.
Four Washington relievers closed out the game, allowing no runs in three innings. Sean Doolittle pitched the ninth to earn his 25th save of the season and send the Marlins deeper into the cellar.
Corey Kluber earned his career-high 19th win of the season, and Jason Kipnis homered to lead Cleveland past visiting Chicago.
Kluber (19-7) allowed three runs on eight hits over eight innings. He walked two and struck out 11 to give him 205 strikeouts this season, the fifth consecutive season he has registered 200 or more strikeouts in a season.
Kluber joins Trevor Bauer (214) and Carlos Carrasco (206) as teammates who also have struck out at least 200 batters this season. It marks just the fourth time in major league history that three pitchers on one team had 200 or more strikeouts in a season and the first time since the 2013 Tigers (Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez) did it.
Paul DeJong homered for the second straight game to support the strong pitching effort of Austin Gomber as visiting St. Louis strolled to a win over Atlanta, which lost its fourth straight.
DeJong hit a two-run shot against Atlanta starter Anibal Sanchez (6-6) in the fourth inning to give the Cardinals a lead they never relinquished. It was the 19th homer for DeJong, 15 of them on the road.
The Cardinals (84-68) won their third consecutive game and retained possession of the lead for the second National League wild card. St. Louis is 36-22 since the All-Star Game and improved to 5-0 all time and 2-0 this season at SunTrust Park.
Michael Lorenzen allowed one hit in four innings during his first start since 2015, and Cincinnati won at Milwaukee.
The right-hander, who has made 42 relief appearances this season, allowed one unearned run Tuesday. Lorenzen walked one and struck out three. He was taken out after throwing 52 pitches.
Jose Peraza homered for the Reds.
Jorge Alfaro capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run home run, rallying host Philadelphia to a victory over New York.
Thanks in part to a Steven Matz solo home run, his second of the season, the Mets took a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning. Matz pitched five shutout innings, but the Phillies rallied against the New York bullpen.
Aaron Nola worked the first 5 2/3 innings for the Phillies, allowing two runs and six hits. He walked two and struck out nine. Pat Neshek (3-1) got the last out in the sixth.
Blake Snell went where only one Tampa Bay pitcher has gone before, winning his 20th game of the season as he shut down host Texas.
Snell, the majors' winningest pitcher at 20-5 and a prime candidate to win the American League's Cy Young Award, allowed just one hit in five innings as he won his eighth straight start. He hasn't lost a game since July 12.
Snell, who lowered his ERA to 1.97, behind only Boston's Chris Sale at 1.92, walked two and struck out five, giving him 200 strikeouts for the season. He threw 92 pitches before giving way to Chaz Roe to start the sixth inning.
Ryan Lavarnway, in his second major league at-bat this year, hit an RBI single in the 11th inning, giving Pittsburgh a win over visiting Kansas City.
Kansas City tied it 1-1 in the top of the ninth on Hunter Dozier's RBI double.
In the bottom of the 11th, Starling Marte led off with an infield single off the glove of Burch Smith (1-6). Josh Bell walked, and both runners advanced on a passed ball. After a strikeout, Adam Frazier was intentionally walked to load the bases for Lavarnway, and the pinch hitter smacked the ball into center for his first career walk-off hit.
Kaleb Cowart hit his first home run of the season, a sixth-inning grand slam that rallied Los Angeles from a deficit to a victory at Oakland, Calif.
Mike Trout also homered for the Angels, who sent the A's to their third straight defeat, allowing the Rays to climb within 5 1/2 games in the race for the second American League wild-card spot.
The homer was Cowart's first since last August and just the sixth of his career.
Chris Shaw dropped a bases-loaded, two-run single in front of charging Padres left fielder Hunter Renfroe with one out in the eighth inning, leading San Francisco to a victory at San Diego.
The Giants earned their second straight win over the Padres, assuring San Diego of a last-place finish in the National League West.
Sam Dyson (4-3) was credited with the win. Will Smith earned his 14th save by striking out Franmil Reyes and Renfroe to end the game with the tying run at second.
Tyler Austin drove in three runs and Jake Odorizzi had another sharp pitching performance, leading Minnesota over Detroit.
Odorizzi (7-10) carried a no-hitter into the eighth against the New York Yankees in his previous start. This time, he held the Tigers to one hit through the first six innings. He lasted 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out six. Trevor Hildenberger recorded his seventh save.
Chris Gimenez hit a solo homer and Jorge Polanco had two hits and scored two runs for the Twins, who have taken the first two games of the three-game series.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run single for the go-ahead runs in the seventh inning when visiting Toronto scored four unearned runs to defeat Baltimore.
The Orioles (43-108) broke a club record for losses in a season since the team moved to Baltimore in 1954.
The Blue Jays, who have taken the first two games of the three-game series, have four straight wins on the road for the first time this season.


Please welcome Bailey Cates, author of the Magical Bakery Mysteries, who shares how she celebrates Halloween!
Halloween is the witches' New Year – a time of reflection and gratitude for the past growing season, and a time to get ready for the coming dark season of winter. It's also when the veil between the living and dead is the thinnest, and a good opportunity to remember those who have crossed over. Otherwise called Samhain (pronounced Sow-un), it's the sabbat that falls between the fall equinox and the winter solstice.
In the Magical Bakery Mysteries, Katie Lightfoot and the Spellbook Club celebrate Halloween with a big party in the Honeybee Bakery. They create their own decorations, including the black Halloween tree hung with tiny orange and green lights, mice silhouettes running around the floorboard, and a cartoon graveyard painted on the front window. They dress up in elaborate costumes (zombie bride, anyone? How about a seventy-eight-year-old Carmen Miranda complete with giant fruit headdress?), serve punch from a cauldron (a real one, it turns out), and hand out savory treats like salted caramel apples.
The only costume I wear is the black satin witch's hat in which I greet trick-or-treaters at the door. Since I write about witches who run a bakery in Savannah, Georgia, that hat is part of the decor of my office the rest of the year, tacked up on the wall near my desk as I write about magic.
And pretty much the only decorating I do is jack-o-lanterns.
Did you know the original jack-o-lanterns weren't even carved from pumpkins? They were carved from turnips! However, in America pumpkins were more plentiful in the fall, and larger. As for the "lantern" part, they were indeed used to light the way when people were out on Halloween night. Some folks believed the light that flickered out from the carved holes in the lanterns could identify vampires. People also put them in windows and near their doors to frighten away evil spirits.
And the name Jack? Well, Jack was a bit of a thief and lazy to boot, but he was clever enough to fool the devil into not taking him to hell when he died. Problem was, he was enough of a scoundrel that he couldn't get into heaven either. So after he died, the devil gave him an undying ember from the netherworld which Jack put into a carved turnip to light his way. To this day he wanders the earth with nowhere else to go.
Whether they're funny, dorky, frightening or freakish, I love to see how other people carve their pumpkins. Sometimes we'll have a little carving party, and inevitably there are a few arguments between the purists who make and execute their own designs and those who download patterns from the Internet and trace them onto the pumpkin before cutting the flesh with little saws. I'm on the fence, sometimes using my own design, sometimes using a pattern that I think will look interesting all lit up in the dark. One year I used a drill to create patterns on several different kinds of pumpkins -- zig-zags, spirals, straight lines, etc.
One of my favorite sites for free patterns online is the World Wildlife Fund (http://tinyurl.com/kzgqcr3). Their patterns are of animals, of course – howling wolves, spooky spiders, etc. Another good site for free patterns of all kinds is www.pumpkinpile.com.
Combine brewed tea with run and sweetener. Muddle in fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. Serve over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with blackberries.
As a new witch—not to mention owner of Savannah's most enchanting bakery—Katie Lightfoot is still getting used to casting spells, brewing potions, and mastering her magical powers. But that doesn't mean she can't find time to enjoy a picnic with firefighter Declan McCarthy…until she stumbles upon a corpse.
The dead man's tattoo reveals he was a member of a secret society—and it turns out he's missing an object that was very important to the group. When Katie learns the killer was after more than the man's life, she and her Aunt Lucy leave the baked goods on the rack to cool and set off in hot pursuit of a killer.
New York Times bestselling author Bailey Cates believes magic is all around us if we only look for it. She studied philosophy, English and history and has held a variety of positions ranging from driver's license examiner to soap maker. She traveled the world as a localization program manager for Microsoft, but now sticks close to home where she writes two mystery series, tends to a dozen garden beds, bakes up a storm and plays the occasional round of golf.
What: One entrant will win a Mass Market Paperback copy of her/his choice of Brownies and Broomsticks, Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti, Charms and Chocolate Chips, or Some Enchanted Éclair by Bailey Cates.
Wow, it looks like I have ONLY one choice I could make if I'm the lucky winner. I already own the first three in the series. So my choice if I win would be Some Enchanted Eclair.
I'd also contact the author off list to see if she'd send me autographed bookplates for my collection.
Ooops, I forgot to answer the question. The last time I dressed for Halloween I was a Gypsy Witch.
I like my dress from last year its kind of a time peice late 1800's! It is in a black and blue silver so I can make it into anything!
I never celebrated Halloween, but I would love to have Mummy costume. Very easy to wear, lol!
No Halloween here, but I think I'd make a great witch.
My favorite Halloween costume was a cowgirl outfit. The side of the boots featured a horsehead silhouette and the fringe along the back looked like the mane. I really loved horses -- and rhinestones!
No Halloween on my country, but i love to see costume from TV.
I was a sack of potatoes one year---that was fun!
I was a vampire one year and had the white face make-up and blood near the corners of my mouth. I wear glasses so that kind of ruins the effect.
Not sure what my favorite has been. It's kind of a five-way tie between Cinderella, a witch, a jack-o-lantern, a noblewoman, and a red crayon. They were all fun, so how can I really choose?


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Pediatric hospitalizations up under Omicron, but it's not more severe
The case for vaccinating young children was strengthened by a new CDC report out Thursday that found serious side effects were exceedingly rare in 5-11 year olds.
New pediatric Covid hospitalizations have hit a record-high in the United States, as children are increasingly swept up in Omicron's lightning spread.
While experts are concerned, and stress the need to step up vaccination among kids, early indications suggest that the new variant's rate of severe disease could in fact be lower, and its extreme contagiousness is behind the rapid rise.
The raw data might also be muddied by coincidental infections that aren't the main cause of a hospital admission.
- Numbers spiking -
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, almost 199,000 children were reported infected with Covid-19 in the week ending December 23, the last week for which data is currently available, and a 50 percent rise on figures earlier in the month.
The seven-day-average of Covid hospital admissions for people aged 0-17 was 378 in the week ending December 28, a 66.1 percent increase on the prior week and the highest ever figure, surpassing the previous peak seen during the Delta wave on September 1, per official data.
The only other age group where hospitalizations have hit a new peak are 18-29 year olds.
The rates of severe illness remain however much lower in absolute terms compared to older age groups.
There have been 803 deaths of people aged 0-18 from Covid in the US, out of more than 820,000, since the pandemic began.
Early research out of Hong Kong based on lab testing of tissue samples has shown Omicron replicates up to 70 times faster in the bronchi, the airways leading into the lungs, compared to Delta, which may help explain its extreme spread throughout the population.
"I think at this point, it's a numbers game," Jim Versalovic, a pathologist and immunologist at Texas Children's Hospital, the largest children's hospital in the United States, told AFP.
"Based on what we've gathered today, Omicron is not causing more severe infections, but is infecting many more children. And hence we are seeing more children hospitalized with Covid," he added.
If anything, there appears to be a greater proportion of mild pediatric cases linked to Omicron -- which is similar to what has been seen in adults, he added.
Its relative mildness could be explained by the same Hong Kong study that showed Omicron replicated 10 times slower in the lungs compared to Delta, and a hamster study from the University of Tokyo has borne this out.
But "even if you have a small percentage of kids that would have severe disease, a small percentage of a large number is a large number," Henry Bernstein, a pediatrician at Northwell Health hospital system in New York told AFP.
As to why the rate of cases, and thus hospitalizations, are rising faster in younger age groups compared to older, there are several potential factors at play.
President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci told reporters this week that "many children are hospitalized with Covid as opposed to because of Covid."
In other words, since hospitals are routinely Covid testing everyone admitted, they are picking up coincidental coronavirus infections.
The vaccination rate is also lowest among children aged 5-11, who were the last group to become eligible, in November.
According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 15 percent of this group is fully vaccinated, compared to 84 percent of people aged 12 and over.
- Vaccination strongly recommended -
The take home message for parents, according to Versalovic, is "there's no time to waste in getting a vaccine" -- and that goes for the whole family, including adults, who could spread to their kids, added Bernstein.
In fact, the hospitalized adolescents Versalovic's hospital has seen are "almost exclusively unvaccinated."
The case for vaccinating young children was strengthened by a new CDC report out Thursday that found serious side effects were exceedingly rare in 5-11 year olds. Feared cases of heart inflammation occurred even less frequently than in males aged 12-29.
Only infants aged 0-5 remain ineligible for vaccines, with expectations for authorization in the coming months.
Versalovic added there was also cause for hope that the spike might recede very quickly in the coming weeks, as was seen in southern Africa.
The cost of US sanctions for ordinary Zimbabweans
After violent elections in Zimbabwe 20 years ago, the United States and the European Union led mostly Western nations in imposing travel bans and freezing the assets of top officials. But their impact is much more far-reaching, hamstringing the efforts of ordinary people to rebuild their country.
Biden says any Russian troop entry into Ukraine is 'an invasion'
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that any entry of Russian troops into Ukraine is "an invasion," a day after appearing to suggest a "minor" attack could invite a lesser response from NATO allies.
Aid cuts threaten hospitals in Syria rebel enclave
The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's rebel-held northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future.
An elephant has given birth to twins in Kenya's north in a moment rarely witnessed among the endangered species. Just one-in-100 elephant births result in twins making the arrival of these calfs -- one male and one female -- a moment of nerves and celebration. Conservation group Save the Elephants said the twins were born to a mother named Bora and were first spotted by lucky tourists on a safari drive at the weekend in Samburu reserve.
VTL tickets into Singapore to still be capped at half, but testing regime to ease
Singapore will continue to maintain a 50-per-cent limit on vaccinated travel lane flight and bus tickets for entry into the city-state, but testing regime will be eased.
19-year-old Zara Rutherford becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a microlight aircraft. She touches down at an airfield outside the Belgian town of Kortrijk to a crowd of journalists, well-wishers and family.

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Swimming pool accidents are a leading cause of injuries to young people in the United States, especially during the summer months. While parents and others may take precautions to protect children or themselves while swimming, the responsibility for ensuring pool safety lies with the property owner or their authorized agent. When a swimming pool owner fails to implement necessary safety measures or to provide an environment free of needless hazards, the consequences can be devastating.
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Rihanna's Savage x Fenty lingerie show to be streamed on Amazon Prime
Rihanna's upcoming Savage x Fenty lingerie show will be streamed on Amazon Prime this year, the brand has announced. This will give fans across the globe an opportunity to watch from the front row, as well as get a behind-the-scenes look.
"I couldn't be more excited that everyone will have full access to the Savage x Fenty show this year," Rihanna said in a statement. "We are working on creating a bold, sexy, super energetic experience for our viewers."
The show will likely break with the traditional catwalk-show format as it has previously, bringing the worlds of music, culture and fashion together. Taking place during New York Fashion Week this September, there are rumoured to be a number of musical surprises, which could see Rihanna herself take to the stage.
The Amazon Prime special will be broadcast to 200 countries across the globe and will feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show.
This news comes after the announcement that the world's most famous lingerie show, Victoria's Secret, would not be broadcast on television this year, eventually leading to the decision to reportedly cancel the show. The brand has come under fire for its lack of body diversity and its out-of-touch attitude over the past few years. In contrast, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty presentation was praised for its very modern approach to an underwear show, where a vast array of different women took to the catwalk last September.
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Below, you will find a collection of our student success stories. These were students who went on to become Hollywood film makers, a coach for USA Baseball, a tv anchor and reporter for WIVB-TV 4 News Buffalo, a sales assistant at Cornerstone Macro LLC in New York City, among others after leaving the nest.
This video highlights the career development of Rachel Denault, a recent Franklin Pierce graduate, through internships at Morgan Stanley and mentoring from alum Jonathan Slavin of the class of 1992.
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Sales Assistant, Cornerstone Macro LLC
Craig Weeks always wanted to be a doctor and attended Franklin Pierce University because he wanted smaller classes and loved the campus. His academics and internship experiences guided him to the Doctor of Medicine Program at St. George's University after graduating from Pierce.
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Matt Berman and John Perry, 1992 graduates of the Communication program at Franklin Pierce University, have gone on to successful Hollywood careers in TV and film. In this video, they return to their alma mater to screen their newly released hit movie "The Wedding Pact" and to share their career advice and experiences with students.
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Casey Seigle, a criminal justice major, graduated from Franklin Pierce in 2007 and was immediately hired by the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department as a patrolman. Recently, Casey has been promoted to the Community Policing Division. In this video, he talks about how his education at Franklin Pierce University helped him to be an effective policeman in situations that require sensitivity to diversity, on-the-spot problem solving and mediation skills.
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Kyle Provost studied Mass Communications and went on to a career at AthenaHealth in technology and business services for health care administration. He describes the way his training in communications and his liberal arts education at Franklin Pierce University helped him be successful in a cutting-edge business.
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In just a few short years, Talesha has established a distinguished law career, currently practicing at Bernstein Shur in Manchester, New Hampshire. Talesha is a graduate of Franklin Pierce University. She discusses the strong preparation she received at Franklin Pierce to pursue graduate school and her career goals.
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Cody was a sports management major and captain of the Franklin Pierce University baseball team graduating in 2012. Since then, he has earned a masters degree in business management at FPU while coordinating player video and analysis in the Chicago Cubs minor league system and being an assistant coach at his alma mater. In the summer of 2014, he served as the coordinator of the USA national collegiate team traveling with the team to tournaments in the Netherlands and Cuba. In the off-season, he works as a private baseball trainer giving private lessons to young players. In January of 2015, Cody was hired again by USA Baseball to be the Director of the 12U national team, the next step in his professional baseball career.


As with many illnesses, the best cure is prevention.
Getting the flu vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent catching and spreading the flu virus. This is available from your local GP, however your only certain high risk people may qualify for the vaccination. See NSH Direct for upto date information.
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds to help remove bacteria and viruses. Wash before and after eating, after you have been in a public place, after using the washroom, after coughing and sneezing and after touching surfaces that may have been contaminated. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer is also effective in killing viruses.
In most cases, the flu virus enters the body through the eyes, nose or mouth. Ensure you wash your hands and face often to prevent infection.
Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand. If you use a tissue, dispose of it as soon as possible and wash your hands.
Keep common surface areas clean and disinfected. This includes doorknobs, light switches, telephones, keyboards and other surfaces can become contaminated with all kinds of bacteria and viruses. Regular cleaning and disinfecting of these surfaces with normal household disinfectants can help. Viruses can live on hard surfaces for up to 48 hours.
If you think you have the flu, you should stay home from school or work until your symptoms are gone. If your symptoms get worse, call your health care provider.


Just like there are two sides to everything, it is the same with Hollywood. It is not just renowned because of its amazing movies but also because of the exquisite actors and actresses who have charmed the world with their performance. They are the epitome of perfect looks and people look up to them for their glitz. But often due to their demanding work schedule, they pay too less attention to their physical attributes or fall prey to the fake alterations for their beauty which eventually fade away with time. Here are 15 such celebs who have lost all their enchanting looks with time.
"There's time to slow down after you're dead", famous words once stated by Donatello Versace, world famous former actress and model, who is formerly a fashion designer. However, too much of anything can only do bad, and her face is a true epitome of that. She is the same actress who was once known for her extraordinary looks and figure. Though she's in her 70s, seeing her best features when she was young is too shocking to be true when compared to her appearance right now.he might be in her 70s, but seeing what beauty and what luscious curves she lost is nothing short of staggering. Excessive booze and partying have transformed her face and body, from someone who was a source of inspiration for men and women, to someone people would only dream to follow.


Feature articles cover LSTA grants, I-Share, Synergy 2006: The Illinois State Library Leadership Initiative, Thinking Outside the Borders, and the appointment of Tina Hubert as Executive Director of the Lewis and Clark Library System.
1. Secretary White Awards LSTA Grants; ILA Conference; Synergy 2006 (insight_111205.pdf).


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The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has said it will play a key role in the formation of the next government in Madhya Pradesh as it expects a fractured verdict in the November 28 assembly polls.
Madhya Pradesh BSP president Pradeep Ahirwar said the party will vastly improve its tally and win 32 seats, and can even think of heading the next government.
The state has a 230-member assembly.
"Neither the BJP nor the Congress is going to get a majority. In this case, the Congress would support us to form the government in Madhya Pradesh," he said without elaborating.
The Dalit party, which refused to enter into a pre- poll alliance with the Congress, is going it alone in the central state, where the BJP is in power since 2003.
"We are going to win 32 assembly seats and create a record in our history of 34 years in Madhya Pradesh due to strong anti-incumbency wave against the BJP and Dalit unity," he told PTI in an interview.
"The key to next government formation will be with Behenji Mayawatiji (the BSP president)," he said.
"Our first priority is to form government in MP. We want Behanji to call the political shots in the state," Ahirwar said.
The BSP leader ruled out backing the BJP post-poll.
Ahirwar said Mayawati will address rallies in the state between November 18 and November 26.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister will address three public meetings each in Rewa and Chambal divisions and one each in Bhopal and the Mahakoshal region, he said.
Asked about Congress leader Digvijay Singh's remark that the BSP could not enter into an alliance with his party in MP due to the Centre's pressure on Mayawati, he dismissed the statement as a "total lie".
"Whatever the former state chief minister (Singh) had stated was totally wrong. The BSP's history in MP is that it fights elections on its own strength. The Congress is going to pay a price in the polls due to Digvijay's comment," he said.
Ahirwar said his party has pockets of influence in MP, where it won 11 assembly seats each in 1993, 1998 and two in 2003, seven in 2008 and four in 2013.
According to estimates, Dalits account for 15 per cent of the population in Madhya Pradesh.
"We are sitting pretty on 32 seats and in 75 other assembly segments our position is very strong," he said.
"The BSP emerged strong in Morena, Rewa, Satna, Datia and Gwalior districts in the last assembly polls," he said.
"We are going to open our accounts in Chhatarpur, Panna, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Damoh, Katni, Balaghat and Singrauli districts," Ahirwar claimed.
The party's vote share was 8.97 per cent in 2008 which dipped to 6.29 per cent in the 2013 polls.
He said the people in MP, especially farmers, are unhappy with the BJP government following the police firing on cultivators at Pipaliya Mandi in Mandsaur district that left six farmers dead last year.
"The youth are peeved at lack of job avenues in MP. Vyapam, a massive admission and recruitment racket, had shattered their dream of getting government jobs," he added.
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Blades Golf Club: Houston's Office Putting Course
by Al Lunsford
You might be reading this on a typical day at the office, daydreaming of slipping out to the nearest muni where you can roll a few putts instead of shuffling through emails. It will probably take a drive, or short walk if you're really lucky.
At JH Blades, a Houston, Texas-based insurance company specializing in the upstream oil and gas sector, employees need simply to get up from their desk and they're on the tee box of Blades Golf Club—a 12-hole putting course designed by their chief executive officer and constructed in the halls of the company's office.
(Photo by Richard Martin)
What started as a golf-nut's quirky idea has turned into a renowned indoor links attraction that has hosted the likes of local celebrities such as musician George Strait, 2016 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker, and 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett, among other professionals.
JH Blades CEO Richard Martin, originally from Brighton, England, is a 15-year member of the R&A and has been certifiably golf-obsessed for quite some time. After starting his career in London, he moved to Houston in 1990 and took the reins at JH Blades in 1997.
In 2008, Martin decided he'd like to re-do their second-floor office space to incorporate a more English-style open-plan layout. In order to do so, the engineers in charge of the rebuild needed to literally raise the floor six inches to run the company's wiring underneath the new setup, with concrete slabs on top. This necessity sparked Martin's idea.
The winner's card from the 2019 Blades Open (Photo by Richard Martin)
"When they raised the floor and put those slabs in, I told the engineer, 'I guess we could put some golf holes in here, couldn't we?'" says Martin. "And the engineer said, 'I guess we could.' So, I said, 'Alright, we'll have nine of them.'"
Laughing this off, the engineer returned two weeks later to the eager executive who had marked out on the floor his blueprint of where he wanted each of the holes to be cut—the genesis of Blades GC.
The course has changed a little bit over the years (only four holes remain from the original layout) and now features 12 holes, an homage to the original 12-hole layout at the first Open Championship played at Prestwick—that number, Martin says, is something that will never change moving forward.
The par-35 route has two sets of tees (490 feet from the Medal tees; 562 feet from the Championship tees) and consists of holes ranging in length from the eight-foot par-two 12th (Medal) to the 105-foot par-four 11th (Championship). Each hole is named after a different hurricane, referencing one of the environmental risks the company insures against.
The most salient of features at Blades is an eight-by-five-foot plot of sand nestled between the 2nd and 6th holes. Martin calls this the 'most famous bunker in the world'—and it just might be so. The lone waste area on the course consists of sand from around 40 of the world's most famous courses, including the Old Course at St. Andrews, Royal St. George's, Royal Portrush, Torrey Pines, and Prestwick. Martin asks permission from the famed clubs he plays to scoop a bag full of sand to take back to Blades and is still regularly adding to his collection.
The Bunker (Photo by Richard Martin)
Each hole has a miniature flagstick with a different flag from famous golf courses around the world, another of the club's interesting idiosyncrasies. Martin says they've been playing with the flagsticks in for about five years now, noting proudly, "We beat the USGA and the R&A to that rule."
The holes snake around corners as players try their best to avoid manmade obstructions, mainly desks and chairs. Goose-neck putters (double-sided) are provided because you'll almost certainly have to play shots both right-handed and left-handed during the course of a round—as the local rules on the scorecard state, "All furniture is integral to the course and should not be moved."
During the winter, the putting surface runs much faster than in the summer when the air conditioning is on and there is a bit of moisture in the air—Martin has his own stimpmeter and checks the speed of the course regularly, clocking it at 11.5 this fall.
More than 1,000 different people have played the course to date—Martin knows this number for a fact, as it is indicative of the number of participants to play in the annual JH Blades Open which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2019. There are about 280 people who play each year, made up of clients who come in from the first of July through the second week in November—the course can only cope with about 20 people playing at any one time.
In terms of the future, Martin is working on adding in another bunker and a water feature (a one-by-one-foot pond), saying, "It's just a matter of getting the contractor in here to do it. We'll probably have that in for the tournament next year."
Martin, who is constantly carrying a putter around the office and looking for new angles to tee off from, holds the current course record of 23 as a right-hander (his best score as a lefty is 25). With the chance to play his beloved design every day of the year, it's a wise bet he'll never give that title up.
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Johnny Depp Lives Like Brad Pitt, And Why Shouldn't He? Depp Calls TMG Statements 'Irrelevant' [Opinion]
The following article is entirely the opinion of Kim McLendon and does not reflect the views of the Inquisitr.
Kim McLendon
Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt live nearly identical lifestyles, at least in regard to their career and standard of living. They are both famous and highly-paid actors, and both also produce movies. In addition, they both share several of the same hobbies and interests.
Brad Pitt collects art and antiques. Pitt and his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, spent millions on art, antiques, and collectibles, and so has Johnny Depp. Johnny invests in expensive wine, and Brad Pitt set up a winery to make his own brand of wine and olive oil. Maybe it's all part of living in Southern France?
Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp also take huge financial risks on films they make according, to the Inquisitr. Brad and Johnny have to cover the expenses related to movie making. They have to maintain a payroll for employees, including bodyguards and other security, as well as hire actors, directors, and production crews.
Yet TMG has, according to Johnny Depp, "raised confidential matters" which are "irrelevant and improper" to disclose, namely his personal and business expenses in order to "viciously attack" the actor publicly. Johnny was quoted in the Daily Mail, from court documents.
Johnny Depp's spending, despite being very similar to Brad Pitt's, has been treated in a way that could be considered an "attack." Further, TMG has stated that their former client has a "compulsive spending disorder," suggesting that the star is "mentally ill."
TMG has allegedly presented Johnny Depp's private business to the public, as well as the courts, in a very unflattering, prejudicial way. Further, most of the information disclosed, in itself, has been largely public knowledge and the idea that it is extravagant is pretty naive, considering Mr. Depp's income and profession.
During the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie divorce, similar information was leaked about Brad and Angelina's finances, but it was not treated the same way in the press. Perhaps that is because TMG also presented the idea that Johnny Depp is broke, which has not been confirmed. TMG would have no knowledge of the star's current financial status since they are no longer handling his money.
Johnny Depp has been accused, in court no less, of having a "compulsive spending disorder," according to the Daily Mail. Depp has demanded that 100 paragraphs of "irrelevant" allegations made by TMG be stricken from the record in the $25 million lawsuit against his former business management company.
Johnny Depp calls the slanted release of information "inflammatory material," after a judge declared this information irrelevant to the case. Why else would TMG present "irrelevant" information in the case, other than for a reaction from the press and public? Mr. Depp explained recently that he obviously has a right to spend his money as he sees fit.
Johnny Depp owns 14 homes, but it isn't all that unusual for someone with his financial resources. While TMG stated this information in a way that made Johnny's investment sound excessive, Brad Pitt has a strikingly similar real estate portfolio. Brad Pitt owned about a dozen homes prior to his divorce.
Brad Pitt is a Hollywood icon [Image by Tim P. Whitby/AP Images
Brad Pitt owns the castle-like structure called Chateau Miraval. Johnny Depp purchased a historic village in Southern France. Both could be classified as French villas in wine country, but Johnny's arguably looks less pretentious than Brad Pitt's.
Johnny Depp owns five homes with adjoining lots in the Hollywood Hills. Brad Pitt also owns five homes with adjoining lots in the Hollywood Hills, according to Forbes. So, both Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt created compounds consisting of five homes each in the Hollywood Hills.
Johnny Depp has invested millions in art, antiques, and collectibles. Brad Pitt also invests in art on approximately the same level.
Brad Pitt spent $33 million on antique furniture in an hour, according to Radar Online. That kind of makes the sensationalized story in the Daily Mail about Depp purchasing a used sofa from the Kardashian family for $7,000 sound like a yard sale purchase bought with pocket money. The sofa was previously used on the set of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Johnny Depp of Hollywood Vampires attends party in London [Image by KGC-49-182/STAR MAX/AP Images]
Like Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp, most successful Hollywood stars, whether in music or acting, own numerous multi-million dollar homes throughout the world. They own multiple vehicles, they use private jets, and they invest in art, fine wines, antiques, and collectibles.
Like other movie producers, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp have business related expenses from payroll, to set construction expenses. Like Brad Pitt, the Jack Sparrow actor also has to entertain guests who are accustomed to the very best of everything.
If Johnny Depp has a compulsive spending disorder, then so do most Hollywood stars and others with similar financial resources, and that definitely includes Brad Pitt. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor maintains that suggesting that he has a mental disorder is "irrelevant" and "inflammatory," and so is airing his spending habits.
Johnny Depp has accused TMG of taking out loans in his name without his consent, loaning out millions of dollars of the actor's money without his authorization, and failing to pay Depp's property taxes resulting in millions in fines. Depp filed a lawsuit against TMG for $25 million in an attempt to recoup his losses. TMG responded by releasing Johnny's private financial information.
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Chelsea under Roberto Di Matteo have been quite imperious since he took over from AVB in March and, after claiming the Champions League crown in May, the blues are showing no sign of slowing down after their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
The Italian has turned around the fortunes of a club that were labelled as an aging team that played negative football. Now Chelsea are playing some of the best football in the Premier League and have some of the brightest young players in the world.
But Di Matteo doesn't feel his work is done yet, rumours are constantly circulating about the possibility of new faces arriving at Stamford Bridge in January as the blues look to reclaim the Premier League title and defend their European crown.
This Colombian striker is likely to be on every managers wishlist come January considering his goalscoring form during the last few seasons. The 26 year old has managed to find the net over 100 times in the last three seasons and his superb hatrick in the UEFA Super Cup certainly got Roberto Di Matteo's attention as Chelsea were beaten 1-4.
The blues have been linked with a January move for Falcao with £46million needed to take his services to London. Di Matteo would certainly love to have a player of Falcaos goalscoring talents as he brings something different to the Chelsea attack and is more of a fox in the box compared to Fernando Torres. With Chelsea short in the striking department, Falcao should be the Italians number one target, although his arrival could disrupt the form of Torres as he could lose his place in the team.
Paulinho could well be the answer in Chelsea's search for a new Makelele. The blues have struggled to find a holding midfield player with the same gravitas and quality as Chelsea Legend Claude Makelele ever since the Frenchman left the club in 2008. However rumours have linked Di Matteo with a move for Brazilian Paulinho as he searches for a player that can be Chelsea's regular anchorman.
Jon Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard and Ramires have all been tried in the two holding midfield positions in Di Matteo's formation but Paulinho could really become a permanent fixture in the team as the tough tackling defensive midfielder. The Brazilian could really make a difference when it comes to the latter stages of the Champions League and should be regarded as an important signing for Di Matteo.
The Barcelona Midfielder has won pretty much everything there is to win in the game. Busquets already has a World Cup, European Championship and two Champions Leagues to his name at just 24 years of age. Despite not being the star name, Busquets has been a major figure in the unrivalled success of the Barcelona and Spain teams over the last few years, playing the anchor role that has allowed players like Fabregas, Villa and Messi to flourish.
His simplistic approach to the game has been very effective in his career as he just sits infront of the defence, breaks up play and keeps the ball moving to the attackers. Busquets may not sound like a phenomenal player but he provides a service in a team that very few can and he would be perfect to fit into the new look Chelsea line up.
He would play as one of the two holding midfield players and allow players like Mata, Hazard and Oscar to play with freedom. His exit from Barcelona is rumoured to be happening soon and Di Matteo should be readying a bid to bring him to Stamford Bridge as he would add some real quality to the midfield and a winning mentality.
He's one of the top defenders in the world and he could soon be heading out of Real Madrid, so all of the top clubs in Europe are on alert as Sergio Ramos could well be leaving Spain in January. Chelsea have been linked with the World Cup winning defender after his recent spat with manager Jose Mourinho and Di Matteo might be able to bring him to Stamford Bridge for around £40million.
Considering Chelsea's problems with finding a regular right back, although Ivanovic has been doing a good job, Sergio Ramos would be the perfect player to fit into the Chelsea defence. He can provide real quality in both attack and defence while also adding extra cover at centre back if it were needed. He's a player with tremendous experience at the highest level and may fancy a go at the Premier League as well as perhaps a better chance of winning the Champions League with Chelsea. £40million seems like lot for one defender but he is undoubtedly one of the best in the world and it would be a real coup for the blues.
Fellaini has been one of the stars of the Premier League season so far and in January Di Matteo may just fancy making him part of his title challenging Chelsea side. The Belgian's presence in the Everton side this season has really boosted the Toffees' performances and Fellaini has sometimes been unplayable. It's his strength and dominance in the air and midfield that has had a host of Premier League clubs considering signing the Everton midfielder in January.
For about £30million Di Matteo would be able to get his hands on a player that can single-handedly win games and also has great versatality as he can play either in midfield or as a makeshift striker. He's more like a truck-full than a handful for defenders and he holds onto the ball really well which is very important in this era of possession stats. Fellaini could add another dimension to Chelsea's play and could really give Di Matteo's side that extra boost towards reclaiming the Premier League.


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