Saturday, November 26, 2011

Bills will turn to Spiller with Jackson out for season

After steeling themselves for Fred Jackson’s power, the Jets now have to worry about C.J. Spiller’s speed instead.

The Jets' defensive focus against the Bills this weekend took an abrupt turn yesterday when Buffalo put Jackson on injured reserve, ending what had been an MVP-worthy season by the former undrafted free agent.

Jets extended Brian Schottenheimer, Mike Pettine in offseason

Brian Schottenheimer's contract doesn't expire anytime soon. Neither does Mike Pettine's.

The Jets extended the deals of both coordinators back in the offseason through at "least the 2012 season," though word is now just beginning to trickle out about the moves. Schottenheimer's secret extension, first reported by ESPN New York.com, was confirmed through a source, and the same source...

Leading ladies

According to these books, the mark of a strong woman requires some sort of controversy, the sort that will either make you laugh, cry or, in the case of Su Aziz, both. Luckily there's a 30 per cent discount on them to stop the flowing tears

Shalimar Parfum Initial

The Bay, Sears, Holt Renfrew and Guerlain boutiques ). Dave Lackie and I take an honest whiff.

He Says:

The danger of creating a completely new scent and calling it the same name as an iconic perfume is that consumers approach it with preconceived ideas. And this perfume has nothing to do with the original: I smell a light and charming fragrance that becomes even better on skin. Guerlain¹s master perfumer Thierry Wasser created it for his young niece and it’s lovely. ★★★ ★  (out of 4)

Miller fined for hit in game against Jets

NEW YORK — Eight days after a sensational performance against the New York Jets, Denver linebacker Von Miller was fined Von Miller $25,000 for roughing the passer in that game.

The rookie pass-rusher was confused Friday about which hit got him in trouble. He said his letter from the league noted he was getting docked for hitting quarterback Mark Sanchez in the chest, although he suspected the fine was actually for a late hit in which he struck Sanchez in the back.

Fijit Friends rocks to your beat

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G irls who want a new best friend who likes to chat and dance to music, but won’t reveal secrets and never argues will adore the lovable quartet of Fijit Friends ($44.99).

These brightly colored interactive gadgets – a small part doll and a large part robot – make a perfect play companion. They engage in conversation (just as long as one of 30 scripted words are spoken to them) and will get jiggy when music is played. When bedtime rolls around, right on cue they’ll doze off for the evening.

Slave of technology, the clock is ticking

By Amishi Bajaj Contributing columnist November 25, 2011 6:08PM

In a lifestyle as fast-paced as ours, time is quite the commodity. We are always on the move: running, leaping, flying to achieve the American Dream. I have personally wondered how much I can truly achieve in a day. Is it plausible to plan to work out at the gym, write a midterm paper, start shopping for the holiday season and do laundry all in one day? What if I wanted to add to the list — read a Jodi Picoult novel and play the piano? Sometimes the answer would be yes, and other times, I’d find myself less successful. Marie Curie discovered radium, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped lead the temperance movement. And I couldn’t finish laundry? What was I busy with instead? Where all of my time went, I wasn’t really too sure.