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Peterson has minor ligament tear
Rookie running back Adrian Peterson has a partial tear of his lateral collateral ligament but won't need surgery, Vikings coach Brad Childress said at his press conference today at Winter Park. Peterson has been ruled out of Sunday's game against Oakland but the team is not yet certain how much time he will miss. AFTERNOON UPDATE: Athletic trainer Eric Sugarman said Peterson would "absolutely, no question" play again this season. In fact, Sugarman would not rule out Peterson returning as early as the Nov. 25 game at the New York Giants. It is possible, Sugarman said, that Peterson will need to wear a custom-made brace when he does resume playing. Peterson was visibly relieved this afternoon in the Vikings locker room. "I was just praying that it wasn't anything too bad," he said.
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Parties don't regret hours spent in caucus ...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if tens of thousands of people do not show up at the Democratic and Republican caucuses on Jan. 19, the parties will have failed. But why? While the Nevada Democratic Party and the Nevada Republican Party have taken on substantial responsibility for raising awareness and encouraging participation in the first-time event among their partisans, it's not really their job. In Iowa, the state whose caucuses are the near-exact template for Nevada's, the turnout effort falls to the campaigns and interest groups. After all, it's the candidates and issue advocates who have something at stake. .
Market produces high salaries, increased pressure
It really doesn't matter if we think salaries are too high or too low, they are what they are," Boone said at Saturday's news conference to announce that Ed Orgeron had been fired after three seasons as the Ole Miss football coach. "But with that comes anticipation of success. And as long as coaches or anyone - whether it's the CEO of IBM or whoever - as long as they're getting paid, there are certain shareholder expectations, and I believe the string is short for that." So as Boone searches for Orgeron's replacement, he does so in an unprecedented college football coaching climate. Orgeron's total compensation package was $900,000 per year, with incentives that could have earned him $800,000 more. The school will to pay him $675,000 a year for two years as severance, a number that would go down if he is hired elsewhere.
Japan business sentiment hits 2-year low: tankan
The weak figures reflect a worsening of the corporate business environment, such as a rise in oil prices and an expected decline in U.S. GDP," said Mamoru Yamazaki, chief economist at RBS Securities. BOJ SCENARIO The survey raises doubts about when or if strength in the corporate sector will spill over to households, a scenario that the Bank of Japan relies on to justify raising rates. "The tankan showed firms are cautious, so it would be hard for the BOJ to raise rates at least during the first half of next year," said Yoshimasa Maruyama, an economist at BNP Paribas. "We're at the point where we cannot really pinpoint when the BOJ could raise rates." No rate change is expected at the BOJ's two-day policy meeting that ends next Thursday.
Ringing in the holidays
Now that Thanksgiving is upon us, it is time not just to cook the turkey and get the cranberry sauce safely out of the can. It's also time to start planning for the Christmas season. And planning is a good idea, because there are a myriad of things to do in the Lockport, Lemont and Homer Glen area during the next month. .
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