The first week of the NFL season can be an odd one.

It's the first time since February that football games actually mean something, and it can sometimes take a little while to knock the rust off.

There's also not much we can go off of. Sure, we can look back on a slate of four preseason games, but that's an excercise in futility more often than not. Starters' playing time is severely limited in exhibition games, and teams are understandably guarded about how much of their playbook they're willing to put on tape.

So when it comes to handicapping the first week, things are never easy. With that in mind, here are this week's lines via Bovada.lv.

Indianapolis at Chicago (-9.5)

Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck gets his first taste of the NFL's regular season when he and the Colts take their show on the road to take on an improved Bears team.

Philadelphia (-9.5) at Cleveland

Is this the year the Eagles' dynasty finally takes flight? They'll get their first chance to flex their muscles against a likely hapless Browns club in Cleveland to open the season.

Buffalo at New York Jets (-3)

The Jets' circus gets under way under the big top at the Meadowlands, and it won't be easy with the improved Bills ready to prove that their offseason investments were money well spent.

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Despite some setbacks, yoga retail phenomenon Lululemon Athletica Inc. continues to defy its doubters after reporting an almost 50-per-cent jump in quarterly profit to $57.2-million and boosting its 2012 outlook, resulting in its shares soaring more than 12 per cent.

Chief executive officer Christine Day said the retailer is learning from its mistakes, including problems of bleeding colour dyes and discontinuing a popular pair of loose-fitting pants, which prompted customer complaints.

Lululemon was forced to apologize about the bleeding garments on its Facebook page in July. On Friday, it said it would bring back its so-called still loose-fit pants in a reinvented way.

It was such a mistake to ease out the still pant, Ms. Day told analysts. But customers can rest assured weve heard their feedback.

Lululemon manages to respond to problems and even profit from changes it makes to correct them. At the same time, it has turned another snag into part of its business model: Although it is getting better at stocking enough products to keep up with customer demand, it still limits the merchandise it carries on its e-commerce site to create higher demand, minimize clearance sales of excess inventory and ensure customers dont show up at yoga class just to find everyone else dressed in the same Lululemon outfit.

Even so, the retailer grapples with complaints about bleeding clothes and other snafus, which surface quickly on Facebook and other social media, becoming an instant public-relations challenge.

As customer Reyna Yamamoto wrote on the retailers Facebook page earlier this year: In the future could you please test your dyes before production and make sure they dont bleed? I have been staying away from so many of your recent colours lately because of this.

Ms. Day said on Friday that while Lululemons Paris pink hue and other bright neon colours posed problems, the difficulties didnt materially hurt Lululemons financial results.

She said the problems were isolated and the the company hired a colour expert who taught Luulemon a lot of great new tricks ... So the silver lining in having an issue with Paris pink was that it created actually more opportunity.

By making some changes and working with manufacturers and mills, we feel very comfortable now with the product and being able to do our strategic intent, which is push colours and maintain quality, Ms. Day said.

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CLIFTONPARK Southern Saratoga County yoga practioners will join with instructors and others from across the globe Sunday for a yoga relay fundraiser.

The Yoga Aid World Challenge starts in Sydney, Australia, and ends in Los Angles after a relay of two-hour-long yoga classes around the world. It is a first attempt at an international yoga relay.

The Clifton Park portion of the relay will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Sportsplex of Halfmoon, 6 Corporate Drive off Route 9.

The worldwide 24-hour event is designed to raise $1 million for three charities, Yoga Across America, the Africa Yoga Project, and Off the Mat Into the World.

Six yogi teachers from Albany, Latham, Clifton Park, Ballston and Saratoga Springs will take part in the event at the Sports|plex.

The event organizer for Clifton Park is Melissa Leach. We are so excited to be bringing the Yoga Aid World Challenge to the Capital Region, Leach said. The Clifton Park event will feature amazing teachers coming together from around the Capital Region. It is a unique opportunity to raise funds for marvelous organizations and to unite our yoga community on a local and global level.

Beginning in Sydney, yogis around the globe will participate in a series of local coordinated yoga classes resulting in a chain reaction ending in Los Angeles. The Clifton Park event is one of 200 held worldwide and coordinated by Yoga Aid, a six-year-old international non-profit which supports humanitarian charities and cultivates an attitude of giving back in yogis.

The Yoga Aid World Challenge allows yogis to use yoga as a vehicle to give to others less fortunate, said Clive Mayhew, co-founder of Yoga Aid.

Leach is encouraging all yogis in the area to take part in the local Yoga Aid World Challenge, a free community yoga class for charity. She recommends they register online at: http://www.yogaaid.com Upon registering yogis will receive a fundraising webpage for donations.

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CorePower Yoga (www.corepoweryoga.com) a yoga brand committed to making yoga accessible to all, opened its tenth San Diego yoga studio location in Del Mar today. CorePower Yoga -- Del Mar provides San Diego residents and visitors with a community passionate about healthy living, a great workout and the mind-body connection.

"Del Mar is the perfect community for CorePower Yoga because of the neighborhood's culture of health and wellness," said Kim Bauman, manager of the new studio. "We look forward to our studio becoming an integral part of the community where our passionate instructors can help people live extraordinary lives through yoga."

CorePower Yoga -- Del Mar will offer the company's dynamic Power Yoga in beginner to advanced formats, Yoga Sculpt and Hot Power Fusion. All classes feature popular music and promote physical and mental benefits. Lifestyle programs such as boot camps and wellness classes are offered to compliment the yoga practice. The Del Mar studio will also offer CorePower Yoga's transformational yoga Teacher Training

CorePower Yoga -- Del Mar is located in the Flower Hill Promenade with Whole Foods and Milton's, on the 2nd level next to Pannikin, and can be conveniently accessed from the 5. The studio houses two large climate-controlled practice spaces, men's and women's locker rooms with fully stocked showers and a retail boutique featuring popular yoga apparel brands.

All new CorePower Yoga students receive one week of unlimited free yoga classes. A variety of membership and class package options are available.

For more information, visit corepoweryoga.com.

About CorePower Yoga

CorePower Yoga's unique and physically challenging style of heated power yoga combines energy, music, movement and community to create a one-of-a-kind yoga experience. CorePower Yoga offers a variety of classes catering to all levels including CorePower Yoga, its distinguishing heated Power Yoga, Hot Yoga, Hot Power Fusion, Yoga Pilates, Yoga Sculpt, a Vinyasa flow combined with weights, and CoreRestore, a restorative yoga practice. All yoga classes encompass a wide variety of asanas, or poses, and are taught by certified yoga instructors. In addition to yoga classes, CorePower Yoga offers transformative integrated wellness programs and Yoga Teacher Trainings to empower students to live a health-focused and extraordinary life.

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As with most joys in life, the sweetest victories come when returning home. For Ursuline Academy volleyball coach Jeni Case, this meant traveling to her alma mater Seton Thursday night to record her 300th career coaching win. Cases career high school coaching record is 300-107 over 17 seasons heading into today.

Case, who graduated from Seton in 1990, said that reaching the milestone where she grew up made the victory even more special.

My first volleyball coach I ever had, from when I was in fifth and sixth grade, was there, Case said. My high school coach was there, and I actually ran into two former teammates from Seton.

Following the win, parents and players took Case into the Seton lobby, where cookies with 300 written in icing awaited her.

Ursuline won the match 25-17, 25-23, 25-21, improving their record to 2-2. Case previously recorded her 200th career coaching win also against Seton, although that match was home at Ursuline.

Volleyball has been a constant throughout Cases life. At Seton, she was part of two state championship squads (1986, 1988), one state runner-up team (1989), and reached the state semifinals her sophomore year. After graduation, Case continued her playing career at Thomas More College, where is a member of the Thomas More College Hall of Fame, a three-time All-American for her defensive play.

Case began coaching club volleyball when she was 18 years old. In 1995 she returned to Seton as an assistant before taking over the head coaching position at Colerain in 1996. There she led the Cardinals to the regional finals and amassed 21 wins. In 1997, when Lakota split into Lakota East and Lakota West High School, Case became the inaugural Lakota East head volleyball coach, holding that title for nine years and 135 wins. Finally, in 2006, Case moved to her current position at Ursuline. The win over Seton yesterday is her 144th with the Lions.

For me, the most memorable game would probably be in 2009 when we won the state for Ursuline. We had lost in 2008, and that really hurt us, Case said. I felt that year like we had a college team, we were just so deep and had so many options.

Case continues to coach club volleyball during the high school offseason, establishing Elevation Volleyball, a program that fields squads for ages 10-18, with her husband, John Paul Case. The couple also founded the Sports Express Volleyball Center in Mason. Case also helps coach her daughters fifth grade team.

I have probably been coaching all year round since I was 18. I only took a year off after I had my daughter, Case said.

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SOME athletes have the privilege of living a celebritys life during their careers.

They have a gathering of fans, and sometimes a whole nation, rooting them on as they work hard to earn championship titles and medals.

Athletes spend most of their lives being disciplined and focused on their training and their chosen game. Some enjoy illustrious careers and are accorded a spot in the hall of fame.

But unlike most other jobs, athletes retire much earlier.

After many years of being synonymous with the sports that they play, sportsmen may find it a challenge to make a transition to a life outside the court or field.

While some move on to coaching, others take on new ventures and build businesses.

Turning to a childhood hobby

It is not common to associate an athletic figure with a dainty interest such as flowers. But veteran shuttler Wong Choong Hann always had a love for flowers before badminton took centre stage in his life.

Yes, it is quite unexpected. But badminton is not all that rough, Wong laughingly counters.

Wong spent much of his younger days in the garden before he started his training in badminton.

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TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --USF Health has selected Bisk Education's University Alliance division to assist in developing and delivering online degree programs. Representatives from each organization, both long-time institutions in Tampa, met at Bisk's Sabal Park headquarters on Friday, August 17 to finalize the agreement.

USF President Judy Genshaft, Ph.D., met with Nathan Bisk, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Bisk Education, Inc., and Andy Titen, President and Chief Operating Officer, to sign the contract that will expand the online delivery of USF's highly acclaimed academic programs.

"I believe that providing students with increased opportunities for online learning is imperative to their success," said Dr. Genshaft. "Partnering with Bisk Education is a vital part of accomplishing this goal."

In addition to Dr. Genshaft, representatives in attendance included Dr. Stephen Klasko, Chief Executive Officer of USF Health and Dean of the Morsani College of Medicine; Michael Barber, D.Phil., Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs; John Ekarius, Chief Operating Officer of USF Health and the Morsani College of Medicine; John W. Long, Chief Operating Officer of USF; Hilary Black, JD, Associate General Counsel of USF; Lisa Greene, Director of Strategic Communications for USF Health; and Dana Tirrell, Project Manager.

The first degree to be offered, a Master of Science in Health Informatics, which will launch in early 2013, will be developed by esteemed USF faculty who are dedicated to using the latest technology to educate students.

"Health Informatics combines science, computer science, and healthcare. It's truly transforming the healthcare field," said Dr. Klasko. "USF Health is dedicated to helping our students succeed in this kind of high-tech, innovative field. We are glad that Bisk, our newest partner, shares that commitment and will help us provide that education nationally and internationally."

Bisk Education is the leader in developing and delivering online degree and professional certificate programs for top-ranked regionally accredited universities. Bisk has helped nationally ranked universities expand their reach and advance their mission since 1996. The company's unique value proposition focuses on six areas or principles of excellence that ensure the development and execution of online programs that help universities increase enrollments while maintaining their academic standards and traditions.

"It is an honor to be selected by the University of South Florida," said Nathan M. Bisk, Founder and Chairman of Bisk Education. "Bisk's commitment to delivering academic excellence to students anytime, anywhere takes on a whole new meaning when the university is in our backyard. Not only are we changing the lives of healthcare professionals everywhere, but we're part of the growth and success of a local institution. This is a partnership that Tampa Bay can be proud of."

After finalizing the partnership USF's representatives toured Bisk's corporate campus where more than 750 employees develop the technology and services that make online enrollment and course facilitation possible.

To learn more about Bisk's comprehensive services for creating scalable online learning programs, please visit http://www.bisk.com.

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HOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --CloudCoaching International's award-winning service, Coaching in the Cloud (www.coachinginthecloud.com), today announced it will be a sponsor of salesforce.com's Dreamforce 2012 conference (www.dreamforce.com). The conference will be held Sept. 18-21, 2012, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

"We are extremely honored and excited to participate as a sponsor of Dreamforce," said Walter Rogers, CEO of CloudCoaching International, a joint venture between Tony Robbins and Baker Communications. "Dreamforce 2012 is the premier event for any organization focused on building a high-performance sales culture. Our award-winning service, Coaching in the Cloud, tightly integrates the power of salesforce with employee behavior focused on what matters most: growth. You can architect and deploy the best system in the world, but if you don't change the behaviors of those using the system, you won't truly achieve the breakthroughs required to win in today's hypercompetitive world."

Coaching in the Cloud is a dynamic, cloud-based behavioral integration service that systematically delivers targeted sales results, sustainable growth, winning CRM behaviors and measurable ROI. High-impact performance modeling and alignment, enabled by optimized sales processes and weekly results huddles, ensures rapid and sustainable sales performance improvement and transformation. These proven strategies are derived from modeling winning behaviors that produce consistent results for the world's most successful businesses. They are then enhanced by more than 60 years of combined experience from peak performance expert Tony Robbins and joint venture partner Baker Communications, one of the world's leading sales performance improvement companies. Coaching in the Cloud experts will be available to answer questions in booth 1415 in the Cloud Expo.

"I've had the privilege to know Marc Benioff for over 13 years and helped inspire him to make a massive life change and launch salesforce.com," said CloudCoaching International co-founder Tony Robbins. "Now it is my great pleasure to be a partner in CloudCoaching International and Coaching in the Cloud, a Sponsor of Dreamforce 2012 and an enterprise that is focused on helping sales organizations achieve breakthroughs in their culture and behavior to drive peak performance using salesforce."

Also during Dreamforce 2012, on Sept. 21 from 9 am - 10 am, Rogers will be leading a session titled, "How to Build a Winning Sales Organization." During the session, Rogers will be sharing insights from the new book he co-wrote with Tony Robbins that explores strategies and tactics to massively accelerate sales growth. The session will be held in Room 3009/3011 at the Moscone Center.

"Companies around the world are transforming the way they connect with customers and employees through social and mobile cloud computing," said Kraig Swensrud, chief marketing officer, salesforce.com. "Dreamforce attendees will be able to see firsthand how partners like CloudCoaching International help them reach new levels of success."

Dreamforce 2012 is the industry's largest cloud computing and enterprise technology event, welcoming more than 70,000 registered attendees to experience the power of the social revolution. With more than 650 sessions and 350 cloud companies in the expo, attendees can participate in interactive sessions, hands-on training with cutting-edge technology, thousands of live demos and unparalleled networking. In addition, Dreamforce welcomes special guests Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group; Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric; Gen. Colin Powell, former Secretary of State; Tony Robbins, Entrepreneur, Author & Peak Performance Strategist; and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Dreamforce 2012 offers attendees everything they need to connect with customers, partners and employees, under one roof.

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About Coaching in the CloudCoaching in the Cloud helps sales organizations break through limiting beliefs and challenges, while getting the most out of their CRM investmentunlocking an even greater level of potential and implementing proven tools to maximize their bottom line. Coaching in the Cloud is focused on one thing: growth. Our goal is create high-performance driven cultures focused on better serving their customers. Our award-winning solutions help clients accelerate their Pipeline to Purchase cycle, Land and Expand more opportunities and ignite client Retention and Growth. We serve more than 50% of the Fortune 500, have a local presence in 20+ countries covering 10+ languages and have over three decades of proven experience. Contact us today for an introduction to our team and to find out how our proven solutions can take your company to the next level today.

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Best coaching decision of the year, thus far: Mesa High coach Kelley Moore suspending 13 players, including two starters for tonight's game against Gilbert.

Mesa is 0-2. Gilbert may be one of the few teams on its schedule it can beat. Plus, tonight is the 1,000th game in school history. It's a big deal for the school and it might be the best moment the Jackrabbits have all year.

Moore easily could have held the players out in the first quarter for their transgression - they were late to a practice - yet let them play in the game. Many coaches would have done that - or less.

Instead, Moore decided it was more important to maintain discipline in Mesa's program and teach the kids a valuable life lesson.

Good for him.

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