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In a remarkable 240-page report simply entitled Tall Wood, architect Michael Green makes the case for wood as the ideal building material for skyscrapers and their structures. Green argues that it is imperative that society builds tall buildings out of wood rather than less-sustainable, more-polluting materials, and he claims that wood is a sorely underrated building material that is capable of much more than is typically asked of it.
His report (PDF) sets out a blueprint for the design of wooden structures up to 30 stories high, capable of performing in "high seismic areas" like his native Vancouver. Unusual for the construction industry, he's shared the report under a Creative Commons license. Ars looked into the report in detail and spoke to Arup structural consultant and wooden buildings advocate Hans-Erik Blomgren for another perspective.
A PR problem
In both the construction industry and the broader public, wood suffers from something of an image problem. Among the industry preconceptions tracked by Green are the notions that wood is both weaker and more expensive than concrete, that it is susceptible to fire (and that fire-protecting it is expensive), and that it will not withstand earthquakes. Ask Joe Public and one is liable to hear that wood rots, burns, shrinks, and gives off unpleasant gas, Green reports.
Such associations haven't materialized from the ether, Hans-Erik Blomgren argues. They come from people's direct experience with older wooden structures. "In commercial settings, some of the performance issues of older wood buildings such as poor acoustics—sound transmission and structure-borne noise between floors, creaking and bouncy floors—are something that building occupants won't tolerate in new build construction," Blomgren told Ars.
Timber, the massive kind
But both Green and Blomgren argue that the wooden building technologies available today are a far cry from the creaky wood-framed structures of the past. Crucially, Green's manifesto does not argue that the light-frame (or stud) construction commonly used in housing in the US should be applied to taller buildings. Instead, Green is pushing for the wider adoption of what is increasingly known as "mass timber" (or "massive timber"), a family of technologies that includes Cross Laminated Timber, Laminated Strand Lumber, and Laminated Veneer Lumber—products composed of thin layers of wood that are not only stronger than conventional timber, but thanks to their uniformity and straightness, are also simpler to design and build with.
Green calls his mass timber construction approach FFTT—a non-technical initialism that stands for Finding the Forest Through the Trees. "The acronym speaks to the idea that much of the sustainable building conversation is focusing on minutiae," Green writes in his report. "While even the minutiae contributes and is important, the big systemic change ideas are what we believe will be necessary for the built environment to tackle the scale of the climate change and housing demand challenges facing the world."
Old wood...
Building tall buildings out of wood isn't a new idea, and even without modern wood composites, wooden buildings have stood the test of time, even in areas of seismic activity. Green briefly points to the example set by Japanese pagodas built up to 19 stories tall which have proven adept at withstanding earthquakes and typhoons over centuries. The 122-foot (32.45-meter) tall pagoda at Huryu-ji was built during Japan's Asuka period (538 to 710) and is thought to be one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. It is still standing today. A 1997 article in The Economist claims that only two or so of Japan's 500 pagodas have collapsed in 1,400 years. Some have even claimed that none have ever succumbed to earthquake or typhoon.
Blomgren looks to more recent history (as well as closer to home) for examples of wood's inherent soundness. "You might think I'd say it is not suitable as a building foundation; however, one of my favorite little known stories about the Brooklyn Bridge is that the caissons used to found the towers on bedrock down deep below the seabed are constructed out of vast quantities of untreated southern yellow pine timber," he told Ars. "These caissons are of course still in place at the bottom of the towers and functioning wonderfully. So yes, wood makes a fine foundation material in the right circumstance."
...New tricks
Ironically, Michael Green's FFTT proposal employs concrete foundations up to grade (or ground) level, though it's not required thereafter. Above the foundation, Green summarizes his design approach as "strong column—weak beam," with large panels of mass timber used to form the building's vertical structure, its lateral (sideways) load-resisting shear walls, and the floor slabs at each level. But the weak beam elements are not made from timber, and instead are steel beams designed to lend the structure ductility and added resilience when the wind blows or the ground shakes.
"On a weight to strength ratio, engineered wood products generally match, and in some cases exceed, the performance of reinforced concrete," Green writes, before arguing that wood in mass timber form meets "basically all" desirable properties of a construction material from cost effectiveness and constructibility to durability, water ingress protection, and fire protection. Indeed, Green's report contains analyses of all these criteria and more, and sets out a peer reviewed theoretical model of how it could work. Green deliberately steers clear of suggesting how such buildings might look, instead offering up a structural design to which a variety of architectural facades might be applied.
When it comes to the economic and technical competitiveness of mass timber, Blomgren echoes Green. "Right out of the gate there is evidence that massive wood systems do compete on cost with concrete and steel," he said. "The reasonable expectation is that as the supply chain and number of manufacturers for massive wood systems grow, it will only become more cost competitive."
Big, but not that big
In his report, Green makes it clear that pilot projects are required to find and test the limitations of tall mass timber buildings. When the question of mass timber's limitations is put to Blomgren, he responds cautiously:
"It is hard to answer this question without having a small complex that it infers the dominant structural materials get a free pass here because they are perceived as having limitless capabilities," he said. "I'm inclined to say the biggest limitation of wood is society's perception of it. Yes, a psychological limitation. We have a hard time accepting that a material so pedestrian, familiar, and organic can do great things for us. If I'm an advocate for anything, it is simply that timber should have equal footing—a place at the table—with other structural construction materials."
That said, Blomgren is happy to discuss the technical challenges posed by the use of wood in building structures, including mass timber, though he claims most of these limitations can be overcome with good design.
Perhaps the most fundamental is that, above a certain size, wood's inherent strength and stiffness limitations make it more or less impossible to work with. But such uses are extreme, incorporating long-span highway suspension bridges, blast-resistant buildings, and super-tall skyscrapers: uses which Blomgren estimates constitute less than one percent of the built environment.
Blomgren also highlights wood's tendency to expand and contract as it absorbs and releases moisture: a dynamism that has to be considered during design. Wood can split, splinter and potentially fail completely where structural design has fallen short. And there's its tendency to decay due to fungal infection or insect infestation when misapplied to inhospitable environments or when not adequately treated (making the use of untreated southern yellow pine in the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge all the more surprising).
From manifesto to portfolio
Though Green calls for an FFTT pilot project to more practically test the costs and construction implications of his principle, the more general use of mass timber is already on the rise. Both Green and Blomgren cite Waugh Thistleton's nine-story mass timber Stadthaus in London as an exemplar of mass timber construction, which employs Cross Laminated Timber walls exclusively, achieving a two-hour fire rating.
Along similar lines are Sweden's eight-story, 134-apartment Limnologen (actually four buildings) in Vaxjo; the eight-story H8 in Bad Aibling, Germany (the mass timber structure was completed in three weeks); and the seven-story E3 in Berlin, which is fire-rated to 90 minutes.
Green argues much taller mass timber buildings are possible, yet construction of even these would be prohibited in British Columbia, and Blomgren's Seattle, due to local building code restrictions on so-called "combustible buildings." Such codes were largely written with light-frame construction rather than mass timber in mind. Russia limits such buildings to three stories, while the UK (perhaps surprisingly, given the conflagratory events of 1666) has no specified height limit.
Ultimately, both Green and Blomgren are adamant that mass timber is the future, but Blomgren argues that to get there will require quantifying the sustainable merits of wood and educating the construction industry and public about the high tech merits of mass timber. "Wood is not new, but the adhesives, glulam [glued laminated timber] presses, cutting equipment, carbide tipped screw fasteners, Digital documentation (BIM) to automated manufacturing, and prefabricated construction are all very state-of-the-art," he argues, before citing Metropol Parasol and the Centre Pompidou Metz as two Arup projects that, he suggests, will alter people's perceptions of the capabilities of timber construction.
On a more cautious note, Blomgren describes the delivery side of manufactured wood products as starved. "To get the ball rolling on this issue there needs to be some policy shifts and developer incentives created to open up a market," he told Ars. "Once this happens I'm quite certain that the manufacturing supply chain will grow."
The starved supply chain is not for a lack of timber. The mountain pine beetle outbreak seen in British Columbia and parts of the United State is effectively turning forests from CO2 stores into CO2 sources. These resultant emissions from dead tree decay could be reduced if the dead wood, which is perfectly serviceable for engineered wood products, was simply put to use.
Ultimately, Blomgren and Green agree that climate change should be one of the greatest motivational factors in a shift toward wooden buildings. "In a rapidly urbanizing world with an enormous demand to house and shelter billions of people in the upcoming decades, we must find solutions for our urban environments that have a lighter climate impact than today's incumbent major structural materials," Green writes.
Blomgren's emphasis is somewhat different. A healthy market for wood from sustainable sources increases the need for managed forests. "Wood is 49 percent carbon by dry weight, all of that carbon has been extracted from the atmosphere," he points out. "Properly managed forests can make a material difference in the carbon issue."
Whether mass timber will make the leap required to become, as Blomgren hopes, a building material on equal footing with traditional materials used for medium and larger buildings remains to be seen. To do so will, in many cases, require a policy shift. Rhetorically answering his own question of why we should build with wood, Green points to Canada's 397.3 million hectares of forest and woodland (10 percent of the world's forests), but points out that less than one percent of Canada's forests are harvested annually. "Economically, we suggest that the question of relevance should be 'why not wood?'"


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Layers of round pita bread, tomato slices and a caper, olive, onion and tuna mixture, compacted and served with Parmesan crisps and dill.
3 oz. solid yellowfin tuna with olive oil
1 tbsp. capers
1 tbsp. black olives, chopped
1 tbsp. chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp. chopped red onion
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
4 oz. mixed greens
4 tomato slices
2 pita breads, cut in 3-in. circles
Parmesan crisps and fresh dill, for garnish
1. Drain oil from tuna into bowl and reserve.
2. In another bowl, mix capers, olives, chopped tomatoes, and onions with tuna.
3. Add vinegar and mixed greens to reserved oil; toss.
4. Line a plate with mixed greens. Alternate layers of tuna mixture, tomato slices, and pita in a 3-in. cylinder and compact. Remove cylinder. Garnish with Parmesan crisps and dill.

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This is the second of three installments of a feature story on Shoes that I wrote for the Illinois Entertainer.
"We were at the forefront of DIY," Klebe recalled. "Some people say we invented it." He added that he and the Murphy brothers were reluctant to anoint themselves as the fathers of DIY since others artists like Todd Rundgren had also recorded in home studios by that time. Still, Rundgren had a major label to release his finished products.
Even with all their experience, it had to be daunting for Shoes to return to the recording process, considering their previous CD, Propeller, came out in 1994.
"It seemed surreal to be doing it again," Klebe acknowledged. "As things went along, we realized it was more than fascination. There was growth down the road and we really had something."
John Richardson, a drummer who had worked with Shoes on previous occasions (the band's original drummer, Skip Meyer, split quite a while back) was brought in on the recording sessions. The harmony vocals and seamless playing on Ignition stem from the camaraderie that has served these three musicians so well on previous albums.
"We're a friendly band," John Murphy explained. "Nobody wants to step on anybody's toes. On the other hand, I want to hear the other members' ideas. In most cases, it works. They're not trying to do a 180º on it."
"It's like passing your baby around at a party," Klebe said of the band's collaborative approach. "There's nothing more important than making sure the baby doesn't fall."
"We have to be careful in suggesting changes," Jeff Murphy agreed. "We're very conscious of the writer's intent. The reason you're in a band is to get that input. There's no one I trust more than the other two guys."
One of the songs on Ignition did change quite a bit during the recording session, though. Jeff Murphy's "Out Of Round," a poignant look at the death of a spouse, started out as a ballad, but wound up with a driving pop arrangement similar to "Your Imagination" from the band's 1981 Tongue Twister album. The idea for the turnaround came from John Murphy and Klebe, who were relieved when Jeff Murphy fully embraced it.
Throughout Ignition, the band members take turns singing lead, and all three contribute backup vocals. The mid-tempo "Diminishing Returns," one of several songs on the CD that examines the unraveling of a relationship, and the lilting "Wrong Idea" in particular, have elaborate call and response vocals that create a lush sound.
"There's a lot of interplay on vocals and music," Jeff Murphy explained. "And I don't think we had to strain to do it. It comes from being together for so long."
"Some of the back and forth vocals are the most spontaneous thing we do," Klebe added.
"It's a mutation process that becomes better after we all come together," John Murphy said of the band's intricate and occasionally Queen like vocals. "Every song, we ask how much do we want to do, because by God, we can do it."
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Frédéric Saulou
Born in 1989, Frédéric Saulou studied 'l'espace et le design d'environnement' (space and environmental design) at the Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués between 2007 and 2011. He continued to feed his curiosity for design with a course at the école des Beaux Arts de Rennes, from which he obtained his DNSEP in 2013. To broaden his experience he spent several months working at the Eric Gizard Associés agency and with the designer Frédéric Ruyant.
Today, these varied experiences enable him to envisage design as a space for research and exchange, and to develop an approach which is sensitive to forms and materials. Experimentation and research are central to his work, enabling him to consider new materials and new uses. This supports his everyday approach so that each project can be viewed as a sculpture wholly between simplicity and technicality. This procedure guides him towards an approach which is not only comprehensive but also unique in that his creations spark particular interactions between user and object.
Frédéric Saulou undertook a 6 month residency in Angers, where he carried out research and worked on creations based on mineral matter from the Anjou region. Frédéric Saulou has also worked for the hôtel Molitor, designing porcelain 'fèves des rois' and on a set of coffee cups for the porcelain manufacturers of Limoges; he has also worked on limited-edition pieces for the 'Suddenly made' artists' residency.
Winner, 'Suddenly Made', artist & designer in residence - Paris/Brussels - 2015
Artist & designer in residence - Angers - 2014/2015
Winner, 'International Porcelain Coffee Cup' with a set of coffee cups - 2014
Winner, 'Attisons le marbre' - Monticule project - 2013
Winner, VIA des écoles - Cargo modular table - 2012
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"The viewers have spoken and delivered the ultimate form of justice against 'The Glass House,'" CBS wrote in a statement released Friday.
It's sad... I think only one Big Brother can exist in the world of RTV. Same with TAR, Treasure Hunters... didn't make it too.
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Although officials have not commented, it appears there may be new information that might shed some light on a missing person case filed four years ago when Michelle Yarnell was first reported missing. The Morgan County Sheriff's Department has apparently renewed its efforts to locate Michelle Yarnell's husband, Michael.
Although officials have not commented, it appears there may be new information that might shed some light on a missing person case filed four years ago when Michelle Yarnell was first reported missing from her home in the Ivy Bend area.
The Morgan County Sheriff's Department has apparently renewed its efforts to locate Michelle Yarnell's husband, Michael.
In a statement released this week, the sheriff's department asked anyone with information on the whereabouts of Michael Shane Yarnell, 38, to contact authorities. His last known address is 3964 Ozark View Road, the home he shared with Michelle Yarnell until the day she disappeared without a trace.
The sheriff's department is now referring to Michael Yarnell as a person of interest. Michael Yarnell may be in the Kansas City metro area or the California, Mo., area, where he has relatives.
Michelle has not been seen since Oct. 24, 2003. She was 28 at the time.
Since then, detectives from Morgan County have tried to piece together the events that led up to her disappearance, hoping to come up with a lead that would put an end to the mystery.
For her mother, Marianne Ashor-Chapman, of Holts Summit, Mo., it has been an agonizing four years.
Shortly before Angie, as she was called by family and friends, disappeared, Chapman's stepson passed away.
Although difficult, she said she learned to deal with his death because she knows where he was and why, but it's different without any answers, she said.
To help ease the hurt and the uncertainty, Chapman has kept her daughter's trunk upstairs. Every year on her birthday, she buys her a present. She does the same at Christmas. Just in case Angie comes back, she'll know she was never far from her mother's thoughts or hopes that she would someday come home.
Chapman said she may never have all the answers, but that isn't going to stop her from looking. The news that the detectives are looking for her daughter's husband is encouraging. Maybe that means the end of the nightmare is near, she said.
Making sense out of it all is impossible, she said. She doesn't believe her daughter could have just picked up, walked away from her family, her home and her two dogs who were like children to her. As far as anyone can tell, Michelle Yarnell took nothing with her that October day.
She simply vanished.
The only physical reminders she has left to remember her daughter by are some old letters that she has read and re-read, a necklace Angie had made for her and a few other odds and ends. Those few things that she can touch, along with her memories, have sustained her.
"There's been so many theories and scenarios and rumors, a lot of rumors. I haven't ruled anything out and I've been on a lot of wild goose chases in the last 49 months, but until we know something else, I hold on to a small, tiny hope," she said. "I haven't heard from the detectives and the last time I heard anything about Michael, he had left town. That was quite a while ago, around June of 2005."
Will Angie be found and if she is, will she be alive? Chapman said she knows it doesn't look good, but until there's a body, she won't give up on that "small, tiny hope."
There is a $10,000 reward for information. Chapman hopes someday someone will step forward with information that will allow authorities to solve the case.
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Inside the New York Times' Paywall Brain
The New York Times (NYT) has announced that it will be putting up an online paywall by the end of the year. And that the paywall will allow users to visit for free a certain number of times per month. And that the paywall will be expensive to build.
Beyond that, though, it hasn't said much. But now we're getting a little peek at the Times' thinking about the paywall's particulars, via online surveys it is conducting.
Bits and pieces of surveys have appeared in online reports in the last few day; a source familiar with the company tells me the paper is specifically targeting home delivery subscribers with this round of questions. NYT spokesman Bob Christie allows only that "research … is being conducted as part of the paid model. We will have more to discuss later in the year. "
In any case, the survey excerpts don't tell us what the Times intends to do — they only tell us what the paper is thinking about. Still, they're informative.
Here's a screenshot, via Lenovo marketing executive David Churbuck, which runs through a menu of different bundle options — home delivery plus website access for $64 a month, online plus access to mobile devices like Apple's iPad (AAPL) for $40 a month, etc:
And here's a query the Wall Street Journal's Zach Seward saw, which throws out a $1/month price for online access:
And finally, another price point, via Churbuck. The wording is confusing here but I think the paper is asking about Web access at $2/month for home delivery subscribers:
Again, the obvious caveat here is that none of the above screenshots tell us where the paper will end up when it rolls out its paywall. But they do show us that paper is thinking hard about giving home delivery subscribers — who are incredibly valuable — a reason to remain home delivery subscribers. And that the paper is considering a model in which access to the site via iPad and other mobile devices is a privilege you have to pay for — consistent with the approach we've seen from Hulu, Time Warner's Time Inc (TWX) and other big media companies.
As an aside, I think that mobile = money approach isn't going to pan out for most folks. But more on that later. Meantime, if any other NYT subs want to send along snapshots of their surveys, I'd be much obliged: Peter AT AllthingsD DOT com. Thanks in advance!


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My best friend celebrated her 35th birthday this Friday. I went to dinner with her, her husband and daughter and their friends. Her daughter, Holly is the sweetest baby ever. She was making funny faces and throwing her head back and just laughing and laughing. She knew she had us all in the palm of her hand. I wanted to hold her, but I was hesitant because I didn't want to grab her away from anybody so I just played peek-a-boo from my seat at the table.
Three weeks from tomorrow I leave for Chicago. Yippee! I am so excited.


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On 04-15-2014, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a call from two adult female victims who said they had just been robbed at knifepoint. Deputies responded and met with the victims in the 4900 block of Dows Prairie Road, McKinleyville.
When the deputies arrived, the victims told the investigating deputy they were gambling at Blue Lake Casino when they met up with two females. The victims knew one of the females and asked for a ride to McKinleyville. The two females agreed to give the victims a ride to McKinleyville. While enroute the two females told the victims they needed to make a stop at a residence in Trinidad and drove there first. In Trinidad, the front passenger exited the vehicle, and another female got into the passenger seat. The driver then told the victims she would now drive them to McKinleyville. While enroute to McKinleyville, the driver drove the victims onto Dows Prairie Road. The driver stopped the car in the 4900 block of Dows Prairie Road. The female who just got in the front passenger seat of the car in Trinidad, then turned around and brandished a knife at the victims, while demanding money from them. The victims gave the suspect their money and a cell phone. They were then able to escape the vehicle and run into the brush and hide. After the vehicle left they called the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies searched the area for the suspects' vehicle, a 1995 Red Mitsubishi Eclipse, and located it parked at Moonstone Beach. Deputies also located a female in the vehicle who told them it was her car, but she was not involved in the robbery. The victims were brought to the scene and confirmed the female the deputies had detained was not one of the suspects. Deputies are currently working to identify the two female suspects. No one was injured in the robbery.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff's Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff's Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.


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- This burgundy sweet flower crown is made from flowers, green leaf cord and tiny wire pip berries. The two ends join in the back with long, burgundy satin ribbon so it fits to any size.
- The crown is a simply beautiful piece suitable for brides, flower girls, bridesmaids. This rustic headband is also perfect for an outdoor picnic to have nice photo shoots.
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|Evocation [[[SRD:Force Effect|Force]]]
|Sorcerer/Wizard 9
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|1 standard action
|Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
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|A singularity with 30-ft.-radius emanation.
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This spell creates a singularity event in the location you designate. Within the spell's event horizon, swirling force energy tears everything apart, drawing inward upon a core of absolute blackness in the center of the field from which no matter or energy can escape. Any creature in the area takes 2d6 damage per caster level. A successful Fortitude save reduces the damage dealt to 1d6 per caster level. Furthermore, any creature within the spell's range must make a Reflex save or be picked up bodily and held suspended in the singularity's powerful maelstrom, taking the indicated damage each subsequent round. Creatures trapped in the singularity cannot move except for being tossed around in its currents. Creatures who can fly or otherwise manipulate their surroundings to move may make a new Reflex save to escape the singularity each round.
By concentrating on the spell as a standard action, the caster may force the singularity to move up to 20 feet in a specified direction.
Creatures caught in the singularity can otherwise act normally, but must succeed on a Concentration check (DC 30 + spell level) to cast a spell. Creatures caught in the singularity take a -4 penalty to Dexterity and a -2 penalty to attack rolls. As a singularity is a force effect, even ethereal and incorporeal entities are affected.
When a creature is reduced to 0 hit points or less by the singularity's effect, its body is ripped apart and drawn into the singularity's negative space, forever lost.
A singularity likewise affects extradimensional objects and items. A bag of holding that comes into contact with the field must make a Will save or be utterly destroyed. In such an event, the contents of the bag are lost. Only divine intercession or a miracle or wish spell can restore a creature or object that was nullified by a singularity field.
A singularity grants cover against ranged attacks to those inside it from attacks originating outside it and vice versa, or if the attack has to pass through the singularity to reach its target. If more than 30 feet of a ranged attack or spell's line of effect lies inside the area of a singularity, the singulariy instead grants effective total cover to the targeted creature.
A dispel effect or a mage's disjunction spell has no effect on a singularity, but should a gate spell be cast in the area of a singularity spell, there is a 50% chance (01–50 on d%) that the spell destroys it, a 35% chance (51–85) that the spell does nothing, and a 15% chance (86–100) that a gap is torn in the spatial fabric, catapulting everything within a 180-foot radius into another plane.
If a singularity touches either a sphere of annihilation or a rod of cancellation, the two negate each other, resulting in a massive explosion that deals 40d6 damage in a 60-foot radius. No magical or divine influence can restore them. Any creature still within the singularity's area when this nullification event occurs must make a Fortitude save or die.
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If you're in the market for Ethernet switches, now's the time to buy.
According to a quarterly report from Infonetics, the price of Ethernet switches is declining in the mid-single digits over the course of this year, amounting to 10% to 20% drops overall.
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"Part of that is to be expected," says Matthias Machowinski, the analyst who wrote "2011 (2Q11) Ethernet Switches" market share report. "Things get cheaper over time."
But fierce battles among vendors are accelerating price declines. "The competitive picture is drawing pricing down faster than usual," he says.
Prices are declining so much that even though the number of Ethernet ports shipped will increase over last year, the revenues reaped from those sales will decline, he says.
The declines are likely not driven by the generally weak economy, Machowinski says, because during the recession that started in 2009 there was no such falloff in prices. Overall revenues for Ethernet switch sales dropped, but that was because customers were buying switches with lower speeds and fewer features - the lower end gear.
The heaviest competition is between Cisco and HP, with HP apparently making some headway against Cisco, picking up more than 2% and Cisco losing 3% of the market share.
Lesser players are doing better with Extreme, Juniper and Enterasys all showing 10% or more growth, he says.
In the router market businesses seem to be investing in routers for the core of their networks but not for their branch offices, Machowinski says. Businesses seem to be slowing expansion, meaning fewer new branch offices to equip. "There's a selective investment being made in routers," he says.
Unlike in the switch market, revenues from routers are not expected to decline.
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Wow! What a two-parter. So many things happened in I Am Anne Frank: Part 1 and Part 2. Honestly, I was pretty worried about American Horror Story: Asylum but now I'm having a lot more fun, thanks to Bloody Face and his collection of fabulous lamps.
Spoilers ahead...
Sorry I missed last week's episode. It was a doozy. Was anyone else immediately furious that Anne Frank was cast on this show? This show has a big pair of brass ones. Thankfully, she's not Anne Frank (??) and is just completely insane. But what I really cherished about part 1 was the play on insanity. Everybody's reality gets twisted and turned. Grace claims she was a victim, but in reality she was a murderer. Kit claims he's innocent — but by the end of the episode he's ready to confess. Lana imagines herself winning the Pulitzer Prize, and is willing to subject herself to aversion therapy to convince herself that she likes men (an absolutely brutal scene). This all played in nicely with the Anne Frank plot line. All in all, I absolutely adored the perception of reality that was getting played with in Part 1. Very creepy, and very clever.
Now let's move along to PART 2!
Dr. Arden is back and licking his wounds from the bullet Anne Frank unloaded into his leg. Who is there to help? Why Sister Mary Eunice, of course. It's an absolute joy to watch actress Lily Rabe morph this character into such a creepy little beast. When she lets Kit out of solitary, her sarcastic "hurrah!" is chill-inducing. She's so nonchalantly calculating. So of course, Sister Mary Eunice ditches Shelley's (still alive) body in a place where it can do the most emotional damage — a school playground. Oh girl, you bad. With Shelly gone, the police ain't got nothin' on Arden, and now the good Doctor owes her one. If Eunice and Arden end up running this joint, heads are going to roll down that beautiful center staircase.
Speaking of ousting the Briarcliff command, Sister Jude just is off the wagon and hopping beds. Hooray! Cue the very long, completely unnecessary, but completely fantastic Jessica Lange monologue. "God always answers our prayers, [but it's] rarely the answer we're looking for." Which means: Put on the red lipstick, and go get yours, lady. Poor Jude, her reality is shattering around her.
Moving along to the next patient at Braircliff, Kit. While waiting to be sterilized, yipes, the aliens visit Grace. And guess what, Alma is alive! And pregnant! I don't know what to do with this information because I'm so completely and totally not invested in this alien subplot in any way shape or form. Can we get back to Sister's red jammies?
And finally, the BIGGEST reveal of the season. No, not that Arden is a Nazi — we knew that for sure the second this show decided to bring fake Anne Frank onto the set. No — Dr. Oliver Thredson is just a sexy doctor with a fantastic hairline. Quinto IS BLOODY FACE. BOOM!
My mind wasn't particularly blown by this reveal — but Sara Paulson and Quinto make up for the reveal with just some quality creep outs. Paulson is shaking, sputtering and losing her shit all over her hospital duds. Meanwhile Quinto just starts stroking his Bloody Face skin mask, it's very terrifying.
Granted the whole "What material do you use?" "SKIN" exchange kind of made me snort water out of my nose. But the rest was excellent. And he really does use human skin from his victims for lamp shades. As you can see right here, there are nipples on this lamp. Which, only a show that spends that much money on furniture and sets would have the murderer collect SKIN LAMPS.
So Paulson is screwed, clearly. But then again, Dr. Thredson seemed pretty captivated with the idea of "his story" being told. So maybe he will just torture her for a very, very long time next to her frozen sweetie, and then let her go. It could happen.
Honestly the actors on this show are so top notch, they can turn just about any wacky plot around, it's Lange, Paulson and the rest of the crazy cast that make this show's brand of crazy palatable. Now if only we can get Lange monologuing with the aliens. That's the ticket.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- When the call was made by a former teammate, Garrett Jones didn't take too long to say he was on board. The selling point was that Jones would be given a chance to play regularly and have a chance to shed the "platoon" label.
The call was placed by manager Mike Redmond, a teammate of Jones' in Minnesota in 2007.
"They came right out and said, 'You're going to get that chance to play every day,'" Jones said. "That's something that was really intriguing, and definitely was something I wanted at this point of my career, to get a chance to play every day again. To get a chance to put up some numbers and help the team."
Jones, 32, is a left-handed-hitting first baseman long on power but short on at-bats against southpaws. A large part of that is based on production. In limited opportunities with the Pirates last season, he batted .095 with one RBI.
Pittsburgh used a platoon system at first base, with Jones sharing time with Gaby Sanchez. Later in the season, Pittsburgh acquired Justin Morneau, and he saw time at the position.
The way Pirates manager Clint Hurdle used his personnel certainly worked, because his team not only snapped its streak of 20 straight losing seasons, it claimed a National League Wild Card berth.
In December the Pirates decided to part ways with Jones, who had been in their organization since 2009. The 6-foot-4, 230-pounder was designated for assignment and became a free agent.
The Marlins approached quickly, with Redmond wasting little time making contact and expressing interest.
"We had talked about Garrett Jones, and I just wanted to reach out to him," Redmond said. "We played together in Minnesota. I wanted him to realize the opportunity here. He's one of those guys who has always had to grind and earn every single thing that he's gained in this game.
"I wanted him to hear from me how much he could impact our team and [how much] we'd love to have him."
At least initially, Jones will get a chance against lefties. But as a fallback, Jeff Baker was signed as a right-handed-hitting alternative.
The Marlins see in Jones a middle-of-the-order threat who has 102 career home runs, including 20 or more in three of the past five seasons.
Once it was clear that Jones was going to sign, the Marlins decided to change their plan of going through the arbitration process with Logan Morrison, who was traded to the Mariners for reliever Carter Capps.
The Marlins could have taken the approach that Jones was strictly a platoon option at first base, but they didn't see him that way.
"It's a confidence thing for a player," Redmond said. "Everybody wants to know that their manager and organization has faith in them. As a former player, that's big for guys. He's going to get that opportunity to go out there and play. We signed him to play every day."
Another transition for Jones will be playing in Marlins Park, one of the more spacious stadiums in the league.
"It's definitely a big park, but it has big gaps," Jones said. "I'm not going to try to hit home runs, just drive in some runs -- hit line drives and let the home runs come. I hope my RBIs and doubles are up. If my home runs are down, so be it, as long as I'm driving in runs and doing my job."
After finishing with a Major League-low 95 homers last season, the Marlins sought some lefty power.
Jones showed what kind of threat he can be in 2012, when he belted 27 homers and drove in 86 runs.
In 2013 he delivered 15 home runs and drove in 51 in 403 at-bats.
"To get that chance to face lefties on a more regular basis, I feel like it's just going to help me have more success off of them," Jones said. "It's just great for them to have that belief in me, as much as I do, that I can hit lefties. I wanted to get that opportunity, and that's definitely what they are giving me."
Even though the full-time opportunity is on the table, it's up to Jones to grab it. Production will ultimately decide.
"That will really be up to him," Redmond said.
Jones' numbers show that work needs to be done, as he is a career .193 hitter with 16 homers and 58 RBIs off lefties. Against right-handers he has a .271 batting average, with 86 homers and 272 RBIs.
"It's just about being comfortable in the box," Jones said. "The more you see them, the more you're going to feel comfortable. I think it's mostly just timing and just having a good approach off certain guys, and not just going up there swinging at anything."


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United Tech discloses 2012 business in Iran
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- United Technologies Corp. says two overseas affiliates earned $630,000 as the company ended business with Iran.
The aerospace and building systems conglomerate based in Hartford, Conn., disclosed in its annual report Thursday that its non-U.S. affiliates generated $3.5 million in revenue "related to the orderly winding down of legacy business related to sale of fire safety equipment.
United Technologies said it stopped new business with Iran in 2009.
It also said non-U.S. affiliates of its Otis subsidiary serviced, maintained and modernized elevators at Iranian diplomatic premises in France, Hungary and Kuwait last year. The Otis affiliates earned $6,000.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran's Central Bank and other financial institutions to put pressure on the country's nuclear program, which the U.S. and other nations fear aims to build nuclear weapons.


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During the continuance of any emergency requiring immediate action, any person or municipality engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy and not otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission may make such temporary connections with any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission or may construct such temporary facilities for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce as may be necessary or appropriate to meet such emergency, and shall not become subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission by reason of such temporary connection or temporary construction: Provided, That such temporary connection shall be discontinued or such temporary construction removed or otherwise disposed of upon the termination of such emergency: Provided further, That upon approval of the Commission permanent connections for emergency use only may be made hereunder.
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The ownership or operation of facilities for the transmission or sale at wholesale of electric energy which is (a) generated within a State and transmitted from the State across an international boundary and not thereafter transmitted into any other State, or (b) generated in a foreign country and transmitted across an international boundary into a State and not thereafter transmitted into any other State, shall not make a person a public utility subject to regulation as such under other provisions of this subchapter. The State within which any such facilities are located may regulate any such transaction insofar as such State regulation does not conflict with the exercise of the Commission's powers under or relating to subsection (e).
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Mmmm that does look tasty!!! Can't wait to make it.ReplyDelete
That's another great way to make lasagna!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shout out, Lynda! yours looks terrific!ReplyDelete
Wow, this looks fantastic and so much faster to prepare than the baked version. I will use Italian sausage as well for the added flavor. What a great weekend dinner!ReplyDelete
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That looks like a great, hearty, comfort-food sort of a meal! We love lasagna, but I found that it is VERY time consuming to make...what a great compromise! By the way...my husband was eyeing your brisket post!!! :)ReplyDelete
I may make this. Last time I made a 9x13 pan of lasagna, I swore I'd never make that much again for just the two of us. A skillet full sounds more like it!ReplyDelete
I feel the same way about Cook's Illustrated recipes - confident that it will be delicious. This one looks perfect for a busy weeknight.ReplyDelete
This sounds amazing! I love skillet meals!ReplyDelete
i haven't seen lasagna prepared this way before, but it's a great idea! i love the blobs of ricotta. :)ReplyDelete
Grand recipe, Lynda! On my winter-list. We have another arctic blast coming through this week and this will warm down to the toes.ReplyDelete
Now how easy is that? And all in one pan too. Great recipe, Lynda!ReplyDelete
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I really like this idea -- what a great dish. Thanks!ReplyDelete
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It's worth noting that his linemates each made one critical play — Brady Brassart winning the draw, Brooks Macek skimming a crease-crossing feed — before Padakin could cash in ... and before the eager 16,912 fans could hurl 21,534 teddy bears onto the Scotiabank Saddledome ice.
"A good job by Brass and Mace — thanks, guys," said Padakin, a native of Kyiv, Ukraine. "It's all so unreal. Before the game, all the guys are thinking, 'Who will score the goal?' Everyone wants to score this goal because it's real nice to score. And I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'll score,' but I didn't believe it. But when I scored it was unbelievable. I feel really good."
The Hitmen, for good measure, maintained their form after the early peak and steamed to a decisive 4-1 decision over the Kootenay Ice in Western Hockey League action Sunday afternoon.
"Obviously, it's a cool atmosphere to play in," said Greg Chase. "The nerves are flying at the start of the game — everyone wants to score that goal. We wanted to score in front of our fans and let those teddy bears come down.
"Last year, I really wasn't expecting to score the goal. This year, I wanted to score the goal."
And even with the relatively high stakes — personal bragging rights for having made it rain plushies — the Hitmen offered an even keel, a purposeful pace, from the opening faceoff.
Indeed, thanks to the selfless push, more than one of the locals had a great chance of counting first.
After the close calls — from Zane Jones, Cody Sylvester (post), Macek, Brendan Hurley, Chase — Padakin beat goalie Mackenzie Skapski at 13:27.
"We knew that the energy and excitement would be there," said Hitmen coach Mike Williamson. "I was really happy with the start of the game. We did exactly what we needed to do."
Netminder Chris Driedger chipped in, too.
Late the first period, Collin Shirley fed Brock Montgomery, but Driedger, snapping out his right pad, foiled the guests' attempt. In the second period, this time deploying the left pillow, he stymied Erik Benoit.
And — unlike Friday when his chums had produced zero goals for him in a 4-0 home-ice loss to the Saskatoon Blades — Driedger got the cushion he needed.
Alex Roach, in the second period, made it 2-0. And Chase, from the same spot (left faceoff circle), whizzed home a pair of power-play wristers in the third.
All that beat Driedger, out of 19 pucks, was Montgomery's man-advantage conversion.
"We got our game back," said Williamson. "Driedger was good. Our power play got a couple big goals. There was just a lot of positive things."
Another toy haul safely sacked, the Hitmen need to dole out the goodies.
They should have it down to a science by now.
Including the most recent outpouring, the Hitmen have donated more than 213,000 bears since 1999.
Monday morning, they will hand out the teddy bears from their distribution site, the WestHills Petro-Canada gas station. Later in the day, players visit the Alberta Children's Hospital.
"I've heard from other guys that the look on the kids' faces is awesome, priceless," said Chase. "I'm looking forward to delivering them. It should be a good day."
NOTES: Calgary scratches — D Josh Thrower, C Austin Calladine, LW Jake Virtanen, LW Elliott Peterson ... The Hitmen are back in action Tuesday, when they visit the Ice.
Follow Scott Cruickshank on Twitter/CruickshankCH


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• The Dremel 3000 is the result of upgrading our most popular rotary tool using user-requested features to improve the tool's design and ergonomics.
• The tool also features the EZ Twist™ nose cap with an integrated wrench that allows the nose cap to be used as a wrench to tighten accessories and eliminates the need for a separate wrench.
• More efficient fan design and side vents provide a cooler running tool making it comfortable for extended periods of use.
• The tool also features a symmetrical design including a trumpet-shaped nose cap to facilitate a pencil-grip tool hold.
• The ability to use all existing Dremel accessories and most attachments let the 3000 complete a wide range of applications including cutting, grinding, sanding, carving and polishing a variety of materials.


text: TAK 2.1.0 2011-01-08 20:04:45 Final release of TAK 2.1.0 ((T)om's lossless (A)udio (K)ompressor)This release brings speed optimizations and multi core support for the encoder. The dedicated LossyWav-codec that was available in the beta releases has been removed. It consists of:- TAK Applications 2.1.0.- TAK Winamp plugin 2.1.0.- TAK SDK 1.1.1.- TAK Decoding library 2.1.0.DownloadDownload the archive in the upload section: TAK 2.1.0What's newImprovements:- Encoding speed improvements of about 10 to 20 percent (depends on preset and cpu) for cpus with the SSSE3 instruction set. Since SSSE3 (note the three 'S') isn't supported by AMD, only Intel users will benefit from those optimizations. - The encoder now creates up to four threads to utilize multiple cpu cores. Specify the thread number in the General Options dialog of the GUI-version or with the -tn option of the command line version. By default only one thread is created. You will only notice a speed up, if the encoding speed isn't already limited by the performance of your drives. Modifications:- Added the -cpu# switch to the command line version, which lets you control some cpu optimizations. - The file info function now also shows the name of the codec used to compress the file. - Moved the verify-option from the details-dialog to the general compression options dialog. - All dialogs with an Add-files-option locked the source folder until the dialog was closed. Hopefully this is no longer the case. Known issues:- If you use pipe decoding and the application reading the pipe is beeing terminated before the whole file has been read, TAKC may get into an endless loop and has to be manually killed with the task manager. I don't think this is a big issue but i will try to fix it in one of the next versions. BTW: Big thanks to shnutils for testing the pipe decoding! - There seem to be some compatibility issues with pipe decoding to some other applications ("crc1632.exe" has been reported). I will try to fix it in the next release.Why is it called 2.1 and not 2.0.1?Usually i increase the second place of the version number if some option has been added which isn't backwards compatible (can not be decoded by earlier versions) but will only take effect, if it is explicitly activated by the user. This was true for the LossyWav-codec that now has been removed. But i didn't want to go down to 2.0.1 because of the possible confusion occuring when i later released another 2.1 which would have nothing in common with the current beta 2.1.More informationYou can find some useful information and speed comparisons in the Beta 3 thread.Have fun...Thomas Last Edit: 2011-01-09 03:06:56 by TBeck


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Classic Graphics Seeks President to Oversee Triangle Division
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—February 19, 2013—Classic Graphics of Charlotte, NC, has launched a nationwide search for a president of its Triangle Division in Research Triangle Park, NC. The position includes oversight for all the division's operations, as well as responsibility for its new business development, and leadership in creating a sales-driven organization and a team atmosphere where sales and production work together to exceed customer expectations.
"We are seeking a strong executive who will be able to assume leadership of our Triangle Division right now, and guide it through the next stages of its growth and development to meet the changing needs of our customers," says Classic Graphics president and Co-Owner David Pitts. "This is an extraordinary opportunity for someone who brings the right combination of expertise, intelligence, vision, and enthusiasm to the position."
The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) Business Advisory Services Group has been retained by Classic Graphics to provide strategic advice throughout the search process. Interested parties may apply at email@example.com. No phone calls please.
"Our industry and our company are far different than they were when David and I founded Classic three decades ago," says Co-Owner Bill Gardner. "We want a leader who is as excited as we are about the potential that change offers, and who has the skills and abilities to harness it for continued company growth and development at our Triangle Division. We are anticipating rapid growth in the Triangle market over the near term." Classic Graphics, an NAPL Management Plus Hall of Fame company, has sales of $60 million annually with the Triangle Division currently accounting for about $11 million.
"We are looking for an executive who will align the Triangle culture with the culture of the company's primary Charlotte operations, move the Triangle sales team away from transactional sales, and work closely with sales to develop a relationship with the unit's key customers," adds Pitts. "And we expect the president to create a production environment that totally supports the sales efforts, set high expectations for production, and embrace the Lean manufacturing concept."
"We are delighted to be able to call upon such a knowledgeable resource as NAPL to assist our Search Committee in filling this key position," says Pitts. "We know that the experience and industry insight NAPL brings to the table will be a tremendous advantage in helping us find the right executive for our growing Triangle division."
About Classic Graphics
Founded in 1983 by David Pitts and Bill Gardner, and known for exemplary customer service and cutting-edge technological capabilities, Classic is a nationally recognized, award-winning graphic communications company ranked in the top two percent of the industry. With an ever expanding portfolio of services, it serves top corporations in the nation and their agencies of record.


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Nothing external available that might provide clocking? Like a serial port?
Unfortunately the wire would have to be 299792458 metres long
so I'm not offering like a prize or something.
PS: You have given me an idea for something I should try and write. A general purpose auto-baud rate detector function. Should be simple, just use pulseIn command to get the LOW data bit width from pin 0 and compare that to a look up table of values and then one could start the serial.begin command with?
The problem with serial data is finding the start / stop bits. If the serial bits are a continuous stream, it can be surprisingly difficult.
Lunch at your favorite restaurant when/if the winner is in your town?
Any restrictions on processors? (I suggest you only allow processors you have on hand so you can verify the win)
Well is it really? Using the pulseIn() command measuring the first low to high pulse width it sees
will either capture the width of the first start bit width or any valid zero data bit width if the stream is already active. A start bit and a data bit have the same width at any given baud rate.
What am I missing?
What if there are two same value bits side-by-side? Or three bits?But, you could sample for a while (using pulseIn) and take the lowest reading. Or, you may be able to collect a few samples and deduce the single bit time. I think the trick is to determine which timings are for odd numbers of bits or prime numbers of bits.


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49ers, Lions, Saints, Rams win with stars
The NFL came back in a big way on opening day, with long plays highlighting games from coast to coast.
No one was more dynamic Sunday than Anquan Boldin, who made that transcontinental trip this year, after his trade from Super Bowl winner Baltimore to NFC champion San Francisco. Boldin was unstoppable in his debut as a 49ers receiver, making 13 catches for 208 yards and scoring once in a 34-28 victory over Green Bay.
"He made plays he shouldn't have made," quarterback Colin Kaepernick said.
Boldin was joined in stardom by Kaepernick, who threw for a career-best 412 yards and three touchdowns, and tight end Vernon Davis with six receptions for 98 yards and two TDs in an intense, often antagonistic match.
"We knew they were going to come in ready to play after what happened in the playoffs," Boldin said. "We had to come out and match their intensity."
The Packers lost to San Francisco to open the 2012 season and then again in the playoffs in January. They got big performances from Aaron Rodgers (21 for 37 for 333 yards and three scores), Randall Cobb (7 catches, 108 yards) and Jordy Nelson (7-130). It wasn't enough.
"We gave up too many big plays," linebacker Clay Matthews said. "Got to give credit to the quarterback for making the plays he needed to. I thought we did a good job of keeping him contained and not letting him extend plays similar to what he did in the playoff game. But he still made plays."
Reggie Bush, Drew Brees and two Rams - DE Robert Quinn and kicker Greg Zuerlein - all were superb in opening-day wins, as well.
Bush had 101 yards on four receptions and 90 yards rushing in his first game with the Lions, outgaining 2012 MVP Adrian Peterson in Detroit's 34-24 victory.
Brees passed for 357 yards and two TDs in a 23-17 win over archrival Atlanta as coach Sean Payton returned to the Saints following his one-year suspension in the bounty case.
Zuerlein went 4 for 4 on field goals and kicked a 48-yarder with 40 seconds left to send St. Louis to a 27-24 victory over Arizona. Quinn had three sacks and forced two fumbles.
Also, it was: Dallas 36, New York Giants 31; New England 23, Buffalo 21; Chicago 24, Cincinnati 21; Seattle 12, Carolina 7; New York Jets 18, Tampa Bay 17; Tennessee 16, Pittsburgh 9; Indianapolis 21, Oakland 17; Kansas City 28, Jacksonville 2; and Miami 23, Cleveland 10.
On Monday night, Philadelphia is at Washington, followed by Houston at San Diego.
Denver routed Baltimore 49-27 in the league opener Thursday night.
Lions 34, Vikings 24
At Detroit, Bush did exactly what the Lions signed him for: to break open a game.
Bush turned a short pass into a 77-yard touchdown in the third quarter and finished with 191 yards of offense.
"We love his talent, but he's here because of the way he complements Calvin and the way Calvin complements him," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said, referring to All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson.
Joique Bell rushed for two TDs for Detroit.
Adrian Peterson ran for a 78-yard TD on his first carry and scored on a 4-yard run to give Minnesota a 14-6 lead in the second. He ended up with 93 yards rushing.
"Offensively, we really weren't sound with everything, pretty much the entire game," the 2012 MVP said.
Saints 23, Falcons 17
Sean Payton's coaching return after a one-year league suspension for the Saints' bounties was a tight affair, but a successful one for host New Orleans.
Drew Brees passed for 357 yards and two scores, and Roman Harper secured the win when he intercepted a tipped fourth-down pass in the end zone with under a minute left.
"It was just important to get the first win," Payton said. "You try to compartmentalize each week, each game, and we played a good team. ... We fought hard, especially late."
Brees connected with Marques Colston for a 25-yard touchdown pass during which the receiver also set a franchise mark for catches with 533. Brees also hit tight end Jimmy Graham for a 7-yard score in the third quarter.
Matt Ryan passed for 304 yards and scoring passes to Tony Gonzalez and Julio Jones. He also drove Atlanta to the Saints 3 in the final minute before falling just short.
Rams 27, Cardinals 24
At St. Louis, Zuerlein kicked his fourth field goal, a 48-yarder with 40 seconds left.
"Basically, I stay calm, swing like I know how and the rest takes care of itself," Zuerlein said. "There's no better feeling.
"I don't even know the distances when I go out there to be honest, I just go out there and try to do my job."
And Quinn was a force.
"It's a great way to start the season, of course," he said.
Jared Cook had two touchdown catches in his Rams debut. The tight end fumbled a potential third TD, a 55-yarder that would have opened the scoring, when rookie Tyrann Mathieu punched the ball free at the 8 and the play resulted in a touchback. But St. Louis rallied from an 11-point hole to win.
Larry Fitzgerald caught two touchdown passes from new quarterback Carson Palmer and Arizona's defense had a TD.
Cowboys 36, Giants 31
Brandon Carr returned an interception 49 yards for a clinching touchdown, and the Cowboys beat Eli Manning and the Giants for the first time at their fancy $1.2 billion stadium with six takeaways.
Manning threw three touchdown passes to Victor Cruz and had New York in position for a comeback victory despite the flurry of mistakes. Manning was picked off three times and running back David Wilson lost two fumbles, one of which was run back 27 yards for a TD by Barry Church.
Tony Romo shook off a hit to the ribs that knocked him out for the final Dallas play of the first half and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jason Witten.
Patriots 23, Bills 21
Stephen Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal with 5 seconds left gave visiting New England its 10th straight opening win. The Patriots needed to rally, and Tom Brady turned in his 36th career victory in which the Patriots were tied or trailed in the fourth quarter. Brady finished 29 of 52 for 288 yards and two touchdowns.
Bill Belichick won his 206th career game to move one ahead of Marty Schottenheimer for sixth place on the coaching list. The Bills have won one of their past 20 meetings and are 3-24 against New England since Belichick took over as Patriots coach in 2000.
Bears 24, Bengals 21
At Chicago, Jay Cutler passed to Brandon Marshall for a 19-yard touchdown to make Marc Trestman's coaching debut with the Bears a success.
The Bengals led by 11 in the third quarter and were up 21-17 early in the fourth when Tim Jennings jarred the ball from Mohamed Sanu following a reception and made the recovery. That led to the winning score.
Seahawks 12, Panthers 7
Seattle's stellar defense was on display at Charlotte as Cam Newton was held to 125 yards passing and one touchdown. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson threw for 320 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse in the fourth quarter.
The Panthers held Marshawn Lynch to 43 yards rushing, but Wilson picked up the slack by completing 25 of 33 passes.
Jets 18, Buccaneers 17
Bucs linebacker Lavonte David handed this one to the Jets in the final seconds.
With the host Jets trailing 17-15 and time running out, rookie quarterback Geno Smith scrambled for 10 yards - and was shoved while he was out of bounds by David.
The 15-yard penalty gave the Jets the ball at the Buccaneers 30 and set up Folk's winning field goal on the next play.
"I wouldn't have hit him if I didn't think he'd stay in bounds," David said. "They said he was out of bounds, so they called the play. To me, he was in bounds. I was definitely surprised about it."
Titans 16, Steelers 9
At Pittsburgh, the Titans began the game inauspiciously, then dominated, sacking Ben Roethlisberger five times.
On the first play, kick returner Darius Reynaud took a knee in the end zone on the opening kickoff after touching the ball in the field of play. Two points for Pittsburgh.
According to the NFL, it was the first safety on an opening kickoff since 1988, when the New York Giants got one at Dallas.
But Chris Johnson ran for 70 clock-chewing yards, Jackie Battle bulled his way to a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and Rob Bironas kicked three field goals. Tennessee's new-look defense did the rest as the Steelers managed just 195 total yards and lost Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey to a right knee injury.
Colts 21, Raiders 17
At Indianapolis, Andrew Luck's legs were decisive. The QB ran 19 yards for the winning touchdown. He also was 18 of 23 for 178 yards with two touchdown passes.
Oakland started Terrelle Pryor at quarterback and he made some plays in going 19 of 29 for 217 yards and one TD. He also broke the Raiders' rushing record for a quarterback with 13 carries for 112 yards, but threw two interceptions in the red zone, the second coming with 25 seconds left.
Chiefs 28, Jaguars 2
At Jacksonville, Andy Reid won his first game as Chiefs coach.
Alex Smith threw two early touchdown passes, Jamaal Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game with a quadriceps injury, and Jacksonville advanced past its 36-yard line once.
"You want to win every game you possibly can in the National Football League, that's what you strive for. You work so stinking hard for every week, then you cherish it," said Reid, who spent the previous 14 years mostly winning in Philadelphia.
Dolphins 23, Browns 10
At Cleveland, Ryan Tannehill passed for 272 yards and a touchdown, and the Browns fell to 1-14 in Week 1 since 1999. Tannehill, who was given more offensive weapons for his second NFL season, threw a 34-yard TD pass to Brian Hartline in the third quarter and drove the Dolphins to a clinching TD in the fourth.
Cameron Wake had 2 1/2 sacks as the Dolphins sacked Brandon Weeden six times. Weeden threw three interceptions and the Browns never got anything going in coach Rob Chudzinski's debut.
Rookie Caleb Sturgis kicked three field goals for the Dolphins.


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Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) is a cop who emerges as the leader of the group as they utilize each member's skills to ensure their survival. There are many heated arguments along the way but ultimately the group functions well enough.
The Walking Dead is not satisfied with zombie attacks, of which there are plenty to entertain the audience. Complications amongst the characters add tension to the constant peering around every corner for a "walker", an undead person.
Rick's best friend, Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal), had an affair with Rick's wife when the cop was presumed dead. Oh and she's pregnant too. These two men have an ongoing disagreement over what the group should do and where it should go. Many of the characters are at odds with each other as they try to deal with not only survival but also figuring out what kind of a society they want to live in.
Some of The Walking Dead's best moments are filled with suspense that centers on a character, or two, trying to avoid the walkers. For example, in the first episode of the second season, Andrea hides in an RV's bathroom while a zombie lurks inside the vehicle. In the third season, there's a suspenseful verbal face off between Rick and the Governor (David Morrissey). The show reveals character while keeping audience on the edge of their seats.
Shocks in the storylines mean anything can happen. Rick's son Carl (Chandler Riggs) is shot accidentally by a hunter in the woods. Rick takes his son to a farm where Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) lives with his family. The second season focuses on the two family units colliding on the farm. Rick's group and Hershel's family try to co-exit but nothing comes easy. One of the biggest surprises occurs when the newcomers find Hershel is hiding a bunch of walker relatives in his barn. In the aftermath of the destruction, tension is high; Daryl (Norman Reedus) says the group is broken and Hershel demands that Rick's group leave the farm.
At its best, The Walking Dead mixes complex characters and tough decisions they must make to go along with action featuring a rising undead population, yet the show has a heart beating underneath the violence. For example, Glenn (Steven Yeun) from Rick's group falls in love with Maggie (Lauren Cohan), one of Hershel's daughters. The tragedy of Rick's own marriage to Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) and what the couple has had to endure becomes part of the show's themes, beyond the world of zombies.
By the end of the second season, ten people remain from both groups and each side suffers great loss. The weight of surviving in this new world becomes even heavier.
The third season takes place in two separate villages: an abandoned prison where Rick and the remaining survivors remodel into a "home" and fortress against the walkers and an actual town, Woodbury, led by the charming yet sinister Governor, where new characters are introduced.
Rick's leadership is tested especially after Lori gives birth to a daughter and dies in the process. When he starts to have visions of his dead spouse, Rick's leadership becomes cloudy and unreliable. Michonne (Danai Gurira) is introduced in the third season and brings a heroine who first believes she might be better off alone but eventually sees the benefit of being part of a family unit.
The Walking Dead is not afraid to break your heart (without the help of a zombie). Daryl has to kill his own brother when he turns into a walker. The most heartbreaking character may be that of Carl, a teenage who grows up way too fast in this post-apocalyptic world. The world of The Walking Dead is truly reflected in this young man, who is slowly evolving into a man not unlike his own father.
The downfall of Woodbury is indicative of one man, the Governor, having too much power. In a twisted way, the prison becomes a sort of haven for Rick's group. The conflict between the characters in The Walking Dead is as intense and interesting as the fights between the human survivors and zombies.
The show is much more than it appears to be on the surface, providing entertaining action and suspense while exploring how people try to cope with a world turned upside down. The Walking Dead is really about the complexity of human relationships with some old fashioned mayhem thrown in for good measure.
The fourth season of The Walking Dead premieres on AMC this Sunday, 10/13. Seasons One, Two and Three are now available on Blu-ray and DVD – Season Three was just released on 8/27.
- Mario Boucher