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Celestron Collimation Eyepiece
As most of the readers of these pages will know, collimation is the secret to getting good performance from a Newtonian telescope. The Celestron Collimation Eyepiece is a tool which allows the amateur to collimate a telescope quickly and accurately, and in my experience, markedly better than collimating by eye alone or with a sighting tube.
The process of collimation is, on paper at least, quite easy. The idea is to align the optical axes of the two mirrors with the eyepiece holder. In practice, the problem is in being able to judge when this is the case, particularly in being able to line up the optical axis of the eyeball with that of the eyepiece holder. To solve this problem, many amateur astronomers use a 'sighting tube' a cylinder with an opening through its centre that plugs into the eyepiece holder. By peering through the opening in the sighting tube, it becomes easier to accurately align the eye with the optical axis of the eyepiece and the secondary mirror beneath it. A simple sighting tube can be made from a 35 mm film cartridge, which luckily is just the right diameter.
Having bought a Celestron 114 mm Newtonian telescope (see Review elsewhere on this site), I was keen to get the best out of the optics, which allowing for the aperture are really very good indeed. Using a sighting tube, I managed to get consistently reasonable performance, splitting Epsilon Lyrae without much trouble, for example. I like double stars, but some which should have been split, like Epsilon Bootis, were not. I figured that the collimation was off, and that I needed to get something a bit more accurate that the home-made sighting tube. I picked up the Celestron Collimation Eyepiece from my local astronomy shop, David Hinds in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, for 27 UK Pounds. It appears that identical devices are sold under different brands, e.g. Orion (US).
The actual process of collimation was not quite as simple as the supplied instructions would suggest, and after some trial and error I have found what seems to be one way of doing it well.
What follows may seem a little severe, involving taking the telescope apart. But it isn't difficult to do any of the things described here, and the only tools needed besides a collimation eyepiece (or equivalent) are the Allen key and screwdriver that came with the telescope, a sheet of paper, some string, adhesive tape, a ruler and and a small piece of sticky paper. Moreover, if the mirrors of the telescope are seriously misaligned, this method should return them to their proper positions.
Step 1 : Remove the primary mirror
Tilt the telescope so that the aperture points steeply downwards and set the locking clamps. Use the screwdriver to remove the three small screws and put them somewhere safe. Lift off the primary mirror housing and place it carefully on a table. It is probably best to put it mirror downwards so that dust doesn't settle on it (the screws on the mirror clips will prevent the mirror actually touching the table).
If you wish, you can mark the centre of the primary mirror with a small (2-3 mm width) piece of sticky paper.
This helps adjustment of the primary
mirror later on.
Step 2 : Make a reference mark using string over the end of the optical tube
First undo the clamps and turn the telescope optical tube upwards until it is horizontal, then re-tighten the clamps. Cut two pieces of string longer than the width of the optical tube. Using some adhesive tape, attach them to the end of the optical tube to make a cross. This is a convenient reference mark for adjusting the secondary. Looking from the back of the optical tube, where the primary mirror normally is, the view should be something like this:
Step 3 : Correct the position and angle of the secondary mirror
Carefully put a sheet of white paper inside the optical tube directly behind the secondary mirror and across from the focuser. This results is a clearer view of the position of the secondary relative to the focuser tube, and it should be very obvious whether or not the secondary mirror is centred under the focuser. Looking down the focuser (without any eyepieces!) you should be able to see the inside of the focuser tube, the secondary mirror, and the piece of paper on the other side of the optical tube; the view should be something like one these (simplified) diagrams:
On the left is how the secondary mirror might look if it is not directly under the focuser, or angled toward the primary mirror properly. The first error is shown by the asymmetry of the white space around the mirror; the second by the reflection of the string cross not being centred. On the right is how it should look. Note the uniform distribution of white space around the mirror and the centred reflection of the strings.
Corrections to the secondary mirror are made using the screwdriver and the Allen key. Use the central screw to adjust the mirror forwards or backwards and the three hexagonal screws to adjust its tilt. Once done, remove the sheet of paper carefully so as not to disturb the secondary mirror.
Step 4 : Double check the alignment of the secondary
Put the collimation eyepiece into the focuser. If you look into the eyepiece, the crosshairs in the collimation eyepiece should line up with the reflection of the string cross at the end of the optical tube (you may need to turn the eyepiece in the holder). Alternatively, remove the string and look up the optical tube from the back, and you should see the eyepiece crosshairs reflected neatly in the secondary, like this:
Step 5 : Set the primary mirror
Remove the string cross if you have not already done so. Tilt the optical tube so that the front aperture points downwards. Carefully replace the primary mirror and put back the screws. Check it is secure, and the tilt the optical tube back to horizontal. Looking into the focuser, without an eyepiece, you should now be able to see the primary mirror reflected in the secondary mirror. Since the secondary should be correctly positioned, the reflection of the primary mirror should be more or less centred in the secondary. The angle of the primary mirror may well be off, though. With the collimation eyepiece into the focuser, the view will be something like this:
(Note that this has been simplified, with the secondary mirror support, for example, not drawn in.) The aim of the exercise is to put the reflection of the mirror in the centre of the secondary mirror. This is done using the three adjustment screws at the back of the telescope. The Cheshire part of the collimation eyepiece helps here. It casts a diffuse and uniform ring of light onto the primary. Centre this ring of light in the crosshairs. If you have placed a paper mark at the centre of the primary mirror, this should be in the middle the ring. The result should look like this:
Step 6 : Test the telescope!
The finderscope will need to be checked and adjusted as necessary. Once this is done it is time to star test the telescope. Polaris is a good one to start off with, as it practically unmoving. A good reflector should reveal the much dimmer secondary without much trouble. Concentrate on the primary. At focus, the star should be a point surrounded by a small number (one or two) faint rings -- these are the diffraction rings, and are an intrinsic result of the optics in these telescopes. These rings shouldn't be too obtrusive, i.e., they shouldn't completely obscure a secondary star otherwise within the range of a telescope of a certain size. My own experience is that Epsilon Bootis and the "Double double" Epsilon Lyrae are good tests. They should split clearly in a well collimated 114 mm reflector (if atmospheric conditions allow).
A star test is essentially a high magnification observation of a star with a view to seeing how well collimated
the optics are. This is revealed by the diffraction of light by the optics, which manifests itself as a central
disc (the "Airy disc") and a small number of rings of decreasing brightness. The higher the magnification
you use, the
more obvious optical errors becomes, and so the more accurate the star test. A magnification of x 150 to x 200 would be ideal for a 114 mm reflector.
At focus, the star should be a point surrounded by a few faint rings -- these are the diffraction rings, and are they an intrinsic result of the optics of the telescope. There is also a ray-like pattern running from the centre of the star off to one side. This is another diffraction pattern caused by the arms that supports the secondary mirror. The Firstscope 114 has only one arm, but other reflectors can have three or four such arms, and correspondingly more of these diffraction patterns.
- If the primary is aligned properly, you should see something like the diagram on the left.
- Otherwise, if the central disc and the rings are not concentric, then the primary mirror needs adjusting, as shown in the centre diagram.
- If you see three points to the rings, as on the right hand diagram, it probably means the primary mirror is being "pinched".
Star test with well-collimated optics (left); and with primary mirror slightly off alignment (centre); and primary mirror pinched (right)
To centre the rings and disc requires tweaking the primary into alignment.
- Move the primary mirror adjustment screws a tiny amount at a time, and only one screw at a time.
- Each time you do this the star will drift away from the centre of the field of view.
- Use the RA and declination cables to bring the star back to the centre.
- See if the central disc and the diffraction rings are closer to being concentric.
- If they are worse, then undo the damage by reversing the initial adjustment.
- You are trying to tilt the mirror in the opposite direction to the distortion (theory).
- Basically comes down to trial and error (practise).
If the optics are pinched, then ideally you need to loosen the grips holding the primary in place. This is up to you whether it's worth doing. Sometimes after loosening the grips the primary mirror can slide about every time you change the orientation of the telescope. There seems to be a balance between having the primary securely held in place without having the mirror distorted by the pressure of the grips. Pinched optics seem to be more of a cosmetic than functional flaw, and don't particularly affect optical performance.
Step 7: Use the telescope!
The resolution of the telescope essentially comes down to how small and unobtrusive the disc and rings are. Epsilon Bootis, for example, can be resolved with a 114 mm reflector on a good night, but the diffraction rings of the primary do overlap the central disc of the secondary, which makes things tricky. The better the collimation of the optics, the cleaner the view of each star, and the easier it should be to split a tough double.
High magnification view (x 180) of Epsilon Bootis
After using the Celestron Collimation Eyepiece to collimate the telescope Epsilon Bootis was easily split into its yellow and green components. Performance on other double stars showed similar improvements, though so far Delta Cygni has eluded me! Epsilon Lyrae split more cleanly before, with black shy between the components of Epsilon Lyrae A and Epsilon Lyrae B, where before they looked more like figure-eights.
The bottom line is this: no amateur astronomer with a Newtonian (or any other reflecting telescope) should ignore
collimation, and this tool is a useful aid to getting the job done right.


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Bovine pericardium based non-cross linked collagen matrix for successful root coverage, a clinical study in human
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2 Department of Oral, Cranio-Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Center of the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
3 Institute of Pathology, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germay
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Head & Face Medicine 2012, 8:6 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-8-6Published: 5 March 2012
The aim of this study was to clinically assess the capacity of a novel bovine pericardium based, non-cross linked collagen matrix in root coverage.
62 gingival recessions of Miller class I or II were treated. The matrix was adapted underneath a coronal repositioned split thickness flap. Clinical values were assessed at baseline and after six months.
The mean recession in each patient was 2.2 mm at baseline. 6 Months after surgery 86.7% of the exposed root surfaces were covered. On average 0,3 mm of recession remained. The clinical attachment level changed from 3.5 ± 1.3 mm to 1,8 ( ± 0,7) mm during the observational time period. No statistically significant difference was found in the difference of probing depth. An increase in the width of gingiva was significant. With a baseline value of 1.5 ± 0.9 mm an improvement of 2.4 ± 0.8 mm after six month could be observed. 40 out of 62 recessions were considered a thin biotype at baseline. After 6 months all 62 sites were assessed thick.
The results demonstrate the capacity of the bovine pericardium based non-cross linked collagen matrix for successful root coverage. This material was able to enhance gingival thickness and the width of keratinized gingiva. The percentage of root coverage achieved thereby is comparable to existing techniques. This method might contribute to an increase of patient's comfort and an enhanced aesthetical outcome.


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The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) notifies vehicle owners 6-8 weeks prior to the expiration date of their vehicle registration by mailing a renewal form. Vehicle registrations can be renewed before the expiration date either by telephone, through the mail, using the RMV's Express Lane Service, or in person.
You can use a phone to renew your registration only if you are registering a private passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle owned by an individual, and your renewal card is marked "Ins. Stamp Not Needed Active Policy on File". You will need a credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) to pay for the renewal transaction.
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Attn: Mail In Registration Registry of Motor Vehicles PO Box 55891 Boston, MA 02205-5891
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- Go to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles RMV Express Lane website.
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- Locate the RMV office in your area.
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FEESRegistration for different categories of vehicles in Massachusetts will have different fees as seen here.
- Before renewal, check for errors in the pre-printed vehicle renewal form that arrived in the mail.
- For correction or change of address, you can call the RMV Telephone Center, or use the online service to correct your address before renewing.
- For any other error, dial the toll-free numbers of the RMV Telephone Center and explain the error to the RMV customer service representative.
- It may take up to10 days for your new registration card and decals to arrive by mail.
- See Vehicle Registrations for additional details.
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- See also Massachusetts Insurance Center.
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Chaos from online to in-person datingComment on this story
YOU have to hand it to the British – they are the connoisseurs when it comes to comedy. Look at iconic offerings like Fawlty Towers, The Vicar of Dibley, Absolutely Fabulous, Mr Bean, My Family and Miranda and you'll understand why.
It also explains why the US often adopts the blueprint of successful UK shows. Sometimes it's a hit a la The Office, Men Behaving Badly or Whose Line is it Anyway? and, at other times, a flop.
The Inbetweeners is a case in point of the latter along with Us & Them, which is a carbon copy of Gavin & Stacey.
In spite of bagging two talented actors – Jason Ritter, who has a slew of film experience under his belt, and Gilmore Girls' Alexis Bledel – Fox canned the series after seven episodes.
This goes back to the unfortunate reality that sometimes the writing and specially crafted comedic situations can fall flat.
The Going the Distance-type of premise centres on New Yorker Gavin who finally meets Stacey, who is from Pennsylvania. They have been in a six-month online relationship and this meeting marks a turning point in their lives.
Sustaining their romance across state lines should be their primary focus, right? Not. Thanks to their meddlesome family and friends, their budding love story hits more than a few crazy complications.
Like his late dad John, Ritter has a knack for comedy. He has that breezy boy-next-door disposition that makes him an easy sell for this role. And Bledel isn't without her talents, too.
What I admire about the actress is how she can switch things up by playing a more adult character or lighten things up to fill the shoes of a carefree adolescent with a rose-tinted view of the world.
As universal as the subject matter is, these two are done in by the script and a very green creator – David Rosen.
Sometimes a gut feel about a series pays off and, when it doesn't, it's best not to stray too far from "home".
After all, Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly and How I Met Your Mother have become the success stories they are by being original, refreshing and relatable. And sometimes, that is enough!
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I have found a reseller for Beyerdynamic DT990 headphones that is selling the 250ohm model for half that of the other models 32ohm and 600ohm. So the 250ohm model is within my financial reach as its $200 US lower than the others. I am also buying an integrated stereo amplifier from NAD electronics in Canada to use the Beyers with primarily. Does anyone know if the standard headphone jacks on amplifiers and receivers will adequately drive or power these? I can buy some AKG's that I know will work but have wanted to try these Beyers for awhile now. I know too that companies like FiiO make affordable (for my budget)desktop amps too that could work with the Beyers.
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Cape Town - The kidnapping of a student after hours has prompted Stellenbosch University to consider scrapping evening tests and exams, it said on Thursday.
The university's academic planning committee made this proposition to the Senate on Wednesday, following the kidnapping on Monday and other recent crimes.
"Such a decision will have far-reaching consequences for the academic functioning of the university and it is a pity that crime should have such an impact, but we no longer have a choice," said Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, vice-rector of learning and teaching.
According to the university 21-year-old Ilze-Dene Oberholzer was walking to the campus to write an exam when she was attacked in a municipal parking area adjacent to Eikestad Mall around 7pm.
Western Cape police spokesman Captain Frederick van Wyk said that as she fell and got up, two men forced her into their car and drove off with her in the back seat.
"While driving she threw her car keys out of the window and the men stopped the car at another vehicle and got out," he said.
Oberholzer broke free and ran away without being harmed. No arrests had been made and the investigation continued.
The university was greatly concerned by the attack and had offered counselling to Oberholzer.
Schoonwinkel said a distinction should be made between attacks that happened to students who had acted responsibly, such as Oberholzer, and those where students put themselves at risk.
He said many students incorrectly believed they were safe from the crime that happened throughout the country.
"It is a reality that the Stellenbosch campus is an open campus that is not isolated from the rest of the town or the country."
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After three straight seasons of frustration in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals at Fairhaven Park, the Frazier softball team finally had a reason to celebrate at the sports complex in McKees Rocks thanks to an uplifting 9-2 quarterfinal victory over Shenango on Monday.
"It was in the back of our mind," Frazier senior pitcher Andrea Lash said in regards to past defeats at Fairhaven Park. "But we knew we had the experience that their team didn't. When I threw that last pitch and we got the last out, I felt like a ton of bricks got lifted off our shoulders."
With the win, the fourth-seeded Commodores (18-2) advanced to the semifinals and will take on top-seeded Neshannock on Wednesday at a time and location to be determined. Frazier's effort against Shenango was solid from start to finish.
"I think we played a whole game defensively, pitching and hitting," Frazier coach Paul Harvey said. "We had a couple of big hits from the middle of the lineup and from the bottom of the lineup. Our pitcher did a great job today, and that was a good team we played."
After a scoreless first in which each team left runners on base, the Commodores were able to break the ice with a run in the second. Paige Hotz doubled, swiped third, then scored on a dropped third strike in which Shenango catcher Taylor Biddle was forced to throw to first to retire Brittany Strothers, who alertly raced down the line in an attempt to reach base. The throw beat Strothers, but Hotz outran the return throw home, sliding in with the game's first run.
In the third, the Commodores took control with a four-run inning. After Lash singled, Alexis Livingstone delivered a two-run homer to center field off Shenango pitcher Macy Rubin to make it 3-0.
"Livingstone hit that big bomb, and that always helps," Harvey said.
The Commodores weren't done. With one out, Hannah Kline doubled and scored on a single by Hotz. Hotz scored on an error, giving Frazier a 5-0 lead.
The Commodores' lead swelled to 6-0 in the fourth. Alexus Eicher singled and scored on a groundout by Livingstone.
Shenango (15-7) attempted to rally, scoring two runs in the fifth. Alyssa White and Carolyn Peterson singled, then scored on a single by Alexa Owrey. The 12th-seeded Wildcats could have added on, but Livingstone ended the threat when she made a tumbling catch of a popup along the left field line.
Frazier added three runs in the sixth. Monica Joseph and Kelsey Holp each singled and scored. Hotz completed a three-hit, three-RBI performance with a two-run single.
Although disappointed with the loss, Shenango coach Amy Delaney hopes the game serves as a steppingstone for her program, which will lose just two senior starters.
"Any time you can get in a pressure situation, it will help the girls in the long run and we hope this is something to build off," Delaney said. "Frazier hit the ball, and we struggled a bit defensively. They came through with the timely hits."
For the Commodores, the win at Fairhaven Park was a long time coming.
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Annapolis, MD (February 23, 2006) - Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. Owens left today for a five-day trip to Israel. Ms. Owens will spend the majority of her time meeting with various Israeli companies who have ties to the Greater Baltimore region and will contact potential companies, attracting business to the Chesapeake Innovation Center in Anne Arundel County.
The trip will also include meeting with various leaders of local governments, as well as visits to both educational and medical institutions.
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County Executive Owens chose to take the trip privately, accompanied by her husband David. "This is an extraordinary opportunity for us to visit the many Holy Sites of Israel which embody our Judeo-Christian heritage. It's also an opportunity for me to proudly tout Anne Arundel County and the opportunities of its technology companies.


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Drones: Coming to the Skies Near You
Posted By John Glaser On November 29, 2011 @ 11:05 am In News | Comments Disabled
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Drone aircraft, best known for their role in hunting and destroying terrorist hide-outs in Afghanistan, may soon be coming to the skies near you.
Police agencies want drones for air support to spot runaway criminals. Utility companies believe they can help monitor oil, gas and water pipelines. Farmers think drones could aid in spraying their crops with pesticides.
"It's going to happen," said Dan Elwell, vice president of civil aviation at the Aerospace Industries Assn. "Now it's about figuring out how to safely assimilate the technology into national airspace."
That's the job of the Federal Aviation Administration, which plans to propose new rules for the use of small drones in January, a first step toward integrating robotic aircraft into the nation's skyways.
"By definition, small drones are easy to conceal and fly without getting a lot of attention," said John Villasenor, a UCLA professor and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation. "Bad guys know this."
The aerospace industry insists these concerns can be addressed. It also believes that the good guys — the nation's law enforcement agencies — are probably the biggest commercial market for domestic drones, at least initially.
Ah, yes. "Good guys" is a synonym for "brutes of the state," right? The LA Times piece cites some mundane quotes from Peter Singer. But my piece from back in September [2] on Singer's piece in the journal Nature focused more on his points regarding the murky legal waters and dire potential to realize unaccountable war (as it has been doing in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, and other American war zones).
The U.S. Defense Department operates more than 7,000 aerial drones and 12,000 unmanned ground systems and now hyper-militarized police departments in Miami, Utah, and elsewhere have sought licenses to operate surveillance drones. For the wards of the state, there really is no limit to what weapons and machinery of war can be utilized against the people.
Update: A commenter queries about the use of drones in Mexico, or perhaps more accurately, along our border with Mexico. I should have included initially this story about just that phenomenon. You see, the wards of the state regard American territory such a prized, state-owned possession that innocent people coming over the border are to be attacked, harassed, locked up by a militarized law enforcement presence no matter how much they might improve the economy [3]. And for six years, Predator drones have been deployed along the border [4] and are "credited with apprehending more than 7,500 people." Since 2005, Predator drones "have logged more than 10,000 flight hours and aided in intercepting 46,600 pounds of illegal drugs." This is a waste of…well a lot of things, but one certainly is money. One Predator system costs $18.5 million. All in order to deprive people of work, Americans of an improved economy, and to fight a lost drug war.
For those readers interested in the public choice/military-industrial-complex aspect of drones, see this important piece [5] which details the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International [6] (AUVSI), an industry lobby that brings together drone manufacturers.
Drone orders from the federal government are rolling in to AUVSI corporate members, including such top military contractors as General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrup Grumman.
The Obama administration's enthusiasm for drone attacks and surveillance in Afghanistan and elsewhere has helped consolidate the Pentagon's commitment to drone warfare. Paralleling the increased use of drones in foreign wars is the rising commitment of the Department of Homeland Security to deploy drones for border security.
The drone business is projected to double over the next decade despite stagnant military budgets. The annual global market is expected [7] to rise from $5.9 billion to nearly $11.3 billion by 2020 – with the United States accounting for about three-quarters of the total research, development, and procurement markets.
U.S. government drone purchases — not counting contracts for an array of related UAV services and "payloads" — rose from $588 million to $1.3 billion [8] over the past five years.
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[1] Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-drones-for-profit-20111127,0,6584711.story
[2] my piece from back in September: http://news.antiwar.com/2011/09/22/legality-of-drones-are-questionable-dangerous/
[3] no matter how much they might improve the economy: http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3188
[4] for six years, Predator drones have been deployed along the border: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/11/12/us-employs-more-drones-to-watch-border/
[5] this important piece: http://borderlinesblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/congressional-drones.html
[6] Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International: http://www.auvsi.org/Home/
[7] annual global market is expected: http://tealgroup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:teal-group-predicts-worldwide-uav-market-will-total-just-over-94-billion-&catid=3&Itemid=16
[8] rose from $588 million to $1.3 billion: http://www.usaspending.gov/explore?fromfiscal=yes&fiscal_year=2011&productorservicecode=1550&fiscal_year=2006&tab=By+Agency&fromfiscal=yes&carryfilters=on&Submit=Go
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Behanan reached his career best in the first half with 13, outrebounding the Bulldogs (12) by himself.
Gorgui Dieng had 10 points and 13 rebounds while Wayne Blackshear added 13 points with five rebounds as the Cardinals (2-0) won the opener of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament that continues next week in the Bahamas.
Louisville never trailed in its first meeting against Samford (1-2), which was playing its highest ranked opponent since losing 79-54 to No. 1 and defending champion Florida in 2006.
Tim Williams' 15 points and six rebounds led Samford. Raijon Kelly added 11 for the Bulldogs, who committed 21 turnovers.
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Rolando McClain: I'm excited to be with the Cowboys, but getting back into shape has been a 'very steep hill'
Rolando McClain has declined to speak with media members gathered at his Valley Ranch locker on multiple occasions this week.
But the former first-round pick recently sat down for an interview with the team's official website, DallasCowboys.com
During that Special Edition Q&A, McClain said he didn't think he played well in his Cowboys preseason debut last Saturday against Baltimore. There were things the middle linebacker thought he could have done better.
McClain, who the Cowboys signed at the beginning of July, led the team in tackles, recording six in roughly two quarters of play.
"Honestly, it felt like I was back in high school," McClain said. "Like, the first series, I had the big lights effect in my eyes going on. After that, I calmed down and I just got back to playing football."
That game was a significant step for the former Alabama All-American. McClain had been out of football for nearly two years after retiring twice. His last NFL regular season game was in November 2012.
"It's been a very steep hill," McClain said. "It's something new every day, just from that fact that you haven't been doing football related stuff. It's one thing to run and drop, do drills, but it's another thing when you got to hit a guy. You got to hit the ground when you hit a guy. You got to cover. You got to break. And then when you're in a game, everything is naturally faster than what it is when you're doing that drill because now the pressure is on.
"I don't know, man, it's been a lot, but I just been trying my best to stay with it."
McClain practiced Tuesday but didn't finish practice because of cramps. He sat out Wednesday but was back on the field in full pads on Thursday.
The Cowboys would love for the 25-year-old to get back in football shape, become comfortable in their defensive scheme and ultimately win the starting middle linebacker spot that has been up for grabs since Sean Lee's season-ending knee injury.
"He's been really good physically," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said of McClain. "He's been really good with his effort. He's been very attentive in all of his approaches to how to get ready to play. He's got a team mentality, and he has shown that he has some exceptional things that we don't have other players that can do. Now, that's about as good as you can get right now."
McClain acknowledges that he retired because football wasn't his top priority. He has since reassessed his life and put everything in the following order: God, family, football.
"I can say it smiling now because I made it so much harder the first time around, and now, it's so much simpler," McClain said. "Now that I got my foundation set, football is right where it needs to be, and I'm excited to be a Cowboy. I mean, who wouldn't want to be a Cowboy?"
McClain said fear of failure is his motivation to remain with the team. But is it possible for him to return to the player who recorded 99 tackles and five sacks in 2011?
"The difference between a good player and a very good player is confidence, swag, as the kids call it nowadays," McClain said. "You don't lose your confidence. It's like riding a bike. You fall down? Get back up. You still know how to ride a bike, it's just, are you scared that you're going to fall again?
"I'm working all the cobwebs out, so I ain't worried about falling. I'm just riding my bike."
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Army Maj. Thomas Kennedy's parents, George and Pat, and brother, George III, attend a dedication ceremony Friday at Sport-O-Rama in Monsey. The main ice rink there was named the TK Memorial Rink after Kennedy, who played hockey there growing up. / Peter Carr/The Journal News
The family of Maj. Thomas Kennedy looks on as a sign in his honor is unveiled during a Clarkstown street dedication ceremony Friday at Arden Place New City. Kennedy, a New City native, was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan in August. He was raised on Arden Place and attended Clarkstown schools, as well as Don Bosco Preparatory High School. / Tania Savayan/The Journal News
It was a day of honors for U.S. Army Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy on Friday as multiple events recognized the sacrifices made by the man, soldier, husband and father killed earlier this year in Afghanistan.
At Arden Place in New City on Friday morning, a plaque was dedicated to the decorated 35-year-old officer who died Aug. 8 after an insurgent detonated a suicide vest in Kunar Province. Kennedy had been raised on the New City street.
During a brief ceremony Friday evening, the Sport-O-Rama ice rink on College Road in Monsey renamed its Rink Two in honor of Kennedy.
In a move symbolic of Kennedys selfless act, the Ramapo Saints were the first players to skate across center ice on the newly named U.S. Army Thomas E. Kennedy TK Memorial Rink, doing so to give their opponents, the New Jersey Colonials, the TK T-shirts off their backs.
TK had been what Kennedys friends and family called him, often while he himself played on the ice now bearing his name.
The Saints gesture came after a banner was unfurled recognizing Kennedy, a Ramapo Saints alumnus, as first a saint ... then a hero ... now an angel.
For George Kennedy, who stood on the ice with several family members as his son was honored, it was the latest in a stream of memories from the rink.
Three of my sons skated here from the time they were 5 years old and I have a grandson whos on the ice now playing ... You see your sons come up through the different levels of play and see them participate in a sport that they love and as a parent, those are memories that I can never replace, he said after the ceremony.
Among the items given to the Kennedy family on Friday was short letter written by a Suffern High School hockey player who recently raised a state championship banner over the ice.
In his letter to Thomas Kennedys widow, Kami, Anthony Carudo, also a former Saint, thanks the Kennedy family for their loved ones service and expresses his regret over not being able to attend the ceremony; Suffern High School traveled to Massena, N.Y., for league play Friday evening.
Rink Two has been like a second home to me and it will mean even more to me now that it has been renamed for Major Kennedy, Carudo wrote. I apologize for not being able to attend the ceremony in Major Kennedys honor. However, please know that when I hear The National Anthem before our game, I will be thinking of Major Kennedy and the sacrifices he has made for us.
Barry Wolkon, owner of Sport-O-Rama, has known the Kennedy family for years and on Friday recalled Thomas Kennedy as a young boy being pushed along in a stroller as his older brothers played on the ice.
Wolkon said he was approached by longtime Kennedy family friend and West Nyack resident Bill Fortescue about renaming the rink and was immediately on board.
Theres nothing I can do to ease his familys pain over their loss, but this is something I could do to keep his name in memory, Wolkon said.
During the ceremony, Joe Brooks, president of the Ramapo Saints, presented George Kennedy with a donation to the Major Thomas Kennedy Childrens Trust Fund. The money will be put toward an education fund for Thomas Kennedys 2-year-old twins, Brody Thomas and Margaret Mae. Anyone interested in contributing can send checks to: Major Thomas Kennedy Childrens Trust Fund, c/o John Kennedy, 3715 High Gables E., Cumming, GA 30041.
This weekends final tribute to Thomas Kennedy is to take place this evening before the West Point hockey team plays American International. Kennedys family will take part in a ceremonial puck drop and West Point players will wear Kennedy jerseys.


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This will be the third draft for Chiefs GM Scott Pioli and coach Todd Haley since the two landed in Kansas City, and though the teams, without question, have improved (a 10-6 record last year as opposed to a 2-14 mark in 2008 is pretty dramatic, I'd say), there are still some questions about their decision-making on draft day.
Particularly when it comes to discussing 2009's No. 3 pick Tyson Jackson – who hasn't exactly played like a superstar the past two seasons and who was No. 5 in my Top Ten list (with a Twist) of overpaid players.
But in a predraft news conference, Pioli said he's not ready to give up on his defensive lineman.
"I look back to that draft and I would say that I think we do have a good player in Tyson Jackson," Pioli said, via Arrowhead Pride. "I know the jury is still out. We need to see that. I think everyone in our organization is pretty confident still that Tyson is going to be a good player."
Would he pick the same player again if he had it to do over again? Absolutely, he said. Absolutely.
Of course, Pioli and the rest of the Chiefs organization didn't have as much time on the 2009 draft preparation following Herm Edwards' firing and GM Carl Peterson's retirement after the season, cutting down the opportunities to see college players for Pioli and his organization. Now, though, Pioli says the club is coming together as a unit when it comes to scouting future players.
"I think if you're going to be good consistently,you have to continue to evolve and improve and get better in everything you do, "he said. "It's not just on the field. It's in player acquisition, the draft, free agency and managing the entire operation."
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Pioli would pick Tyson Jackson again
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Pioli would pick Tyson Jackson again
Yea, sure, Pioli has a bridge in London to sell us too. Not a chance I would have selected Tyson in the first round since I had never heard of him having watched several LSU games that year. Despite that, the Chiefs picked him. Horrible pick, I just hope we get something, anything out of him.
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Pioli would pick Tyson Jackson again
I am as LSU as you can get (and still be right in the head) and I was shocked when Tyson Jackson was even being mentioned as a top draft choice. I realize the Chiefs were moving to a 3-4 defense and Jackson would fit that better than the 4-3 that LSU ran, but this was a reach. He was never a dominant pass rusher in college, but was still pretty good against both the pass and run. But, DE's that cannot rush the passer are not worth the #3 pick in the draft. As Jackson is still on the team and they are looking for production out of him, Pioli has to say that he would make the same pick again. Deep down, I do not think he still believess it.


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