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|Summer Blockbusters: Patriots 5 most impactful personnel moves between start of camp and regular season of Bill Belichick era
|08.03.15 at 2:17 pm ET
The team-building process doesn't stop at the end of free agency; franchises are always looking to augment their roster. With that in mind, here's a look at the five most important personnel moves the Patriots have made over the summer months during the Bill Belichick era.
Aug. 19, 2003 — Trade fourth-round pick to Chicago for nose tackle Ted Washington: The 2002 Patriots struggled to stop the run, and as the 2003 season dawned, it remained the Achilles' heel of the defense. Enter the massive Washington, who was able to play a sizable role (pun intended) in helping craft a championship run defense. The 6-foot-5, 365-pounder shut things down up front in his lone season with the Patriots.
Aug. 2, 2009 — Sign free agent defensive end/outside linebacker Rob Ninkovich: The former backup long snapper had been released by the Saints, but the Patriots scooped him up off the street for nothing. He started as a special teamer, and quickly worked his way into the starting lineup. The 31-year-old has turned into one of the foundational elements of the New England defense — in his six years with the Patriots, he has 35.5 sacks, including three straight seasons with eight sacks or more.
Aug. 6, 2009 — Trade third- and fifth-round picks to Oakland for linebacker Derrick Burgess: The 6-foot-2, 266-pounder out of Ole Miss was acquired by the Patriots roughly a month before the start of the 2009 regular season, and came away with five sacks and a forced fumble in his one year in New England.
July 29, 2011 — Trade fifth-round pick to Washington for defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth; trade fifth- and sixth-round picks to Cincinnati for wide receiver Chad Ochocinco: While these moves weren't particularly impactful (Haynesworth was gone before the end of the season and Ochocinco looked terrified of making a mistake every time he took the field with New England), they made the list just because they were two outsized personalities who were acquired just after the lockout ended.
Aug. 26, 2014 — Trade offensive lineman Logan Mankins to Tampa Bay for tight end Tim Wright and a fourth-round pick: The Patriots' most surprising personnel move of the year saw the venerable guard shipped out of town in exchange for Wright, a move tight end who worked to complement starter Rob Gronkowski. While Wright didn't have overwhelming numbers (and was cut the following offseason), he did set a new mark for dependability as a member of the New England passing attack.
|Inside Man: Chandler Jones bringing pressure from defensive tackle spot
|09.16.13 at 1:17 pm ET
Since Mike Wright left the game in 2011 because of concussion issues, the Patriots have lacked a steady pass-rushing presence on the interior of their defensive line. But the sight of Chandler Jones working part-time on the interior for the first two games of the 2013 season may offer some hope that New England may have found — at least on an occasional basis — someone on the interior who can get after the passer.
Over the last year-plus, the Patriots have utilized several possibilities along the inside in hopes of finding someone who could push the pocket and get after the quarterback. From Albert Haynesworth to Jonathan Fanene to Jermaine Cunningham, no one has been able to consistently pick up the role of interior pass rusher in New England.
But on nearly 20 occasions last Thursday against the Jets, the Patriots were able to move Jones from defensive end to defensive tackle. (That's on the heels of doing the same thing in the regular-season opener against the Bills.) And on almost every occasion, New England was able to see positive results from the move — Jones was able to consistently create havoc for the offensive lines, which struggled to match up with him, and he frequently got into the backfield after the quarterback, coming away with a pair of sacks on Geno Smith.
It was clear the longer, leaner Jones presented a unique challenge for the interior linemen of Buffalo and New York, who were more used to seeing stouter, more physical play from the likes of Vince Wilfork, Tommy Kelly and Joe Vellano.
"I think anytime you move those defensive ends inside, they obviously are a little bit smaller physically," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick, "but the quickness and the length they have over most traditional defensive tackles can cause those inside guys ' guards and centers ' some problems in protection just because they're not used to seeing that type of player inside."
'Obviously when he's inside, those guards just start sweating, because it's not easy for a tackle to block Chandler. Then, you put him on a guard who's not used to somebody who can move and has those 'Go-Go Gadget' arms from about five feet away,' defensive end Rob Ninkovich said on WEEI Monday.
|Cosell: When it comes to identifying Patriots' defensive front, mind the gap
|03.26.12 at 11:09 am ET
During the 2011 season, much was made about the Patriots' apparent decision to move from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3. With the acquisition of veteran defensive linemen like Andre Carter, Mark Anderson and Albert Haynesworth — all defenders who appeared to be a better fit in a 4-3 — it certainly appeared Bill Belichick was making a seismic shift in defensive sensibility.
But it turns out that the idea of 4-3 vs. 3-4 scheme in New England wasn't as simple as having someone on the edge put their hand on the ground instead of stand up. Greg Cosell of NFL Films, who serves as the executive producer of ESPN's 'NFL Matchup,' said that when it comes to the Patriots, the differences between a three-man front and a four-man front are more complex than you'd think.
'You have to understand one thing — fronts are not determined by who's in a three-point stance and who is in a two-point stance. Fronts are determined by gap concepts,' Cosell said. 'And I guarantee if you look at a lot of the Patriots' 'three-man fronts' in the past where there's actually two linebackers standing up on the outside, you'll see that they're actually in four-man front principles.'
Some of the versatility of defenders like Vince Wilfork and Rob Ninkovich allow the Patriots to present one front when they're actually in a different look altogether.
'With the Patriots, it's complicated. You'll see a three-technique. You'll see a nose shade, not a nose tackle. Sure, there were snaps where they played a true 3-4 with a true nose tackle or a zero technique and two ends who are five techniques. But just because you have three down linemen, it doesn't mean you are playing a 3-4.'
With the Patriots cutting Haynesworth and losing Anderson in free agency to Buffalo and the future of Carter uncertain because of injury, Cosell believes the Patriots won't necessarily brand themselves a 3-4 or 4-3 team going forward, no matter who they might draft (or otherwise acquire), saying there's 'no need for them to make a delineation between 3-4 and 4-3. You don't need to do that.'
Instead, look for them to continue to add versatile linemen and keep people guessing.
'In Houston, Wade Phillips' defense is not a 3-4. It's a 4-3. It just has the weak side defensive end — which was DeMarcus Ware in Dallas and was Mario Williams in Houston — stand up in a two-point stance. But every gap tells you it's a 4-3,' Cosell said. 'People immediately assume because you see three down linemen and you see two outside linebackers standing up, that's a 3-4. No. Belichick is smarter than that.'
|The 10 biggest questions entering NFL free agency
|03.13.12 at 12:57 am ET
With free agency set to start at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, here's a look at the 10 most important questions, with an eye toward what the Patriots might do:
1. Where's Peyton going to end up? The quarterback is the biggest name in the free agent class, and will almost certainly command the biggest deal on the open market. Manning and agent Tom Condon are playing their cards close to the vest to this point, but it sounds like Arizona, Miami, Denver and Seattle are in the mix to this point. In addition, Tennessee is also reportedly poised to make a full-court press for Manning's services.
2. What sort of impact is Peyton going to have on the rest of the free agent market? A lot of his former Indianapolis teammates are also now available, including wide receivers Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon, running back Joseph Addai and tight end Dallas Clark. Chances are good that whoever will land Manning probably has a very good shot at landing at least one of his former mates, and subsequently, revamping a sizable portion of their offensive scheme.
3. How will Peyton affect the market for quarterbacks? It's not just the free agent signal callers like Matt Flynn who stand to be affected by Manning's decision. Incumbents like Kevin Kolb (Arizona) and Tim Tebow (Denver) could find themselves on the street if Manning ends up in their respective area codes. That could ultimately create a secondary series of ripples for a handful of quarterbacks.
4. What's going to be the course of action for the Patriots? In New England last year, it was either a boom-or-bust with last year's free agents: the big names (Albert Haynesworth and Chad Ochocinco) were busts, while the middle of the road guys (Andre Carter, Mark Anderson and Brian Waters) were some of the best free-agent signings of the Bill Belichick Era. This year? There are some intriguing fits for this team that wouldn't break the bank, including Brandon Lloyd and Richard Marshall, while Mike Wallace remains a big-ticket possibility that would also cost them a draft pick.
5. Who will the Patriots lose? New England isn't necessarily on danger of losing any of its elite players, but there are some intriguing UFA's on the roster, including wide receiver Deion Branch, running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis, offensive linemen Dan Koppen and Dan Connolly and Anderson and Carter, all of whom have been important pieces of the puzzle over the last few seasons with the Patriots. Anderson figures to be a sought-after commodity: a 28-year-old who finished with 10 sacks, he could be in line for a decent-sized payday.
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|Jeff Fisher talks about Albert Haynesworth, Randy Moss and playing the Patriots in England
|02.24.12 at 1:10 pm ET
INDIANAPOLIS — The names of two former Patriots were bought up at the NFL scouting combine in Friday, as new Rams coach Jeff Fisher was asked about defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and wide receiver Randy Moss joining him in St. Louis.
Fisher actually has a history with both of them: Haynesworth played for Fisher when he was head coach in Tennessee from 2002 until 2008. Haynesworth enjoyed his best seasons with Fisher while both with the Titans, with the defensive tackle leaving as a free agent after a standout 2008 season. Meanwhile, Moss was with Fisher and the Titans for a portion of the 2010 season.
'There's some unrestricted free agents out there now that are not under contract that we've been talking about. He's one of them,' Fisher said when asked about Haynesworth. 'Whether we do anything about it remains to be seen.'
Haynesworth was picked up by the Patriots last offseason, but released on Nov. 8. He was picked up by Tampa Bay two days later, but was placed on waivers earlier this month.
Fisher sounded a similarly lukewarm note about Moss, who announced a comeback attempt earlier this month.
'There are a number of players we are considering,' Fisher said. 'You guys know my familiarity with Randy — I thought he was great for our locker room.'
Fisher also got off a good line when he was asked about playing the Patriots in England in 2012.
'When it was announced, we were very excited. We think it's a great opportunity,' he said. He then waited a beat and added, 'If you're going to play the Patriots, it's best not to play them in North America.
'I think it's a great opportunity for us. There were a number of clubs that were disappointed that they didn't get the opportunity. We're in the early stages of evaluating it, and talking to some of the clubs (with past experience) and how they did it and what's most convenient for the players.'
Fisher was asked about wide receiver free agent-to-be Brandon Lloyd, who has been linked to the Patriots.
'There are a number of [unrestricted free agents] we're interested in keeping,' Fisher said. 'He would be one of them.'
|Transcript of Tom Brady on D&C: 'I'm not taking this for granted'
|01.30.12 at 7:00 am ET
In a wide-ranging interview on the Dennis & Callahan show that aired Monday morning, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said that he is mindful that he may never have the opportunity to compete in a Super Bowl after Sunday's game against the Giants. He noted that great teams (he cited the 2010 Patriots and this season's Packers squads) can get bounced at any stage of the playoffs, thus offering him a reminder of the need to appreciate the opportunity that he has at hand in Super Bowl XLVI.
"I thought about [the possibility of never playing in another Super Bowl] the other day, because we haven't been there for four years," Brady said. "Last year, I thought we had a great team, and we lose in the divisional round of the playoffs. Green Bay had a pretty damn good team this year, and they lost in the divisional round. You can have a great team. You need some things to go your way, too. Ultimately, the thing we can control is playing good.
"I'm not taking this for granted. I'm enjoying every second of it. The opportunity to play this game, to represent the Patriots, I don't take that for granted," Brady added. "It's hard to get to this game. To do it five times, it's crazy. You don't take it for granted.
Brady touched on several other topics, including his relationship with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, his increasing inability to be social in public settings, whether he truly felt (as he has suggested before) that he "sucked" in the AFC championship game against the Ravens, and how he views the matchup against the Giants in the Super Bowl.
A transcript of the conversation is below. To listen to the interview, visit the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
When you were in high school, did you have any idea that your career would turn out like this?
Certainly not. You have goals and things as an athlete. I was never the greatest athlete. Even throughout high school, there were so many other guys who were potential Division 1–caliber athletes. I really didn't start growing into my body.
I always tried to work hard. That came from my parents. To finally have the opportunity to go to Michigan, I was like the seventh guy on the depth chart when I got there. Even that was a dream. I didn't even know anything about Michigan other than the helmets. To have a chance to go there and, wow, you're seventh on the depth chart, I didn't know if I would ever get an opportunity there. Finally I get an opportunity in my fourth year. Then you play, and going into your fifth year, I thought I did a decent job and then no one picks you and you're like, man!
You don't get invited to the Senior Bowl. I played in the Shrine Bowl. Gil Brandt was one of the guys who selected me there.
I've always felt like I've had to work pretty hard for it. It's pretty cool now these days. Even warming up and running across the field, when I'm running next to Chad Johnson [Ochocinco] and Deion [Branch], these guys were, like, the fastest kids in their high school class, the best athlete on probably every team they've ever played on, and here I'm warming up next to those guys. I'm thinking, "Man, at least I can keep up with them a little bit."
We've come a long way. I have so much fun doing what I do. Every day is fun for me.
|Patriots positional playoff preview: Defensive line
|01.08.12 at 1:32 pm ET
With the Patriots off this weekend and the postseason ready to begin, we've got the Patriots Positional Playoff Preview, a weeklong, position-by-position look at the Patriots and how they look heading into the postseason. We've already looked at the offensive side of the ball. Now, we take a look at the defense, starting with the defensive line.
Depth chart: Shaun Ellis, Vince Wilfork, Kyle Love, Gerard Warren, Mark Anderson, Brandon Deaderick. (Myron Pryor, Andre Carter and Mike Wright have all landed on season-ending injured reserve.)
Overview: It's been an eventful season for the New England defensive line, which has run several new bodies through the system. Some have worked (Carter), while some haven't (Albert Haynesworth).
In the end, even though the numbers may not suggest it, the New England defensive line was able to have a relatively productive season in 2011, thanks in large part to the work of Wilfork. The 30-year-old had one of the finest seasons of his already impressive career, finishing with a career-high in total snaps played and doing his best to hold together an occasionally unsteady defensive line that spent most of the first half of the season learning how to play together. His Pro Bowl nod — the fourth of his career — was well deserved. (In addition to his traditional work in the trenches, he's added a pair of interceptions this season.)
As for the rest of the defensive line, Ellis has struggled with age and injury, while Warren has been a relatively solid presence as a rotational player along the interior of the defensive line. When it comes to the young guys, Love has flashed some talent (he appears to be a very good complementary piece at defensive tackle next to Wilfork). It also appears that Deaderick (who has some good positional versatility) will bear watching over the course of the next year.
Carter suffered a quad injury in a win last month over the Broncos, and with him on injured reserve, the Patriots have struggled to get consistent pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Anderson (who finished tied with Carter in quarterback sacks with 10 and second to Carter in quarterback hits, 22 to 14) continues to get lots of reps as a situational pass rusher, but those pass-rushing numbers must improve if the New England defense wants to slow down opposing offenses in the postseason.
An opposing scout's take on the New England defensive line heading into the postseason: 'Big and hard to move inside, which may bode well in cold weather games against running teams. Don't create a lot of pressure on the passer, but can push the pocket inside. Will miss the steady play of Andre Carter against the run and pass. Mark Anderson will flash some ability to create some pressure. They struggle to get pressure when rushing four, and will leave secondary on an island.'
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Six years after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, Haiti has moved from recovery to longer term development as it continues to improve infrastructure and strengthen institutions, work toward increasing access to and quality of education, health and other services, and stimulate investment.
Although significant challenges remain, Haiti has seen a number of positive developments since the earthquake:
- Of the 1.5 million internally displaced people, more than 1.4 million have left the camps and relocated. Reconstruction programs are repairing and building safer housing and upgrading neighborhood infrastructure.
- Haitians children have benefitted from better access to primary education, where participation rates of school-age children rose from 78 to 90 percent. However, the quality of education and learning remains a challenge. Only one third of all children aged 14 are in the appropriate grade for their age.
- Extreme poverty has fallen from 31 to 24% over the last decade, especially in urban areas, and foremost in Port au Prince. However, sustainability, targeting, and coverage remain significant challenges. Only 8 percent of the Haitian population received noncontributory social assistance benefits in 2012, such as scholarships, food aid, and other transfers.
- The tourism sector is growing with several new hotels in Port au Prince and an increase in international travelers by nearly 20% in the last couple of years.
Nevertheless, much remains to be done to reduce poverty and improve the wellbeing of Haitians.
President Michel Martelly stepped down at the end of his constitutional mandate on Feb. 7 and without an elected successor, lawmakers chose the Senate chief Jocelerme Privert to lead a caretaker government. President Privert is mainly tasked to organize for a new provisional government, install a new electoral commission to investigate fraud allegations during 2015 elections, and finalize the presidential, parliamentarian and municipal election. .
After a 5.5% contraction in GDP in 2010 due to the earthquake, Haiti experienced from 2011 to 2015 a real growth rate averaging 3.4% and a per capita GDP growth of 2.0%, spurred in part by high levels of reconstruction aid and remittances.
Overall economic activity last year only expanded by 1.7 percent, down from 2.8 percent the previous year. This expansion was supported by relatively strong growth in manufacturing and hospitality (growing at 3.5 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively), but was hampered by agriculture (contracting by 3.5 percent). With a decline in investment and concerns about the spring harvest, economic growth could further decelerate this year to 0.9 percent.
The bad harvest is also putting pressure on prices. Inflation has accelerated to 14.4% year on year percent at end of February, mostly driven by higher local food prices following droughts in several parts of the country.
A major challenge for Haiti will be to manage the substantial decrease in donor financing, as well as its access to concessional financing through the Petrocaribe agreement. This will likely constrain Haiti's capital investments, which have increased over the last three years, but with limited impact on growth. With scarce resources, efficient and effective use of domestic and external resources will remain crucial.
Haiti remains the poorest country in the Americas and one of the poorest in the world (with a GDP per capita of US$ 846 in 2014) with significant needs in basic services. According to the latest household survey (ECVMAS 2012), more than 6 million out of 10.4 million (59%) Haitians live under the national poverty line of US$ 2.42 per day and over 2.5 million (24%) live under the national extreme poverty line of US$1.23 per day. It is also one of the most unequal countries, with a Gini coefficient of 0.61 as of 2012.

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Federer, 31, has been in a worrying slump this season and found himself battling to stay in the race for the season-ending World Tour Finals in London.
But he appears to have found the form that has made him the greatest indoor player of all time, and continued his run with an impressive display against the highly-rated Bulgarian, who was seen off in just over an hour and a half.
Federer made light of the first set, but was tested in the second - although he eased to victory with a commanding tie-break.
Next up for Federer is Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil, who continued his good run with a 7-6 6-4 win over Ivan Dodig of Croatia.
Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro also reached the semis, with his 6-4 6-4 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu setting up a semi-final with another Frenchman, Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
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Portsmouth have signed Burnley defender Kevin Long on an emergency 28-day loan.
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I'm having a horrible time with my pictures. I'm new to DSLR, and not very computer savvy. Not sure how to post a picture here. My pictures are blurred, well not as crisp as I'd like them to be. I shoot a person modeling my clothing. The entire shoot was a waste of time. I've had some help with setting, but it's just not working. I've read the manual, cover to cover, and I just don't get it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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#1. "RE: Nikon D5000 New camera and blurred pictures." | In response to Reply # 0
Blurred images are usually caused by either of three problems:a) Camera shake with slow shutter speeds under dim or insufficient lightb) Out of focus subjectc) Thin/shallow Depth of FieldThe set of solutions to the first issue a) are:1. Increase ISO sensitivity to allow for faster shutter speeds2. Use artificial lighting to accomplish the same objective as above, by providing more light into your subject.3. Shoot from a tripod -camera shake is usually induced by bad hanholding technique and/or subject moving, and/or 4. Use flash, preferably bounced or diffused. For the second issue b)1. Make sure you are selecting the correct AF sensor or group of sensors for your composition and that it has enough light and contrast to auto focus.2. Resort to manual focusing and prefocus somewhere into the path of the model, shooting when he/she crosses that point.2. Buy faster lenses.For the third issue c)1. Use smaller apertures (for example, f/5.6 instead of f/2.8) for deeper depth of field.Finally, experiment and take notes, change one variable at the time, so when you choose the better resulting image, it will be easily reproduced/repeated.Don't dispair. We all have bad shots.It is said that a good photographer is the one who only show his keepers.
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#2. "RE: Nikon D5000 New camera and blurred pictures." | In response to Reply # 1
My pictures are still not where I think they should be. The color seems to be off, centering is off, I think I have the picture in the center and when I go to edit it's off center.
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#3. "RE: Nikon D5000 New camera and blurred pictures." | In response to Reply # 2
You really should post a few of your shots with the EXIF data. I'm sure that someone can help you, but without seeing what your settings are, it's almost impossible.The EXIF data will show up without performing any extra steps in the upload if you post from the originals.DonPS You have resize the images so that the long side is less than 900 - or to 800x600 if that's easier for you.
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How do I post pictures here?
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#5. "RE: Nikon D5000 New camera and blurred pictures." | In response to Reply # 4
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Hi Theresa,What are the ambient conditions that you are shooting in?Indoors or low light?What subject are you shooting? Static subjects? Moving subjects?What exposure mode, AF mode, and camera settings are you using?Are you framing the image in the cameras viewfinder or are you using Live View?Good Luck and Enjoy your Nikons!


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Jodi gave me all the details on "How to....Make a Diaper Cake" after she made one of her own for a shower she was hosting (It was soooo cute!). I filed this information away, knowing I would need it someday. Yesterday was 'the day.' My boss, who I also call a friend, is hosting a diaper shower for a second time Mom, and we were discussing ideas. I told her she had to have one, which turned into I'd make one. I may be the only person who has never seen the inner workings of a cake, but if you don't know-you fill the center with goodies too like wet wipes, roll the diapers and tie them, then create the 'diaper shape.' You can add all sorts of fun 'stuff' I have q-tips, and other little baby goodies like mini powders, shampoos, lotions, bottles, utensils etc on the backside of the cake too (you can't see in the picture), but you get the idea. I also saw some really cute ones with little stuffed goodies as toppers, but I wanted to keep cost down since I was spending someone else's money.
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That's really cute!
(For the longest time, I thought that diaper cakes had to be purchased from a store. I didn't realize that people made them.)
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It's very doable, bring some diapers over next time you are in town, and we can construct ;o)
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Where to dance to 80s music in NYC?
I love dancing to 80s (and 90s) music, but with Culture Club now closed, I'm not sure where to go in New York City. Are there any new dance places that are devoted to 80s/90s music, or that have "80s nights"? Thanks!
Who is this street artist?
A bar called Albatross at Ocean Beach in Fire Island has street art preserved from 1982. It's vaguely recognizable, and it sounds like it was preserved because the guy who did it has made a name for himself in the graffiti world. I like it. I am having trouble figuring out who did it. Can you help? Here are some shots I took--couldn't get one of the whole thing.
How do I get my New York car title document?
A year ago, I bought a car from my family in Alabama. I brought it to my home in New York, and got it properly registered here. This involved giving the New York DMV the Alabama title document and being told I'd receive a New York document in the mail. The New York title document never arrived. What do I need to do to get it? [more inside]
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My NYC townhouse has a garden in the back. The garden has a wall around it, which has been there for decades. Two nearby trees has caused it to bow out of alignment toward my neighbor's garden, though not dramatically so. My neighbor claims in a letter to me that the wall will one day collapse into her garden, and wants us to share the cost of replacing the wall, before that happens, with a fence. She also said that if I don't agree to do this, I better make sure that my insurance covers the possible damage to her property that a collapse could cause. I think my neighbor (who is wealthy) just wants a new fence for aesthetic reasons so it matches other fencing on her property, and that the wall is fine -- and I have some questions for the hive-mind... [more inside]
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My wife and I are taking our 17 month old to NYC for Memorial Day weekend. We are flying into and out of LGA, and our plan is to take public transit as much as possible, but to use Uber Family (which provides a car seat) to make a couple of key connections. We are especially concerned about the end of our trip, when must get from Midwood in Brooklyn to LGA. We'd like to use Uber Family, but we don't know how reliable it is in that area. [more inside]
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My wife, a friend, and I are traveling to New York in a couple of weeks. A few days ago my wife broke her ankle, and she'll be in a lower-leg cast and on crutches during the trip. Her orthopedist has approved the travel. We're looking for advice from people familiar with the places and activities we had planned, particularly people who have experience doing so with limited mobility. Details below. [more inside]
Lunch and dinner for teens in Manhattan
Taking German foreign exchange student and our two sons to Manhattan today. All are teen boys (13-17). Would appreciate recommendations for relatively affordable lunch and dinner spots with a focus on "American" (burgers, fried chicken, BBQ). Thanks
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Seems a long shot, but: A friend and I are planning on doing the Falls to Statue (Buffalo NY to NYC) route by canoe this summer, and we're intrigued by the prospect of bringing a Google Street View rig with us. What would be the best way to get in touch with Google's Maps team to see if they would be interested in letting us take a Streetview rig on the route? I've poked around Google's "Contact US" site without much that inspires confidence.
I suck at whiteboard interviews. Can I suggest an alternate process?
I'm an experienced software engineer and manager. I have a number of successful projects under my belt and some really great companies on my resume. However, I'm really, really bad at the traditional whiteboard interview. I'm getting ready to start looking for a new job. Would it be worthwhile to request an alternative interview format? [more inside]
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Where should I eat tonight in NYC?
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People in Winogrand "Central Park Zoo, New York City"
Curious about the individuals shown carrying chimpanzees in Garry Winogrand's 1967 photo, Central Park Zoo, New York City. Tod Papageorge recounts how the photo was taken in this essay, but doesn't reveal what either he or Winogrand might have learned about the people and their clothed chimpanzees. Forever anonymous? Or written up in some piece I'm not finding?
Tattoo Artist in NYC area with similar style to Pony Reinhardt?
I am currently obsessed with the style of tattoo done by Pony Reinhardt at her studio Tenderfoot Studio. I signed up for her email list in the hopes she will do an East Coast tour and I could schedule an appointment, but there are no guarantees there. Are there Tattoo Artists working in New York (or a nearby state) who have a similar aesthetic?
Why does New York City have express tracks for the subway?
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food for a picnic at Storm King Art Center (New Windsor, NY)
I'm planning to go to the Storm King Art Center (in New Windsor, NY) on Friday. I'd like to eat something delicious for lunch while I'm there or before I go. I can bring it from Manhattan (or anyplace in the city, I guess), but I would have to buy it the day before on Thanksgiving. Or, I could eat near the museum or near my hotel in Monroe. [more inside]
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Why do all the artists who draw you in parks in NY have the same style?
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Solutions for Chapter 10.3
For two independent random samples taken from two populations with population proportions and;
Let and represent the sample proportion and the sample size of the sample taken from population;
Let and represent the sample proportion and the sample size of the sample taken from population 2.
When = = where is the common population proportion.
When is unknown, estimate it using the pooled estimate of p which is represented as or.
The value ofmust always lie between and.
For Example: Let suppose, and,where the refer to number of successes for samples1 and samples2 and refer to sample sizes for population 1 and population 2 respectively.
The point estimate for the difference is population proportion is given below
The point estimate of the difference in population proportions is the value
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Here is a revised version of the mock from the other day. I agree with some of you that we need to get something back for next year, so I found a way to get us a 5th and 6th for 2014. I also agree that taking Patterson at 15 was too high/expensive, so I have us taking him at 20 now.
*1(31): trade to Jets for #39 and 4th this year, and 5th next year
2(34): trade with 3(74), 5th, and 7th for Bears 20: WR Cordarrelle Patterson
2(39 from Jets): S Jonathan Cyprien
2(61): trade with late 4th and 6th for #52: DE John Jenkins
3(74): traded to Bears
3(93): CB Tyrann Mathieu
4(106 from Jets): TE Dion Sims
4: traded
4c: DE Quanterus Smith
5: traded
*6: trade for 6th next year
6: traded
7: traded
7c: LB Michael Mauti
7c: QB Collin Klein
*5th in 2014
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My husband liking the U Haul warranty and all wanted to give them another chance. We called to see about setting an appt. When we explained what we were told the last time, we were assured that was incorrect and there woiuld not be addtional charges to have the hitch there for a next day appt. We made the appt.
Our appt was for 11:00 am. My husband wanted to make sure ebfore we drove over to drop off the vehicle that the hitch was in fact there. So I called first. I was informed that it was not there and the person that needed to go get it could not leave until the manager came in which would be in a half hour or so. I was asked to bring my vehicle ina t 2:00 instead. I told the girl I would check with my husband and call her back if that scheudle would work for us.
When I called back the guy I spoke to stated that the manager was there he didnt know why I was told that and tranferred me to her. She informed that she was headed out to get the hitch and we could bring our vehicle at 12:00.
When we dropped the vehicle off at 12:00 we were told that it would be 2 hours, 3 max. This is were the headache began.
We retuned at 2:00 and it wasnt done. We were told another 1 1/2 hours/ We returned at 3:30 and it wasnt done, in fact no one was even working on it. We told them to take off what they had done adn give us the vehicle we were leaving. They wanted to charge us for labor and some other items. They stated 15 minutes and it would be done.
4:45 it was finally completed. 4 hours and 45 minutes for a 2 hour install . We were told by employees that they were short handed, that the appt should never have been made, all kinds of excuses.
The lied to me from the beginning when I first called. I should have known better than to continue to go through with working with them. Also when we arrived they were threatening to call the police on a woman because she was upset with the way they had treated her. They had made a mistake on her contract and wa blaming her for not returning a rental truck sooner than she had rented it for. This too should have been a sign.
Whatever you do, DO NOT go to this company location for anything. They will lie to you, treat you like its all your fault and the whole while, just walk around like you are of no importance to them.
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It was a usual scene in a locker room at the Chelsea Piers hockey rink Sunday morning. Two teenagers sat next to each other, removing their pads and uniforms, discussing a late-game lapse that allowed the only goal surrendered in their team's 9-1 victory. But something was unusual: One of the players was an Orthodox Jew, a student at the Ramaz day school on the Upper East Side; his teammate was black, a Catholic who studies cross town at St. Agnes Boys High School. For the third year, the roster of the KJ Barak team, which is sponsored by the youth department of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and competes after the winter season in the Chelsea Piers Spring High School League, has an interracial flavor. Half of the 12 skaters (excluding a pair of goalies) are Orthodox kids, from the KJ team; the others are black and Hispanic, from the Ice Hockey in Harlem program. The KJ Barak plays the IHIH's Harlem Rangers each year. Three years ago Bennett Epstein, an attorney who founded and coaches the KJ squad, asked the Harlem team to provide some players for its spring competition. His spring team unites two communities with little tradition in ice hockey. IHIH, in its 15th year, combines sports with academic tutoring and community service. And the Barak, whose winter team includes players from Ramaz and the Manhattan Talmudic Academy, was joined this season by a second religious high school team from The Frisch School in Paramus, N.J. The Frisch Cougars, members of the North Jersey Junior Varsity Hockey League, were founded by stockbroker Joseph Rotenberg as a "feeder school" for a future varsity hockey team at Yeshiva University. Rangers Coach Jim Gunn says, "My players ... love being part of KJ," he says. "It's like their second home in hockey." The teams shared a bus trip this season to a tournament in Quebec. When Epstein proposed the idea, "at first it seemed awkward," says 15-year-old David Kaufman, a Ramaz sophomore and Barak center. But as the players practiced together, a black-Jewish team "became normal." On the ice, no apparent divisions exist between the Jewish and non-Jewish players. One black member of the team took a hard hit in a recent game; his Jewish teammates were the first to come to his defense. The message of the team? "We're not out to make a statement," Epstein says. "The statement is that we just do it [play hockey]." "It's very important that our kids ... have an opportunity to interact with kids outside the Orthodox Jewish community," says attorney Barry Kluger, father of two Barak players. "People learn to respect each other." "The Ramaz parents thought it was a great idea," Epstein says. "The kids have more in common than they thought. We've had some e-mail friendships growing out of this." "It shows that it is possible for a team to be [racially] mixed," says Garrick Elliston, 18, a defenseman who attends St. Agnes Boys High School. In fact, he gets more reactions as an African American playing ice hockey than as a member of a black-Jewish team. "It's shocking to some outsiders, Elliston says. "You people," one person told him, "play basketball." The KJ Barak, whose spring record is 5-2, will play Brooklyn Tech Sunday morning at 10:30. A team composed of various minorities sometimes draws bigoted comments from opposing players, Epstein says. "I've heard some things on the ice that I wouldn't want to hear," he says. But, "We just play hard and point at the scoreboard."
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Ishasha Wilderness LodgeTourist Essentials LodgeIshasha Section, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese, Uganda
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George is 52 and enjoys learning foreign languages. He speaks English Gertrude is 44 and enjoys learning foreign languages. She…60
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Rweteera Safari Park & Tourist Camping Centre Ltd is located just outside Kibale National Park 15km along Kamwenge road, Fort Portal Western part…96
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This is really really odd! It just happened out of the blue. I haven't done anything, and it just went from working to not-working. I grabbed the latest CVS feed files, but that didn't do anything.
The only thing I have done is add a new category to the link manager and import an OPML file into that category, which AFAIK should do anything, right?


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Compute the Delaunay triangulation of a set of points
This functionality does not run in MATLAB.
plot::delaunay computes the Delaunay triangulation
of a list of points in arbitrary dimension.
The Delaunay triangulation of a list of points is a triangulation of their convex hull such that for each edge of the triangulation, there is a circle containing the two endpoints of this edge but no other point of the list.
plot::delaunay accepts and returns
floating-point values, the actual computations take place in hardware
floating-points and are therefore not affected
by the value of
Delaunay triangulation does not introduce new points:
n0 := 10: l := [[Re, Im](exp(float(2*I*PI*n)/n0)) $ n = 1.. n0]: d := plot::delaunay(l): plot(plot::PointList2d(l, PointSize=3), plot::Polygon2d(t, Closed) $ t in d)
A list of points, which are given as lists of real values
List of simplices in the dimension of the points in
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Hint: A new kind of search services?
The blog: http://ow.ly/blYdV
Hint: A new kind of search services?
The blog: http://ow.ly/blYdV
From the New York Times:
"PARIS — Google, which organizes the world's information digitally, is linking up with a precursor that aimed to do something similar, on paper.
It plans to announce Tuesday [13 March 2012] that it is forming a partnership with a museum in Mons, Belgium, dedicated to a long-ago venture to compile and index knowledge in a giant, library-style card catalog with millions of entries — an analog-era equivalent of a search engine or Wikipedia. …
… Long before them, in 1895, two Belgians, Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine, began the project that grew into the Mundaneum. Their card catalog, initially called the Universal Bibliographic Repertory, compiled links to books, newspaper and magazine articles, pictures and other documents from libraries and archives around the world. People were able to submit queries via the mail or telegraph. The collection expanded to 16 million cards, and Mr. Otlet and Mr. La Fontaine envisioned a "city of knowledge," complete with museum exhibits and other archival material. …
…The partnership is part of a broader campaign by Google to demonstrate that it is a friend of European culture, at a time when its services are being investigated by regulators on a variety of fronts.'
Two years ago Wolfram launched Wolfram|Alpha, a search engine ('computational knowledge engine') which does more than find objects or link objects in the sense of linked data: An engine computing answers from a huge amount of (partially manually) curated data and milllions of algorithms used in Wolfram's software Mathematica.
(not the freshest data by the way ;-))
'Oh, and by the way, these days the majority of queries to Wolfram|Alpha give zero hits in a search engine; they don't ever appear literally on the web. So the only way to get an answer is to actually compute it.'
So the words of Stephen Wolfram in his keynote speech at Wofram Summit 2010. This speech gives an extensive insight into Wolfram's philosophy and objectives, fascinating!.
And now, some days ago, Wolfram launched a new data format – CDF: Computable Document Format. From the announcement: 'CDF is a new standard that's as everyday as a document, but as interactive as an app. It empowers readers to drive content and generate results live for a deeper understanding. And authoring interactivity is easy enough for teachers, journalists, analysts, managers, or researchers to add to reports, presentations, blogs, infographics, articles, and textbooks.'
A viewer (100mb download) is needed to read the CDFs and Mathemathica (Wolfram's Software) is needed to edit a CDF.
Take this example: Age Distribution in the World as a CDF document. It's 78kb to download and presents this ternary graph:
This 'ternary diagram is a graph that shows the proportion of three variables as a position in an equilateral triangle. The three variables have a constant sum (in this case to unity). This particular diagram shows the population proportion of children (0<=age<15), adults (15<=age<65), and elderly (65<=age) for different countries. The proportions have been color-coded to facilitate interpretation. … You can choose a continent or the whole world.' (manually or with the autorun function).
More examples –> here.
The code underlying this presentation is Mathematica (first lines only):
This code of a CDF is generated by Mathematica:
Till now I haven't seen a lot of Mathematica usage and visualisations in official statistic's dissemination. CDF could be an interesting tool for interactive offline publications in this field.
But it's not an open standard and as an alternative there exists PDF which allows to embed interactive elements (flash, RIA), too (rarely seen).
data.gov in UK has a linked data lead. It's John Sheridan and he prepared
a short presentation propagating (of course) linked data with a lot of interesting examples!
The summary:
Some days ago in a post I mentioned how Google and others go semantic and provide in their search results not only information about information (means: links to web pages) but information itself. So i.e. the cinema showtimes.
And Googles does even more. Google search directly provides statistical information.
Unemployment Spain gives this:
In context: (Hint: use Google without country redirect, this is: google.com/ncr)
And the source is Eurostat via Google Public data Explorer:
So why go to Eurostat or another statistical site😉.
Search on Google for cinema or weather in a region and you will get more than a link: the weather forecast and the showtimes for today or tomorrow … .
Increasingly, search engines are going to provide more than just links, that is the information looked for. To do so Google already uses (since 2009) semantic markup on web pages in order to present search results with information instead of links to sites containing that information. Such so-called rich snippets describe people, reviews, products, recipes, etc.
Wolfram Alpha has this ambition, too. But Wolfram follows another road: Incoming search questions are analyzed via language recognition, linked to the Wolfram Alpha knowledgebase which then delivers corresponding content:
For weather Spain Wolfram Alpha does even better than Google😉
And now we see a step forward by Google & Co in direction of the Semantic Web: Second of June 2011 Google, Bing and Yahoo! announced schema.org, a 'new initiative to create and support a common set of schemas for structured data markup on web pages. Schema.org aims to be a one stop resource for webmasters looking to add markup to their pages to help search engines better understand their websites.'
This is the next step after rich snippets and one further step towards the Semantic Web in action. But: Google unfortunately doesn't use an existing standard like RDF!😦
Many new markup categories will be added. Something relevant for statistical sites? Perhaps 'GovernmentOrganization' and 'DataType'.
Providers of websites have now to decide how they will integrate such new markup in their content in order to get a good representation in search engines.
Best wishes for 2011 and have a great holiday far away from work!
Let work Google for you: searching in 5.000.000 books with more than 500.000.000.000 words and finding out how often specific words were used in the last 200 years.
For 'work' and 'holiday' it looks rather sobering -;)
In German books we find some slight nuances:
To finish with statistical terms: GDP, GNP:


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Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat
Los Angeles has been at or near the top of the Western Conference all season, and have done it with defensive intensity, and the offensive leadership of Paul. The Heat are leading the East, and the Big 3 are an offensive force. The Heat rarely lose at home, but as tough as the Clippers are defensively, Miami will have to play at the top of their game to get the win.
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text: Blaarmeersen (4 reviews) from £17.00 to £27.95 Per unit Contact Us Book Online Images Map Overview Lakeside setting, in a sports and recreation centre on the outskirts of Ghent Apart from being a very well located en-route site, this is great for families of all ages and anyone wanting to visit some of Belgium's most popular places, many of which are less than an hour's drive away. Historic Ghent is a short bus ride from the site and there is loads to do in and around the adjacent leisure centre and lake. Run by Danny Lamont for the city of Ghent, English spoken. Location The site is spread around the lake in the city of Ghent's leisure complex. Ghent centre three miles, E40 motorway three miles, E17 motorway nine miles, Bruges 32 miles, Brussels 37 miles, Zeebrugge 40 miles, Calais 95 miles. Pitches The pitches are in paddocks of ten; open, shaded and part-shaded; most with electricity (up to 50m cable may be needed), some hardstanding pitches. Information Low Season A quiet site; an ideal base to visit Ghent and Brussels and as a stopover to most of Europe. The site hosts a rugby tournament on 25-27 March 2016. It will also be extremely busy with football supporters on the weekend of Friday 24 to Sunday 26 June, 2016 due to a football tournament taking place. High Season Busy with visitors from all over Europe, especially during the Ghent festival on the weekend of Friday 15 to Sunday 24 July, 2016. Worth noting - 2016 1.5-31.8 maximum unit length 7m - BBQs permitted (must be off the ground) - Dogs welcome Site Accessibility Dedicated accessible facilities Parking near reception; step to reception; Small step to bar and to shop; Adapted cubicles, including one with shower with seat and grab rails; washbasin with low level mirror and grab rails and one with raised wc with grab rails. Flat terrain with pathways and main routes, tarmac. Facilities Blaarmeersen has the following facilities on or around the site. Swimming lake Bar/cafeterias Supermarket Multisports court BMX track Diving, windsurfing, canoeing (with own equipment) Modern washblocks Wi-Fi on pitches (free) Lake beach Snacks and take-away Play areas and adventure park Cycle hire Fishing Large sports centre adjacent including new climbing hall Washing machines Reviews Review Expand review Recommended: yes 3.7 Arrival to site was good and just off the main road so easy to find and well signposted. calamity caravaners (Club Member) stayed Jul 2016 This review is for Blaarmeersen Arrival to site was good and just off the main road so easy to find and well signposted. Staff were friendly and spoke excellent English. It was fairly easy to locate our pitch and as seems to be standard abroad we had our own secluded area with trees around it and was lovely and quiet. Drinking water was located close by also. The bus stops outside of the front gate and then a short tram ride sees you into Ghent itself. Transport runs til late. Its a great base for seeing Brussels with this being a train journey away. Toilet blocks were a bit dated and could do with a clean but the showers were in better condition. The onsite shop was a welcome feature selling local goods and early evening a beer kiosk opens. We aren't the sporty type but there was certainly plenty on site if that takes your fancy. Its a great site and located not too far from Dunkirk, slightly pricey compared to others but would definitely come here again. Location: Town Suitable For: Families,Active break Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 3 Facilities: 3 Expand review Recommended: no 2.3 We visited Gent on the bus from a convienent bus stop near the site. Jenny (Club Member) stayed Sep 2015 This review is for Blaarmeersen We visited Gent on the bus from a convienent bus stop near the site. Location: Lake Suitable For: Younger couples Friendliness: 4 Cleanliness: 1 Facilities: 2 Expand review Recommended: no 3.3 Good site and nice secluded pitch. Ashley (Club Member) stayed Jun 2015 This review is for Blaarmeersen Good site and nice secluded pitch. Would have been perfect apart from the toilets were very dirty. Also, the nearest block of toilets and showers were closed the whole time we were there. Towing: Easy Location: Secluded Suitable For: Families Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 1 Facilities: 4 Expand review Recommended: yes 3.7 Ideal for families as the lake would keep most children happy if the weather is good. mbo812 (Club Visitor) stayed Aug 2013 This review is for Blaarmeersen Ideal for families as the lake would keep most children happy if the weather is good. Also a small lake for under 6 year olds plus climbing frames, water slides etc. all overseen by life guards. There were 2 cafe / bars by the lake and one on the main site which served OK food and a good range of beer. The toilet blocks were a bit dated and could have done with a good clean and the shower floors became very dirty from the sand on peoples footwear. Our pitch was the disappointment for us as, although a good size, it was very noisy compared to most we've stayed at so far. We asked to move but were given the "not possible" answer so endured the noise from the dual carriage way about 100 meters away behind the trees. We were also next to the "facilities" block where the recycling bins were located and people demonstrated their skills in making as much noise as possible, at all times of the day, when disposing of bottles. The waste collection commenced at 7-8am every day and they left their engines running for up to 15 minutes while they, we suspect, had a coffee. We were also warned that some pitches needed over 25 metres of hook up cable but reception would loan you an extension cable for a 30 euro deposit. There is a bus stop just outside the main gate with easy access to Gent and beyond or a good cycle path network with the possibility of hiring bikes. I think if we'd had a quieter pitch the site would have been OK but I'd recommend having a look at the plan and Google Earth before booking Towing: Easy Location: Town,Lake Suitable For: Families Friendliness: 4 Cleanliness: 3 Facilities: 4 Pricing Sites often charge for an additional vehicle, including a car towed by a motorhome. You should also expect to pay extra for pets and awnings. We only charge you for extra equipment if the site charges us. Solo campers may be entitled to reduced pitch fees on some sites. Please proceed to book in order to find the latest prices, availability, or if you are looking to start your stay within less than 2 weeks please call us. More information on pricing can be found here.