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Considered "the ambassador of Peruvian cuisine," Acurio's unique restaurants rank among the world's finest. The opening of La Mar by Gastón Acurio in Miami marks the third Acurio restaurant in the U.S., following sister concepts La Mar Cebicheria in San Francisco and Tanta in Chicago. Helming the kitchen, La Mar's Executive Chef Diego Oka, who has worked alongside Acurio for more than a decade, creates authentic Peruvian dishes ranging from upscale novo-Andean fare to Asian-Peruvian fusion and traditional seafood Ceviche. Oka's eclectic menu is comprised of small plates such as Nikei, Peruvian nigiri; Anticucho Grill items; and tapas-style Piqueos and large plates including a selection of Peruvian Specialties and pan-fried rice called Arroces.
"We are extremely excited to introduce the spirit of Peruvian food culture to the vibrant city of Miami," says Chef Gastón Acurio. "Our new La Mar by Gastón Acurio restaurant pays tribute to the sea with a beautiful waterfront location and the freshest local seafood on the menu."
NBC spent some time getting to know Chef Oka, who shared insights about his life, experiences with Acurio and the exciting menu at La Mar.
Tell me a bit about your Latin Roots.
Japanese blood, Peruvian heart! I was born and raised in Lima, Peru, but my family is of Japanese descent.
How have your ethnic background and past culinary experiences influenced the menu at La Mar?
I feel lucky to be Japanese, but raised in Peru. Peruvian cuisine is a mixture of many cultures – and one of the strongest influences comes from the Japanese. Other influences are Chinese, Italian, African and Spanish. Because of this unique blending of cultures, the menu at La Mar is a little bit of everything. We believe La Mar is a place to celebrate diversity.
I also learned a lot from my time living in Mexico, Colombia and San Francisco. I learned how to adapt local ingredients in my recipes, to study what local people enjoy, to understand their culture, etc. These meaningful experiences have been a great influence to me.
How did you connect with Gaston Acurio? Describe your collaboration.
A long time ago – almost 13 years now– while I was in culinary school, I needed to complete an externship and my dream was to do it in Astrid y Gaston restaurant (Gaston's fine dining restaurant). I happened to run into Gaston in a supermarket one day and without knowing him personally I introduced myself and took the opportunity to ask for the externship. After several casual questions in the supermarket he told me to visit the restaurant whenever I had time. That was a Sunday and I went to apply the very next day.
I was proud to work with him on the opening of the first La Mar in 2005, located in Lima. From there, I've been in Mexico City, Colombia, San Francisco and now Miami. My goal is to transmit Gaston's philosophy, ideas, recipes and adapt all of our Peruvian flavors.
Describe the menu at La Mar.
The La Mar by Gaston Acurio menu is divided into 10 "families." These families are categories that include cebiches, tiraditos, Peruvian nikei, causas, vegetarian dishes, hot piqueos, anticucho grill, soups, arroces and Peruvian specialties.
What are some of your favorite menu items?
Cebiches are definitely a favorite, but it depends on my mood! For first timers, I would suggest cebiche clasico, la chalanita (causas tasting), chaufa aeropuerto and lomo saltado.
Will the dishes change seasonally? If so, what do you see as the mainstays?
Yes we will incorporate seasonal products into daily and weekly specials. There will also be staple dishes including cebiche clasico, lomo saltado, anticuchos, causas, etc.
Do you offer anything on the "lighter side"?
Yes, we have salads and vegetarian bites – also, cebiches are very light!
What's for dessert?
In our desserts we will use Peruvian fruits (lucuma, cherimoya), Peruvian cacao (fortunate) and of course traditional Peruvian recipes like picarones (street food dessert) and alfajores.
In celebration of La Mar's opening, Mandarin Oriental, Miami has partnered with LAN Airlines to provide two round trip tickets from Miami to Lima in Premium Business class; dinner for two, with two pisco sours, at La Mar by Gastón Acurio at Mandarin Oriental, Miami; and lunch for two, with two pisco sours, at La Mar Cebicheria in Lima, Peru. More details can be found by visiting www.mandarinoriental.com/miami/culinary-adventure-giveaway.
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The first of today's Super Bowl car ads comes from Toyota, who have enlisted the star power of one of the hottest actors on television right now.
Kaley Cuoco is one of the stars of the hit TV show "Big Bang Theory". In the ad, dubbed "Wish Granted", Cuoco plays a genie who lives in a Toyota RAV4 and has to interpret the wishes of her Toyota driving family.
Just like yesterday's Hyundai ad, there is fat guy abuse. I think I should complain on behalf of my chubby brethren.
More: Funny or racist? Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad causes a stir
Space Babies: Kia explains where babies come from
As I'm reading about this one, I have noticed an interesting trend. It seems like every car manufacturer has started calling their Super Bowl ads "Big Game Ads." Makes me wonder if the folks overlooking the big foosball game are getting tired of advertisers taking advantage of their buzz. Isn't that why the networks are able to charge insane prices for the air time? For this weekend's game, a 30-second spot is going for $4 Million, up from $3.5 Million last year. Oh well, I suppose that has nothing to do with the Insider, but I thought it was interesting.
"Dad, where do babies come from?" It is one of those questions that every parent dreads. Kia's interpretation is so cute that it is going to send herds of mommies over to Pinterest and Facebook, doing their part in sending this one viral.

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Researchers Refute Higher Density=Better Transit Principle
"Residents in the outer suburbs should not have to wait for higher housing densities before getting better public transport, according to research that could defuse one of the most bitter controversies in urban planning."
Writing in the journal Australian Planner, Dr. John Stone, of the University of Melbourne, and Dr. Paul Mees, of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University present an alternative to what many view as Smart Growth 101: The key to better transit is to increase density and mixed uses.
"The keys to increasing public transport use in outer suburbs are more frequent buses, running at least every 10-15 minutes, and not just in peak hour; better co-ordination with rail services; more convenient transfers; and fares that allow free transfers between modes."
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Collider talked to Breaking Dawn producer Wyck Godfrey ( who is known for not being afraid to dish details) and here's just some of what he had to say.
Were there many scenes that got cut out, that will end up on the DVD?
GODFREY: The DVD may have a longer honeymoon scene. It might have a longer first time scene. There are some other scenes that we'll probably add, as you always do. When you cut a film, certain scenes fall away and don't fit into the shape of the movie. There's a really cool scene with the Volturi that we are going to have for the DVD. The good news about DVDs is that you shoot all this stuff and sometimes you go, "Oh, my gosh, I can't believe that can't be in the movie," just 'cause it doesn't fit with the overall story, but you've always got that place to put it.
What was it that ultimately made the final decision not to do either of these films in 3D?
GODFREY: Honestly, certainly Movie 1 did not feel like a movie that should be shot in 3D. It didn't feel like it was a visual journey. It was an emotional journey. It was a character story. We felt like it would be cynical to shoot it in 3D 'cause, at the time, everyone was thinking, "Oh, everything should be done in 3D because we'll get higher ticket prices." We all said, "Time out. This movie should not be shot in 3D." If anything, we would have said, "Well, maybe the second movie could be shot in 3D," but you literally can't shoot a 3D movie and a non-3D movie, at the same time, when you're going back and forth between Movie 1 and Movie 2. So, we just said, "You know what? The movies have always worked without being in 3D. They'll continue to work without being in 3D."
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I was under the impression that they consumed anything edible that they could get their grubby little suckers on.
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If nature allows can I please ask you a question
As a mother
How come you killed your young?
How come you made your fellow mothers cry?
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Executive search, or headhunting as it is more commonly known, is gathering pace in the legal recruitment world. Where previously the fashion was for "contingent recruitment" — placing adverts, speaking to existing candidates and getting paid only on placement — nowadays law firms are increasingly turning to headhunters to find them the best and brightest.
It is not hard to get headhunted. Most lawyers with a few years' experience will be familiar with a cold caller dangling a new opportunity. But how to identify the serious headhunter and what should an ambitious lawyer be doing to get on their radar?
Headhunters often work on specific retainers. Nick Shilton, chief executive of legal search firm Shilton Sharpe Quarry, explains "we will receive a brief from the client detailing what they are seeking to achieve and why they are looking to hire." Firms may already have a selection of potential candidates or it may be up to the headhunter to compile a shortlist.
Candidates are also suggested to clients on a speculative basis. Jonathan Glass, founder of legal headhunting firm Glass Consultancy, says "it can be a case of hearing good things about a particular individual and knowing where there may be space for them."
Headhunters' research teams map the legal market. They search directories, such as Chambers & Partners, social networking sites and the legal press. They also speak to contacts at law firms, as well as at clients of law firms, asking for recommendations or for comments on individual lawyers.
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The daughter of veteran Nollywod actor Jide Kosoko, Sola who gave birth few days ago has revealed the face of her baby girl.
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The Adullam region, the heartland of the Jewish state, is in danger of destruction from oil-shale extraction.
The exploration company IEI, owned by a foreign holding company, is set to build an extraction plant at the Biblical site where David battled Goliath, in the Valley of Elah. After the experimental first stage of oil extraction assesses economic feasibility (estimating damage to water, parkland, air, and antiquities is out-of-scope), full production will begin, turning Israel's historic landscapes into a giant industrial site.
IEI is an inexperienced new company with no successful technology, but as a subsidiary of the America-based Genie Energy (part-owned by IDC), with Dick Cheney and Rupert Murdoch on its board, they have the clout needed to push the project through, even if it makes no money before going bankrupt and leaving behind nothing but destruction.
The project had its start in near-total secrecy. The first that local residents learned about the project was on Dec. 28, 2009, when exploratory digs on park land were begun under a veil of secrecy. Machines tore up the soil in the park: The smoke could be smelled and the noise heard from half a mile away. Semi-trailer trucks, sometimes four at a time, clogged the narrow park lanes. In July, 2010, IEI moved the exploratory drilling rig near historic Lachish.
Those were just the exploratory phase. The extraction technique will involve giant on-site production facilities heating a thousand-foot-thick section of underground shale to 650°F. Heating elements will snake underground across 250 acres per facility to bake the ground for three years. Hundreds of wells will be needed to channel the oil leaking through the shale into the production facility. The extraction will consume huge amounts of scarce water: One to three barrels of water per barrel of oil. (More at the information page.) The machinery will need a massive amounts of electricity, which will come at first from coal-fired plants and later from natural gas from the digs themselves, burned on-site, in its unrefined state. Park roads will be widened to support a flow of trucks to and from the extraction site.
This will cause destruction of the landscape, the antiquities, the wildlife, the air, and the groundwater.
This is the area where David found refuge in the Cave of Adullam. It was the most fertile region of the Biblical Kingdom of Judah and the heart of Judea in the first centuries CE. Beautiful and valuable antiquities from the time of the Talmud will be in danger. Most of these hidden national treasures remain buried safely underground. But now, the underground soil will be heated, crumbling the antiquities under continual heat.
The process has never before been used profitably. The new technique may cross the profitability threshold, and then multiple extraction facilities will scar the landscape so that foreign oil barons can register a minor profit--or perhaps just sell the intellectual property back to the holding company in the US, where environmental regulations prohibit such destructive experimentation.
The oil extraction permit was pushed through the legal system by means of the Oil Extraction Law, bypassing the needs for the usual environmental permits from various agencies. Instead, the Infrastructure Ministry has complete authority to give permits. The environmental protection agencies can at most supervise, not permit or forbid the digs.
The Oil Extraction Law was designed for ordinary oil wells--ironically, a cleaner extraction technique than oil-shale strip-mining or heat-extraction. According to this law, the concessionaire (IEI) has all rights to the underground oil: The farmers who work this land get nothing. By law, the oil company may freely enter any lands, even if private, to conduct digs. Though farmers may be paid small amounts at the first stages for their cooperation, the farmers will get nothing from any potential profits. (Currently, IEI is paying a local moshav 200000 NIS/$50,000 for this potentially multibillion dollar project.) Meanwhile, local bed-and-breakfast, operators and vineyard owners suffer devastation of their livelihoods.
Along with them, the Israeli and foreign tourists who come to bicycle and hike, to see the antiquities or the wildlife, will pay the price. A scenic park near the middle of a crowded country is an insane place to dig for oil.
At the battlefield where David wielded his sling, those who love Adullam find themselves facing a Goliath political-industrial alliance. We must act now. Let's not allow our beloved Israel to become another failed oil state. Let's not let David's Adullam, which has come to mean a "safe place of refuge," turn into a mining site.


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Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.
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Die Sabbati, Martii 16, 1643.
Sir W. Brereton.
MR. Ashherst reports from the Committee, the Amendments to the Ordinance for Sir Wm. Brereton: The which Amendments were twice read; and the Ordinance, with the Amendments, passed, upon the Question; and ordered to be sent unto the Lords, for their Concurrence.
Timber for Navy.
Mr. Green reports the Amendments to the Ordinance for cutting and felling of Timber-trees in the Forest of Waltham, for the Use of his Majesty's Navy Royal: The which Amendments were Twice read; and the Ordinance, with the Amendments, upon the Question, passed.
Mr. Green reports the Amendments to the Ordinance for cutting and felling of Timber-trees in the Woods of divers Delinquents and Papists, for the Use of his Majesty's Navy Royal: The which Amendments were Twice read; and assented unto; and ordered to be fair written, for the Third Reading.
Carybe Islands.
Resolved, &c. That the Committee of the Navy shall have Power to treat with the Planters of the Carybe Islands, to lay One Peny more Custom upon Tobaccoes of their Growth, for the Setting-forth to Sea a Man of War of good Strength, for the Defence of those Islands; such a Ship as the Lord Admiral shall think fit and appoint.
Woolastone's Petition.
The Question was propounded, whether the Petition of Captain Rich. Woolastone shall be referred to the Committee of the King's Revenue:
And then the Question was put, whether this Question shall be now put:
It was resolved Negatively.
Associated Counties.
Mr. Lisle reports the Amendments to the Ordinance for the Four associated Counties, concerning a Proviso to be added to the said Ordinance, in hæc Verba; viz.
"Provided always, and be it Ordained, by the Authority aforesaid, That in the Absence of his Excellency the Earl of Essex, Lord General, the said Sir Wm. Waller shall command, and have the full Power of a Commander in Chief, in the said associated Counties, over all the Forces raised or to be raised, as aforesaid; notwithstanding any Expressions in this Ordinance."
This Proviso was Twice read; and assented unto: And
It is Resolved, &c. That this House doth assent to the Lords Two Amendments; the First, to the Title of the said Ordinance; the Second, to the Preamble of the said Ordinance; with this Explanation or Proviso: And
It is Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the Lords on Monday Morning: And that Mr. Lisle do manage this Conference; and present Reasons for the House not assenting to the Third Amendment of the Lords to the said Ordinance; and for their desiring this Proviso may be added; and their assenting to the Two first Amendments, with the Addition of this Proviso and Explanation.
Northampton Assessment.
Ordered, That the Knights and Burgesses for Northamptonshire do prepare an Ordinance for the laying of a weekly Assessment upon the County of Northampton, to continue for Six Months longer, for maintaining of the Town of Northampton.
Governor of Rockingham Castle, &c.
A Letter from Captain Horseman, Governor of Rockingham Castle, to Sir Gilb. Pyckering, of the Ninth of March; touching his being arrested by the Marshal of the Lord Greye's Brigade; and summoned, by a Warrant under the Hand of Isaac Dorisla, Advocate to his Excellency's Army;
The Letter was read: The Warrant was read: And an Order of the House of Commons of December 23. made concerning Captain Horsman's continuing Governor of Rockingham Castle; and the Copy of a Letter from Colonel Wayte to the Lord Grey, were both read: Which was the same Copy as was read Decembris 23.
Ordered, That the whole Business concerning the Governor and Government of Rockingham Castle, Colonel Wayte, the County of Rulland, and the Lord Grey, be referred to the Consideration of the Committee for Leicestershire Business, appointed on Saturday, Januarii 20 1643; to compose all Differences, if they can; or otherwise to report it to the House: And that the Lord General be desired, that all Proceedings by the Council of War against the Governor of Rockinghum Castle, in the mean time, be staid.
Proceedings against Smyth, &c.
Resolved, &c. That Mr. Smyth shall be forthwith committed Prisoner to the Poltrey Compter, there to continue during the Pleasure of the House, for levying actual War against the King, Parliament, and Kingdom; and kept safe within his Chamber and the Gates of the Prison, and no Man suffered to speak with him, but in the Presence of his Keeper: And the Sheriffs, and the Keeper, are required to have a very great Care of his safe Imprisonment.
Mr. Wm. Smyth was called in: And Mr. Speaker asked him concerning his Cornet: Who said, it was his Serjeant Major's, and not his; and that the Motto was, Urbs illa, Urbs Rebellis est, et Nocens Regibus: He confessed, that he had taken the Protestation of adhering to this Party, and of yielding no Assistance to the contrary Party.
And then Mr. Speaker gave Judgement for his Imprisonment, according to the former Vote.
Resolved, &c. That Sir Alexander Denton shall be forth-with committed Prisoner to the Tower; there to remain during the Pleasure of the House, for levying actual War against the King, Parliament, and Kingdom.
Sir Alexander Denton was called in to the Bar; and did acknowledge, that he had taken the Protestation of adhering to my Lord General; and the Protestation of adhering to this Party, and of yielding no Assistance to the other Party.
Resolved, &c. That Mr. Thomas Denton shall be forthwith discharged, and released from any further Restraint or Imprisonment.
Resolved, &c. That Lieutenant Colonel John Philip Hacter shall be forthwith committed Prisoner to the Compter in Southwarke, for levying War against the King Parliament, and Kingdom.
Resolved, &c. That a Fortnight's Pay shall be advanced for my Lord General's Army, upon Muster; as much as can be spared, out of the Monies that come in at Haberdashers Hall, and the rest out of the Excise.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms, to consider of putting my Lord General's Army upon a speedy Motion.
Ordered, That Mr. Tate do proceed in his Report of the List of the Officers of my Lord General's Army, on Monday, the first Business; and that Mr. Scawen do then also proceed in his Report concerning the Ordinance touching the Lord General's Army.
Ordered, That it be referred to Mr. Recorder, Mr. Scawen, and Mr. Edw. Ashe, to take care that, in the same Manner as was formerly appointed, Persons may be appointed to take the Musters of his Excellency's Army.
Resolved, &c. That whatsoever Persons shall be employed in taking the Musters of his Excellency's Army, shall have their Charges borne and be considered for their Pains, by this House.
Ship stranded.
Ordered, That all the Goods brought in the Duynkirke Ship, and forced into the Parts about Arundell Castle, and there stranded, do remain unmeddled withal, till the Court of Admiralty hath determined, what Allowance shall be reasonable and fit to be made to the Soldiers, in respect of the Salvage.
Timber for Navy.
The Lords and Commons, in Parliament assembled, having, out of their especial Care for the Preservation of Timber-trees, excepted them out of a late Ordinance of Parliament dated the * * last past, for the Felling and putting to Sale the Woods of all Delinquents, sequestered by the said Ordinance for the Use of the Commonwealth; yet being informed of the great and pressing Wants of Timber, for the Supply and Use of his Majesty's Navy Royal, without which there can be no Fleet put to Sea for the Defence of the Kingdom, it is Ordered, by the said Lords and Commons, That it shall and may be lawful for Peter Pett and Henry Goddard, Master Shipwrights to his Majesty's Navy Royal, and Robert Clement, Husband of the said Navy, and Peter Pett jun. or any Two of them, with the Allowance and Approbation of Sir Thomas Barrington, Sir Wm. Massam, Henry Barrington Esquire, Sir Tho. Honywood, Richard Harlackingdon, Sir Peter Wroth, Augustin Skinner, Richard Lee, and Thomas Blunt, Esquires, to enter into certain Copses, Woods, and Springs, in the Counties of Kent and Essex, belonging unto * Earl of Thanett, Wm. Lawde Archbishop of Canterbury, and Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, Sir John Lucas, Sir Henry Audley, Sir Francis Mannock, and * Nash of Marden Esquire, who for their Delinquencies, by several former Ordinances of Parliament, have had their Lands, Rents and Goods, sequestered for the Use of the State: And the said Peter Pett, and Henry Goddard, and Rob. Clement, or any Two of them, with the Approbation and Consent of Sir Thomas Barrington, Sir Wm. Massam, Henry Barrington Esquire, Sir Tho. Honywood, Richard Harlackingdon, Sir Peter Wroth, Augustin Skynner, Richard Lee, and Thomas Blunt, Esquires, or any Two of them, shall have Power, and are hereby required, to mark out, fell, cut, and carry away, or cause to be cut, and carried away, all such Trees of Oak, Elm, and Ash, within their several Woods, Copses, and Springs of the said several Persons, according to the Numbers, Quantities, and Qualities, as are hereafter mentioned; or so many thereof as the said Peter Pett, Henry Goddard, and Rob. Clement, shall find necessary, for Supply of the present Stores of Timber for the Use of * * * *
The Lords and Commons, assembled in Parliament, having received Information that there are to the Quantity of Six hundred Timber-trees, in his Majesty's Forest of Waltham, fit and useful for several Services, as Wallpieces, Planks, Trenails, &c. for his Majesty's Navy Royal; which, unless some speedy Course be taken for the felling, cutting, and bringing of them away, for the Use aforesaid, are like to be cut down and destroyed by divers Persons who presume to do what they list in these Times of Distraction; do thereupon Order and Ordain, That it shall and may be lawful for Peter Pett and Henry Goddard, Master Shipwrights to his Majesty's Navy Royal, and Robert Clement, Husband of the said Navy, or any Two of them, with the Approbation, Consent, and Allowance of Sir Henry Holcroft Knight, Sir Henry Mildmay Knight, Sir Wm. Marten Knight, Carey Mildmay Esquire, and * Lake Esquire, or any Two of them, to enter into the said Forest; and there to mark out, fell, cut, and carry away, or cause to be felled, cut, and carried away, Three hundred of the said Trees, or so many of them as the said Sir Henry Holcroft, Sir Henry Mildmay, Sir Wm. Marten, Knights, Carey Mildmay Esquire, and * Lake Esquire, or any Three of them, shall think fit for the present Occasions of the Navy, as aforesaid: And they are hereby required to acquaint the Woodward belonging to the said Forest herewith, from time to time; who is likewise required to attend the said Service, and to see that no Waste be made therein.


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HURRICANE SANDY EDITION: Schools, offices, transit closed, Issa's record: flops or feats?, WSJ bashes Reid, McCain on Libya: 'Nobody died in Watergate,' Kerrey closes gap
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HURRICANE SANDY WREAKS HAVOC THROUGHOUT EAST COAST -- The Washington Post's Ashley Halsey III, Annie Gowen and Mark Berman report: "As mammoth storm system Hurricane Sandy conspired to assault the most populous part of the United States, hundreds of thousands of people moved to higher ground and cities announced shutdowns that typically occur after several feet of snow.
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-- "The Washington region's entire public transit system — Metro, Virginia Railway Express and the Maryland Transportation System — ceased Monday operations. Schools, colleges and universities closed Monday, and some have already announced they'll close Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
-- "Cities north along the Eastern Seaboard took similar action. New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (I) ordered the evacuation of Coney Island and Lower Manhattan, and authorities shut down the city's schools and its subway system, effectively bringing the nation's largest city to a near halt. More than 60 miles inland, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (D) urged people to leave low-lying neighborhoods. Even the New York Stock Exchange will close floor trading on Monday and move to an electronic-only system.
-- "Thousands of flights in and out of eastern cities were canceled, and utility crews were summoned from distant states after it was predicted that 10 million people might lose electricity. In Virginia, about 5,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers were without power on Sunday, and the utility estimated that up to a million could lose power over the next few days. ...
-- "Sandy strengthened before dawn on Monday and stayed on its predicted path toward Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. High winds — including hurricane-force gusts of 60 mph to 70 mph — should continue to hit the D.C. region through Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Sustained winds of 30 mph to 40 mph starting at 8 a.m. Monday are expected to increase to 45 mph around noon." http://wapo.st/RoLHBH
8 A.M. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING – "SANDY NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AND ACCELERATING ... EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND COASTAL HURRICANE WINDS PLUS HEAVY APPALACHIAN SNOWS... ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY. ABOUT 310 MI...505 KM SSE OF NEW YORK CITY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H. PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 20 MPH." http://1.usa.gov/TPxZEG
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA signed State of Emergency declarations for states up and down the East Coast, including Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as the District of Columbia.
-- The president has canceled today's campaign event in Orlando, Fla., "due to deteriorating weather conditions in the Washington, DC area," the White House said this morning. He is returning to Washington to monitor the preparations for and early response to the Hurricane Sandy.
FIVE POLITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT SANDY – POLITICO's Jonathan Allen writes: "The presidential campaigns are publicly hitting pause on East Coast electioneering as Hurricane Sandy spirals toward Atlantic beaches, but privately political professionals are starting to assess important questions about how it might affect next week's elections up and down the ballot. For obvious reasons — namely that they don't want to appear to make political hay out of a life-and-death act of nature — campaign officials won't touch the prospective political aftermath of a storm that has yet to hit. … But that doesn't mean campaigns aren't worried. Come hell or high water — and likely both — the nation will choose a president next Tuesday, and Sandy could wreak havoc on the election.
-- Here are five questions about Sandy's impact on the election: 1) Will Mitt Romney's momentum be stopped? 2) Does Obama have a natural advantage because he's president? 3) How will ad strategies be affected? 4) How will the storm affect early voting? 5) Does this throw a wrench into Obama's vaunted ground game? http://politi.co/RrC6IJ
ISSA'S RECORD: FLOPS OR FEATS? – Darren Samuelsohn and Jake Sherman write for the hometown paper: "In the two years since putting himself in the way of the man he called 'one of the most corrupt presidents in modern times,' Rep. Darrell Issa has helped Republicans by grabbing headlines and providing his party with searing talking points. But he's also undercut his efforts with mixed results and unexpected slip-ups. With his investigation into the attack in Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens, he's done all four at once. …
-- "Despite Issa's promises, two years in, he still hasn't uncovered a Watergate — or even a Whitewater. He can't claim to be responsible for any high-profile resignations or any significant change of policy or behavior from the administration. The most tangible effect Issa can claim is June's largely partisan vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress — which the attorney general and the administration brushed off. To the White House, Issa's record speaks for itself: partisan noise over substance, a record of ominous talk with little to show for it except trouble. http://politi.co/Vyv58T
BARTLETT, DELANEY RACE NOW TIED IN MD. – John Fritze writes for the Baltimore Sun: "In a contest with national significance, longtime Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett and Democrat John Delaney are running neck and neck in the race to represent Western Maryland's 6th Congressional District, a new poll shows. Forty-two percent of likely voters said they intend to support Delaney, a Potomac financier making his first run for political office. Bartlett, a 20-year incumbent who lives in Buckeystown, was the choice of 41 percent of likely voters surveyed. One in 10 respondents said they are undecided and 6 percent refused to say whom they will support. The result is a statistical tie. … The newly redrawn district was designed for Democrats, but the poll shows that the state's marquee congressional race is much closer than previously anticipated. Nonpartisan political analysts have considered Bartlett among the most vulnerable incumbents in the nation, and his own party has been slow to invest in his bid for an 11th term." http://bsun.md/TjoEVj
BROWNLEY, STRICKLAND TAKE TWO PATHS IN CALIF. – Timm Herdt writes for the Ventura County Star: "Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, arguably the second-most- powerful member of the House of Representatives, was in Ventura County last week to help Republican Tony Strickland in his 26th Congressional District campaign. But there was no public notice of his visit, no news conferences, no opportunity for a newspaper photographer or a television crew to capture an image of Cantor and Strickland together. Cantor attended a $500 per person private fundraiser at a home in Westlake Village then left town.
-- "A few days earlier, Rep. Xavier Becerra, vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, also was in the county, walking precincts in Santa Paula with 26th District Democratic candidate Julia Brownley. The event was widely publicized — a news release was issued, notices were sent around on Facebook. Brownley sought to call as much attention to Becerra's visit as possible, just as she publicized visits from Sen. Barbara Boxer, Assistant House Democratic Leader James Clyburn of South Carolina and — most enthusiastically — her appearance alongside former President Bill Clinton at a Southern California rally last week. The Ventura County visits of Cantor and Becerra illustrate two different approaches to the campaign that Strickland and Brownley have adopted." http://bit.ly/QPGD7M
--Also read Jake Sherman's report from Sacramento, "GOP's California dreams dashed": "[The] Golden State isn't the golden opportunity the GOP thought it was this cycle. Nearly every Republican in California and in D.C. privately concedes the same thing: They could wake up on Nov. 7 having lost every competitive seat in the state." http://politi.co/VysxHN
POLITICO-GW Battleground Tracking Poll -- In their congressional district, 46 percent of voters are leaning towards the Republican candidate, 45 percent are leaning Democratic and 9 percent of voters are undecided, according to the latest POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll. For more: http://politi.co/bCUKD3
WSJ EDITORIAL: 'HARRY REID'S GRAVEYARD' – The newspaper's editorial board, no fan of the Nevada Democrat, warns there will be more gridlock if Democrats hold the Senate: "Even if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan win on November 6, his agenda will be stymied if Republicans can't pick up at least three more seats than their current 47 and control the Senate. That's clear from the last two years, when Harry Reid's not-so-deliberative body became the graveyard for fiscal and other reform. House Republicans won an historic midterm election in 2010, picking up 63 seats. They also gained six Senate seats, but a handful of weak GOP candidates (Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, Christine O'Donnell) cost them control of the upper body. Back in charge in 2011, Mr. Reid proceeded to stop nearly everything that House Republicans passed. President Obama hasn't even had to sweat a veto fight because nothing escapes Mr. Reid's lost world.
-- "Consider the record. In 2011 and 2012 the House passed more than three-dozen economic or jobs-related bills and with only a few exceptions they died in the Senate without a vote. The bills dealt with regulatory relief, tax reduction, domestic drilling for energy, offshore drilling, a jobs bill for veterans, repeal of ObamaCare and many more. Many passed the House with significant Democratic support, as the nearby list shows. Then there is the Democratic failure on their constitutional obligation of passing a budget. House Republicans passed their budgets in each of the past two years in the spring. The latest one, crafted by Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan, contained $4.5 trillion in deficit reduction—at least twice as much as Mr. Obama's budget proposal.
-- "By contrast, the Senate failed to pass any budget in 2012. Or 2011. Or 2010. The Senate hasn't passed a budget in more than 1,200 days. Sorry, Harry, you can't blame that on a Republican filibuster, because it takes only 51 votes to pass a Senate budget resolution. In 2011 and 2012 the Senate Budget Committee never even drafted a budget, thus inspiring a House bill to dock the pay of Senate Budget Committee Members for not doing their job." http://on.wsj.com/RgZhUd
-- The Atlantic asks: "Is Harry Reid immortal?" The six-car pileup he was involved in Friday in Nevada isn't the first time the 72-year-old majority leader has dodged death, writes Connor Simpson. http://bit.ly/SnjZWV
-- Meanwhile, Marco Rubio's spokesman emailed an update after the Florida senator's 12-year-old daughter was involved in a golf cart accident Saturday: "Amanda Rubio continues recovering from a head injury suffered in an accident yesterday. She is in fair condition. She continues to undergo neurological testing. Her long term prognosis is positive. Senator and Mrs. Rubio are grateful for all the prayers offered in their daughter's behalf."
GIANTS SWEEP TIGERS, WIN 2ND WORLD SERIES TITLE IN THREE YEARS – Bruce Jenkins writes for the San Francisco Chronicle: "The Giants found their peace on a frigid, nasty evening in the Midwest, rain blowing across the field in sheets. It felt like heaven. With a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers, they won the World Series in a four-game sweep Sunday and established themselves beyond question as baseball's most powerful force. As a stunned crowd stood in silence at Comerica Park, the Giants mobbed Marco Scutaro, the irrepressible second baseman whose 10th-inning single won the game. They climbed all over Ryan Theriot, a nearly forgotten Giant who scored the winning run, and Sergio Romo, who struck out the formidable Miguel Cabrera to end the game. It wasn't long before everyone got around to hugging everybody, a snapshot for Giants history and the prelude to a most satisfying winter.
-- "Their 2010 world championship was all about the first title in San Francisco, forever cherished and never to be duplicated, but baseball is a game of parity. So many teams share in the October glory, ruling out any notion of a dynasty. Things feel different now, with the Giants' second title in three years. They've established a model, all about stability, sensible transactions and an overriding sense of team." http://bit.ly/Vyo0VK
-- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco: "Tonight, San Francisco celebrates as our Giants have once again made us the proudest city in baseball. As our team brings the second World Series victory to our hometown, we celebrate them for their excellence at America's game. The San Francisco Giants have once again made us proud. This year the Giants have shown tenacity, heart, and teamwork. When it comes to America's national pastime, our team and our city are number one."
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SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY – Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said President Obama's handling of the deadly Libya consulate attack was the worst "cover-up or incompetence" he had ever seen, suggesting it was worse than Watergate. "'It is now the worst cover-up or incompetence I have ever observed in my life. ...' said McCain, Obama's 2008 presidential rival, during an appearance on CBS's 'Face the Nation.' 'Somebody the other day said to me, 'Well, this is as bad as Watergate.' Nobody died in Watergate.'
-- " McCain and other Republicans, including GOP National Chairman Reince Priebus and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, pounced on the Obama administration during the Sunday talk shows after news reports came out over the weekend showing discrepancies between the White House and Defense Department over why reinforcements weren't sent to Libya after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi." http://politi.co/STvZwI
-- RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said on CNN's "State of the Union" that nobody is talking about Indiana Republican Richard Mourdock or Missouri Republican Todd Akin's remarks about rape. Instead, they're concerned about Obama's failed economic and foreign policies, he said. http://politi.co/RoNDtU
-- Akin will be stumping with Newt Gingrich Tuesday and Wednesday, his campaign emails this morning.
2ND DESJARLAIS GIRLFRIEND COMES FORWARD – Chris Carroll of the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports: "On the heels of a sex scandal involving a female patient, another woman has acknowledged having a sexual relationship with physician and [GOP] U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais while she was under his medical care. The second woman described DesJarlais as 'the nicest guy' and said he cooked dinner for her at their first get-together in 2000. But she also said they smoked marijuana during their relationship and remembered DesJarlais prescribing her pain medication on dates at his home. 'His biggest thing that's completely unethical is him just picking up women while he's a doctor,' the woman said in an interview last week. 'I mean, seriously, that's his big no-no. ... He's just a hound.' The woman said the affair lasted six months and included mutual illicit drug use. …
-- "In a prepared statement Saturday, his campaign did not dispute any specific allegations by the woman, instead condemning 'personal smear campaigns that hurt families' and 'have no place in politics.'" http://bit.ly/SntSDY
HUSBAND-WIFE FIGHT FOR POLITICAL LIVES – Molly Hooper writes for The Hill: "A married couple who serve in Congress are fighting for their political lives thousands of miles away from each other. Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) and his wife, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.), are both in competitive races this fall. Mack is running for the Senate in Florida while Bono Mack is seeking to win a 9th term in her Palm Springs-based district. They were wed in 2007. The husband-and-wife team usually coast to victory. But this year is different. Mack is an underdog in his contest against Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). … Meanwhile, Bono Mack, the widow of former congressman and entertainer Sonny Bono, is facing a resurgent challenger." http://bit.ly/XKrWqx
WaPo, A1, "Kaine lead over Allen holds firm in new poll," By Ben Pershing and Peyton M. Craighill: "Timothy M. Kaine enters the final days of Virginia's U.S. Senate contest with a clear advantage over George Allen, a new Washington Post poll shows, keeping an edge despite a tightening presidential race and an avalanche of outside spending against the Democrat. Kaine (D) leads fellow former governor Allen (R) among likely Virginia voters, 51 to 44 percent, nearly unchanged from the 51 to 43 margin the Democrat enjoyed in the Washington Post's mid-September poll. While that survey showed the Senate race mirroring the presidential — Kaine and President Obama held identical 8-point leads — Kaine is now in a stronger position than his party's standard-bearer." http://wapo.st/RhtEd6
KERREY CLOSES GAP – Robynn Tysver writes for the Omaha World-Herald: "As the heat rises in the Nebraska U.S. Senate campaign, the race has tightened. Democrat Bob Kerrey is now within striking distance of upsetting Republican Deb Fischer, according to The World-Herald Poll. Kerrey trailed Fischer by only 3 percentage points in a statewide survey of 800 registered voters. He has closed the gap considerably from five weeks ago, when he was behind by 10 points among registered voters in a World-Herald Poll. In fact, Kerrey has made up even more ground among people who say they plan to vote. In the September poll, Kerrey trailed Fischer among likely voters by 16 percentage points. As of last week, Kerrey was behind by 3 points: 49 percent for Fischer; 46 percent for Kerrey." http://bit.ly/UZdBa4
HAWAII'S BIGGEST PAPER ENDORSES HIRONO – Democrat Maizie Hirono won the endorsement of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: "Hirono has been a consistent advocate for government actions and policies that serve Hawaii…. She has not wavered in her commitment on several issues critical to national interests as well as those specific to Hawaii.... Middle-class voters in Hawaii can support her and know where she stands. Judging by her past history on the Hill, she stands with them." http://bit.ly/RrHFXR
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While national worker confidence grew, the feelings of IT professionals about their jobs, finances and the economy slipped in March, finds a new report.
Anticipating a hiring slow-down and expressing malcontent in their work, IT worker confidence slipped in March, finds an index released April 4 by New York-based staffing company Hudson.
Hudson's IT worker confidence index came in at 109.7 in March, down 2.6 points from February, and down 5.3 points from March 2006.
Down from 36 percent in February, only 31 percent of IT workers believed their companies would be hiring in the coming months, hinting at a looming technology slow-down. However, the number of workers who expected their companies to have layoffs was down from the previous month to 21 percent.
Furthermore, IT workers were less preoccupied in March with losing their jobs than they were in February, at 18 percent versus 21 percent.
Yet, the technology workforce were less happy with their jobs in March than they were in February, falling from 74 percent to 70 percent.
The over five-point slide in IT worker confidence came in contrast to that of Hudson's national index of all workers, across fields and professions, which gained nearly two points in March. The March 2007 measure came in three points higher than that of March 2006.
Workers nationally expressed improved sentiment regarding their personal finances and job satisfaction. Up two points from February, the number of workers who rated their finances as "good" or "excellent" climbed to 46 percent.
Three-quarters of the workforce indicated that they were happy with their jobs, up one point from February.
"Despite some recent worrisome news regarding the economy, particularly in the housing sector, U.S. workers remain upbeat about the job market," said Robert Morgan, president of Hudson Talent Management. "Instead, low unemployment and steady, albeit somewhat slower, job growth are established trends that can help explain why most of the work force seems undeterred by bad news."
Confidence among all managers slipped in March due to weakened sentiment relating to their finances. Specifically, the number who indicated their financial situation was improving fell three points to 49 percent, while there was a four-point jump in the number who said it was getting worse.
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Incentives in Merchant Empires: Portuguese and Dutch Compensation Schemes
The Portuguese and Dutch merchant empires had a similar geographic distribution with outposts all around the Indian Ocean, which they controlled and manned. Both empires faced the same problem of monitoring their agents in remote corners of the world. Each, however, arrived at a different solution to the monitoring problem. I use a principal-agent model to link different monitoring options to the different organizational structures of the two empires. I further investigate the implications of the model with archival data on labor compensation for Portuguese and Dutch workers overseas.
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Last year, Barretts sold 79 juveniles for a gross of $13,728,000, an average price of $173,772, and a median price of $100,000. Compared to 2003, the gross and average grew 12.3% and 22.2%, respectively, while the median increased by 66.7%. The buy-back rate dropped from 48.5% in 2003 to 38.3% in 2004. A world record for a 2-year-old filly sold at public auction was established when Dubai Escapade (by Awesome Again) went for $2 million.
With a better catalogue of offerings, there could be fireworks at the top of the market for the Barretts select sale of 2-year-olds in training on Tuesday at Fairplex Park in Southern California. "We have a better catalogue this year in terms of pedigree and physicals," Barretts president Jerry McMahon said.McMahon's optimism also is based on the results of the March 1 Fasig-Tipton Florida sale, where buyer enthusiasm was high for the best prospects. More horses than ever before at any juvenile auction sold for individual prices of $1 million or more, and one, a Tale of the Cat – Carry All colt, set a world record by bringing $5.2 million.However, at Calder, shopper excitement didn't involve all levels of the market; many lower end horses were overlooked. The buy-back rate was 44.9%, rising significantly from 36.3% the previous year. That might not be good news for the Barretts auction."We have a higher percentage of horses in the $50,000 to $70,000 range than the Fasig-Tipton sale did," McMahon said. "We'll just have to wait and see if buyers are looking for horses at that level."Barretts was involved in some marketing efforts with the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the California Marketing Committee to attract local horsemen to Fairplex Park for the sale's first under tack show on March 7. One of Barretts' reasons for the local marketing push was to attract buyers who might be interested in horses selling for less than six figures. The marketing campaigns helped Barretts draw "a very good crowd at our first preview, one of our largest in a number of years," according to McMahon. Also contributing to an increase in crowd size was the scheduling of the Barretts sale for two weeks following the Fasig-Tipton Forida auction, which gave more buyers an opportunity to attend.The Barretts sale's second and final under tack show is scheduled for Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. (PST). The sale will start Tuesday at 2 p.m. (PST). There are 202 horses catalogued.


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Guidelines for Assuring Safety of Preventive Chemotherapy
31 August 2012 | Geneva
The Ministry of Health and Social welfare of the United Republic of Tanzania has adapted guidelines for monitoring the safety of medicines used in mass treatment campaigns for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
The document entitled "Guidelines for Assuring Safety of Preventive Chemotherapy" has been adapted from WHO's "Assuring safety of preventive chemotherapy interventions for the control of neglected tropical diseases". This WHO document, published in 2011, offers practical advice for establishing national mechanisms for prevention, detection and management of adverse events and serious adverse events occurring during mass treatment campaigns.
'Guidelines for Assuring Safety of Preventive Chemotherapy' is a guiding tool for Programme Managers, District Supervisors, frontline health workers and community leaders in handling safety information in preventive chemotherapy.
This is an excellent example of cooperation within the Tanzania Ministry of Health involving the NTD National Programme and the Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority and aims at improving the management of adverse events during large-scale distribution of medicines. Such collaborative ventures further strengthen national capacity in controlling neglected tropical diseases which affect millions of Tanzanians.


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Inside the matchup: Patriots at Jaguars
We are very happy to have Alen Dumonjic, an x's and o's football junkie who blogs for The Score, back for another season to give us his insight on the intricacies of the game.
The Patriots are coming off a dramatic loss against the San Francisco 49ers and now have a chance to get back to their winning ways against the struggling Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars are 2-12 this year under new head coach Mike Mularkey and after an injury to starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert, they are led by familiar foe Chad Henne.
Henne was previously with the Miami Dolphins, where he never established himself as the face of the franchise. He is one of the more erratic quarterbacks in the NFL, lacking the vision to see the entire field and has a tendency to be late with passes regardless of the location of his target.
He is a part of a Jaguars offense that features base NFL run concepts Lead, Power, Toss, Zone Stretches, and Counter from 11 and 21 personnel. They are not limited to this but Mularkey and offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski have an affinity for pulling, power run concepts as seen last season when they were with the Atlanta Falcons.
In the passing game, the Jaguars struggled significantly because of their quarterback situation and are currently ranked 24th in passing. They utilize screen passes and various passing concepts that are commonly seen around the NFL, such as Spacing (mini-curls), Mesh (crossers), 4-verticals and Smash (hitch-corner).
Their most dangerous weapon in the passing game is wide receiver Cecil Shorts, who is one of the league's best vertical threats. He's done a good job of getting vertical with quick feet and overall speed. Rookie receiver Justin Blackmon has also had success, catching a team-leading 51 passes. Both of the receivers have had touchdowns of at least 80 yards this season.
On the other side of the ball, injuries have hurt the Jaguars' defense, which has talented players but overall has struggled this season. They give up an average of 27.4 points per game, which is fourth worst in the NFL.
They've struggled defending the run, giving up a league-high 148 yards per game. A big reason for this appears to be the lack of gap discipline with the defenders, particularly on the backside of the formation. The backside contain defenders have been far too undisciplined at times, leaving gaping running lanes, which cost them on a few occasions last week against the Miami Dolphins.
The fronts that the Jaguars have played have been primarily the typical Under (strongside guard uncovered) and Over (strongside guard covered) fronts that are associated with the 4-3 defense.
Moreover, the linebackers and secondary have had some injury issues but have stuck to their coverages, which is expected. It consists of a lot of Cover 2 and its variations along with Cover 1 (Man-Free), Cover 2 Man (Man-Under), Cover 3 and Cover 4.
- Patriots run game vs. Jaguars run defense: As noted earlier, the Patriots are going to have the chance of establishing a running game against the Jaguars because of the lack of gap discipline that the Jaguars have played with. Backside contain has been an issue and could be moving forward with in-season acquisition Jason Babin.
- WR's Cecil Shorts & Justin Blackmon: Shorts has been very productive this season despite the injuries at quarterback and is one of the league's most dangerous vertical receivers. He has left defenders looking at only the back of his jersey on numerous occasions by hauling in long touchdown passes and is one to watch this game. He has quick feet that enable him to win at the line of scrimmage and the long speed to outrun defenders. He is tied for 20th in the NFL in yards after the catch with 353 yards. Blackmon has also done a good job of winning underneath against cornerbacks.
- LT Eugene Monroe vs. DE Chandler Jones: The Patriots' pass rush against the Jaguars' bookends, in general, will be a very interesting matchup, especially with Guy Whimper replacing Cameron Bradfield at right tackle. Whimper is not known as a quality pass blocker and is expected to be taken advantage of by the Patriots' pass rushers. However, I'm mostly interested in Monroe vs. Jones because Monroe is actually a pretty good pass blocker. He is light on his feet and a technician, which will be a good matchup for the lengthy Jones.
- Potential Patriots pass breakups: Something to watch for in this game will be the potential of a lot of pass breakups and tipped passes by the Patriots defenders. Chad Henne is often late throwing the football and taps the ball before throwing it, which should be something that the Patriots' defensive linemen look for.