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Technology Buzz Hour of Code™ – Credit Suisse
To many, the apps on our smart phones and other electronic devices have become indispensable, from games and social media, to email at the top of our fingers, and round the world news at the touch of a button. However to almost as many people, the way in which these applications operate borders on magical. The Hour of Code™ is a global initiative with the simple goal of demystifying "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics of developing their own application, or more.
As part of this global effort, 30 software developers in Credit Suisse Hong Kong SAR walked students from local schools through the process of creating a mini-golf game for the Android platform. Each student was led through a few exercises to design the look and feel of the game, as well as building the logic that decides how the game operates. As the knowledge of each student grew, they were able to increase the complexity of the game.
The students were eager learners, and by the end of the afternoon their curiosity in the software development process began to emerge. Some were curious about the basic constructs of conditional statements, and looping. Others wanted to understand more about how an app on their phone could communicate with a server located elsewhere in the world.
It was a fulfilling experience for both the students and developers, and for some of the Credit Suisse colleagues it reminded them of how they became interested in software development in the process. Hopefully this same interest can be passed on to the next generation of developers.
The "Hour of Code™" is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.

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My friends are studying in exciting and exotic places like South Africa, Chile, Russia, Ireland -- and I sit in a cold library on a dark, stormy day in Chicago reading books from 9 to 5. To most this probably sounds miserable. And some of it is. Like having to run your hands under the hot water in the bathroom to get some feeling back. I won't lie; I now completely understand what Robert Frost meant when he wrote the end of the world would be by ice.
But when I sit in the Special Collections room of the Newberry Library and I sneakily touch a letter that John Adams wrote or hold an almanac published the day before the Boston Massacre, I know that I chose the right program for me.
My fellow students and I like to say that this is probably the most self-selecting off-campus program ever invented. Honestly, who else would want to sit in a library all day reading and writing until you come up with a 50-page paper? We all know we want to go to graduate school and we know that in the chutes-and-ladders game of higher education, completing individual research projects at one of the most prestigious independent libraries in the country can get you up the ladder ahead of the competition pretty quick.
Besides learning more about the exciting drama of Revolutionary America, this has definitely been a time for me to learn more about myself. I realized that I love my home state of Michigan – seemingly endless rows of trees, sun shining off the lakes, the friendliness of the people – and I love Albion College and what has become my whole Albion family. The quick emails from professors or funny e-cards from my friends always make my day a little bit brighter.
But most importantly, I've learned why I want to share my passion for history with others. History is not just dates and names; it's the stories of people and what they did and why they did it. It's a tactile thing that ought be seen and touched and smelled and even (for the brave) tasted. Having held in my hands the actual documents from 1770s Boston that are the focus of my research, I understand that an important part of sharing history is making others feel engaged with it, immersed in it. This is why places such as Colonial Williamsburg or Fort Michlimackinac enjoy such enduring popularity with the general public, despite their, at times, skewed interpretations of history.
Still, not all of my time is spent in the library. After working hard all day, it's time to have fun – and Chicago does not disappoint! Runs at sunrise by the lakefront, free museum exhibits on pre-contact Latin American art, picking up vintage scarves at a street market, buying strange mushrooms from an old man at the farmers market, cheering for the Red Wings amidst Blackhawk fans, or just walking the streets at night overwhelmed by the neon lights and the roar of the El and the tempting smells wafting out of restaurants -- Chicago is a living, breathing city full of people and opportunities around every corner and at every stop on the El.
The life and personality of this city always have a pervading tinge of melancholy for me, however. Being a proud Detroiter who thinks that an afternoon at Eastern Market, John King Books, and Lafayette Coney Island is the greatest treat, being in a large, lively city like Chicago makes me realize how far Detroit has to go.
This summer, I worked with Albion's Ford Institute director Al Pheley to plan the Sleight Student Leadership Conference in Detroit to introduce Albion students to the city and inspire new hope for the future. During the conference, I hope that students will get to see first-hand the wonderful progress that has been made in Detroit, mostly by grassroots organizations. I hope that this conference will inspire students and other young people to take an active role in shaping Detroit's future.
Although I'm having fun here in Chicago and taking advantage of opportunities not otherwise available to me, I am honestly excited to return back to Albion. Chicago may have hundreds of art galleries and museums and real shopping, but it still lacks more important things: my incredible professors, my sorority sisters, my band fraternity brothers, my awesome friends and everything else that makes up my normal, busy college life.


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Yelp Delivery
Yelp Will Now Take Your Delivery Order
No, the dishes won't clean themselves, which is why the lords of dinner created the best thing since sliced bread: delivery. Review and recommendation engine Yelp is entering the world of online food delivery and pickup through a partnership with Eat24 and Delivery.com.
Find the droids, er, restaurants you are looking for through Yelp, enter some info, wait patiently on the couch in sweatpants, and a hot meal will be brought right to your door. Like magic.
On the restaurant front, Yelp must contend with the likes of Seamless, GrubHub, Foodler, and Waiter, which all target the working urban crowd.
But Yelp plans to one-up its delivery competition by using its new transactions platform to allow users to book spa appointments, yoga classes, salon visits, dentist checkups, and more. For now, the feature is available for a select number of restaurants on Yelp.com and the iOS app.
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Three dramatically illustrated stories about Thor, the Norse god of thunder, specially written for readers who are growing in confidence. Thor never backs down from a fight, and can't resist a challenge. Here he wrestles a huge sea serpent, faces a cave full of giants and has to fight a frost giant – without his magical hammer.
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The Strike Finder Elite Camera Trigger for Select Canon Cameras from Ubertronix is a camera trigger that fires your camera automatically in reaction to four distinct prompts: light, sound, motion and laser response. The Strike Finder Elite attaches to the hot shoe of your camera and connects via a dedicated cable to your camera's remote port. The trigger will activate your camera to shoot upon detecting sound, lightning (or other light flash), motion and when a laser beam is broken. For detecting sound and motion an attachment with an 18" cable that plugs into the side of the Strike Finder Elite is required and included. Upon detection of the various prompts, the Strike Finder Elite sends a signal to your camera to release the shutter. The camera will shoot within 45-60 milliseconds, providing you with photos that are nearly impossible to take with our own hand-eye reaction.
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Illinois House adjourns without pension vote
The Illinois House has adjourned its lame-duck session without taking action to solve the state's multibillion pension problem.
House Speaker Michael Madigan made the motion to adjourn the chamber Tuesday just before 5 p.m.
Members had expected to vote on a last-ditch attempt by Gov. Pat Quinn to save the broken-down pension talks.
Quinn proposed setting up a commission that could recommend changes to bridge a $96 billion deficit in public-employee pension accounts. The commission had until April 30 to make recommendations, which would have taken effect unless the Legislature voted against them.
Top lawmakers feared the move would have been illegal.
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NYT Paywall, Google Mobile Payments & Facebook Movies: This Morning's Top Stories
Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. We're keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.
New York Times Paywall Launches Today
The New York Times subscription paywall will go into effect in the U.S. and worldwide beginning 2 p.m. today.
Google To Begin Testing Mobile Payments
Google Inc. is partnering with MasterCard Inc. and Citigroup to enable Android smartphone owners to make purchases by waving their devices at checkout counters, sources have told the WSJ.
Warner Bros Adds More Titles to Facebook Movie Rental Service
Warner Bros. has added five new titles to its $3 Facebook movie rental service: Inception, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Yogi Bear and Life as We Know It.
Widespread Wi-Fi Coming to London Underground by 2012
The London Underground is inviting telecom companies to bid for a contract that will bring Wi-Fi to 120 of London's stations by June 2012..
Further News
Group messaging startup GroupMe has launched GroupMe Featured Groups, a new feature that enables brands to both create and engage in group messaging conversations about them.
All 21 tracks of Snoop Dogg's latest album, Doggumentary, were released on the artist's MySpace page this weekend.
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CFO Survey
FEI/Baruch Survey: Revenue and Domestic Growth Top CFOs?
2012 Concerns and Challenges
U.S./Europe CFOs Have Varying Degrees of Economic and Business Confidence; Express Mounting Concern over Eurozone
Majority of CFOs Hiring Temporary Workers
Romney Is Preferred Presidential Candidate, But Likelihood of Win Uncertain
MORRISTOWN, N.J. and NEW YORK, N.Y., February 28, 2012 ? Chief Financial Officers entered 2012 with a slew of economic worries and business challenges, according to the most recent survey of CFOs conducted by Financial Executives International (FEI) and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. This quarter CFO anxieties extend beyond traditional business issues and reflect the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections and future of the Eurozone crisis in 2012.
The quarterly "CFO Outlook Survey," which polls CFOs of public and private businesses in the U.S. and Europe (Italy and France) on their economic and business confidence and expectations, found that domestic economic growth topped the list of economic concerns across the board ? some 48 percent of CFOs in both the U.S. and Europe rated it their number one or number two economic worry, a similar sentiment to their view a year ago. ?Similar to 2010, revenue growth is the top business challenge that CFOs are facing across both regions for the first half of the year (34% of CFOs in the U.S.; 27% of CFOs in Europe), followed by expense control (15% in the U.S; 18% in Europe), demand (14% in the U.S; 16% in Europe) and competition (11% in the U.S.; 14% in Europe).
The concerns over local economic growth and revenue are impacting CFOs' overall confidence. The Q4 2011 optimism index for European CFOs toward their own businesses decreased to 57.6 from 61 in the third quarter.? However, their confidence in the global economy jumped five points to 51.8 from its survey low in November 2011. This quarter, CFOs in the U.S. saw little change in overall optimism in these areas quarter over quarter - their confidence for the global economy rose slightly to 46.1 (from 45.50 in Q3), as did their confidence in their own businesses (67.60 from 67.30 in Q3).? U.S. CFOs did report increased optimism in the U.S. economy this quarter, moving six points to 57.1 (from 51.10 in Q3).
U.S. CFOs continued to forecast higher projections for their business than did their European counterparts with double digit increases in the areas of capital spending and net earnings (both 13%) over the next 12 months. In the U.S., technology spending is expected to rise 9.1 percent and revenue is expected to increase 8.2 percent.? European CFOs on average expect more modest increases in these areas.
"The confidence among U.S. and European CFOs this quarter is little changed from the prior quarter," said John Elliott, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. "U.S. CEOs have noticeably higher growth expectations around their businesses than do their European counterparts.? U.S. CFOs now see continuing improvement in unemployment rates which they expect to drop to 8.1 percent within a year."
With the continuing uncertainty in Greece, CFOs share concerns about the fate of the Eurozone. When asked to rate their concern on a scale of one (not concerned) to five (very concerned), nearly all of U.S. CFOs (93%) selected a "three or higher," which surpassed the percentage of CFOs in Europe who expressed this sentiment (77%). Thirty percent of European CFOs feel that the European Central Bank holds the primary ability to produce a lasting solution to the Euro-crisis, followed closely by Germany (26%).? In the U.S., more CFOs believe that the ability lies with Germany (33%) than the European Central Bank (17%).
Fewer European CFOs Planning to Hire; CFOs Widely Use Temporary Employees
This quarter, CFOs in Europe expect unemployment rates to progressively increase in the next 12 months. On average, European CFOs expect the unemployment rate to hover around 11 percent six months from now, and jump to nearly 12 percent within a year. U.S. CFOs expect the rate to decrease a year from now to 8.1 percent.? CFOs in both regions are revealing a wide use of temporary, interim or contract professionals within their organizations. Three-quarters (75%) of CFOs are currently using this type of employees. With unemployment expected to remain high, CFOs in Europe are uncertain if they plan on expanding their workforce. Forty-two percent (42%) plan to hire addition employees within the next six months, but a similar number (43%) stated they will not be hiring. In comparison, the majority of their counterparts in the U.S. are planning to hire in the next six months (57%), and about a third (32%) not planning to hire. ?
U.S. Presidential Elections: Romney is Preferred Candidate, But Who Will Win?
The upcoming U.S. Presidential election remains top of mind for all Americans, and CFOs are focused on the issues that potentially impact their business as the President is chosen.? The top issues for CFOs when choosing a candidate in the 2012 election are reductions of the national debt and unemployment, followed by taxes and regulation(s). Of the remaining candidates at the time the survey was taken, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was the preferred choice (48%); the incumbent President Obama and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich were a distant second and third (13% and 12% respectively). However, CFOs are mixed on who they believe will actually win in November.? At this point in the race, they are split between President Obama (45%) and Former Governor Romney (40%).
"With nine months remaining until the election, U.S. CFOs are most concerned about how the candidates will address the issues that play an essential role in the health of their companies," said Marie Hollein, President and CEO of Financial Executives International.? "Whether or not their preferred candidate is voted into office, CFOs are going to demand reforms that will bring much needed economic growth in the U.S. It will be critical for the Administration to take into careful consideration the concerns of U.S. businesses, and work together to find solutions."
Within the current Administration, CFOs are most eager to see tax reforms that will revive American businesses.? When asked what piece of legislation they would like to see signed into law this year, nearly a quarter (24%) would like to see the Bush individual tax rates renewed. This was followed by a cut of the corporate tax rate to 25 percent (17%), and elimination of the employer mandates and fees associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (15%).
Other findings from the CFO Outlook Survey include a number of forecasts and attitudes on key economic indicators:?
Inflation: U.S. CFOs are seeing inflation as a minor concern.? When asked to rank their concern on a scale of one to five (with five being very concerned), most U.S. CFOs (88%) selected a "three or lower." In Europe, concerns are greater with 43 percent selecting a four or five. The large majority of CFOs (78% in the U.S. and 72% in Europe) stated that their concern remained the same since the previous quarter. The expected rates of inflation in the two areas are expected to converge with U.S. CFOs expecting a rate of 2.9 percent one year out and European CFOs expecting 3.2 percent.
Interest Rates: CFOs forecast interest rates in the U.S. to remain around 2.4 percent six months from now, rising to 2.7 percent a year from now. Similar to inflation, the large majority of CFOs have a moderate to low concern over interest rates, and on a scale of one to five, 88 percent selected a "three or lower." Meanwhile, European CFOs expect interest rates to be around 4 percent within the next six to 12 months, and when asked to rank their concern on a scale of one to five, they are more concerned about the interest rates, with nearly three quarters (74%) expressing a concern of "three or higher."
Access to Credit:?? As they closed out the first month of 2012, access to credit appears to be easier for CFOs in the U.S than in Europe.? The majority of Europe CFOs believe that credit will be more difficult to access in the next six months (54%), compared with only 10 percent of U.S. CFOs. Nearly three quarters (73%) of U.S. and 42 percent of European CFOs see no change in their credit situation.
Capital Spending: While CFOs are making capital investments, most of those CFOs in Europe (58%) and the U.S. (43%) are spending cautiously at the current time.? However, a third (33%) of CFOs in the U.S. and a quarter (25%) of CFOs in Europe stated that they are spending at a normal rate and less than ten percent are holding on all investments. ?Most CFOs are directing capital expenditures toward technology (44% in the U.S. and 41% in Europe), followed by expansion into new and emerging markets and machinery.
Oil Prices: CFOs believe that crude oil prices, which were $99.58 when the survey was taken, will not change substantially in the next six months, with the overwhelming majority (84% of U.S. CFOs and 87% of European CFOs) believing that it will stay around $90-$110.
Additional Findings
Additional findings include cash position and balance sheets, and CFO's plans for international expansion, with 72 percent of those surveyed in U.S CFOs and 56 percent of those in Europe stating that is not a part of their strategic objective.? Full survey results and historical data comparisons are available at www.financialexecutives.org or from Nicole Madison at email@example.com. The study is also available online at the Financial Executives Research Foundation bookstore and on the Baruch College home page at www.baruch.cuny.edu.
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Rated R, the 1987 movie was directed by Oliver Stone and features Michael Douglas in perhaps his most famous role. The movie has come to be seen as the archetypal portrayal of 1980s excess, with Douglas as the archetypal "Master of the Universe". Wall Street was written by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone. It won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Michael Douglas).
Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas)[edit]
The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.
If something's worth doing it's worth doing for money.
The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works.
Lunch is for wimps.
(correct quote) I've never seen a painting that captures the beauty of the ocean at a moment like this.
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I'm tapped out Marv. American Express' got a hit man lookin' for me.
I don't know. I guess I realized that I'm just Bud Fox... and as much as I wanted to be Gordon Gekko, I'll always be Bud Fox.
"Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep -- and the sheep get slaughtered. I been in the business since '69. Most of these high paid MBAs from Harvard never make it. You need a system, discipline, good people, no deal junkies, no toreadores, the deal flow burns most people out by 35. Give me PSHs -- poor, smart and hungry. And no feelings. You don't win 'em all, you don't love 'em all, you keep on fighting . . . and if you need a friend, get a dog . . . it's trench warfare out there sport and in here too."
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About 10 hours each week, I watch a program called Clean Sweep on the Learning Channel. I'm endlessly enthralled by this repetitious tale of people getting their clutter cleaned up.
The premise is simple and never varies. If there are kids in the household, they are never seen on this program. The remaining adults explain to the cameras why their lives are out of control. We are shown two rooms of their house, piled with trash and possessions. The Clean Sweep team carries everything out to the yard.
The adults are forced to sort out their clutter in 30 minutes into "keep," "sell," and "trash" piles. Then an organizational therapist makes them sort their keep pile into a "really keep" pile, making them declare a true and real emotional or practical need for every item they want to keep. If un-persuaded, the organizer takes it away. The couple spend the night in a hotel, their car packed with photos and files they have yet to sort while the Clean Sweep team works through the night like Santa's elves to remodel their rooms.
There's a yard sale, and then the adults re-enter their house where they cry tears of joy at seeing their rooms painted, refurnished, and organized so extraordinarily that I can only weep right along with them with joy and awe. I cry more during this show than I've cried over any melodrama.
I never get tired of this. Even now, the memories of photos in labeled boxes (Before Kids, After Kids), files in color-coordinated folders, and toys in slide-away bins causes me to break into sobs. I have seen grown men cry on this show, so moved are they at the sight of their ties hung on tie racks, their clothes on hangers– and sorted by color!
Messy people have many things in common. Inevitably, one of the couple–and often both of them–work from home. There's always a computer station and a home business that is in such disarray that you wonder how they manage to make enough money to pay for their cluttered house. When it's the woman working at home, she's either selling things on eBay or making gift baskets. People who make gift baskets for a living live in clutter.
Women who are into scrap-booking– that bizarre new hobby that requires designer scissors and colored paper you can buy at scrapbook parties– are also mess-aholics. And I'm amazed at how many people keep vast caches of wrapping paper, ribbon, and cards on hand, as well as stockpiles of gifts.
There's always a gigantic stuffed animal that has to be ripped out of the arms of some woman who swears there's an emotional attachment. It's quickly bought at the yard sale and becomes someone else's decorating disaster. I am wildly curious about the yard sale shoppers and what their houses must look like. The Clean Sweep team could follow any of them home.
Men cling to old trophies and ratty soccer shirts. Women refuse to part with sewing machines they haven't used in years. Everyone has a treadmill taking up space. Even if they convince the organizer therapist to let them keep the treadmill, I never see it in the finished rooms. It must get relegated to the garage or secretly carted off to charity. The poor have so many opportunities to buy bargain treadmills.
I am amazed at the number of people who stockpile receipts and bills from years past, and even more amazed at the many people who don't open their mail. One couple was confronted with a shoebox full of unopened overdue bills. No doubt as soon as the Clean Sweep people left them with their beautiful newly redecorated rooms, the foreclosure people arrived to take the whole house.
I love the organizer therapist. The new one is an Australian named Peter who tells us that memories are in our mind, not in our possessions. And if you don't value an item enough to display it, dust it, or even know where it is, then you don't value it, no matter how much you claim you do. And you don't need it.
I've yet to see a couple, after gazing at their organized new rooms, cry out for any of the items they were desperately clinging to the day before. Out of sight, out of mind, a good rule of thumb. The tranquility of space is liberating.
I feel energized after a Clean Sweep marathon, ready to go through my own files and toss out papers, ready to clean out bookshelves. I'm ready to pick apart bulky photo albums, toss out most of the yellowing photos, and move the few precious ones to a box. I'm ready to get a label maker!
Although I'm not quite ready to admit to myself that I will never ever use that stationary bicycle taking up half of my bedroom, I'm moving in that direction. I really am. But don't even ask about that gigantic white bear I've had so long that it's now a gray bear. Maybe after 20 more hours of Clean Sweep, I'll get there.


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Major League Baseball on Monday announced the breakdown of its postseason payouts.
The 2012 World Series champion San Francisco Giants were able to dole out a record $377,002.64 for a full share, eclipsing the $362,173.07 that the 2006 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals earned.
San Francisco received $23,530,848.92 of the players' pool and handed out 50 full shares, 11.10 partial shares and 12 additional cash awards.
The American League champion Detroit Tigers, meanwhile, totaled $284,274.50 per full share of their $15,687,232.61. The Tigers distributed 48 full shares, 7.06 partial shares and seven individual cash awards.
The players' pool represented 50% of the gate receipts from the Wild Card games 60% of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series 60% of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship Series and 60% of the gate receipts from the first four games of the World Series.
That money was divided amongst 10 teams: the two World Series participants, the two League Championship Series runners-up, the four Division Series runners-up and the two runners-up in the Wild Card games.
St. Louis and the New York Yankees both claimed $7,843,616.31 for the honor of losing to the World Series participants. The Cardinals saw a full share valued at $122,558.29, while the Bronx Bombers' full share clocked in at $115,065.28.
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Oakland and Washington all walked away with $2,124,312.75 for participating in the Division Series. The Orioles' full share was worth $34,825.61, it was $37,865.12 for the Reds, the A's had $34,325.16 for a full share while the Nationals garnered $37,045.32.
The wild card losers, Atlanta and Texas, both reeled in $980,452.04. The Braves' full share was worth $19,609.04, while the Rangers totaled $16,99.09
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I need it to be easy, relatively fast and tasty. Following this rules (and being italian) I need:
appetizer pasta second course dessert
I've already solved (strange) the pasta problem: I'll prepare it with a delicious pink tuna I have, capperi, a little garlic, lemon and a sprinkle of white pepper. Sounds boring but it's delicious :D yum! :D
The dessert is done because friends always bring wine and dessert in Italy so I don't care.
What can I do for appetizer and second course? I really don't know :/ Meat is not a wise choice unless I prepare something particular, I guess... For appetizer a selection of cheese could work?
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When a play breaks down against the Carolina Panthers, the Raiders won't have Brady Quinn to bail them out this time.
No, the Raiders know they're in for a stern test Sunday when they get their first look at second-year quarterback Cam Newton, one of the numerous dynamic quarterbacks that entered the NFL the past two seasons.
Newton struggled early this season on the heels of a transcendent rookie season in which he passed for 4,051 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 706 yards and 14 touchdowns.
But Newton of late is looking more and more like the player many expected to see in his second season. He has 10 touchdowns and no interceptions in his past five games, as well as 293 yards and three touchdowns rushing.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen said game-planning for Newton is a handful.
"He creates a lot of other issues that you have to worry about," Allen said. "You have to worry about him in the passing game. just scrambling around and keeping the play alive. Obviously, they use him in a lot of different ways in the running game also. He presents some unique challenges. He's obviously a tremendous talent."
Newton, 6-foot-5 and 248 pounds, is a threat to run at any time. For instance, he rambled for 72 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons a couple of games ago on a designed play.
Even so, Raiders defensive backs can't leave their assignments too early if Newton shows run, for rish of Newton pulling up and throwing the ball over the top.
"You don't come off," Huff said. "When he's scrambling around, you really have no idea. Especially, our back will be turned, so you gotta cover until you think it's two, three seconds later."
Raiders middle linebacker Omar Gaither spent one season with the Panthers and went up against Newton in practice every day. He said defenders have to be wary of Newton to run at any time.
"He's big and fast," Gaither said. "If he were playing a different position it would probably be defensive end. And a guy who can run. He has every tool you need in a quarterback, and he can beat you with his feet. So you basically need to keep him in front and contain him on the edges. You see the highlights every week of him getting a 60-yard scamper. Those are the kind of things that kill your defense. You just have to contain him."
Raiders outside linebacker Philip Wheeler played against Newton last season, when Wheeler was with the Colts. He said the key is swarming Newton and getting as many bodies on him as possible.
"It's just very important to stay disciplined in your responsibilities," Wheeler said.
— Sebastian Janikowski won the fan portion of the voting for the Pro Bowl. He's one-third of the way to his second straight Pro Bowl selection.
The man standing in his way is Phil Dawson, the kicker who spent 1998 in the Raiders training camp after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Texas.
Dawson has converted 26 of 27 field-goal attempts this season. Janikowski is 29 of 32, with his misses coming from 51, 61 and 64 yards.
Coaches and players each get one-third of the voting, too. Selections will be announced Wednesday at 4 p.m. on NFL Network.
— The Raiders are last in the league in rushing touchdowns this season, with three.
To put that in perspective, only three teams since the merger in 1970 had fewer in a season. And Buccaneers rookie running back Doug Martin had four rushing touchdowns against the Raiders in their game Nov. 4.
Worse, the Raiders had 16 rushing touchdowns last season and 19 in 2010. Hue Jackson called plays during both seasons. Also, five times during Jackson's two seasons, the Raiders had at least three rushing touchdowns in a game.
— Second-year quarterback Terrelle Pryor will be used on some third-down and red-zone plays against the Panthers so that the Raiders "can create a different look the defense to contend with" and "try to use some of his athletic ability."
Pryor played one series last Sunday against the Chiefs. The series consisted of two hand-offs and an incomplete pass from Pryor to wide receiver Darrius Hewyard-Bey.
Pryor has spent the better part of his two NFL seasons biding his time, learning from Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart and working on his accuracy, timing, mechanics and footwork.
Now he's ready to take his game for a test drive, which means for more than three plays. Until that happens, Pryor said he doesn't want to hear about any comparisons to Newton, Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick.
"When it's time for me, and I really get a lot of reps and get comfortable, I'll have success," Pryor said. "I really, truly believe that. Right now I'm just waiting. Right now I don't want to compare myself to Kaepernick or Cam or any of those guys because them guys and Griffin have proved it. I haven't proved anything.
"I can't really say I'd be like them. I don't know what I'm going to be like because I haven't even played yet. I can tell from practice and certain plays that they run and certain plays that I run, I could tell I can do that in practice. It's not when people are watching, so I can't really compare myself to them."
Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp is watching at practice, and he said he likes what he sees from Pryor these days.
"I've definitely seen the progress during practice on his mechanics, the rhythm of his throws and the consistency of his footwork," Knapp said. "He has taken to coaching very well. (Quarterbacks coach) John DeFilippo should get a lot of credit because he has spent a lot of time with him, as far as working on the individual part of the game."
Pryor said he is satisfied with the improvements he has made since training camp, especially his accuracy and footwork. Getting a taste of what it's like in a regular-season game gave him added confidence.
"I wasn't really nervous because I studied them so much it was like second nature when I got to the line," Pryor said. "Obviously, there's a tiny bit of nerves. Obviously, I would have liked to play a little more and had a couple of different plays I'd really want to use, but I got an opportunity to get on the field and that's a step from where I was. I can't really complain. I'm just grateful my coaches let me get on the field."
— Stat of the day: On passes longer than 20 yards downfield, Palmer is 10 of 50 (20 percent) for 432 yards, with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He went 16 of 45 (35.6 percent) for 618 yards, with six touchdowns and two interceptions last season.
— Defensive tackle Richard Seymour has missed the past six games with a hamstring injury. He hasn't practiced yet this week, so it's likely that he is headed for a seventh straight missed game.
Therefore, Allen said, it's possible that the Raiders will just shut down Seymour and place him on the injured-reserve list.
— Allen and Palmer raved about Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly on Wednesday. Today, it was Knapp's turn to sing the rookie's praises.
"When I see a rookie linebacker tackle Tony Gonzalez pretty handily, then get up and not back down, because Tony gets up and tries to shrug him off, and he gets right back in it, and you see it happen two or three more times in the game, you know the guy's got a little something to him," Knapp said of Kuechly. "So it does show up on tape. He's always around the ball. He's fast to react and he has pretty good instincts, so that does show up on tape."
Isolate on Kuechly during Sunday's game. Trust me, it's worth your investment if you want to see how the middle linebacker position should be played and what you have missed out of Rolando McClain the past three seasons.
Then, factor in that both were selected in the top 10 of the NFL draft — McClain in 2010, Kuechly in April — both won the Butkus Award as the nation's top collegiate linebacker and you will get a sense for how important it is that a team have a solid scouting department.
Several people cautioned Al Davis about using a first-round pick on McClain. A few others were enamored with McClain. The latter persuaded Davis to draft McClain.
— Heyward-Bey was held without a catch against the Chiefs, marking the second time in four games that he didn't catch any passes and the third time in 14 games this season.
Knapp said Heyward-Bey's health is fine and that that's just how it works out from time to time.
"It's not by design," Knapp said. "It's just the way things have played out. Kind of the same thing happened with Denarius (Moore) for a couple of games. Even, you could say the same thing is true for Brandon (Myers); it's sometimes the way the game plays out. It's not by design, but it's just the ball has been delivered other places because of coverage and/or progressions, but it's not by game plan."