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Yes … if p = 0.05 means that 5% of the time you will get those results, then it ought to be a uniform distribution: 10% of the time you will get p = 0.1, etc.
Point is not so much that the distribution is expected, more that I hadn't thought much about what distribution to expect until now. And that distribution is very non-gaussian.
Tom, the sort of simulations that you ran are great for exploring the nature of P-values and for tuning your intuition. You might be interested in the relationship between P-values and likelihood functions that can be exposed by them https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.0081 .
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With the caveat that I've only glanced at the paper, I don't see how your criticism is valid. It's clear from the abstract and tables that it is *not* the case that the authors only find an effect if they divide their subjects into particular groups. Rather, there's notably worse performance by the laptops-in-class group; again, this is the claim that's made in the abstract. *In addition,* one can look at sub-groups and poke around — this seems to be a minor point of the paper.
Furthermore, even if one argues that they shouldn't be looking at sub-groups, your criticism that the authors make the mistake that "The difference between "significant" and 'not significant' is not itself statistically significant" seems wrong. It's not that they are comparing the different GRE/ACT-scoring groups with each other, but rather comparing e.g. high-level students in laptop-classes with high-level students in no-laptop classes. Your simple adding-the-variance calculation isn't actually adding the relevant variances. (It's possible my quick reading is incorrect; feel free to correct me.)
Overall, your characterization of this seems rather irresponsible.
The paper does report on differences between the 'smart' and 'poor' student subgroups, and it offers a few lines of speculation for what might be driving those differences (other than noise). That said, they also acknowledge that, "the point estimates […] are statistically indistinguishable, so these could be chance findings." In essence they're saying, "this could be noise, but if it's not, here's what we think might be going on." I see no problem with that.
I know that the scientists were really worried that one or both of the bombs would be a dud. They worried a lot about having one land unexploded and recovered by the Japanese. Didn't they have some kind of failsafe built in to destroy an unexploded bomb? What if they called for the Japanese to watch a demonstration and nothing happened?
I agree with you that a demonstration was not really on the table and it is not really clear that the two bombs really influenced the final surrender, even if it was mentioned by the Emperor in his famous speech. I find it very interesting that all of our military leaders did not think dropping the bombs were necessary. Nimitz, Halsey, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Marshall, Leahy, King, not one said it was necessary. I know that Nimitz and Halsey both advocated for a blockade and continuation of "conventional" bombing, if you want to consider firebombing conventional. That might be an interesting counter factual to explore.
Great Post!
The question for me is at what point does that function of war, the politics by other means, become too blatant to coexist with narratives of bringing peace, liberation, good postwar intentions, etc. For a country like the USA, which generally dislikes having to justify its actions with might-makes-right, it presents a troublesome public relations issue.
As for the failsafes: they did not think Little Boy design would be a dud (even if it failed to detonate exactly correctly it would still probably detonate anyway, because of its simplicity of assembly method), and the Fat Man bomb had scuttling charges in the nose (the four plungers you see in the photographs) that would guarantee at least a "dirty bomb" scattering of plutonium should the firing mechanism fail to trigger. They had high but not unlimited confidence in the bombs going off.
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And Tokyo is the exceptional death count for the firebombing, by a long shot — it accounts for something like 90% of the firebombing deaths during the Japanese campaign, as I understand it.
In a book Compton wrote several years later, he said Oppenheimer under-estimated the number of atomic bomb deaths by a factor of four, because he neglected to account for the fact (obvious, ex post) that Japanese civilians would have no warning and would have no time to run for shelter. As a technical point, I do not know by how much atomic bomb deaths could be reduced, if there were (say) a ten-minute air raid warning and shelter to run to.
I would recommend on this subject Richard B. Frank's Downfall: the End of the Imperial Japanese Empire that contains a detailed description of the debates within the highest levels of the Japanese Army, the Imperial government, and the Emperor's inner circle in August 1945. Frank judges that the Soviet invasion was not decisive because the leadership of the Army and the Emperor did not initially realize the extent of the collapse of Japanese defenses in Manchuria. Frank notes that when the Emperor intervened decisively in the early hours of 10 August he explained his decision to his leadership citing Japan's internal situation (collapsing morale from the blockade and bombing) and two military considerations: inadequate preparation to resist invasion and the vast destructiveness of the two atomic bomb attacks along with the toll from conventional bombing. He made no reference to the Soviet intervention.
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The story of Ghuangchek Chen, the blind activist who took refuge in the U.S. embassy, seems to have taken another turn. This morning, the story, as reported by the MSM, was that Chen had left the Embassy after he and the U.S. received assurances that, as I put, China would be nice to Chen. Specifically, Chen would relocate to another part of China, enter law school, and be treated like any other student.
The dissident reportedly was happy with the deal. In fact, he was said to be so grateful to the U.S. that he expressed his desire to kiss Hillary Clinton.
I predicted that Chen's happiness would be short-lived. China, it seemed to me, was sure to seek retribution.
"Short-lived" appears to have been a gross understatement. According to the Washington Post, Chen, who is being treated at a hospital, has already appealed to the U.S. for help, stating that he fears for his family's safety unless they are all spirited abroad.
Moreover, doubt has been cast on initial reports that Chen was ever happy with the deal that led to him leaving the Embassy. The Post now reports that "a friend of Chen Guangcheng says he was pressured [into the deal], and agreed to stay in China to protect his family." The pressure apparently came in the form of threats from the Chinese government – threats that were relayed to him by the U.S. government. The U.S. admits that it relayed China's threats, but denies claims that China threatened to attack Chen's wife. The U.S. also denies that it has left Chen by himself in the Chinese hospital. Perhaps Michael Corleone and Enzo the baker are there.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Ribbons and lace
It was me flying around at light speed on my new fiber optic connection... sayonara dial-up, I won't miss you! LOL! Seriously, I am in internet heaven right now. ;)
It's Thursday and that means there is a brand new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog. This week we want you to use ribbons and/or lace on your creations. I think that is a pretty easy one considering most card makers I know have at least a bit of ribbon in their crafty stash. :)
I decided to be really adventurous and mix three different kinds of ribbon on my card... crochet lace, crinkled ribbon and some satin. I went with the digi version of Victorian Steampunk Evie so that I could blow her up to 'big head' size... shhhh, don't tell the other girls but I think Evie may just be my fave Lolita out of the bunch. There is something about her sweet face that wins me over every time. I paired her up with some Girls' Paperie Vintage Whimsy scraps that I had hanging around my desk and even cut out one of the roses from the paper to add to her hair. I love how she looks like she could be posing for a cameo brooch... so pretty! :)
So if you would like a chance at winning this week's prize then why not play along? Don't forget that your card must feature a Tickled Pink stamp in order to qualify for the prize... these include: Lil Lolitas and Lads, Pinkettes, Pink Pets and Cherries. All of which can be found in the Tickled Pink store.
Have fun and good luck! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Vintage Whimsy)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Victorian Steampunk Evie)
stamp- Verve (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz antique linen
American Crafts crochet lace
crinkled ribbon (from Kiara)
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hair- E30, E31, E33, E35
eyes- E35, E57, E59, BG000, 0
everything else- BG10, BG11, BG72, E40, E41, 0, YG01, YG91, YG93, E50, E30, E31, RV13, RV32, RV34
17 comments:
- Maria Therese said...
- June 23, 2011 at 6:02 AM
- kadie said...
Amy, this card is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the elegance and that feather is perrrrrfect!
- June 23, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- gobeagirl said...
Hi Amy. This is so beautiful! I love how you have colored her and how you have all your different ribbons. Super super beautiful. Love the little bobbles by the bow too. I am so happy for you on your super sonic internet. :O) I could not imagine having dial-up anymore. As it is, sometime I get irritated with the internet that I have. lol... Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Lisa
- June 23, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Nancy Thomas said...
So pretty and girly - the image is gorgeous and you made her even prettier with your fab coloring skills. Congrats on getting the upgrade - I don't know how you've dealt with dial-up.
- June 23, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- Beatriz Rubio De Kimmel said...
Oh my!! this card is absolutely gorgeous!!! love it :D
- June 23, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- Berenice R. said...
Gorgeous card! :)
- June 23, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- CraftyC said...
totally gorgeous Amy, love her hair!
- June 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- Beth aka BR-T said...
Amazing card! Oh my gosh you were still using Dial up? I would have had a fir ages ago from that and been put up in the loony bin! WOW!
- June 23, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Alice Wertz said...
love love seeing your yummy cards, Amy! love the delightful summery colors you have been using. fabulous work as always!
- June 23, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Stamping Cafe said...
This is totally gorgeous, Amy! Love the soft and romantic colors, I especially love the feather behind her... so pretty! Hugs!!
- June 23, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- 1LuvnMama said...
OH now this is totally amazing and gorgeous! Luv, luv the feather in her hair! :) Sweeeeet Amy!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- RiNNE said...
So romantic and sweet! My favorite part is her hair accessory! Im always a sucker for pretty hair accessories!! Love all the elegant touches!
- June 23, 2011 at 11:41 PM
- Rosa-kreattiva said...
molto chic questa card, adoro i colori e l'immagine dagli occhioni teneri ciao rosa.kreattiva
- June 24, 2011 at 2:52 AM
- kadie said...
oooooooo, I forgot to mention, now that you're off dial-up you can watch THE GLEE PROJECT online!!! It's soooo goood...but I'm seriously getting attached to everyone!
- June 24, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- Tasha said...
Oh so beautiful Amy. Love the colours and beautiful feather and lace
love tasha xx
- June 24, 2011 at 3:55 PM
- Leanne said...
Beautiful card Amy! I love how you used the feather in behind her and the pretty lace, ribbon and accessories, make this card breathtaking. Evie is so pretty with her big brown eyes and lovely hair. Dreamy card Amy!
- June 25, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Juls said...
wow this is just so so utterly gorgeous!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!! Hugs Juls
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TILTON – A joint police investigation into recent armed robberies at convenience stores in Tilton and Northfield has led to the arrest of two Northfield residents and one of two Franklin residents allegedly involved, according to Tilton police.
"We have made arrests in the armed robbery of the Tilton Shop Express, and we also learned they did an armed robbery in Franklin on Sept. 9," said Tilton Police Chief Robert Cormier.
On Aug. 21, police were called to an armed robbery in progress at 3:30 p.m. at the Tilton Shop Express at 622 Laconia Road.
The store's clerk told police that a man walked into the store holding a handgun and wearing a mask. The man then pointed the gun at the clerk and threatened him, demanding money. The clerk handed the man and undisclosed amount money from the register, and the man fled on foot behind the store, Cormier said.
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Ji Wenlin is one of the latest high-ranking officials to be investigated since party leader and President Xi Jinping launched an anti-corruption campaign after taking over as head of the ruling Communist Party last spring.
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Bank of America Settlement Clears Hurdle
States Withdraw Objections to Proposed $8.5 Billion Deal With Investors Over Mortgage-Backed Securities
Bank of America Corp. and a group of investors who purchased faulty mortgage-backed securities cleared an important legal hurdle on Friday, allowing the two sides to proceed with an $8.5 billion settlement.
In 2011, the attorneys general for New York and Delaware objected to the proposed settlement. Late Friday, they removed their objection, saying new facts had been uncovered.


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Lady Gaga Helps Open Times Square H&M, Looks Normal While Doing So [PHOTOS]
Lady Gaga helped to open the new Times Square H&M location in NYC (Nov. 13) and she looked decidedly normal while doing so.
Now, that's a phrase you don't hear every day.
Ma Monster wore a bright, colorful, patterned jumpsuit and long, wavy, yellow gold hair with bangs. It was bold and loud, but not nearly as out-there or outrageous as her recent ensembles. She did pair the pantsuit with her signature, sky-high, black lacquered heels. Some things will never change and we're glad they won't.
Gaga was on hand to cut the ribbon for the retailer's latest monster location.


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We want to stay on a very good sandy beach in September. So far, it seems like the choices are Fontane Bianche in the east and San Vito lo Capo and Mondello in the west. And it seems like Fontane Bianche is preferable because of the warmer water. What about Giardini Naxos you ask? Well, I get the sense that the sandy part won't be the free part.
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The San Jose Earthquakes selected three players in Tuesday's MLS Supplemental Draft, including Stanford forward Adam Jahn (First round, No. 15 overall), Oregon State defender Colin Mitchell (Third round, No. 53 overall) and UC Santa Barbara defender Peter McGlynn (Fourth round, No. 72 overall).
Jahn, 22, was a four-year starter for Stanford. The target man had 16 goals and 10 assists in 65 career appearances for the Cardinal. He was an All-Pac 12 and All-Far West Region selection as a junior in 2011 and a senior in 2012. Jahn has also seen time for U.S. youth teams, making the camp roster for the U-20s in July of 2010 and suiting up for the U-18s as a prep with Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif.
Mitchell, 22, was a four-year starter for Oregon State. He scored nine goals and had four assists in 70 career appearances for the Beavers. The San Francisco native graduated from University High School in 2008 after winning three-consecutive Bay Counties League titles with the Red Devils.
McGlynn, 23, was a fixture for UC Santa Barbara during his four years on campus. The Irish defender had two goals and six assists in 76 career games for the Gauchos. He previously played in the Shelbourne FC academy from 2000-08, helping the club to six league titles and four cup competition victories.
The trio will join San Jose in camp this week. The Earthquakes reported for preseason training on Monday and will continue to practice locally through the weekend before departing for a weeklong session in Tucson, Ariz.
Adam Jahn
Position: Forward
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185
Born: Jan. 5, 1991
Hometown: El Macero, Calif.
College: Stanford
Citizenship: USA
Colin Mitchell
Position: Defender
Height: 6-0
Weight: 168
Born: Oct. 18, 1990 in San Francisco, Calif.
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
College: Oregon State
Citizenship: USA
Peter McGlynn
Position: Defender
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
Born: May 2, 1989 in Dublin, Ireland
Hometown: Skerries, Ireland
College: UC Santa Barbara
Citizenship: Ireland


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Ok, so none of these are actually exotic at all, they just come from a little bit further north than I can easily get to.
Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum) – One of my less common allies. This plant is amazing, all the benefits of domestic Ginger but with an extra wild deep forest feel. I only get this plant from wildcrafters I know personally, since its delicate rainforest habitat is in danger of being eradicated. Wild Ginger is just so warm and yummy, it's a great addition to many formulas and does tons on its own as well. A great plant for any cold condition that needs some local energy and blood to initiate healing. Fresh Wild Ginger Elixir is a wonderful addition to Elderberry Elixir, and warms it up for colder constitutions too. If you need to sweat, this is a great plant to help you. As an added benefit, both the root and leaf can be used.
Sweet Root (Osmorhiza Occidentalis) – Yummy, root beer flavored roots from the Rocky Mountains. This is a great anti-fungal medicine, as well as being wound healing and very belly soothing for all kinds of nausea, infection and general belly out of whackness. Did I mention it tastes good? Makes a fabulous syrup. I'm going to try this one in my garden over the winter and see if it survives to proliferate next season.
Wild Peony Root (Paeonia brownii)) – Mine comes from the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, wildcrafted for me by wonderful herbalist Darcy Williamson. Comparing fresh Wild Peony Root to the Peony root of commerce is like comparing fresh caught, woodfire grilled wild Salmon to dollar store Tuna in a generic tin can. Really. It's still medicine and it'll work if you really need it but it totally lacks class, panache and the ever essential taste of wildness. Wild Peony makes a gorgeous wintergreen scented deep violet colored tincture. It moves blood, stops cramps and relaxes tense muscles like nothing else. It was the one and only thing that stopped my extremely painful ovarian cyst cramps back in the day, and the one thing that removed the cyst, in only three months. Since then, I've used it many times for menstrual cramps (often works, but not always), cysts (nearly always helps, often resolves), stagnant blood and energy (works beautifully), tense, stressed muscles, anxiety and externally for bruises or other local trauma.
Devil's Club/Bear's Claw (Oplopanax horridus) – Poweful plant with a distinct taste and feel. Calming, blood sugar lowering and generally adaptogenic with an affinity for the lungs and adrenals. Really helps with those evil sugar cravings that potentially drive you to ripping open candy bar wrappers with your teeth. I haven't yet had a chance to see its effects long term, but the short term mood and metabolism altering effects are impressive. My apprentice Kate from Washington graciously harvests this plant for me. Rhiannon helped me come up with the name Bear's Claw, since neither of us liked the original, and rather degrading name. It's especially appropriate since this plant is a traditional bear medicine and was first used medicinally because of native peoples observing the silver tipped bruins digging and using the root. Check out Matt Woods' interesting and remarkably accurate understanding of the animal medicines as applied to herbs, he talks about it somewhat in the Book of Herbal Wisdom as well as in yet to be published material.
And on a northern non-root note:
Labrador/Swamp/Trapper's Tea (Ledum spp.)- An amazing plant from the far north, this is just about impossible for me to obtain except through the rare Alaska/Canada connection which I am sadly short on just now (any volunteers?) I love its amazing taste and gently mood altering effects, as well as its impressive antibacterial and wound healing abilities. A side benefit is that if you drink enough of this stuff, the mosquitoes will be more likely to leave you alone. This plant has a bad reputation for being toxic, but I've not seen any dangerous effects from the tea. According to Michael Moore, the less pleasant constituents are not water soluble. The tincture is great for short term acute chest/lung irritation with persistent cough though.
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that's it Darcy W is going to be out of her Wild Peony Root! LOL can't wait to try it ! OHHHHHH and wild ginger, I love it!
I was wondering if you could tell me how you prepare your Bear's Claw? I wasn't sure what I should do to prepare it for a tincture or other method.
Thank you for any and all help
Thanks for the information. Yes harvesting it was interesting. My friend and I had a good time on a cool day. I used my welding gloves. Now I didn't realize I could make a tea with it. I guess I just wasn't thinking.
Now I know what to do with it. I have some from last year that I dried and will try that in tincture.
I really do appreciate the help.
Oh, lovely wild ginger. One of my favorite. Here we have Asarum canadensis. I've never tasted the A. caudatum. Have you ever played with the Eastern species? How do they compare?


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Malaga playmaker Isco has told Manchester City he will join the club this summer if they acquire Manuel Pellegrini as their new manager.
City have been tracking the Spain playmaker since the start of the season and were hopeful of landing the 21-year-old in the January transfer window before he signed a contract extension that saw his release clause jump from €20 million to €35m.
|Isco is 1/3 with BetVictor to join Manchester City during the summer
The star of Malaga's unlikely journey to the last eight stage of this season's Champions League, Isco has been courted by a number of Europe's biggest clubs including PSG who sent scouts to watch him during Malaga's 2-1 Liga victory over Getafe earlier this month.
Malaga have thus far been steadfast in their refusal to negotiate a deal unless the player's release clause is met, but after being given a strong inclination of his desire to join them City officials are hopeful of being able to land one of their long-term targets for €30m.
Isco, a product of Valencia's youth team, had been highly recommended to City staff by David Silva, another star graduate of the Spanish club's academy.
The Spain international has since flourished under the tutelage of Pellegrini, who is expected to be rubber-stamped as Mancini's successor, despite Malaga's insistence that no deal has yet been agreed for the 59-year-old to leave the club at the start of next month.


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A month and a half after the attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington, the still controversial Patriot Act was passed through Congress with little in the way of debate. Though the act was passed under the ideology that it would strengthen national security and go a long ways towards giving the appropriate government agencies the privileges and powers that they need to hunt down and stop terrorists before they strike, many argue that it infringes upon those civil liberties guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States of America.
What this documentary (and many related essays, books, speeches, films and whatnot) sets out to prove is how the Patriot Act has been used by the American government to obtain private information, detain innocent civilians of Arab descent, and enforce extended periods of confinement without due representation. In other words, it seems to have given the government the power to state that certain persons (the majority being Arabic in origin) are guilty until proven innocent. Isn't it supposed to work the other way around?
Written, directed and produced by filmmaker Nonny de la Pena (who also helmed Unprecedented: The 2000 Election and Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War), the roughly hour long investigative report makes the wise move of letting those directly affected by the changes allowed by the Patriot Act to tell their own story in their own words. What this results in, in a nutshell, is a sixty-six minute incitement to anger for anyone who pays attention to what these people are saying. Anger not at the filmmakers, but at the fact that this act which was supposed to be used to fight terrorism, has already affected so many innocent people so soon after it was passed.
The film doesn't state that America shouldn't beef up it's security. I think that that much is obvious after what happened to the World Trade Center and the many people inside and around it at the time. The film puts forth the idea that the current administration, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in particular, is attempting to use these new found liberties for the government to exert stronger control over not terrorist faction groups so much as the entire populace of the country regardless of whether there's an affiliation with fringe Muslim factions or not.
Lest you get the idea that this is a documentary made by left wing conspiracy theorists, let me assure you that this documentary is fully back by the American Civil Liberties Union (who, if you were paying attention, you'll remember fought the Patriot Act in its current incarnation before it was passed into Congress) as well as bi-partisan lawyers, politicians of both Democratic and Republican standing, and of course those affected by the act themselves. The director worked for CNN, Newsweek and HBO and was nominated for an Academy Award and the producer, Robert Greenwald, has produced over fifty television series for various networks. Some of these people may have a left wing slant to their voting practices but they're credible enough that, as scary as it may be, this documentary demands to be taken seriously. See it and make up your own mind about what's happening in this country today.
The non anamorphic 1.85.1 widescreen transfer is made up primarily of newer interview footage as well as some archival news footage and the like – standard stuff for the modern day political documentaries that have been hitting the market lately from the left and the right, at the time of this writing just two weeks before the next Presidential Election. Quality of the image is pretty decent without any serious issues. There is edge enhancement present and some shimmering effects are noticeable here and there but none of them are so severe as to warrant a boycott or anything like that. The movie looks fine for what it is.
The English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track is fine for what is at its heart very much a dialogue based documentary. There aren't any sound effects or slow motion action scenes to warrant a surround sound mix and seeing as what is said comes through those two speakers clearly and concisely, this mix gets the job done admirable. There are a few times in some of the interviews where things sound a little flat but nothing to pull you out of the film or anything like that, it's merely a very small nitpick I've chosen to point out.
There are absolutely no extra features at all on this DVD, aside from the standard chapter selection option.
Maybe it's a little paranoid, but maybe it's not. Either way, Unconstitutional – The War On Our Civil Liberties is a fascinating and sometimes frightening expose on what the Patriot Act can and has been used for since the events of September 11, 2001. Recommended.
Ian lives in NYC with his wife where he writes for DVD Talk, runs Rock! Shock! Pop!. He likes NYC a lot, even if it is expensive and loud.


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Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro overcame Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1) yesterday to reach the final of the Japan Open.
Del Potro hit 12 aces to dispatch the sixth-seeded Spaniard and set up a final with third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada, who beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 in yesterday's first semi-final.
"I played well in the tiebreak and at the important moments," Del Potro said. "In this kind of match, one or two points can be the difference so I was just trying to stay focused until the end."
Del Potro is seeking his third title of the season following wins in Rotterdam and Washington.
Raonic, who is coming off a win at the Thailand Open last week, won six straight points in the tiebreaker and cruised through the second set to reach the Japan Open final for the second straight year.
The 22-year-old Canadian, who is 11th in the world rankings, broke Dodig twice in the second set to win the last five games, finishing the match with three straight aces.
"He sort of let me get back into it in the tiebreak," said Raonic, who had 12 aces. "After I got that first set, I was getting closer and closer to breaking his serve. He gave me freedom and I started swinging more and more freely after that."
Raonic lost in the final of last year's tournament to local favorite Kei Nishikori, who fell to Almagro in the quarter-finals.
Del Potro said he was looking forward to facing the big-serving Canadian.
"Milos is playing very well, he already won in Thailand," Del Potro said. "I know his game, he is serving well and it will be tough to break his serve. I will have to play even better than today and I know he will be a difficult opponent for me."


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UNH skates to another stingy win, edging B.U., 3-1By MIKE SCANDURA
Special to the Union Leader
November 18. 2012 7:55PM
BOSTON - New Hampshire forward Kevin Goumas admitted the Wildcats' confidence level is sky high.
But it's not at the point where the players need to be measured for larger baseball caps.
"We're definitely feeling confident but we can't let that get to us," Goumas said Sunday after No. 5 UNH beat No. 11 Boston University, 3-1, in a Hockey East game. "We've got a long road stretch coming up.
"We can't let the standings get to us. We've just got to keep doing our thing."
UNH's "thing" has been playing solid defense.
The Wildcats (8-1-1, 6-1-1) have allowed only 12 goals in their 10 games and continue to lead the nation in team defense with a 1.20 goals-against average.
Sunday, UNH broke the school record for consecutive scoreless minutes. It now stands at 204 minutes and 51 seconds.
UNH's defense was particularly effective against BU (6-4-0, 5-3-0) for several reasons:
.UNH killed off six of seven BU power plays.
.The Wildcats' defense blocked 20 shots.
.White-hot goalie Casey DeSmith made 45 saves and extended his school-record scoreless streak to 203 minutes and 32 seconds before he allowed a goal by Danny O'Regan (on a power play) at 4:40 of the second period.
UNH coach Dick Umile was pleased with his team's penalty kill.
"I thought our penalty kill was excellent and it needed to be, especially during the second period (when BU had five power plays)," he said. "We had a couple of 5-on-3s against us and had to kill a lot of penalties.
"I was pleased with the way the team responded."
Senior defenseman Connor Hardowa was part of this team that set a school record scoreless streak.
"I think a lot of people wouldn't have known that but we just keep winning and nobody really cares how many goals we let in as long as we score more than we let in," he said. "It's a collective commitment in our defensive zone. Everybody knows what they're doing. Everybody's bought in by now.
"It's taken a team effort every game, from Casey out to the forwards taking over the points. As long as everybody's on the same page, which we have been for quite a while now, things are going to get done and we'll be able to get of our zone and create some offense."
Hardowa had high praise for DeSmith, whose GAA dipped to 1.19 while his save percentage rose to .961.
"I think it's a lot of maturity," Hardowa said while explaining why DeSmith has been virtually impenetrable. "Obviously coming in as a freshman last year he was still pretty confident. I think he had a good summer and put in a lot of work.
"Our goalie coach (Mike Buckley) is awesome. He's put a lot of commitment into working with Casey and helping him tweak little things to make him better. I think it's showed in the first half of the season."
Given how the game started, all indications were it would be anything but close.
Goumas gave UNH a 1-0 lead at 11:24 of the first.
Teammate Dalton Steelman deflected a Ryan Santana pass to Goumas, who beat Matt O'Connor (32 saves) with a low shot just inside the right post.
Then, at 14:10, freshman Max Gaudreault scored his first collegiate goal when he stuffed the puck between O'Connor's pads from just outside the crease.
O'Regan sliced BU's deficit in half when, during a power play, he buried the rebound of a Matt Grzelck shot.
Goumas wrapped up the scoring when he slid the puck into an open net with one second remaining.
"I'm not taking anything away from Casey because he's playing terrific," Umile said. "But the defensive group in front of him is as good as we've had. They've made a big difference. We may give up the first shot but they clear it and don't give up second and third shots."


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Lucy's Impossibly Pink Nursery
Name: Lucy (6 months)
Location: Abbotsford, Canada
Lucy's nursery was something that, like many new moms, I was so very excited to do. I vowed that I wouldn't do a pink nursery…but apparently that turned out to be almost impossible for me. My inspiration point was an illustration I did a few years back of some birds.
My inspiration point was an illustration I did a few years back of some birds. I knew that I wanted the room to be light feeling since it was so small, so I decided to keep as much as possible (and practical) white and accent in colour where I could. We were on a pretty small budget for the room. In fact, the only thing that was really bought was the crib (we even got the mattress for free!) Almost everything else was free/loaned/already owned/handmade.
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- The mobile was the cheapest craft. I spent $2 on 4 sheets of felt, and $2 on some wooden dowels and made it in an afternoon.
- One of my favourite things in the room is probably the dresser. I found it on Craigslist back in early summer. There was no price, but it wasn't listed in the free section so I emailed the guy and asked how much he wanted for it. It's a solid wood dresser (that had been painted) so I assumed he wanted something for it, but I assumed wrong! It was free, so my husband went and picked it up that day. He spent a lot of time sanding and painting the dresser to make it perfect.
- In the corner of the room is the rocking chair that my mom used to rock all four of her children to sleep, now used to rock our daughter to sleep.
- The artwork that is above the dresser is all my own. The birds were an illustration I did a while back (and the inspiration for the room), the "I Love Lucy" is my own version of the TV show's logo, and the song lyrics (Barenaked Ladies "La La La La Lemon") are something that I drew out while our daughter Lucy was in the NICU for 7 weeks.
- We have a huge assortment of retro kids books that, let's be honest, were never actually bought for Lucy. My husband and I may or may not have always had a soft spot for vintage kids stuff. Notice the My Little Pony below (one of *many*, that I've been collecting for a while) as well as the Care Bears that were given to Lucy by a friend.
- The bunny was something I made for Lucy when I was pregnant. It started as a joke between Dave and I ("Everybunny loves Lucy!"), and turned into a cute little toy. And lastly, I couldn't leave out my sock monkeys that I made, Rockford Bernstein and his wife Lola and their pet sock elephant Richard Dean.
Thanks, Courteney! Readers, visit Courtney at The Titled Blog.


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Student technology. Global Innovation.
Las Cruces, NM — Nineteen student teams from 14 national and international universities will convene April 3-6 at the Las Cruces Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum to present their research and design solutions as part of the 21st International Environmental Design Contest. Hosted by New Mexico State University's Institute for Energy & the Environment, the…
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sushimaster needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 89 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
We are an online retailer selling high-end performance chips to improve cars horsepower and gas mileage. Our chips are custom tuned for most cars from Dodge Ram truck to Ferrari F430. We love technology and it's future.
Our target audience are car lovers and hobbyists with the need to improve their stock car's horsepower and speed.
1. Minimal color use (2-3 colors including white as a background color)
2. Simple Masculine modern look
3. Show motion or depth of field
4. Least Detail
5. Has "ChargeChip.com" somewhere beside logo
6. Final logo delivered in adobe .ai format.
7. Have fun!!!
Here are some ideas we like (not Required):
1. 2D version has lines and shapes to to show 3D perspective
3. Glossy/reflective effect if possible
4. The letter "CC" incorporated into the design
5. The letter "CC" with horns charging like a bull
Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or comments for us. We'll will check often for feedbacks. Thanks.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Christopher Thompson's Closing the Deal: Don't waste time checking references
August 16. 2014 11:22PM
WHEN YOU'RE responsible for managing people, there is a long list of challenges that you face on a daily basis. If I was asked to pick the biggest challenge I continually face, I wouldn't hesitate long before I identified hiring as my biggest challenge.
Hiring the right people is not easy. I've lost track of how many people I've interviewed and hired over the course of my career, but I know it's way into the hundreds. And still, it's one of the things I have yet to truly master. And when I say I've made some major hiring mistakes, I know I'm not alone.
If you want to learn about hiring and improve your skills, there is a ton of information out there to help you. There is an endless supply of self-proclaimed hiring experts and people who claim to have figured it all out. But even for the best interviewers, there is and always will be a large margin of error. Even the best hiring managers will make catastrophic hiring mistakes.
There are a lot of different things you can do to make sure the person you are considering hiring is truly the best fit for the job. Of course the interview process you follow is a big piece of that and tools like assessments can also help validate the skillsets the candidate claims to have. And then of course, there are the old fashioned reference checks.
It's pretty standard for companies to ask for references when you are interviewing for a job. It's part of every formal job application and most hiring managers want to speak to people the candidate has worked with in the past.
But there is one problem. The person being interviewed is the one that provides the references. Do you honestly think someone interviewing for a job is going to list someone as a reference that they think will say something negative about them? Of course not.
The majority of the time, they list someone as a reference who is a friend or someone they have a strong relationship with. Think about it. Who did you put down as reference for the last job you applied for?
So then why waste your time calling people who most likely have a personal relationship with the candidate and are prepared and waiting for your call? It really doesn't make any sense.
Instead of wasting your time calling people who are almost guaranteed to say nothing but positive things about the person you are interviewing, here are a few suggestions on how to get the truth and find out the real background about the person you are considering hiring.
Track down former managers
During your initial interview with the candidate, review their work history. Learn about their previous roles and dig into the details of what they did. And then, ask the most valuable question you can ask in an interview when you are reviewing employment history. "Who did you report to?"
Now you have their former boss's name. And then you pick up the phone and call them to get the real story. Trust me when I say, this is the most valuable thing you can do in the hiring process.
Use LinkedIn to identify peers
LinkedIn is a great tool to use when you're trying to find people that worked with someone.
It's easy to identify similar titles as well as the time frames they likely worked together. Just like you did with their former managers, pick up the phone and reach out to people who used to work with the person you are interviewing.
Managers can be a bit biased, depending on the situation, but feedback from their peers is usually very candid and telling.
Keep an open mind
Ignoring references provided by someone you are interviewing and doing your own digging, can often times lead to feedback you may not have expected based on the story you were told.
However, keep in mind, everyone has an opinion. Negative feedback from a random person shouldn't disqualify someone from a job, but it's great information to use in future discussions you have with the person you are considering hiring.
Christopher Thompson (email@example.com) writes Closing the Deal weekly for the Sunday News. Chris is the VP of Sales and Services for Leadership Solutions at Skillsoft, a Nashua-based provider of learning solutions. Visit Skillsoft on the web at www.skillsoft.com.


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Save Hogwarts
Mar 05, 2011
Bloggers - Doris
What if Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had to close? Not because of the plot of an evil Dark Lord, but instead because of funding. Surely, the wizarding community would be up in arms, asking their legislatures to do something about it.
Recently, due to an enormous need for budget cuts, the United States government has seen the need to cut financial dollars that fund education. First, I realize that there need to be budget cuts, I know that we've got a huge amount of debt and we need to do something about it. My point is that we're taking funding away from the groups that need it the most.
If you look at the list of programs that have been cut, most of them service children who are from low income families or who are physically disabled. Programs like Reading is Fundamental (RIF) that provide books at no-cost to kids whose homes are too far from libraries, Vocational training programs to help our Native Americans train for and find jobs, the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program that helps young African American men and women who are struggling finanacially get funding for an education. While our schools can't teach kids to fly on a broom, go watch the magic and delight on the faces of children who take part in the Special Olympics. That is real magic, but after this year that magic will be gone.
According to Educator Advocates, more than 22
percent of the more than $4 billion in spending cuts comes from
Department of Education programs even though such programs compose only
2.3 percent of the overall federal budget. Our education programs are being hit incredibly hard.
This happens at the same time many of our teachers are being laid off and class sizes are increasing. (read Education Secretary warns about layoffs or Teacher Layoff Plans in Los Angeles Pose Broad Implications) If class size increases, the students hardest hit will be the poor, students who are English Language Learners and students with learning disabilities. These kids need extra attention, they need the special programs.
As a teacher I am appalled. Education was meant to be the great equalizer. The purpose of education is to provide a means for everyone to be able to strive to improve their quality of life, to provide for their family and to learn about the world around them. Now, we have cut the funding to the programs for children who need us the most.
I urge you to grab your wands, send out sparks and help our country's poor, minority and handicapped children who desperately need an education. Contact your state and local representatives and let them know how you feel about the budget cuts they've imposed on our children. Below the list of cuts you'll find a link to locate your representatives and a pledge being sent to congress to put our children first.
- Striving Readers ($250 million)
- Even Start ($66.5 million)
- National Writing Project ($25.6 million)
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ($10.7 million)
- Teach for America ($18 million)
- Close Up fellowships ($1.9 million)
- Reading Is Fundamental ($24.8 million)
- Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners ($8.8 million)
- Arts in Education ($40 million)
- Special Olympics education programs ($8.1 million)
- Smaller Learning Communities ($88 million)
- Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership ($63.9 million)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions ($15.1 million)
- Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions ($8.1 million)
- Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program ($3 million)
- B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship Program ($1 million)
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NEW YORK (AP) - More than 100 city ex-workers, including dozens of former police officers and firefighters, were being charged with faking psychiatric problems in order to get federal disability benefits, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Arraignments in the sweeping case began late Tuesday morning, with several of the defendants pleading not guilty to grand larceny charges and being released without bail.
Arrests began earlier Tuesday. A planned afternoon news conference was scheduled at Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.'s office.
Investigators said the scam stretched back more than two decades, with the ex-officers and other workers claiming mental health problems so severe that they couldn't work at all, said two law enforcement officials who weren't authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Workers collected years' worth of benefits after being coached on how to portray their problems, reporting that they were so psychologically damaged that they couldn't take care of themselves, one of the officials said. But "people who said they could barely leave their homes had robust lives out of their homes," the official said.
Arraignments were expected to begin Tuesday in the case, put together by the district attorney's office, police, and city and federal authorities.
Among those arrested was a retired police officer who has since worked helping members of the detectives' union, the Detectives' Endowment Association, with disability claims at an office in Queens. He has been suspended without pay, union President Michael Palladino said.
Claims of government workers feigning injury to get disability benefits have been the focus of sprawling criminal cases before.
Over the last two years, 32 people were arrested in a probe into Long Island Rail Road employees who collected federal railroad disability benefits; at least two dozen have pleaded guilty. The workers allegedly claimed on-the-job injuries, only to be spotted later playing golf and tennis, working out, and even riding in a 400-mile bike race.
Joseph Gentile, an attorney who represents a former police officer, declined to discuss his case specifically. But he also represented one of the people charged in the railroad case, suggested such charges reflect a troubled system for reviewing and approving disability claims.
"A lot of the problems that occur here are because of systematic problems, not because of someone's criminality," he said. While some people may indeed exploit benefits, "by and large, people have a bona fide, legitimate medical injury. The question becomes: Is the medical problem or injury sufficient to sustain the claim for the benefits?"
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NEW YORK (AP) - More than 100 city ex-workers, including dozens of former police officers and firefighters, were being charged with faking psychiatric problems in order to get federal disability benefits, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.


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We had a fantastic time at Mom Congress! Now that we're back, we'll introduce you to each of the inspirational women we've chosen as our 2012 delegates—one state will be highlighted each week, starting with Beth Zaiontz from Alabama. Beth works with community groups to improve legislation and education for children with special needs. She has been married to the love of her life and best friend Henry for 16 years. They have been blessed with two wonderful daughters Maddie, age 8, and Emma, age 10. They enjoy all the challenges and rewards of parenting!
What book is currently on your nightstand? Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism: Stories of Hope and Everyday Success.
One thing that is going great in education in your state: The Alabama Riley Ward Autism Insurance Reform Bill is in the final stages and adding coverage for autism to insurance will give more children living with autism a better start at life by adding coverage for therapies which in turn will make inclusion a more successful option.
One thing you wish could be improved in education in your state: The financial budget situation so there would be more money to invest in the future of the state.
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Candia chief's persistence gets couple out of burning homeBy BENJAMIN C. KLEIN
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November 06. 2013 9:03PM
R ay Rodier says he is grateful to the "pushy" police chief who saved Rodier and his wife, Marlene, from a fire that destroyed a 100-year-old barn and a good part of their house.
"He broke in through the front door, and I was in the bathroom downstairs and my wife was upstairs, and he wouldn't let us finish up, he just grabbed us and got us out of there," said Ray Rodier, who served as Candia's animal control officer for 27 years until he retired a few years ago. "The chief was very, very pushy, but in a good way. He is a good guy I tell you, in fact the entire police force is great."
Police Chief Mike McGillen said he was the first to arrive at 17 Depot Road Monday afternoon. The house's attached barn was already engulfed in flames.
"...I ran to the front door, and I saw smoke coming out, but not as heavy as out back, so I forced my way inside, and helped Ray and Marlene out of the house," McGillen said. "Ray was disoriented so I grabbed him and got them both to a neighbor's house."
Rodier's son Richard, a deputy chief with the Epping Fire Department, said that McGillen is a hero.
"Mike and I grew up together, and he is a great guy. I would give up my right arm for him," Richard said.
Neighbor Harold French also helped, he said, "but Mike made him wait at the front door; he wouldn't let him follow him into the house because it was too dangerous."When the Candia Fire Department arrived, Fire Chief Dean Young said he put out a two-alarm call to get more manpower. Young said the fire is not considered suspicious.
Richard Rodier said while the kitchen, laundry room, and the bathroom his father was in when McGillen arrived were all destroyed, the rest of the house might be salvageable, despite smoke and heat damage.
"The most important thing is that (the two Jack Russell terriers) and my parents all got out safely. The house can be rebuilt," Rodier said.


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Those who've been to this beloved Brazilian joint are already privy to the bevy of flavors that we crave whilst writing this. For those who haven't – we're happy to introduce a soon-to-be-favorite dish at the West Village's Berimbau.Those who've been to this beloved Brazilian joint are already privy to the bevy of flavors that we crave whilst writing this. For those who haven't – we're happy to introduce you to a soon-to-be-favorite dish over at the West Village's Berimbau.
"Picanha" may be an unfamiliar term, but there's something instantly relatable (but totally adventurous) about this traditional Brazilian plate. This rare cut of prime top sirloin arrives cooked to succulent perfection then nestled up next to some time-honored toppings. Drizzle some of the house-made vinaigrette on each bite of steak for some serious flavor. Or fill up heartily with a spoonful of rice and black beans. Our favorite part? The toasted yucca flour with bacon, called "farofa" in Brazil. Sprinkle it over just about anything for an extra helping of tasty texture. Then polish it all off with an order of yucca fries (complete with cilantro-garlic mayo) and a couple caipirinhas for an authentic treat. Pro-tip:Don't forget to say "Obrigado!" on the way out. It means "Thank You" in Portuguese and the sentiment will be coming straight from a happy set of tastebuds.
Picanha, $21.95
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Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese bread), $6.95
Feijoada, $22.95; Extra serving sides, $7.95
Guava Caipirinha, $10
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CARSON, Calif. – Swedish midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson made his Major League Soccer debut one to remember, completing a decent hour-long assignment with a goal as the LA Galaxy climbed to third place in the Western Conference with a 2-0 triumph over the visiting Colorado Rapids at the Home Depot Center.
Robbie Keane netted his ninth goal in his past 14 games while Marcelo Sarvas notched his first two MLS assists and made a sliding stop on Conor Casey near the end. The effort ensured LA posted their fourth straight shutout in all competitions and third in a row in MLS play.
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The victory sent the Galaxy (14-11-3) ahead of Real Salt Lake in third place on goals scored and within a point of second-placed Seattle, who plays Saturday at Portland. Colorado (9-18-2) remain a point ahead of Chivas USA, who play Saturday at HDC against San Jose, and two ahead of Portland at the bottom of the West.
Wilhelmsson, who got the start on the right flank, fared well without making a huge impact until Sarvas' long ball found him racing behind Colorado's backline in the 58th minute. He spun around to avoid Marvell Wynne and Luis Zapata at the top of the box, then fired low from 20 yards off the hands of the outstretched Matt Pickens.
Keane's 12th MLS goal this season, good for fifth-best in the league, gave LA a 15th-minute lead. Sarvas played a give-and-go with Sean Franklin on the right flank, then squared the ball toward Keane, who took off into Colorado's box as the ball rolled past.
Donovan played a quick through ball as Keane ran past center back Tyrone Marshall, and the Irishman easily beat Pickens. Donovan picked up his 12th assist of the year, one behind Seattle's Mauro Rosales and Sporting KC's Graham Zusi, in his first game action – not counting Tuesday's MLS Reserve League appearance – in nearly a month.
The Galaxy were without David Beckham, who missed training this week with a sprained ankle.
OPTA Chalkboard: Galaxy rarely troubled as they display championship form
Colorado coach Oscar Pareja went with the same starting XI that beat Portland 3-0 on Sept. 5, with Conor Casey again on the bench and Omar Cummings joining him after returning from Jamaica's World Cup qualifiers. Cummings came on late in the first half when rookie Tony Cascio went down with a sprained ankle after an Omar Gonzalez tackle.
Casey came on in the 63rd minute and nearly scored after eluding Gonzalez and Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders to find an open goal ahead of him in the 79th, but Sarvas slid in to block the shot and preserve the shutout.
The Galaxy head to Puerto Rico to take on the Islanders in a CONCACAF Champions League match Wednesday night, then return home next weekend against Toronto FC, their final regular-season game against an Eastern Conference foe. The Rapids play a week from Sunday at Vancouver and are home the following weekend against LA.


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Some Pittsburgh-week notes to chew on, including a question as to whether the Steelers' quarterback could imagine playing in Cleveland.
It will be interesting — or disgusting, depending on one's perspective — to see how many Steeler fans will show up on the lakefront Sunday.
Steeler nation was on vacation for a recent home game against Buffalo, throughout which huge quantities of empty seats could be seen every time cameras panned the stands throughout the game.
As we settle into our perch at team headquarters to report on Steelers week, here are some of the things the Steelers are saying about themselves, hoping it's not over ... and some notes they don't like to talk about.
• Ben Roethlisberger netted 358 passing yards in Sunday's win over Detroit. This is the first time in more than 40 years Pittsburgh has had four 350-plus passing games in the same season.
• Roethlisberger is 15-1 against the Browns and 75-44 against everyone else in regular-season starts.
• Roethlisberger is 18-5 in road starts against the AFC North.
• Coordinator Todd Haley had a plan. The first two drives against Detroit went 68 and 63 yards for touchdowns.
• Mike Tomlin is 67-39 in regular season games at home (but this one is on the road, where Tomlin is 28-25.
• Among active head coaches with at least 40 games, Tomlin ranks sixth in winning percentage behind (starting at the top) Sean Payton, Bill Belichick, Mike McCarthy, John Harbaugh and Mike Smith. Tomlin is just ahead of Andy Reid.
• Tight end Heath Miller is going strong at age 31. He caught eight passes against Detroit. He is close to passing Elbie Nickel (1947-57) for fifth place on the team's all-time receiving yards list.
• Jason Worilds, a Round 1 pick in 2010, might be emerging, finally. He has a sack in each of the last three games and also had three hurries against Matthew Stafford.
• In the rematch on Dec. 29, Pittsburgh will finish a season against Cleveland a fourth straight year.
• Troy Polamalu is one interception behind Jack Ham on Pittsburgh's all-time picks list.
• Heinz Field opened in 2011. This year's attendance average, 60,753, is the lowest since 2003.
• Ike Taylor looks at the fact Sheldon Brown is out of the league and sees that his time is almost up. Before losing the last four games of 22012 to injury, Taylor had made 135 straight starts at cornerback. He is 33.
• Brett Keisel, 35, leads the 2013 Steelers with 23 QB pressures. He is questionable with a foot injury.
• Lamarr Woodley slumped to four sacks in 2012. He has five in 2013.
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The first thing we heard Browns staffers talking about when he entered the building was Sunday's forecast. Projected high: 24.
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We asked Ben Roethlisberger if, at this point, he simply couldn't imagine ever being a Brown.
"I can't say there would be NO chance," he said.
Roethlisberger did say his goal is to be "a Steeler forever."
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Jan. 3, 2013 11:49 PM
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The WSA announces a major bilateral agreement with CAR, in the sectors of Natural Resources Mining (NRM), Energy and Agricultural Bio-Fertilizers (ABF).
This global agreement, concluded in Bangui, Q4-2012, after a year of negotiations, thanks to its signing by H.E. President Francois BOZIZE, relates to the implementation of a Public-Private Partnership project in the sector of NRM (NRM-PPP), for the development and industrial operation of diamond and gold deposits in CAR, valued at USD $100 Billion, with a USD $10 Billion first phase, commencing in Q1-2013 which will lead to the establishment of a USD $1 Billion WSA-CAR Mining Development Fund.
This first phase, initiated in Q1-2013, will also enable an initial USD $200 Million investment, entirely financed by WSA's Commercial Capital Manager, Curtis Whitney Holdings, Inc. , for the implementation of a Municipal Waste Processing (MWP-PPP) project, generating 22.5 MW of electricity for Bangui and producing 9,000 MTons of ABFs annually. The MWP-PPP will also enable the deployment, within the framework of WSA's mission, of significant sports and community infrastructures and youth programs, valued around USD $60 Million, positively impacting the Country's social harmony, within a framework facilitating the achievement of the MDGs by CAR.
The NRM-PPP first phase will also enable the implementation of three other projects equivalent to the MWP-PPP. The CAR-WSA agreement will create about 3,000 permanent jobs, expected to positively impact the local economy.
WSA is an IGO (www.wsaigo.org) of 30 Member States. Its mission is to use Sports, Physical Education and Leisure (SPEL) as a catalyst to design and implement extracurricular Youth Training and Educational Programs and a network of WSA Youth Sports Community Centers, geared towards the achievement of the MDGs. WSA and its activities are self-funding and self-sustaining, such that no burden is imposed on Member States. WSA's financial model implements income-generating commercial activities, within PPP frameworks with WSA Member States, as is the case with the NRM-PPP, for the rational and equitable development and mining of its Member States' natural resources, which, in turn, enable the financing of other PPP projects in various sectors, such as waste management, energy, ABFs, telecommunications, etc.
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Solar-powered gadget round-up
Got sunshine, will talk, text and surf
MWC Solar-powered mobile gadgets were commonplace at Mobile World Congress this year. So Register Hardware scanned the event's stands to bring you its three fave funky eco-friendly solar tools.
Eco ringtone reduces power consumption
Samsung recently unveiled the solar-powered Blue Earth mobile phone, but has since talked-up the handset's "Eco ringtone" feature that it's claimed reduces the talker's power consumption by around 20 per cent.
It claimed its Eco ringtone system consumes between 19 per cent and 29 per cent less than a regular ringtone system.
Samsung's not said if it plans to roll Eco ringtones – of which it has developed five audio types – to other phones.
Solio's Communicator adds Bluetooth solar connectivity to your windscreen
Up next is the Communicator – a solar-powered Bluetooth speaker for use in your car. The gadget clips onto your visor and allows you to make hands-free calls without the worry of charging it up before your journey- provided it's frequently bathed in sunshine, of course.
It has a headphone jack, a USB port for cable-based charging and various buttons for powering up or altering the volume.
Maker Solio claimed its Communicator will provide over two hours of talk time from a six hour solar charge. It measures 25 x 75 x 150mm and weighs in at 150g. It'll be available later this year.
Finally, we have the TuffCharge Solar – a durable iPhone case with integrated 1400mAh battery and solar panel.
Although not an inherently new idea, the gadget – according to maker Freeplay – improves solar sucking by only using one solar panel, instead of several small ones connected in series.
TuffCharge Solar is part battery part solar panel
A Freeplay spokesman told Register Hardware that solar panels connected in series won't collect any charge if even a small part of the arrangement's covered up, such as by a stray piece of paper on your desk.
The TuffCharge Solar overcomes this by only using a single panel, allowing power to be collected if only a small part of the panel's bathed in sunlight.
When used with the first-generation iPhone, a 60-minute solar charge will give TuffCharge Solar users 60 minutes of power. But usage time drops down to 30 minutes with the 3G handset.
Chunky, but light
Freeplay's TuffCharge Solar measures 128 x 67 x 24mm, but is compatible with all iPhone models and the iPod Touch. It'll be available during Q3 for £50 ($60/€55).
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5 Things You Missed On Instagram Last Night: Chris Brown At Jhene Aiko's EP Release Party
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Popular Loyalty Promotion Is Back With Irish Open Packages, 10 Freerolls And Cash Prizes Up To $3,000
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paddypowerpoker.com today launches its ever popular Iron Man promotion which rewards loyal players with freerolls, cash prizes and Irish Open 2013 packages.
To participate in Iron Man IV players simply need to opt in and start playing and earning Paddy Points.
Between February 4 and March 6 players can begin unlocking dozens of prizes ranging from a $100 freeroll right up to $6,000 Irish Open package.
To unlock the first prize simply earn 50 Paddy Points for five days in a row to gain entry into the $100 freeroll.
After that the sky's the limit - the more days played, the better the prize. There are 10 freerolls, almost 30 cash prizes up to $3,000, and Irish Open packages to be won for the most determined of players who can earn 10,000 Paddy Points for 25 and 30 days in a row.
Paddy Power, spokesman for the site, said, "We value loyalty at Paddy Power Poker and the continuing popularity of our Iron Man promotions tells us we must give the people what they want - rewards!
"So whatever your dedication to duty there's something for everyone in Iron Man IV - a simple show of strength could net you free cash or a stamina sapping surge could see you end up our guest at the Irish Open. Good luck at the tables."
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