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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Fujitsu speeds up internet transmissions, declares war on buffering
Fujitsu's engineers, bored of waiting for their movies to download, have cooked up a new data transfer protocol that promises to be 30 times faster than current speeds. Using a proprietary tweak of user datagram protocol (UDP), the software examines the available bandwidth and only uses the optimal amount, rather than trying to load the pipe with more than it can handle. The science, however, lies in its ability to distinguish between packets that haven't arrived and those which are lost -- and only resending the latter. It's hoping to commercialize the software at some point this year, so if your Skype chats suddenly get a lot less laggy, you know who to blame.
Fujitsu Develops New Data Transfer Protocol Enabling Improved Transmissions Speeds
Software-only approach enables over 30 times improvement in file transfer speeds between Japan and the US, reduces virtual desktop operating latency to less than 1/6 of previous levels
Kawasaki, Japan, January 29, 2013 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a new data transfer protocol that, by taking a software-only approach, can significantly improve the performance of file transfers, virtual desktops and other various communications applications.
Conventionally, when using transmission control protocol (TCP)(1)-the standard protocol employed in communications applications-in a low-quality communications environment, such as when connected to a wireless network or during times of line congestion, data loss (packet loss) can occur, leading to significant drops in transmission performance due to increased latency from having to retransmit data.
To address this problem, Fujitsu Laboratories has succeeded at a software-only approach, developing: 1) A new protocol that incorporates an efficient proprietarily developed retransmission method based on user datagram protocol (UDP)(2), an optimized way to deliver streaming media able to reduce latency resulting from data retransmission when packet loss occurs; 2) Control technology that addresses the problem of UDP transmissions consuming excess bandwidth by performing a real-time measurement of available network bandwidth and securing an optimal amount of communications bandwidth without overwhelming TCP's share of the bandwidth; and 3) Technology that, by employing the new protocol, makes it possible to easily speed up existing TCP applications without having to modify them.
Through a simple software installation, the new technology will make it possible to speed up TCP applications that previously required costly specialized hardware, and it can also be easily incorporated into mobile devices and other kinds of equipment. Moreover, compared with TCP, the technology enables a greater than 30 times improvement in file transfer speeds between Japan and the US, in addition to reducing virtual desktop operating latency to less than 1/6 of previous levels. This, in turn, is expected to make it easier to take advantage of various applications employing international communication lines and wireless networks which are anticipated to become increasingly widespread.
Background
With the increased popularity of mobile devices and cloud services in recent years, a wide range of applications have begun to utilize communications capabilities. In many applications, such as file transfer, virtual desktop, and other communications applications, TCP is employed as a standard communications protocol. One issue with TCP is that data loss (packet loss) can occur in low-quality communications environments, resulting in significant drops in transmission performance (reduced throughput and higher latency) due to increased latency from having to retransmit data. In the future, it is expected that there will be greater opportunities to take advantage of international communications lines and wireless networks, making it necessary to ensure that transmission performance does not drop even when connected to a low-quality communications environment.
Technological Challenges
Currently, one well-known method of speeding up application transmission speeds in low-quality communications environments is to employ specialized acceleration hardware. This kind of specialized equipment, however, is expensive and bulky, making it difficult to incorporate into mobile devices. High-speed transmission methods for transferring files using software-based acceleration also exist, but to support a variety of existing TCP applications using these methods, it has been necessary to make modifications to the traffic processing components of each application.
Newly Developed Technology
By developing a proprietary software-based transfer protocol, Fujitsu Laboratories has succeeded in significantly improving the throughput and operating latency of existing TCP applications.
Key features of the new technology are as follows:
1) New protocol improves throughput and latency in low-quality communications environments
Fujitsu has developed a new protocol that incorporates a proprietarily developed and efficient retransmission method based on UDP, a protocol optimized for delivering streaming media. As a result, the new protocol is able to reduce latency resulting from data retransmission when packet loss occurs. The protocol can quickly distinguish between lost packets and packets that have not yet arrived at their destination, thereby preventing unnecessary retransmissions and latency from occurring. By incorporating the new protocol as a software add-on to UDP, it is possible to maintain the high speeds typical of UDP while avoiding packet loss and packets being sent in reverse order, UDP's main weaknesses. This, in turn, has enabled improvements in packet delivery and latency. In a comparison with standard TCP, the new protocol achieved a throughput increase of over 30 times during a simulated file transfer between Japan and the US, and operating packet delivery latency was reduced to less than 1/6 of previous levels.
2) Communications bandwidth control technology using real-time measurement of available network bandwidth
Fujitsu Laboratories developed a control technology that, by performing real-time measurement of available network bandwidth, can secure an optimal amount of communications bandwidth without overwhelming the share of bandwidth used by other TCP communications in a mixed TCP environment. For example, when other TCP communications are using relatively little bandwidth, the bandwidth share for the new protocol will increase, and when other TCP communications are taking up a higher percentage of bandwidth, the new protocol will use a smaller share.
3) Technology for accelerating existing TCP applications without any modifications
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a technology that automatically converts TCP traffic standard for a wide variety of applications into the new protocol described in (1) above. This makes it possible to significantly improve the speed of a host of existing applications, including file transfer applications, virtual desktop applications, and web browsing applications, all without the need for any modifications.
Results
The use of the new technology is expected to speed up the performance of a wide range of communications applications employing international communication lines and wireless networks which are anticipated to become widely used more and more. For instance, the technology can help speed up web browsing and file download speeds in mobile communications environments where there is deterioration due to building obstructions or movement. In addition, the technology can improve data transfer speeds between datacenters in Japan and the US. It is also expected to help improve the usability of virtual desktops when accessing a virtual desktop located on a remote server using a low-quality communications environment (Figure 2).
Future Development
During fiscal 2013, Fujitsu Laboratories aims to commercialize the new technology as a communications middleware solution for improving communications speeds without having to modify existing TCP applications.
Filed under: Networking, Internet
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/29/fujitsu-udp-tweak/
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Youth energy in positive direction can meet complex challenges ...
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NEW DELHI
India can meet ?complex challenges? if the energy of the youth is channelised in a ?positive direction?, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.
??I have no doubt, if we are able to channelise this immense energy of our youth in a positive direction, we can succesfully address even the most complex challenges facing our country today,? he said here.
Addressing the Prime Minister?s rally at NCC Republic Day camp here, he asked the youth ?to exploit the opportunity with firm resolve and commitment and contribute positively towards the growth of our nation.?
?India is a young nation. Our youth are our major strength. Today, more than ever before, there is greater awareness among the youth about their rights. Equally, there is a strong desire to contribute directly to the betterment of our society,? he said.
Singh also acknowledged the ?immense contribution? of NCC towards nation-building, social harmony and in inculcating the core value of patriotism, discipline and self-less service in the nation?s youth.
?Your efforts in spreading the awareness among our masses on important issues like female foeticide, and cancer control, energy conservation and environment protection are praiseworthy,? he said.
He said the youth should keep the moto of the NCC? unity and discipline? uppermost in their mind, reminding them that discipline and a united nation can meet any challenge.
The Prime Minister said, ?It was a matter of pride? that NCC has always come forward and discharged its duty in the sphere of disaster relief social service and community development.
?I am aware of the high standards achieved by the cadets in the fields of training, support and adventure activity. It is heartening to learn that NCC cadets have undertaken several successful mountaineering, trekking and sailing activities?.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
A Patient Genealogist: Amanuensis Monday: Mulford Family Tree
I have a lot of tangent families in my stack of research. My mother's great aunt Anna Mulford married Dan Ray Long. They had no children but my mother adored Aunt Ana. So, when my mother became interested in genealogy, she received all of Aunt Anna's family records. I don't feel like I should spend much time on this family line. It sounds mean, but there are so many branches and connected tangents on my 'main lines' that I just need to know when to severe research ties.
For those who are interested, here is what this extractions says:
Nevertheless, there was a Mulford Family Bible that passed into my mother's possession. Unfortunately, that bible no longer exists. Long, tragic story that I can't share. But I do have a surviving extract from that Bible for what it may be worth:
For those who are interested, here is what this extractions says:
Thomas Tillinghart Mulford
b 20 May 1798 Long Island, New York
d 23 Oct 1881
m 25 Mar 1821
Phebe Steward
b 1 July 1795
d 1 Sept 1860
Children:
Lewis Mulford
b 13 June 1822
d 26 Apr 1845
Polly Mulford
b 15 Oct 1824
d 30 Jan 1890
m 1st: George W Moore on 14 Jan 1844
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??? d. 24 Apr 1845
m 2nd: Francis M Chapman on 23 May 1847
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??? d. 18 Feb 1901
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??? Their child: George Polaski Moore
??? b. 22 Nov 1844
Emeline Mulford
b. 19 Jan 1828
d, 2 Mar 1832
Almira
b. 23 Mar 1830
d 4 Jul 1892
m William Smith on 5 Dec 1848
Marion Mulford
b 15 Jan 1833
d 7 Jul 1909
m Elizabeth Born on 8 Mar 1866
??? Chidlren:
??? Thomas T Mulford Jr
??? b 24 Aug 1867
??? Anna Mulford
??? b. 22 Jun 876
??? d. 1978
??? (unmarried)
??? Harriet Mulford
??? b. 2 Jul 1878
??? d. 1968
??? m Dan Ray Long
Harriet Mulford
b. 19 Mar 1835
d 27 Apr 1904 at Palacios Texas
m Dr. Charles Richards on 25 Mar 1858
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??? d 5 Feb 1890???
Source: http://patientgen.blogspot.com/2013/01/amanuensis-monday-mulford-family-tree.html
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EU backs consortium in billion-euro program to hasten graphene development
If you're anxious for all this talk about graphene to materialize into products that can be tucked away in your shoulder bag, you're certainly not alone. A consortium dubbed the Graphene Flagship, which includes heavyweights such as Nokia and the University of Cambridge, has been selected by the European Union to participate in a program that'll endow it with 1 billion euros over 10 years to make that happen. The hope is that pairing up researchers and businesses will hasten the development of material and component manufacturing processes for the carbon-based substance, and make it possible for graphene to find its way into products such as flexible electronics, batteries and faster processors. During the first 30 months of the program, 126 academic and industrial research groups spread throughout 17 European countries will have their collective pockets filled with an initial 54 million euro budget to kick things off. It's a long haul, but here's hoping Espoo's Morph concept inches a little closer to reality.
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Apple prepping 128 GB iPad model: report
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Leaked inventory listings suggest that Apple will soon launch a 128 GB version of its popular iPad. That would give it twice the storage of the largest iPad available now, reportedly for a $100 premium.
The information comes from a few sources, with code in the latest Apple?iOS and iTunes releases suggesting upcoming 128GB devices, and more recently from an inventory listing leaked to 9to5Mac.com.
The listing has iPads at prices $100 over the existing models, totaling $799 for a Wi-Fi only version, or $929 for a cellular-enabled one. The description in the listing is "ultimate," which makes sense: Existing 16, 32?and 64 gigabyte iPads have been described in inventory descriptions as "good," "better" and "best" respectively.
Together, the pricing and description are highly suggestive of a new 128?GB iPad model, but there's nothing yet to indicate timing. Apple's release schedule has grown?increasingly difficult to predict, and while the last iPads were unveiled in October, the company previously updated the device line earlier in the year.
Some think that an early-2013 event will bring the larger iPad model and some other refreshes to existing product lines, while brand-new versions of both the iPhone and iPad will be released later in the year, possibly in October. NBC News contacted Apple for comment; if we hear back, we'll update this post.
Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBCNews Digital. His personal website is?coldewey.cc.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/apple-prepping-128-gb-ipad-model-report-1C8150691
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Hilton Craigendarroch Resort, Royal Deeside, Scotland | Timeshare ...
Up in the northeastern corner of Scotland?s coast is a unique and unspoiled region with stunning scenery and captivating towns. Called the Grampian Highlands, it has been beloved by the British Royal family ever since Queen Victoria and Prince Albert built Balmoral Castle there in the mid 1800s as a summer home.
Rich in historic castles, royal connections and whisky distilleries, you will find here forested hills tumbling down to a craggy and dramatic coast with quaint fishing villages and secluded beaches. The River Dee, one of the world?s most famous salmon rivers, rises high in the Cairngorm Mountains here and rushes through the wooded river valley to enter the sea at Aberdeen, Scotland?s ?city of flowers?.
A special region of these highlands, called Royal Deeside because of its many Royal connections, has the charming villages of Braemar, Balmoral, Ballater, Aboyne, and Banchory for you to love. The names alone are a song.
The area around Braemar and Ballater is known as Royal Deeside and it is one of the most beautiful regions in Scotland. Since the reign of Queen Victoria the British Royal Family have spent their summers at Balmoral Castle. Every year they attend the Braemar Highland Games and other local events. Birkhall, previously owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is now a favourite retreat of Prince Charles, who spent his second honeymoon there in 2005. Note that the Balmoral Castle grounds, gardens and exhibitions are closed to the Public during August, September and October as The Royal Family are in residence.
Ballater, the ?Jewel of the Cairngorms?, was developed during the 19th Century craze for Spa towns. Today, the original Pannanich Wells still produces bottled spring water which is sold locally and internationally. This village and its surroundings are riotous with flowers in the spring, have pleasantly mild summers, blaze with color in the autumn and have picture-postcard winters. So any time is a good time to visit.
Royal Deeside, looking east from Craigendarroch. Heather is in full August bloom and the valley is flat and wide here.
The village, just a 10-minute drive from Balmoral Castle, is easily accessible by road, rail and air to Aberdeen then a spectacular 1-hour drive by car or bus to town. It is surrounded by famous name whisky distilleries, ski facilities, castles and mountains. Major events of the year, according to the official Royal Deeside website, include: ?in August of each year Victoria Week recognising the areas? Victorian heritage, Ballater Highland Games and Food and Wine events throughout the year. The ?Taste of Royal Deeside? Food & Wine festival is a popular event. Golf Week takes place amid spectacular scenery. Various arts events happen during the year and in 1995 Ballater was proud to host the European Pipe Band Championships. Ballater boasts art galleries, artists and writers, and antique shops.?
So you see that there is no lack of things to see and do in this charming and remote region.
Just a couple of minutes away from the village is Hilton Craigendarroch Resort (pronounced ?Cragendarrick? ? and roll those ?r?s?), a spectacular country estate perched on the slopes of Craigendarroch Hill, high above the Dee Valley. The main house (pictured top left) was built in the 19th century for the Keiller family (the inventors of marmalade) and was converted into a modern resort hotel with timeshare lodges and every imaginable facility. (Note: as of Jan. 6, 2013 the hotel portion? the original manor house ? was closed, to be turned into timeshare suites; the entire property will be a Hilton Grand Vacations Resort. The leisure facilities which currently operate as part of the Country Club will also be refurbished. The resort will continue to offer Country Club memberships, as well as guest access to the restaurant and bar areas.)
An Interval International-affiliated Premier Resort, its leisure facilities include an 55 foot lagoon pool and fully equipped exercise facility. There?s also a health and beauty suite and tennis and squash courts are also available. There?s even a dry ski slope on the grounds and children are exceptionally well accommodated.
You will not want for fine food here, either? whether you dine in town or on the estate grounds! Fine Dining is available on the grounds at the famous Oaks Restaurant, at the family oriented club house restaurant near the pool, at the Alfresco Bar, or the Club Bar. If you want to cozy up with a good book, there is even a library bar available onsite with a blazing log fire.
In addition, a casino is just an hour away; golf less than a mile; fishing and just about anything else you can think of within easy reach.
Options for Hilton Grand Vacations Club members include: The Lochnagar and Glengairn Lodges at Craigendarroch, 99 lodges sprinkled throughout the grounds in small groupings, each unit with its own magnificent view, each with its own fireplace and glassed balcony to protect you from wind and cold, each with its own fully equipped kitchen just in case you really want to make yourself at home. There is nothing impersonal here, and there are no strangers? only new and old friends. (note that Lodge electricity is metered and charged on departure.)
Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Craigendarroch Suites will offer thirty-two, studio, one and two bedroom apartments in the converted Craigendarroch House, originally built by the Keiller family in 1891. (Due for completion by the middle of 2013). Key features include:
- Reservations for one night or longer
- Studio apartments to sleep 2
- One bed apartments to sleep 2+2
- Two bed apartments to sleep 4 + 2
- 150cm & 180cm Master Beds
- Lounge areas
- Light meal preparation facilities inc, Dining table, Full fridge, Microwave, Toaster, Kettle
- Complimentary internet access & latest television and sound technology.
- Private access to exclusive members lounge for Suite Owners only
If you like a bit of the unusual combined with luxury, nature, beauty, sports and history, the Hilton Craigendarroch might be your place!
So you take the high road and I?ll take the low road? and I?ll be in Scotland afore ye?
Some Web sites with information about the area:
"On the Road" is a compilation of destination ideas, resort reviews, videos and more gathered from a variety of sources that includes our readers. The purpose of "On the Road" is to showcase some of the magnificent places in the world to visit, to give you an idea for someplace to go that you might previously not have thought of or known about. In most cases, but not all, we have provided a brief overview of a timeshare resort in the spotlighted area. Most of those resorts are either RCI Gold Crown or I.I. Premier quality. However, these resorts are not usually the only timeshare resorts in the area; be sure to check in your exchange catalog for a complete listing of available resorts. Check it out--- enjoy yourself, go somewhere new this year!
Readers are encouraged to contribute their own stories and photos. Email info@insidethegate.com and put "On the Road" in the Subject line so we'll know what it's about.
Source: http://www.insidethegate.com/2013/01/hilton-craigendarroch-resort-royal-deeside-scotland/
Friday, January 25, 2013
Prenatal inflammation linked to autism risk
Jan. 24, 2013 ? Maternal inflammation during early pregnancy may be related to an increased risk of autism in children, according to new findings supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers found this in children of mothers with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-established marker of systemic inflammation.
The risk of autism among children in the study was increased by 43 percent among mothers with CRP levels in the top 20th percentile, and by 80 percent for maternal CRP in the top 10th percentile. The findings appear in the journal Molecular Psychiatry and add to mounting evidence that an overactive immune response can alter the development of the central nervous system in the fetus.
"Elevated CRP is a signal that the body is undergoing a response to inflammation from, for example, a viral or bacterial infection," said lead scientist on the study, Alan Brown, M.D., professor of clinical psychiatry and epidemiology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and Mailman School of Public Health. "The higher the level of CRP in the mother, the greater the risk of autism in the child."
Brown cautioned that the results should be viewed in perspective since the prevalence of inflammation during pregnancy is substantially higher than the prevalence of autism.
"The vast majority of mothers with increased CRP levels will not give birth to children with autism," Brown said. "We don't know enough yet to suggest routine testing of pregnant mothers for CRP for this reason alone; however, exercising precautionary measures to prevent infections during pregnancy may be of considerable value."
"The brain develops rapidly throughout pregnancy," said Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., director of NIEHS, which funds a broad portfolio of autism and neurodevelopmental-related research. "This has important implications for understanding how the environment and our genes interact to cause autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders."
The study capitalized on a unique national birth cohort known as the Finnish Maternity Cohort (FMC), which contains an archive of samples collected from pregnant women in Finland, where a component of whole blood, referred to as serum, is systematically collected during the early part of pregnancy. The FMC consists of 1.6 million specimens from about 810,000 women, archived in a single, centralized biorepository. Finland also maintains diagnoses of virtually all childhood autism cases from national registries of both hospital admissions and outpatient treatment.
From this large national sample, the researchers analyzed CRP in archived maternal serum corresponding to 677 childhood autism cases and an equal number of matched controls. The findings were not explained by maternal age, paternal age, gender, previous births, socioeconomic status, preterm birth, or birth weight. The work was conducted in collaboration with investigators in Finland, including the University of Turku and the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Oulu and Helsinki.
"Studying autism can be challenging, because symptoms may not be apparent in children until certain brain functions, such as language, come on line," said Cindy Lawler, Ph.D., head of the NIEHS Cellular, Organ, and Systems Pathobiology Branch and program lead for the Institute's extramural portfolio of autism research. "This study is remarkable, because it uses biomarker data to give us a glimpse back to a critical time in early pregnancy."
This work is expected to stimulate further research on autism, which is complex and challenging to identify causes. Future studies may help define how infections, other inflammatory insults, and the body's immune response interact with genes to elevate the risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Preventative approaches addressing environmental causes of autism may also benefit from additional research.
The study was funded primarily by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant from NIEHS, with additional support from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Poll Finds Support For Deficit Reduction, Opposition To Spending Cuts
* Most Americans want deficit reduction in near term
* Opposition to cuts in education, Social Security, Medicare
* Public favors 'Obamacare' exchanges and Medicaid expansion
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Most Americans want President Barack Obama and Congress to reduce the federal deficit without cutting Medicare, Social Security and education, according to polling data released Thursday.
A joint survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation also showed majorities support President Barack Obama's plan to expand Medicaid and provide subsidized private health insurance to working families through new online state exchanges.
The survey found that two-thirds of Americans want Washington to reduce the deficit in the short term rather than wait for a stronger economy. That included 74 percent of Republicans, 71 percent of independents and 57 percent of Democrats.
At the same time, about two-thirds of the 1,347 adults polled Jan. 3-9 rejected cuts to public education, Medicare and Social Security as a means of deficit reduction. Three-quarters said deficit reduction can occur without cuts to Medicare specifically. The findings have a 3 percentage point margin of error.
The data could suggest public support for Obama as he heads into another round of intensive deficit negotiations with Republicans while vowing to preserve the current structures of Medicare and the national Medicaid program for the poor. The two programs together are expected to cost more than $1 trillion in 2013 and serve just under 100 million people who are elderly, disabled or poor.
But experts said the results suggest political risk for Republicans and Democrats alike as deficit talks go forward.
"Both parties want a grand bargain. But I can't find a detail on either side. They want the other side to say what Medicare would look like before they come to the table. That is nervousness about public opinion," said Robert Blendon, a Harvard professor who studies political trends in healthcare.
Most respondents said deficit reduction can happen without cuts to Medicare and opposed a possible increase in the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 that Democrats and Republicans have considered as a deficit-cutting option.
Majorities also opposed reducing payments to hospitals and other Medicare healthcare providers or raising payroll taxes on workers and employers to help fund the program for the elderly and disabled.
Instead, 68 percent of Americans favored a proposal to save money by reducing prescription drug prices for low-income people who receive Medicare benefits.
Separately, a new poll by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press also found that 72 percent of Americans believe reducing the federal budget deficit should be a top priority. More than two-thirds of the 1,500 adults polled by Pew from Jan. 9 to 13 favored making Medicare and Social Security financially sound.
The survey by Robert Wood Johnson, Harvard and Kaiser also found that majorities of Americans favor two controversial provisions of Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would extend health coverage to more than 30 million people who currently have no health insurance.
The first provision, which would create state healthcare exchanges, was favored by 55 percent of respondents who said it should be a top priority for their state governors and legislators. Another 31 percent called the exchanges an important but lower priority. Support included clear majorities of Republicans and Democrats.
Additionally, 52 percent of respondents supported the second provision, which would expand the Medicaid program for the poor to nearly all Americans earning up to 133 percent of the poverty line, equaling about $24,000 a year for a family of three. But opinions split sharply along party lines.
Kaiser President and Chief Executive Drew Altman said the results depict a contrast between political ideology and tangible benefits in the mind of the public.
"The overall idea of the (law) creates a very mixed public reaction, certainly if you call it 'Obamacare.' But most of the benefits of the (law) are very popular, even on a bipartisan basis," he said. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Jilian Mincer and Dan Grebler)
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Citizen Science of Climate Change: We are not bystanders
Superstorm Sandy prior to the 2012 Presidential election put climate change on the mind of many voters. Earlier this month, a Federal Advisory Committee of 13 collaborating agencies released a Draft Climate Assessment Report for public review. The data show the climate is already changing: rising sea-level, ocean acidification, damage to infrastructure, and impacts on human health, water resources, and agriculture. Because the data make it hard to remain optimistic, many were thankful to hear Obama say at his inauguration, ?We?ll respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.?
One overlooked aspect of the data, however, can also give us reason for optimism. Although credit for the report is given to 240+ scientists and engineers who compiled the evidence about global climate change, the backbone of the knowledge presented arises from efforts of unsung (and unwitting) heroes: people who collect weather data. The coordinated, cross-generational, collective nature of the public data-collection efforts reveals an unexploited strength in our society that should give us hope.
It?s often unclear where climate change data come from; like many others, I had assumed it?s all generated by satellites circling the earth and buoys floating in the ocean. While those technologies play a role, data on the key variables of temperature and precipitation have been, and still are, collected by otherwise ordinary people. Thus, evidence for climate change is not because ?scientists say so?, but rather because the collective observations of people show we have shorter, warmer winters, and longer, hotter summers, periods of extreme heat lasting longer than any living American can recall, and rain in extremes: either heavier downpours or droughts. Separately, people across the country have noted these observations in their backyards. Scientists have pooled the observations to reveal widespread patterns.
The new assessment is an impressive synthesis of the most up-to-date studies in the peer-reviewed literature about climate change. It details negative impacts in a wide array of economic sectors, from maple syrup in Vermont to oysters in Washington. Each study that involved rain, snow, and temperature measurements drew those data from the U.S. Cooperative Weather Observer Program: a citizen science network.
The Program is not often referred to as citizen science, probably in part because it started generations before the term was coined, but that?s what it is.
Public contributions of weather measurements date as far back as the availability of instruments to measure weather. When founding our nation, Thomas Jefferson wanted to deputize one person in every county in Virginia to collect temperature and wind data twice a day. The Revolutionary War pre-empted these plans.
The concept kept recurring. In the late 1840s, Matthew Maury wanted farmers to collect weather data and share them via the telegraph so that his naval office could aggregate reports and make forecasts. He adapted the idea from a maritime system he coordinated, whereby weather information crowdsourced from merchant ships was turned into wind and current maps that quickened ocean travel. The Civil War pre-empted his land-based weather plans.
In 1870, President Grant formed an agency to coordinate a volunteer weather observer program. The program eventually became the U.S. Cooperative Weather Observer Program of the National Weather Service. Since then, gathering standardized weather data has been a tradition in many families at 12,000 sites in the U.S. Take a look at the National Weather Service newsletters honoring long-term service and you?ll see Terrell Phillips of Douglas, Georgia, who took over observations after his father passed away so that their weather station has operated for a continuous 50 years. You?ll see Sara Waddell of Woodruff, South Carolina, who received a 25-year length of service award, following in her parents? footsteps. Her mother had observed since 1956 and her father since 1987. And we can thank Robert Hoppe of Broadwater County, Montana, for 40 years of service; he comes from a farming family that has recorded since 1939. Together, people contribute about one million volunteer hours annually. A core of about 1,200 of these sites has continuous history ideal for climate change research.
It would be nearly impossible for me to accept the burden of the report?s conclusions ? climate change is not only real, but accelerating ? if it weren?t for the one glimmer of hope that I see in all knowledge coproduced via citizen science: the power of the coordinated, collective efforts of curious, dedicated people. The discovery and understanding of global climate change, which has been so hotly debated, was possible because we are not a country of bystanders. We are participators. When the weather service asked for help, people helped. Because of participation, we have an inkling of the threats that we face.
I don?t know the solutions to global climate change. You probably don?t either. But any solutions will certainly involve collective action. It was our uncoordinated collective action, in the form of burning fossil fuels, that has made the climate change problem. And it was our coordinated collected action that informed us of the problem. We all will be forced to deal with climate change, so the question is: which type of collective action do we prefer? The coordinated, dedicated, collective efforts embedded in family traditions and daily practices as seen in citizen science illustrate the attributes and possibilities we need to find the best path forward. As President Obama said, we won?t let down our children or future generations?indeed, we?ll teach them to participate.
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LG intros 15.6-inch U560, helps stretch our definition of Ultrabook (video)
There have already been a few 15-inch Ultrabooks that have pushed the very limits of the thin-and-light category. Still, LG wants its turn at bending the rules. Its new U560 packs a 15.6-inch display and an optical drive that, together, contribute to the PC's 4.3-pound weight and 0.82-inch thickness -- really, it's a traditional laptop in a slimmer than usual package. Not that we'll complain too much when it involves an IPS-based LCD, a 1.8GHz Core i5, dedicated graphics (a support page suggests NVIDIA) and both a spinning hard disk as well as solid-state storage. The U560's launch is limited to South Korea so far, although we wouldn't be surprised to see Europe and other territories get their turn.
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How to publicly share a calendar on your iPhone and iPad
If you use the default Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad, you probably created your own calendars in order to input events based on their type. If you have a calendar that you think others would benefit from or be able to make use of, you can choose to share it publicly. Good examples are sports schedules and calendars that contain common holidays or events.
Now sure how to share a calendar publicly? Follow along...
- Launch the Calendar app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on the Calendars button in the upper left hand corner.
- Now tap on the blue arrow to the right of the calendar you'd like to share publicly.
- If you scroll down a ways, you'll see an option for Public Calendar. Tap it to turn it On.
That calendar will now be shared publicly on Apple's calendar site. Users will not be able to add to the calendar the way they can if you invite them to a calendar but they'll be able to load it into their calendar and view any events you add to it.
If at any time you decide you don't want to share that calendar any longer, you can repeat the exact same steps you performed above and just turn the public calendar option to off.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Women in combat: Will they have to register for the draft?
Now that the Pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat, does this mean that women could potentially be drafted, too?
And as a practical matter: When women turn 18, will they now need to register, as men do, so that they can be conscripted in the event of a World War III, or any military emergency where the US government decides it needs troops quickly?
It?s a thorny question, raising what may be a difficult prospect societally. But the legal implications are obvious, analysts argue.
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?The answer to that question is clearly yes,? says Anne Coughlin, a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville. ?The legal argument is clear: If it comes to that kind of wrenching emergency where we have to press young people into service, there is no legal justification for saying that men alone need to shoulder that burden.?
The wars of the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan have been fought by an all-volunteer force, since the US military discontinued the draft in 1973. Males between the ages of 18 and 25, however, are still required to register for the Selective Service.
Once the combat exclusion policy is lifted, ?My belief is that if we open up combat arms to women, even on a voluntary basis, if there is a draft, we should be able to force women into those positions,? says retired Col. Peter Mansoor, a professor of military history at the Ohio State University in Columbus and a former US Army brigade commander who served two tours in Iraq.
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?If women are acceptable to serve in combat, they are acceptable to serve whether they volunteer or not. You can?t have the frosting on the cake and not the cake underneath,? he says.
Legal precedent backs this up, adds Professor Coughlin, who has advised plaintiffs in lawsuits to overturn the Pentagon?s combat exclusion policy ? in particular a US Supreme Court case in 1981, Rostker v. Goldberg. In that suit, men argued that the draft is unconstitutional because only men are required by law to register. The Supreme Court rejected the premise of lawsuit.
?The court ruled that the Selective Service process is designed to assemble combat-ready people, and right now women are excluded from combat arms,? Coughlin says. ?Therefore they can?t participate in the very thing that the draft is for. Hence, it?s appropriate and constitutional to continue to exclude women from the draft.?
Yet in overturning combat exclusion for women, ?The male-only draft falls as well, no question about it,? she adds.
Critics of women in combat argue that culturally, the prospect of women being drafted might make the country reluctant to go to war.
To that, Professor Mansoor says, ?It should be: That?s exactly the debate the country needs to have.?
But while the notion of women being drafted ?may add some measure of hesitancy to the decision, I don?t see it as swinging the decision,? he says.
Even so, ?Congress and the president should agonize over going to war. Questions of war should be difficult,? Mansoor adds. ?They should not be as easy as they?ve been in the past 10 years.?
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ? Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in the landmark ruling that still defines one of the nation's most intractable debates.
Many in the anti-abortion movement looked to Kansas, where Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed a series of tough anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Other states with GOP governors and Republican-controlled legislatures have taken similar steps.
"There's joy in what you're doing and keep it up," Brownback urged hundreds of fellow abortion opponents at a rally outside the Kansas Statehouse. "Keep marching. Keep moving."
Abortion-rights groups observed a quieter anniversary ? a possible reflection of the reality that it's far rarer for lawmakers to expand access to abortion. The National Organization for Women planned a candlelight vigil at the Supreme Court to commemorate the 1973 decision, which created a constitutional right to abortions in some circumstances and prevented states from banning the practice.
The ruling "should be honored," said Rep. Emily Perry, a lawyer and Democrat from the Kansas City suburb of Mission who supports abortion rights. "I wish the amount of energy put into narrowing Roe v. Wade would be put into school funding or our budget."
In Topeka, at least 1,000 people rallied with Brownback and anti-abortion legislators. The Kansas governor has called on state lawmakers to create "a culture of life." He is expected to support whatever further restrictions they approve.
Kansans for Life, the most influential of the state's anti-abortion groups, plans to ask lawmakers to enact legislation ensuring that the state doesn't finance abortions even indirectly, such as through tax breaks or by allowing doctors-in-training at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., to perform them on the center's time.
The group also wants to strengthen a state law dictating what information must be provided to abortion patients, banning abortions because of the fetus' gender and allowing wrongful-death lawsuits when a fetus dies because of an accident.
Comparable proposals are gaining ground elsewhere, too. Republican lawmakers in North Dakota are pursuing a measure to ban "sex selection" abortions. Alabama's GOP legislative majorities are looking to impose new health and safety regulations for abortion providers. And Republicans in Arkansas want to ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.
"I think more of America is becoming more pro-life," said Dr. Melissa Colbern, who started a crisis pregnancy center in Topeka near the state Capitol last year. "I think maybe the culture is changing."
But Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro Choice America, said most citizens are not demanding their elected officials push for new abortion restrictions.
"A lot of these anti-choice politicians don't run on the issue," Keenan said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. "They run on jobs, or they run on the economy. And then they show up in these state legislatures, and they begin to advance very anti-choice legislation."
In the four decades since Roe v. Wade, a series of court decisions have narrowed its scope. With each decision, lawmakers in multiple states have followed up by making abortions more difficult to obtain or imposing restrictions on providers.
According to the New York-based Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-rights think tank, 135 laws aimed in some way at restricting access to abortion were enacted in 30 states ? most of them with Republican-controlled legislatures ? in 2011 and 2012. More such measures already have been proposed in several states this year.
In Wyoming, for example, a pending bill would prohibit abortions after a fetal heartbeat is audible. A similar "heartbeat" bill is pending in Mississippi, and one was debated but later sidetracked in Ohio last year.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Rick Perry has told lawmakers that he expects to make progress during the 2013 session toward his goal of making abortion "at any stage a thing of the past." Anti-abortion activists have pledged to use every legal means possible to make obtaining abortions difficult, if not impossible.
But Kansans for Life, the most influential abortion group lobbying state lawmakers in Topeka, eschews proposals designed to set up a head-on legal challenge to the Roe v. Wade decision, fearing the Supreme Court might wipe out some of the gains achieved by abortion opponents in recent years.
"We'd like to continue on our successful strategy," Kathy Ostrowski, the group's legislative director, said during a pre-rally news conference. "We feel that we're making better strides that way."
Tuesday's events won't be the only anniversary observances. The annual March for Life, which traditionally draws several hundred thousand abortion opponents to Washington, is scheduled for Friday.
Although bills to strengthen access to abortion are rare, there are some pending proposals in New York and Washington state.
In their state of the state speeches this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed a bill that would further entrench the right to abortion, while Washington's new governor, Jay Inslee, said he wants to enact a measure that would require insurers who cover maternity care ? which Washington insurers are mandated to provide ? to also pay for abortions.
Both Cuomo and Inslee are Democrats.
"Forty years ago, the United States stood as an example to the rest of the world in recognizing a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion as a constitutionally protected right," said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. "But the women in this country shouldn't have to rely on the courts to right the wrongs of their elected officials."
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Associated Press writers David Crary and Warren Levinson in New York, Bob Johnson in Montgomery, Ala., and Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Ark., contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/40-years-roe-v-wade-abortion-foes-march-141534615.html
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Creative Writing Prompts to Alleviate Writer's Block ... - Mega Store
Writing creatively is a good way to communicate yourself and get in touch with fictional characters and events. Numerous people have the wish to write creatively for either fun or profit, but how can we improve at being creative? Sometimes we open up to the blank page and instantly suffer writer?s block.
The next time this happens to you, think about how much easier things would be if you had an inventory of creative writing prompts to get you through? an effective list of things that can trigger your imagination, and generate ideas when you most need them.
Imaginative writing prompts are used anywhere and anytime. They could be used repeatedly, or they might be adapted and modified to prompt new ideas. The most effective aspect of creative writing prompts is that they might be as crazy or as sensible as you like, they are just a way of opening your creative mind to more possibilities.
Take the sentence and finish it off, then go on with writing for 200 words without putting thought into it. Just write the very first things that enter your mind and see where it takes you. So, save these creative writing prompts to your desktop, or print them out and put them up at your writing desk, so you have no more excuses not to write! These are prompts which function as story starters.
1. When I bent down to pick up the money from the floor, the sound of ripping made me stop in my tracks?
2. The noise of the siren approaching was overbearing. I checked my rear vision mirror and saw?
3. The traffic jam brought me eye to eye with the man in the car next to mine, and I started to laugh when I noticed?
4. Three or four children ran towards the water without looking, so I yelled?
5. The weather forecast was clearly wrong that day. I stared up to the clouds to discover ?
6. The three inch burn mark on my arm was caused when I was a child ?
7. Once I?d turned the water off in the shower, I realised there were no towels in the bathroom?
8. Entering the dark room, I switched on my torch, but nothing happened?
9. When I?d entered the corner store that morning, in the clothes I?d worn since the day before, I never knew I?d be stuck there for 4 hours?
10. I looked up after hearing a sound above me, just to realise that was a bad idea?
11. The wind blew the hat off my head. As I turned to chase it I noticed a gray haired man had caught it ?
12. When I ?d booked to have a removalist come take my piano, I assumed they would deliver it to my new house. Little did I know ?
13. I had thought that the smell was coming from his feet. That was until I noticed?
14. Arriving home I was shocked to see that the police had surrounded my house?
15. Driving in the dark I barely saw the dog that jumped out in front of my car?
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NRA criticizes Obama's reference to 'absolutism' - NewsOn6.com ...
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A top National Rifle Association official on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of seeking to redefine the rights of gun owners, telling a hunting and wildlife conservation group that the president's use of the word "absolutism" in his inauguration speech was an attack on law-abiding citizens who own firearms.
Obama said in his speech Monday that Americans shouldn't "mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate."
The remark was interpreted by the NRA as a reference to the organization's steadfast opposition to any new gun regulations.
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre told a Weatherby Foundation awards ceremony that the Second Amendment gives Americans the unfettered right to own a firearm, but the president wants to redefine that freedom.
"Absolutes do exist, words do have specific meaning in language and in law," he said.
The president wants Americans to believe that "putting the federal government in the middle of every gun transaction" will make them safer, LaPierre said. But the NRA believes people have the right to defend themselves and their families with semi-automatic firearms technology, he said.
"No government gave them to us and no government can take them away."
Obama last week unveiled a set of legislative proposals and executive actions on firearms that were formulated in the wake of last month's Connecticut school shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead.
The NRA responded to the proposals by posting a Web video that labeled Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for allowing his daughters to be protected by armed guards while not embracing a proposal - supported by the NRA - that would place armed guards at all schools. The organization has also planned an aggressive lobbying push to thwart new gun regulations and has been raising money in response to the outcry for new gun laws.
LaPierre's speech on Tuesday was billed as a response to Obama's inaugural address.
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Obama to fete staffers at final inaugural ball
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is getting one last chance to celebrate his re-election before settling in for his second term.
A day after his public swearing-in, Obama is celebrating at a staff ball Tuesday night intended to thank campaign, White House and inaugural staffers for their efforts. Pop diva Lady Gaga, who campaigned for Obama, will perform.
The staff ball is a private affair. On Monday, tens of thousands attending the two official inaugural balls watched the president and first lady share a dance as Jennifer Hudson crooned "Let's Stay Together."
Staffers paid $10 per ticket to attend the staff ball. Proceeds will support a memorial fund for Alex Okrent, a campaign worker who collapsed and died at Obama's campaign headquarters in July.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Kaepernick rallies 49ers past Falcons, into SB
QB leads 4 touchdown drives and Gore runs for 2 scores as Atlanta blows big lead again
By Paul Newberry
updated 10:45 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2013
ATLANTA - The clutch quarterback. The genius coach. The big-play defense.
The San Francisco 49ers are ready to start a new dynasty with a familiar formula. Next stop, the Big Easy.
Colin Kaepernick and Frank Gore led San Francisco to a record comeback in the NFC championship game Sunday, overcoming an early 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 and send the 49ers to their first Super Bowl since 1995.
Gore scored a pair of touchdowns, including the winner with 8:23 remaining for San Francisco's first lead of the day, and the 49ers defense made it stand up. A fourth-down stop at the 10-yard line denied Atlanta another stirring comeback after blowing a big lead."Everybody does a little," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said, "and it adds up to be a lot."
San Francisco (13-4-1) moves on to face Baltimore at New Orleans in two weeks, looking to join Pittsburgh as the only franchises with six Super Bowl titles. It'll be a brother-vs.-brother matchup, too, since John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens.
Joe Montana led the 49ers to four Super Bowl wins and Steve Young took them to No. 5. It's up to Kaepernick and Co. to get No. 6.
"He just competes like a maniac all the time," said Harbaugh, whose much-debated decision to bench Alex Smith at midseason now looks like the best move of the year.
Harbaugh was hoppin' mad when a disputed call went against the 49ers on Atlanta's potential winning drive. He leaped in the air, screamed at the officials and had to be restrained by his staff from charging the field.
No complaints when it was over.
"We rose up there at the end," Harbaugh said.
His second-year quarterback, who runs like a track star, didn't get a chance to show off his touchdown celebration - flexing his right arm and kissing his bicep, a move that quickly became a social media sensation known as Kaepernicking.
But he shredded the Falcons through the air by completing 16 of 21 for 233 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown to Vernon Davis, and had them so worried about his running ability out of the spread option that Gore and LaMichael James had plenty of room.
Gore scored a pair of touchdowns, including the game winner with 8:23 remaining for San Francisco's first lead of the day. Davis scored the first TD for the 49ers on a 15-yard run."I take my hat off to Atlanta. They played hard. They've got a great team," Gore said. "But we fought, man. We fought and we deserved it."
The 49ers pulled off the biggest comeback victory in an NFC championship game, according to STATS. The previous NFC record was 13 points - Atlanta's victory over Minnesota in the 1999 title game, which sent the Falcons to what remains the only Super Bowl in franchise history.
The AFC championship game record is 18 points, when Indianapolis rallied past New England in 2007.
Harbaugh is hardly cool and collected like the 49ers' first Super Bowl-winning coach, Bill Walsh, but has pulled off a similar turnaround in San Francisco. The 49ers had eight straight years without a winning record before their new coach arrived from Stanford in 2011.
He immediately led San Francisco to the cusp of the Super Bowl, losing to the eventual champion New York Giants in overtime in last year's NFC title game, a bitter defeat at home set up by a fumbled return.
This time, the 49ers were the ones winning on the road to set up another celebration in the city by the bay, which is rapidly becoming the new Titletown USA. They'll try to follow the lead of the baseball Giants, who won the World Series in October."We've come full circle," said Denise DeBartolo York, part of the family that has owned the 49ers since their championship days, "and the dynasty will prevail."
Kaepernick guided San Francisco on a pair of second-half scoring drives that wiped out Atlanta's 24-14 lead at the break. Gore scored on a 5-yard run early in the third quarter, then sprinted in from 9 yards out for the winning score with 8:23 remaining after each team made crucial mistakes to ruin potential scoring drives.
On both of Gore's TDs, the Falcons had to worry about Kaepernick running it in himself. They barely even touched the running back on either play, and James scored pretty much the same way.
"I kind of figured that coming in and they showed that on film, so I assumed Frank and LaMichael were going to have a big day," Kaepernick said. "Frank ran hard today, and I can't say enough about him."
The top-seeded Falcons (14-4), in what appeared to be the final game for Hall of Famer-to-be Tony Gonzalez, tried to pull off another season-extending drive. But, unlike the week before against Seattle, they needed a touchdown this time.
They came up 10 yards short.
On fourth down, Matt Ryan attempted a pass over the middle to Roddy White that would have been enough to keep the drive going. But linebacker NaVorro Bowman stuck a hand in to knock it away with 1:13 remaining.The 49ers ran off all but the final 6 seconds, not nearly enough time for Ryan to pull off his greatest comeback yet.
In the divisional playoffs, the Falcons blew a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 31 seconds remaining. But Ryan completed two long passes, setting up Matt Bryant's 49-yard field goal for 30-28 victory.
The Falcons came up short of their second Super Bowl, leaving the 1995 Braves as the city's only major sports champions. This one figures to hurt for a while.
"We didn't make the plays when we had the opportunity," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "There were five or six plays, like in most hard-fought games, that make a difference. There were ebbs and flows and changes in momentum, and they made more plays than we did."
Kaepernick, who ran for 181 yards against the Packers the week before to set an NFL playoff record for a quarterback, didn't have much chance to use his legs against the Falcons. He broke off a 23-yard gain, but was thrown for a 2-yard loss the only other time he carried the ball.
But Kaepernick showed he's more than a runner. His favorite receiver was Davis, who hauled in five passes for 106 yards.
Gore carried 21 times for 90 yards, while James added 34 yards on five carries.Ryan finished 30 of 42 for 396 yards, by far the best performance of his playoff career. But his postseason record dropped to 1-4, done in by two big miscues - an interception and a fumble - in the second half.
Julio Jones was Ryan's leading target most of the day, finishing with 11 catches for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He hauled in a 46-yarder less than 4 minutes into the game, then made a dazzling grab in the left corner of the end zone for a 20-yard score. He got his left foot down, then planted his right foot about an inch inside the line - while cornerback Tarell Brown was all over him.
Ryan threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Gonzalez with 25 seconds remaining in the first half after the 49ers had cut the deficit to 17-14. It seemed the home team had reclaimed the momentum heading to the locker room, but, amazingly, that would be its final score of the day. The 49ers quickly seized control on the opening possession of the second half, driving 82 yards in just seven plays for Gore's first TD.
After a nearly perfect first half, in which Ryan was 18 of 24 for 271 yards and those three TDs, the quarterback known as Matty Ice made a couple of crucial blunders.
First, he tossed a pass that was picked off by Chris Culliver, halting a drive in 49ers territory. Ryan ripped off his chinstrap in disgust.
Then, with the Falcons in scoring range for at least a field goal, Ryan failed to grab a shotgun snap, appearing to take his eyes off the ball before he caught it. The ball squirted away and Aldon Smith recovered for the 49ers at their own 37.
"Against a good team, you can't have those kind of mistakes," Ryan said.San Francisco also squandered some chances. Struggling kicker David Akers clanked a 38-yard field goal try off the upright, and Michael Crabtree fumbled just short of the goal line, the ball stripped away by Dunta Robinson and recovered by Stephen Nicholas. But, after that big defensive stop with 13 1-2 minutes remaining, the Falcons went three-and-out.
The 49ers drove for the winning touchdown.
Atlanta took the ensuing kickoff and used up nearly all the clock while going 70 yards. The Falcons might have reclaimed the lead if Harry Douglas had been able to stay on his feet while hauling in a 22-yard pass.
The defender slipped, and so did Douglas, but he held on to the ball. Harbaugh thought it touched the turf and challenged the call, then launched into his tirade when the officials let it stand. It all worked out, though.
As for the 36-year-old Gonzalez, who said all year he was all but certain this would be his final season, it sure sounded like the end.
"I've had such a great life," he said. "I wish it would've culminated with the Super Bowl, but it didn't."
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Getty ImagesRavens throttle Pats, set up 'Harbaugh Bowl'
Joe Flacco outdueled Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday for the AFC championship.
Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/50528580/ns/sports-nfl/
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Find Out About US College Entrance Exams And ACT Test Dates ...
SAT and ACT tests are standardized tests in the US for high
school students, especially these hoping to go to college or university. SAT and ACT (originally American College Testing) are similar in that they assist colleges and universities to compare the abilities of students from schools in various states and school districts, which might have significant differences in funding and curriculum. The SAT test tends to be favored in Eastern and Western states, the ACT in Midwestern and Southern states, though the ACT has noticed current growth in Eastern states. ACT test dates take place up to six occasions per year, typically on Saturdays.
In other components of the globe (such as European nations) there can be a strongly centralized national curriculum for schools, and government sponsored (or government regulated) national university admission tests. The circumstance differs in the US, nonetheless, and there are many nearby variations in education requirements and curriculum across the nation.
National schooling standards do not exist in the US simply because of the federal system, with neighborhood control of schools leading to a lot variation in curriculum, in requirements, and in funding. There are also many residence schooled pupils, and private schools, whose students also seek college and university admission.
US colleges and universities have consequently observed a want to implement national tests. These compare applicants from schools in distinct states and cities. The national tests administered by ACT and SAT have been performing this comparison function for numerous decades (given that 1959 for ACT). ACT tests originally integrated English, Math, Reading and Science. Writing has been added in more recent years (as an choice).
ACT and/or SAT scores permit college admissions staff to apply a national perspective to the results from person schools. Typically the ACT or SAT score is regarded as with each other with many other elements of the applicants school record: class rank, GPA, course and added curricular perform and so forth. Students ought to check directly with their selected college about admission specifications.
In some states all students undergo ACT testing, and the state makes use of the final results to compare the high quality of education in different schools. States with this method include Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Wyoming.
The actual ACT test dates can differ from state to state, but there will be in between four and six dates per year in every state. Tests are held on Saturdays (exceptions can be created on religious grounds). Tests will be in the following months: February, April, June, September, October and December.
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