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Statement of Contributions to the Canada Pension Plan
If you were unable to apply online for your Canada Pension Plan retirement pension, please revisit the Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension webpage for a list of possible reasons and other ways to apply.
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) uses a Statement of Contributions to keep a record of your pensionable earnings and your contributions to the Plan. Your statement shows your total CPP contributions for each year and the earnings on which your contributions are based. It also provides an estimate of what your pension or benefit would be if you and/or your family were eligible to receive it now.
The Statement of Contributions can assist you in your retirement planning. The online printed version of your CPP Statement of Contributions is considered a legal document unless contested in court. If it is being contested, you will need an official paper version. Use My Service Canada Account or contact Canada Pension Plan directly to ask us to send you an official paper copy of your Statement of Contributions.
Check the accuracy of your statement, particularly your name, address, date of birth and pensionable earnings and contributions. You should compare these amounts to any previous T4 tax information slips. If you disagree with any of the figures, contact Canada Pension Plan immediately. A discrepancy could affect the amount of your future CPP benefits, including the post-retirement benefit.
How do I get a copy?
Via My Service Canada Account
You can visit My Service Canada Account to view or print a copy of your Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Statement of Contributions, at your convenience.
You will not be able to view your CPP Statement of Contributions using My Service Canada Account if:
- you have only worked in Quebec;
- you worked in Quebec and at least one other province and currently reside in Quebec; or
- you worked in Quebec and at least one other province, you currently reside outside of Canada and your last province of residence in Canada was Quebec.
Contact Retraite Québec for more information.
By mail
You can also request a copy of your statement by mail at:
Contributor Client Services
Canada Pension Plan
Service Canada
PO Box 818 Station Main
Winnipeg MB R3C 2N4
How do I correct information?
Let us know immediately if any of your information is incorrect or missing. Any Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits you receive will be based on the contributions and earnings data on your statement, so please check your information carefully.
Employed individuals: Send us a copy of the earnings and contributions information on your T4 slip(s), or a signed letter on company letterhead from each of your employers confirming all your earnings and contributions to the Canada Pension Plan for the year(s) in question.
Self-employed individuals: Send us a copy of your T1 annual income tax return with your earnings and contributions information and your Notice of Assessment for the year(s) in question.
Note: Current tax year
For the current tax year, the statement "not yet available" appears if the CPP has not yet received the contribution information from the Canada Revenue Agency or the Quebec Pension Plan. Next year's statement will have your contributions, if you file your income tax return.
Helpful definitions
Here are some common terms that are used on your Statement of Contribution and a brief description to help you understand how they are being used.
Date of Statement
The date of statement refers only to the date that the Statement of Contributions was produced. The statement is generally mailed to you the same month that it was printed.
The "Year" column on your Statement of Contributions starts with the year you turned 18 or January 1966, whichever is later. This column will end with:
- the year in which you begin to receive a CPP retirement pension; or
- the year in which you begin to receive a CPP disability benefit; or
- the year you turn 70 years of age.
If you are not receiving a CPP retirement pension or disability benefit, or are under 70 years of age, the last year on the statement is the last full calendar year.
Your Contributions
The amounts in this column are the contributions you have made to the CPP and the Quebec Pension Plan, if applicable. Contributions are made by employers, employees and self-employed people. Contributions are based on your annual earnings between a minimum amount called the Year's Basic Exemption (YBE) and a maximum amount known as the Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YMPE). The YMPE is approximately the average Canadian wage. The YBE is $3,500 and for 2016 the YMPE is $54,900.
Your Pensionable Earnings
This column shows your earnings through employment and/or self-employment each year, up to a maximum. These are your "pensionable" earnings. The maximum amount is adjusted every year. For 2016, it is $54,900. This figure is based on the average Canadian wage as measured by Statistics Canada.
"B" – Below basic exemption
A letter "B" will appear in the "Pensionable Earnings" column which indicates earnings below the basic exemption dollar value required to have a valid contribution for that year.
The letters "CQ" will appear in "Your Contributions" column if you contributed to both the Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan in the same calendar year.
"CS" – Credit split
The letters "CS" will appear in the column "Your Pensionable Earnings" to show that there was a credit split for that year.
"M" – Maximum
A letter "M" will appear in "Your Pensionable Earnings" column to show that you have maximum earnings and have made a maximum contribution for that year.
For example: In 2016, if you earned more than $54,900 and have made the maximum employee contribution of $2,544.30, a letter "M" will appear to the right of the pensionable earnings.
"P" – Post-retirement benefit
The letter "P" will appear in "Your Pensionable Earnings" column to indicate contributions to a post-retirement benefit.
"Q" – Quebec Pension Plan
The letter "Q" will appear in "Your Contributions" column, to indicate contributions to the Quebec Pension Plan in that calendar year for that year.
"S" – Self-employed
The letter "S" will appear in the "Your contributions" column to show that all or part of the contributions are based on self-employed earnings for that year.
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Spooky Spider Ice Cream SandwichTime: 40 min
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- 1.5 qt. of Perry's Ice Cream - Death By Chocolate
- 1 package medium size cookies
- Halloween sprinkles (or other colors)
- Medium pretzel twists
- Mini M&M's or other candy for spiders eyes
- Chocolate chips for melting
- Let ice cream soften for a few minutes
- Prepare a large flat container to freeze the sandwiches, layer with parchment paper (optional)
- Lay out bottom sandwich layer of cookies and scoop Death By Chocolate on top of them
- Top the sandwiches with the second cookie and press
- Even out the edges of the sandwiches with a spatula
- Dip and roll ice cream sides of each sandwich in sprinkles
- Place the sandwiches into the container and return them to the freezer to harden for approximately 30 minutes
- Make a double boiler and melt chocolate chips
- Break pretzels to make enough of spiders' legs - 4 to 6 per each spider sandwich
- Dip ends of the pretzels into chocolate and attach the legs to spiders
- Dip candy into chocolate and place them on sandwiches to make spiders' eyes
- Return the spiders-sandwiches to the tray, use plastic wrap or the container lid to cover and freeze until ready to serve
- Enjoy!
The recipe is adopted from Lauren's Latest blog.

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Many people here want to make connections (professional, that is). But not everybody here wants to be pestered with IMs through SO, or other annoyances. Some of us don't mind, and would welcome contacts through SO.
This post is a place for those of us who would be more than happy to allow others to contact us to post a bit of our information. The benefit of posting it here, rather than in individual user profiles, is that this is a central location to search users who have opted-in to the "contact me" group.
To make it fun, upvote people you like.
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Well haven't I been a bad Daring Baker? I've sat out the last two challenges but I'm back. June's challenge was chosen by Kelly of Sass & Veracity and Ben of What's Cookin'?. The recipe they chose was a danish braid which sounded pretty intimidating at first. After reading through the recipe I realized that it's a pretty basic pastry dough but then you fold in a butter block, which is just butter and flour. It ended up being really easy and really fun, although all the turning and folding left me a little confused.
We were given the option of using an apple filling recipe that was provided to us but I decided to go with something a little more exciting. So I bought rhubarb for the first time and decided to get over my fear of the funny looking stuff. I ended up making an amazing strawberry and rhubarb filling but I can't for the life of me remember exactly how I did it.
I also softened a block of cream cheese, mixed in some powdered sugar, and spread that out over the dough before I added the filling. It turned out great!
To see the full recipe, head over to Kelly's blog. And check out the blogroll to see all the different variations the DBs came up with.


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FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Mazury | 1 - 7 July 2013
Stare Jablonki, Poland, July 7, 2013 – Thirteenth seeds Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands are the new world champions after beating Brazilian 10th seeds Ricardo Santos and Alvaro Filho 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) amongst sensational scenes at Stare Jablonki on Sunday.
The surprise package of the tournament won their country's first ever World Championship medal which bodes well for the next edition of the FIVB's premier beach volleyball tournament, which will be held in the Netherlands in 2015.
The men's final brought to a close seven thrilling days of beach volleyball action in the beautiful Mazury region with the Chinese women's pair Chen Xue and Zhang Xi walking away with their first world title on Saturday and Brouwer and Meeuwsen their first ever FIVB medal.
Dutch duo makes history to claim world gold
Unheralded pair Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen became the first Dutch team to win a World Championships medal when they beat Ricardo Santos and Alvaro Filho to claim gold in the final of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013 on Sunday. The Dutch players had already gone further than they had ever done before in a senior tournament, and then capped their remarkable run with a 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) victory. More
Brouwer - Anything can happen when you are in a flow
"Anything can happen when you are in a flow,"
Alexander Brouwer from the Netherlands said about their sudden success at the
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013. Brouwer (23) and Robert
Meeuwsen (25) beat Brazil's Ricardo Santos and his new partner Alvaro Filho 2-0
(21-18 21-16) in the final. More
Alvaro happy to learn from the master on road to Rio
Alvaro Filho may have been unable to finish the FIVB
Beach Volleyball aWorld Championships Mazury 2013 by landing gold, but he is
confident he is on the right track to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
after winning silver alongside Ricardo Santos. The Brazilian pair were beaten
in the gold medal match by surprise Dutch duo Alexander Brouwer and Robert
Meeuwsen, but it has already been a successful first season for the
22-year-old, alongside the 38-year-old Ricardo. More
Number one in so many ways
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Mazury 2013 winners Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands can point to the numbers, not only on the scoreboard but also in the stats to reflect how they won their first ever FIVB title. The world champions were two of the most consistent players across all of the statistics while as a team they numbered the most number of spikes and were equal best with Austria's Clemens Doppler-Alexander Horst as the best attacking team with a spiking percentage of 0.54%. More
Germans bounce back to claim bronze
Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik earned the biggest prize of their careers by defeating 2011 world champions Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego to win the bronze with a 2-0 (21-17, 21-19) victory. The Germans started strongly and didn't let the Brazilians settle in the first set. In the second the lead swung back and forth, but eventually Erdmann and Matysik opened a lead and while Alison and Emanuel tried to peg them back they were too far in front and won with a Matysik spike. More
For more info contact:
FIVB Press Director Richard Baker
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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013 Tournament Page
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013 Women's Results
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013 Men's Results
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Number one in so many ways
07.07.2013 20:27:58
Brouwer: anything can happen when you are in a flow
07.07.2013 20:14:28
Alvaro happy to learn from the master on road to Rio
07.07.2013 19:07:33
Dutch duo make history to claim world gold
07.07.2013 14:56:37
Volleyball stars united with Special Olympics Athletes
07.07.2013 14:48:12
Ricardo and Alvaro upset defending champions to reach the final
07.07.2013 11:51:03
Numbers don't lie for Borger and Buthe at World Champs
06.07.2013 21:19:52
China's Chen Xue & Zhang Xi rule the beach volleyball world
06.07.2013 21:04:23
Borger and Büthe inspired by best
06.07.2013 20:47:50
Dreams come true for China
06.07.2013 19:22:18
Chen Xue and Zhang Xi complete fight back to win world title
06.07.2013 17:29:38
Ricardo and Alvaro out to dethrone fellow Brazilians
06.07.2013 17:19:04
Germans aiming to match illustrious compatriots
06.07.2013 14:48:41
Borger and Buthe first Europeans to reach women's World Championships final
06.07.2013 09:57:00
Semenov and Evandro duel crucial to last 16 clash
05.07.2013 22:15:40
Women's semifinalists and men's Round of 16 confirmed
05.07.2013 21:39:09
End of the dream for Vanuatu
05.07.2013 21:35:05
Borger and Büthe make history reaching the final four at the World Championships
05.07.2013 20:31:25
Lili and Seixas standing between favourites and final
05.07.2013 19:11:03
Kadziola and Szalankiewicz carrying a nations hopes
05.07.2013 18:45:36
Dalhausser and Rosenthal stay on course at World Champs
05.07.2013 10:01:48
Laciga sees young teams going far in men's World Champs
04.07.2013 20:18:15
Men's Round of 32 fixed, women advance to Round of 16
04.07.2013 20:09:36
Drawn on the fourth of July
04.07.2013 20:09:12
Austrian pairs set to meet in round of 16
04.07.2013 19:08:08
Ludwig and Walkenhorst knock out year's leading side
04.07.2013 18:30:40
Spain's Herrera and Gavira upset Brazil to win the pool
04.07.2013 11:12:55
"Experience, technique and solid team play - still viable in the long run" - Pires
04.07.2013 09:58:14
Nummerdor's stats signal return to form
03.07.2013 21:19:47
Women's Round of 32 confirmed as Men enter final round of pool play
03.07.2013 20:53:42
Austrians eye Brazilian scalp and first place in pool
03.07.2013 20:30:27
Vanuatu duo rewarded with Czech challenge
03.07.2013 18:18:46
Brazil's Antonelli and Agatha advance to the elimination phase with three straight wins
03.07.2013 17:33:55
Mexican duo shock Austrians to make history
03.07.2013 09:31:17
Borger and Evandro proving to be aces in the pack
02.07.2013 21:21:02
Men start campaign as storm hits town
02.07.2013 20:14:25
Germans eye chance to take control of pool
02.07.2013 19:48:07
All to play for as women's pool play draws to a close
02.07.2013 19:19:47
Nystrom sisters shock first seeds with two-set victory
02.07.2013 18:56:50
Smedins ignores fraternal bond to make winning start
01.07.2013 21:21:02
Top seeds off to winning start at Beach Volleyball World Championships
01.07.2013 21:13:48
Ross confirms Walsh link-up
01.07.2013 19:10:43
Teams out to build on early momentum
01.07.2013 16:25:33
Xue and Zhang off to winning start at World Champs
01.07.2013 15:00:53
Men's field eyeing chance to dethrone reigning champions
01.07.2013 12:02:41
Dumbauskaite and Povilaityte write history for Lithuania
01.07.2013 09:22:39
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30.06.2013 22:23:28
Brink ruled out of World Champs
30.06.2013 13:13:59
Alison and Emanuel fully prepared for title defence
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29.06.2013 17:08:28
Kessy hopes to return from hip and Achilles injuries
29.06.2013 12:19:57
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28.06.2013 13:41:03
Pavlik replaces Kessy for World Championships
27.06.2013 09:40:06
World Championships media guide available on-line
24.06.2013 13:24:14
Brazil on top on eve of World Championships
20.06.2013 19:11:49
Beach Volleyball World Champs match schedule unveiled
15.06.2013 13:06:45
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13.06.2013 18:44:58
Brazilian defending champs and Chinese duo top seeds for FIVB World Championships
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Just before I dashed off to Microsoft's Build conference last week, I asked TechBlog readers if they had questions they'd like answered about Windows 8. You had quite a few.
Some were answered in last week's blog posts. Now that the hoopla is over and the dust has settled, here are the answers to some more of your questions:
Q. I'd like to know if apps developed for the Windows Phone 7 platform will be executable on the Windows 8 OS. Will there be some way for WP7 developers to bring those apps in a Windows 8 form to the new operating system?
A. At this point, Windows Phone 7 apps won't run natively, out of the box, in Windows 8. But Windows Chief Steve Sinofsky showed that you can tweak a Windows 8 app by changing one line of code so that it will run on Windows Phone 7 devices. This will be easier with some apps than others, and not all may be convertible in this way.
Q. Please ask, for us Home users, for how long will Windows 7 be supported.
A. That's not necessarily a Windows 8 question, but it's one that's easily answered. You can find Windows 7's lifecycle here.
Q. Clean break from the past, or will MS be carrying the old junk forward? How many versions this time? If more than one, why?
A. Windows 8 is almost a clean break from the past. Developers can code just for the new Metro interface if they like, continue to write for the "classic" interface, or do both.
The company has not yet said how many versions there will be. Microsoft typically doesn't reveal that until closer to launch. The same goes for pricing.
Q. I'd just like to be reassured they actually user-tested the dueling panels/taskbar interface (if that is the planned overhaul like we've heard). With real, non-technical users who have work to get done and don't want to surf social networks all day. As an IT pro, I'm concerned they may be leaning too much into trendy social computing and trying to sell phones over giving us a real OS that works.
A. Microsoft has one of the most exhaustive user testing processes around. Putting betas in the hands of users early on is another way to get feedback. But with the Metro UI, Microsoft has adopted a bit of the Apple "we know what's good for you" approach, and is evangelizing this new interface with the developer community, both for touch-based and non-touch devices. It will be thoroughly tested, but there are bound to be people who won't like the end result.
Is Microsoft right? Is Metro good for you, like broccoli? Time will tell.
Q. Is everyone going to have to buy a new computer just to have the horsepower to run a new version of Windows?
A. Microsoft's goal is for Windows 8 to have the same system requirements as Windows 7, or less. Windows 7 had the same system requirements as Windows Vista, by the way. Any machine that can handle Windows 7 should be able to work with its successor.
Q. I have heard rumors that Windows 8 will allow Xbox 360 games to be played on a PC. is that true?
A. At this point, Microsoft has not said that will happen. However, there will be a big push for PC gaming with Windows 8, just as there was with Windows 7, as the company is making advances in its graphics technology. And Microsoft is bringing Xbox Live games to the PC, for cross-platform play. But no, you won't be able to put your Xbox 360 game disk into a PC and expect it to run.
Q. I want to know how a Windows 8 slate looks and performs. Is it comparable to an iPad in:
Battery life
A. Since Microsoft doesn't make the hardware for tablets, it's the wrong company to ask. That said, the Samsung-made Windows 8 tablet I got to try was an excellent device, but very different from an iPad. It was larger, with an 11.6-inch screen, and thicker and heavier. But it was quite usable very powerful.
I later saw a similar tablet in Samsung's booth at the conference, running Windows 7. The exact configuration handed out to press and developers (they got to keep theirs) isn't available for sale, but the Samsung 700T is of the same line. I've played with a few Windows 7 tablets and not been that impressed, but this was very fast and responsive, and Samsung had added some interesting software that made it appealing. For example, it had a keyboard that included a version of Swype, which uses gestures to "write" words.
Microsoft is working closely with it hardware partners to get the devices right, but it will be a while before we see the fruits of those labors.
Q. . Will it run on a 32-bit system with 2 gigs of ram?
A. As I said, it will run on the same hardware as Windows 7, so yes.
Q. Will there be a 32-bit version of Windows 8?
A. Yes. In fact, you can download both 32- and 64-bit versions of the developer preview.
Q. What sort of support for virtualization (e.g. VirtualPC) will it have? What about remote access/desktops?
A. Microsoft has offered Hyper-V virtualization in its server products for some time now, and Windows 8 will be the first version with this technology built into the client release.
Q. Is Windows 8 a further extension of the same old bloated Windows NT code base? Or have you thrown that out and started over? If the first answer is 'yes', then the next question is: Are you going to load that entire monstrosity onto a tablet?
A. According to Sinofsky, Windows 8 will only load what it needs at the time. So, if you use the Metro UI on a tablet, the classic desktop won't load until you invoke it. He claimed Microsoft's programmers had made great strides in leaning out the code, and in a demo showing it using dramatically less RAM than Windows 7. Again, the proof will be when real users have this OS on their machines, but so far it looks good.


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So, who wants to be a cop in Stockton?
So, who wants to be a cop in Stockton?
Lloyd Woods Jr. does.
"I've wanted to be a police officer since I was 7," the 24-year-old said. "I grew up here. I know what goes on. I think it's my time."
Michael Reese does. He's only 17 and attends Lincoln High School. But he feels the tug of law enforcement, pulling him into the profession.
"I've been thinking about it for a few years now. I want to put myself into position for that to happen," Reese said.
Rebecca Pearce and Gwen Johansen, classmates at Lincoln High more than a decade ago, are interested in learning more about police opportunities.
"I could see myself being a police officer. Definitely," Pearce said.
They joined about 125 other people for a police career workshop Wednesday. The attendees were crammed into city hall chambers, an overflow room outside the chambers and watching on closed-circuit television from the first floor of City Hall.
The event was, by all respects, an overwhelming success.
Nobody really knows if Stockton Police Department will get any hires out of those assembled for the workshop. But it's exactly the type of outreach that is needed for so many reasons.
It's probably easier to split an atom than it is to hire a police officer.
The hiring process is in-depth and demanding. The vetting of candidates is so necessarily strict that many are jettisoned short of the ultimate goal.
There also is the challenge of recruiting against other cities, counties or jurisdictions.
You just have to work harder. And that appears to be what's happening in Stockton.
The SPD force currently stands at 348 sworn police officers. There are 363 positions budgeted, including 17 officers funded through a federal grant and two state-funded officers.
Police Chief Eric Jones and his team of recruiters is closing in on the budgeted goal. But there could be many more officers hired.
If Measure A, a 3/4-cent sales tax, passes in Tuesday's election, it could help fund an additional 120 officers.
"We take any opportunity we can to recruit," Jones told the gathering. "We need to expand the pool of potential officers, and we want to look at hiring people from Stockton.
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For a short period of time on Friday, as media outlets scrambled to get information about the Sandy Hook shooting, the wrong man was accused of murder.
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Adam had Ryan's ID on him when his body was found, which caused the initial confusion.
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"F*ck you CNN it wasn't me," he wrote frantically from his mobile device while the world told him to rot in hell. "Everyone shut the f*ck up it wasn't me."
One Facebook friend of Ryan's, Matt Bors, wrote what it was like watching this all unfold.
Bors has never met Lanza, but Lanza is a fan of the comics Bors makes. He follows the artist on the social network, so Bors was able to see all of the 24-year-old Ernst & Young employee's updates.
As Lanza was posting the private status messages, Bors took screenshots and posted them to Twitter to help make Lanza's innocence more widely known.
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He writes on his blog:
"One demanded to know how I could be friends with such a monster. Could I help a random internet sleuth create a 'psychological profile'? Did I see warning signs in Ryan? Why did I suspiciously post cartoons about mass shootings only days before? That was very tasteless. A text to my phone from an unknown number read 'looks like this killer is a fan of yours.' A Twitter user declared me a 'snitch' for sharing Ryan's post. Someone accused me of having something to do with the killings, 'which you take delight in,' they wrote, and hoped the FBI would hold me accountable."
Since then, Bors has received a few apologies, but nothing that softens Friday's blows.
"Not two hours after accusing me being involved in the killing of 20 children, the man on Facebook was back: 'I apologize for jumping the gun,'" Bors writes.
"We're not thinking straight."
Here's the tweet that brought Bors under attack:
I'm FB friends with the profile being sent around. This is a real screen grab. twitter.com/MattBors/statu…— Matt Bors (@MattBors) December 14, 2012
SEE ALSO: 29-Year-Old Kaitlin Roig Saved More Than A Dozen Kids At Sandy Hook
Update: We initially listed CNN as one of the stations that showed Ryan Lanza's face as the Sandy Hook shooter. It actually never showed the photo, but it did inaccuratedly report that Ryan was the killer, like many other news outlets on Friday.
Here's a statement from the network: "Just want to ask why CNN is blamed for the Ryan-Adam screwup when many outlets reported it as well. We know Fox aired the wrong Facebook photo, but we did not. Our anchors and correspondents have been transparent on air when we have corrected ourselves, and they have addressed the conflicting information from sources on this moving story."


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The gridded tube has undergone an evolution. New mechanical shapes and dimensions and different operating levels have extended its useful upper frequency limit to about 10 Gc. At about 5 Gc, a tenfold increase in output power (to about 2 W) has been achieved over the last decade together with a fivefold improvement in efficiency (to about 15 percent). In the past two years, the life expectancy at 9.6 Gc has gone from 100-200 hours to 1000 hours at the higher cathode current densities (0.8 A/cm2).
These improvements have resulted in tube-cavity combinations of performance equal to that of reflex klystrons but at less cost. The latest gridded tubes have fast warmup (about 5 s) and require only simple power supplies.
For maximum usefulness at microwave frequencies, a triode must have minimum element-to-element spacings, the greatest possible cathode-current density and the highest possible anode voltage. Minimum size is also important in order to obtain low absolute values of tube inter-electrode capacitances. Generally these capacitances determine the maximum useful frequency, particularly when the tubes are used with quarter-wave resonant circuits. Minimum inductance is also important, which dictates that as much of the active RF circuit be outside the vacuum enclosure as possible.
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Planar design helps
Planar design, shown in Fig. 1, has improved the performance of gridded microwave triodes. With planar design, more uniform RF potential across the cathode is possible. This permits higher current densities and greater efficiencies. The center of the planar cathode will be less effective, however, if the grid wires have appreciable inductance or if the coating is lossy. By using small-diameter, annular cathodes, low-loss coatings and low-inductance grid structures, milliwatts of cw oscillator power can be obtained to 20 Gc. Planar design lends itself to very close element-to-element spacings.
Limits are approaching
Minimization of size and reduction of spacing seem to be nearing their practical limits. Closer spacing between grid and cathode offers no significant improvement in transmit-time loading, but it does limit the tube's power input. Most microwave gridded-tube development is now concentrated on improving the effectiveness of cooling and mechanical construction to increase reliability and to allow higher operating voltages and currents. More efficient anodes are under development as well as more arc-resistant cathodes. Work is also being done on long-life cathodes with cw current densities up to 1.0 A/cm2—about a two-fold increase over present long-life designs.
From tests at lower frequencies, predictable oscillation requires an electron transit time of less than 5/6 cycle. Between 9 and 10 Gc, current densities of some 1.0 A/cm2 are necessary for about 1.0 percent plate efficiency. Recent work at 16 Gc confirms the predicted need for 2 to 3 A/cm2 for 1.0 percent efficiency at this frequency, evident from the curves in Fig. 2.
Tube-performance curves for a type 7910 planar triode are shown in Fig. 3. The data were obtained with the tube installed in a re-entrant coaxial-cavity oscillator, Fig. 4a, which permits adjustment of all important cavity variables. A simplified drawing of the tube-cavity combination is shown in Fig. 4b.
The developmental Y-1266 triode shown in Fig. 5 alongside its test cavity for 2.3 Gc, is one of the first designed for cw cathode-current densities above 0.2 A/cm2. Small-signal power gains of 20 dB or more were measured. The required heater power density decreases with increased cathode area; thus, tubes larger than the Y-1266 should yield higher over-all efficiencies. Present research goals at S-band are 15 to 20 W power at 25 percent over-all efficiency or better.
Measured performance of an experimental X-band tube-cavity combination is shown in Fig. 6. The triode used has a cathode area of about 0.025 cm2. This unit was designed for use as a local oscillator and weighs less than 2 oz including an integral X-band waveguide flange.
Tube-cavity mating—key performance
Optimum tube performance requires careful mating of the tube and its cavity. Up to about 2.5 Gc, the grid-separation grounded-grid amplifier (or oscillator) circuit is common. This is the condition where the grid physically and electrically separates the input and output circuits or cavities. A quarter-wave plate cavity is usually employed. The grid is grounded for RF, and there is a quarter-, half- or three-quarter-wave cathode circuit. The quarter-wave plate circuit is essential for broad-band amplifiers as this gives the maximum L-C ratio that yields minimum effective Q.
Amplifier considerations
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For broad-band operation, the cathode circuit need not be a single quarter wavelength. This is because of the high value of input capacitances usually encountered. Thus, input Q is very low even with multiple quarter-wave cathode circuits. In narrow-band circuits, where extra quarter wavelengths are sometimes desirable for frequency stability, they are employed only where size and weight permit. If the device is to be used as an oscillator, a feedback circuit is needed. This can be a capacitive, inductive or a combination probe between the cathode and plate cavities.
Above about 2.5 Gc, amplifiers become more difficult to build. Gains are lower because of transit-time loading, and noise figures are higher. Quarter-wave circuits are hard to build, particularly where they must be tuned; and there is little room for the proper output probe. Multi-quarter-wavelength circuits can be used but are generally undesirable because of their complexity. They are difficult to support mechanically, and special care is needed to prevent moding at lower frequencies. The gain-bandwidth product also decreases. For all these reasons, the practical upper design limit for gridded-tube amplifiers appears to be around 5 Gc.
Oscillator considerations
The planar-gridded tube has found most application in oscillators. Above about 2.5 Gc, the reentrant coaxial-cavity configuration (Fig. 4) is commonest. This is essentially a grounded cathode with a half-wave grid-anode circuit coupled to, and inside, the anode-cathode circuit. The anode-cathode circuit is usually full wave. It is often difficult physically to provide proper feedback relations with a simple half-wave and full-wave combination. Without the proper phase and amplitude relationships between the two circuits, oscillation may insufficient or may not occur at all. At higher microwave frequencies, best performance usually can be obtained by special means as follows:
The cathode can be operated off ground by mounting it at the end of a short low-impedance line at the cathode end of the tube-cavity combination. The line length is adjusted initially for best oscillator performance and appears uncritical from tube to tube. Also, over a 10-15 percent tuning range, variable adjustment of the grid-anode circuit is not needed. The tube-test cavity in Fig. 4 provides the means for tuning the cathode. The cathode assembly can be moved so that there will be a variable length of cathode line between the finger-stock short circuit and the triode's cathode connection.
Another way to improve performance is to optimize the characteristic impedance of the grid-anode cavity. This can be done as shown in Fig. 4, where an "anode extension adjustment" has been added to the tuning plunger to move a larger center conductor in and out of the grid cylinder. The resulting change in cavity impedance changes the phasal relationship of the RF signal. The anode extension adjustment can be set for best feedback and oscillator efficiency. The curves in Fig. 3 were obtained with all variables optimized.
Good results have been obtained with these tube-cavity combinations using hybrid coaxial waveguide cavity circuits. A quarter- or half-wave grid-anode coaxial circuit is attached to the tube, after which it is inserted into a section of waveguide. The frequency is determined by the attached grid-anode circuit. Feedback is adjusted by tuning the ends of the waveguide section with tuning stubs or susceptance probes inserted into the waveguide walls. Output power is taken from the waveguide. Although its tuning range is quite limited, this circuit appears to be the most efficient and was the one employed to obtain power at 20 Gc.
A family of tuning curves used to obtain part of the Fig. 3 results are shown in Fig. 7. These bell-shaped curves are plots of power output versus frequency for grid cylinders of various lengths Lg. With each cylinder in place, the frequency was changed by moving the anode tuning plunger and anode extension assembly. The length of the cathode line required no additional adjustment for frequencies within the grid cylinder range. From these curves it is seen that the typical half-power frequency range for each grid cylinder is about 5 percent of center frequency. The tuning range also depends upon the operating level and is less at higher outputs. If the cathode line, output probe, grid cylinder, and anode assembly are all adjustable, much wider tuning ranges are possible.
Size of cavity
Cavity size depends on grid-anode tube capacity and is chosen as follows: At higher frequencies, (4-5 Gc approx.) the grid-cylinder ID and the anode line ID should be chosen such that their difference will be equal to or less than the length of the grid cylinder. This is desirable for suppression of unwanted modes. At lower frequencies (under about 1 Gc) it is common to choose the smallest ID of the cavity to minimize size and weight. The minimum cavity size is usually determined by the size of the tube. Thus, it is desirable to use the smallest practicable tube envelope.
Use of varactors
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Varactors have been used with tube-cavity combinations to obtain an electronically tuned oscillator for modulation and/or afc. The varactor is usually inserted as a susceptance stub into the high RF signal voltage point inside the cavity. The varactor Qs are low compared with cavity Qs, and a significant portion of the available output power is absorbed by the varactor. The useful tuning range appears to be about 1 percent and depends on both the degree of the varactor coupling and the amount of acceptable nonlinear tuning. As varactors improve, the useful electronic tuning range will increase.
Tube selection and use
Many tube types with similar shapes but different characteristics are available. The circuit designer is challenged to select the best tube for his application and should seek advice from all available sources. Many designs have internal features not immediately recognizable. A good example of this is the type Y-1124 bonded-heater planar triode shown schematically in Fig. 8. The heater is encapsulated inside a suitable coating and binder is physically bonded to the back of the active cathode surface. This greatly reduces the heater-wire temperature (the hottest spot in the tube), and results in longer life at higher current density and faster heater warm-up (3-5 s). The design gives extra mechanical ruggedness which helps with shock and vibration.
The important design considerations in selecting and using a gridded tube are:
- For best efficiency, choose the smallest tube with suitable ratings and power ouput.
- Pick the best tube geometry for the desired tube-cavity combination and the type of connectors to be used.
- Check for the desired thermal and mechanical capabilities.
- Determine that suitable power with sufficient regulation is available. Are isolated heaters necessary?
- For pulse applications, determine that sufficient peak emission is available for all possible heater voltages.
- For good gain-bandwidth, choose a tube with low capacitance and high transconductance.
- In high current-density applications, check for suitable tube stabilization for the desired early-life stability.
- Check tube and cavity stability over the desired temperature ranges when operating under shock and vibration.
- For maximum performance, several hours of prequalification operation is desirable.
- Derate as much as possible for longest life and best reliability.
- For cw applications using pulse rated types, reduce the heater voltage for longer life.
Higher-power broad-band tubes
Development work under government contract has proven the feasibility of applying high current densities to relatively large planar tubes. The performance specifications of two developmental tubes are shown in Table 1. Active cathode area for the Y-1430 is about 60 mm2; for the Y-1498, 2.0 cm2. The designs were predicated on their use for the last two stages of a four-stage phased-array module now being developed for 1.3 Gc. The objective performance of the module is:
- Over-all efficiency—15% min.
- Over-all gain—50 dB min.
- Pulsed power output—5 kW.
- Duty factor—0.07.
- Pulse duration—500 μs.
- Over-all size max—4- 1/2 x 4- 1/2 x 24 in.
- Over-all passband—1215 to 1400 Mc at 1 dB.
Noise figure and high current densities
Vacuum-tube noise performance is very dependent on the level of induced grid noise caused by transit-time effects. At any given frequency, the higher the current level the lower the noise figure. A typical relationship between noise figure and cathode-current density at 1.2 Gc is shown in Fig. 9. These data were obtained on a type 7077 planar triode. The higher the current densities, the greater the stage gain and useful dynamic range.
Factors in tube life
The practical limit for high-current-density operation depends primarily upon the extended tube life. Two basic problems are the ability to dissipate the heat generated and the maintenance of high-level emission at relatively low cathode temperatures. The first problem has been approached by design of special anode structures to provide efficient heat transfer from the tube.
Providing high cathode emission at relatively low cathode temperatures requires special effort. Some preliminary life test results measured on several types of tubes operating at high current density are shown in Fig. 10. These tubes required careful cathode processing and stabilization at bell-jar vacuum levels and very high temperatures.
The diodes show good life at high current densities. Triode life tests on the Y-1430 have not been completed. The 7486 data were taken at 450 Mc in an oscillator test circuit. Nine tubes were specifically stabilized for operation at the indicated current density prior to life test. The first tube failed at about 3000 hours; but the last of the nine was still operating at its original output power at 8500 hours. There was little change in power output for any of the tubes. All failures were from arcing, which was caused by heater-cycling without removal of other tube operating voltages. Power output was about 4.5 W.
The Y-1094 curve was obtained from X-band tests on one cavity. The power fell off at approximately the same rate as the tube plate current. The Y-1251 results were obtained at 5.7 Gc. Further heater-voltage optimization could have given better results. The Y-1266 life test was conducted in a unit oscillator at about 900 Mc. No noticeable change in power output was measured up to 5000 hours.
Gridded tubes vs. competing devices
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Small gridded-tube characteristics for cw applications are compared with other microwave devices in Table 2. For pulse work, transistors and varactors are not even in the running at the moment. The tube can be easily pulsed to provide a 1000-to-1 improvement in power output over cw conditions. Solid-state devices are not presently suited to pulse service; and in some cases, their maximum pulse voltages and currents cannot exceed the cw ratings.
Certainly a comparison of gridded tubes and solid-state devices is subject to change. The solid-state art is advancing rapidly, and any comparison could be obsolete before it was published. The current state-of-the-art is reflected in the curves of Fig. 11, which represent an updating of previously published curves.
Advantages of gridded triodes
Gridded tubes are applicable to many microwave systems. Features of these tubes include: low cost, small size and weight, simply circuitry, good tolerance to adverse environments, high pulse power output and low oscillator sideband noise (FM and AM), high gain-bandwidth at high power, high over-all efficiency at high frequencies, low cross and intermodulation and fast rise and fall times at high voltages.
Who makes them?
Aside from G.E., companies that possess ceramic planar-tube know-how include Amperex, Eimac Div. of Varian, Machlett, RCA, Siemens and Halske, and Sylvania.
Admittedly, some of the state-of-the-art described here is found only in experimental tubes. But demand could bring most of the indicated performance into the open.


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|October 23rd, 2016, 01:31 AM
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Real, Reproduction, Fake or...who Cares?
This is more a a philosophical post. The question is simple, what constitutes a "real" carpet, a reproduction or a fake...and on a certain level, why do we care?
Let's take this first example. It is a caucasian carpet obviously. Or is it? It is in fact completely modern having been made in Baku only about 10 years ago. So yes, it is from the Caucuses, but it is not likely the weavers have anything in common with the weavers during the "Golden Age" of Caucasian carpets of the Pre-1920s. It has the same vegetal dyes, same design, and honestly, better weave quality than vintage caucasian carpets. So is it a reproduction? To me this would imply that it is a PRECISE copy of something already existing, but I have no evidence that is the case either. Nor was it sold under the pretense of being anything other than modern.So I could not call it a FAKE. So it could be qualified simply as a nice modern rug
Now consider this next rug. Like the first one is also Caucasian in design, and just as good in every way as the previous rug, except that it was made in TURKEY, about 5 years ago. Again, it would be hard to tell this from a 1900's design except that I know it is new.Because it is not geographically from the Caucacus, is it no longer a Caucasian rug? Is it "Faking" at being Caucasian? My feeling, without a lot of logic, is "No", it too is a Caucasian rug. I'm sure others will have differing opinions
And now, yet another prayer carpet. This one is Belouch. And not a very nice one. It's completely modern with synthetic dyes and many many breaks in the warp and weft. Yet. it is actually made by Belouch weavers in Afghanistan. Is it a "belouch"? In this case, I'd say, again, without much logic that it is NOT. Perhaps because in my mind "Belouch" as in "Collectible Belouch" would signify some level of quality that this rug just doesn't have. Where as to the contrary the Turkish carpet above, DEFINITELY has quality in spades. This is dangerous ground of course, because for sure there are many rugs from Iran, Pakistan and elsewhere that have excellent technical and aesthetic qualities, and yet are built to non indigenous designs. So are they fakes? Maybe. How and when these factors cross over in the the realm of "reproduction" or fakery, honestly, I don't exactly have sorted out mentally myself!! I just kind of feel it when I see it so to speak. Which would be the best explanation for me: Genuine= A Certain Feeling.
Now to finally break free of the prayer rugs, Consider one last carpet from Ningxia. It too , was made recently. Actually, it was made in July. And it was made in Ningxia itself, but to an old design, but maybe not quite an exact copy. Does that make it a repro? Or not? In the end, this one I file under "Who Cares?". It's is really a gorgeous piece and looks great on a the floor where I would have to build a serious business case before putting down a real Ningxia antique.
Your thoughts? What makes a rug real, a repro, a fake, ...or just a great carpet?
|October 23rd, 2016, 08:43 AM
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Hi Jeff,
A question like yours would require lengthy reflections and discussions
Before going into that, let me add an element that is underlying in your post but not clearly spelled: the perceived (or otherwise) ethnicity i.e. authenticity - of the rugs in question.
Because, for a city rug (say, a Kerman) the question would be simply between an antique rug and a modern version. Right?
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|October 23rd, 2016, 01:58 PM
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Yes. Ethnicity is part of it. So is geography.
For example: There are many Turkmen in Pakistan, yet in my mind the carpets they create are different than their geo-centric forerunners. Yes, the designs and methods are clearly derivative of older designs, and maybe you could even call a Peshawar carpet a "Turkoman Design", but to call it a Turkoman carpet, even if it were woven by people of Turkoman extraction seems a stretch. The popular colloquialism seems to be to call their carpets "Pakistani".
Conversely, there are many Tibetan Refugees in Nepal, they make rugs and even though they are often of a very modern design and the methods and materials are not precisely the same as north of the Himalayas, the popular colloquialism is to call them "Tibetan Carpets"...even though I personally don't see them as such.
To take it to this particular example to the extreme, there is a large Tibetan community in Queens, New York. If they suddenly took to making carpets rather than their day to day office jobs, would their carpets be "Tibetan", or "New Yorker"? Or something else entirely?
But circling back, yes ethnicity does play a part. So does Geography. Where the line is crossed in determining the "origin designation" of a carpet is not always very clear.
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|October 23rd, 2016, 04:29 PM
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OK. Geography.
So, let's start with city carpets. Take one of those Persian city rugs like a Kerman, Tabriz or any other city where they have a century-long tradition in making luxury carpets in workshops with designs copied by cartoons by highly skilled weavers.
A modern, high quality Tabriz is not a reproduction, it's just a modern Tabiriz.
If, let's say, it's a Chinese copy, instead, I would call it a reproduction.
If the copy is made in China with the intent to deceive (same weave, side finishing etc. like a real Tabriz) and sold under the Tabriz label I would call it a fake.
So far so good. Things go muddled with your modern prayer rugs, the one made in Caucasus and the other made in Turkey, though.
Ethnically, the one made in Caucasus would be legitimately called Caucasian.
Or not?
Well, if we consider that the Caucasian population is formed by more than 50 ethnic groups end most of the time we are unable to identify which one wove what, I would say that the "authenticity" of Caucasian stuff resides more in the adherence to the lovely weaving (and interweaving) tradition that developed during the centuries in that land.
It must be also mentioned that in the Caucasus the REAL weaving tradition concerned much more flat-weaves than piled carpet. The latter had a strong commercial expansion under the Russians at the end of the 19th century and was somehow edulcorated by governmental sponsored programs (the Kustar) carried out also later by the Soviets.
Kustar notwithstanding, IMHO, in its golden age the Caucasian cottage rug production managed to reach high results. Unfortunately the weaving tradition declined sharply in the second part of the last century together with the previous spontaneity and creativity that was present even when the weavers copied the Kustar's cartoons.
In Turkey (again IMHO) it seems the weaving tradition survived a little better, and ethnographically speaking, they share some groups with the Caucasus. In few regions they make rugs very similar to Caucasians too. According to "rumors" there is in Turkey a current production of fake and artificially aged Caucasians that are indistinguishable from the real items, even for experts.
Your Anatolian copy (yes, I call it a copy) is very good, perhaps better than the Caucasian modern rug, a little stiff IMHO. Would I call the latter (the one in the first photo) a copy? Mmmh!
Perhaps a "modern Caucasian reproduction". Yes, because I think it's an almost exact reproduction of a specific rug I think I saw in Kaffell's book on Caucasian prayer rugs (cannot check now, I am not at home). And, of course, geographically it's Caucasian.
So, what about that modern Tabriz? It's not a reproduction as well? Yes, but all city rugs are supposed to be reproductions of cartoons. Caucasians are more, let's say, "interpretation " or variations on the theme.
As I said, things go muddled…
I have to stop here for lack of time – but I would call the Beluch as such, out of habit perhaps. Let's wait for the opinion of others.
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Hi Jeff,
Correction! I wrote "because I think it's an almost exact reproduction of a specific rug I think I saw in Kaffell's book on Caucasian prayer rugs (cannot check now, I am not at home)".
I am back home and I checked. No, it isn't on Kaffel's book. But I remembered having seen this rug quite clearly in one of my books. Perhaps in Bannett's & Bassoul ""Tapis du Caucase – Rugs of the Caucasus"?
Nope. No, yes…well, almost.
Your rug:
Item #99 of the above mentioned book, "DAGESTAN PRAYER RUG"
Item #100, "SUMAKH WOVEN VERNEH HORSE-COVER"
Field of the first, border of the second. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Of course, I am not sure; your rug could have been copied from an antique Daghestan prayer rug that was just like this.
Nevertheless, if it the two illustrations were an inspiration for the design of the new rug, the result is good. Could it be considered a reproduction?
But I don't know, and you don't know… and it is a nice rug, so ultimately I wouldn't care.
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Albeit I would prefer DEFINITELY item #99...
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I am impressed by your memory! Yes. I would concur that the carpet is likely a synthesis of older rug themes, or likely an outright copy of one not seen yet. I am comfortable calling it a "reproduction" given the circumstances.
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NBC News has learned that Martin and Ted Wells, the New York attorney heading the probe, will meet Friday at Wells' office. The meeting will come 18 days after Martin stormed out of Dolphins facilities following a cafeteria prank.
A week later, fellow offensive lineman Richie Incognito was suspended indefinitely by the team after Martin's representatives shared threatening and racially charged messages Incognito left for their client.
The Dolphins also asked the NFL to conduct an investigation of the charges that Incognito had bullied Martin over a prolonged period of time. The league appointed Wells to lead the investigation, and neither player has rejoined the team.
Incognito broke his silence on Sunday, giving an interview to Fox Sports. He cited the culture of the Dolphins' locker room for his strong language, saying he was one of Martin's biggest defenders on the team.
On Monday, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross announced that he planned to meet with Martin two days later, but that meeting was postponed at the request of the NFL. Ross also announced the creation of a committee to create a new code of conduct for the team. Former Dolphin greats Dan Marino, Don Shula, and Jason Taylor are among those who will serve on the committee.
Though Martin has not spoken publicly since the scandal broke, his lawyer David Cornwell has released some details of the bullying claims. He issued a statement Thursday night with text of another threatening message from a teammate, also alleging that Martin "endured a malicious physical attack on him by a teammate."
The scandal in the Dolphins locker room, combined with the team's poor play as of late (they have lost 5 of 6 games) could end up costing several team officials their jobs. Ross gave head coach Joe Philbin a vote of confidence in his Monday press conference, but made no mention of general manager Jeff Ireland.
Ireland has come under increased scrutiny by fans fed up with the team's mediocre record during his tenure. A group of fans announced they will fly a banner above Sun Life Stadium calling on Ross to fire Ireland on Sunday when Miami hosts the San Diego Chargers.
Ireland was also the subject of a prank himself when his business card with personal contact information was posted on Twitter.
Labor lawyers Michael Volpe and Nicholas Reiter (of Venable LLP in New York) told the Associated Press Thursday that the team could also end up facing lawsuits due to the controversy. "Even if the Dolphins were unaware of Incognito's alleged behavior, which may be the case, the organization could still face claims of liability," they said.


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The first game of the 2014 football season is in the books after the San Juan Broncos defeated the Monticello Buckaroos, 44-7, on August 22 in Monticello.
San Juan used a relentless passing attack to soften up the young Buckaroo defense and then the running game to pound the ball into the endzone.
The game plan worked for coach Monty Lee's team as the Broncos led 18-6 at halftime, thanks to good field position.
Junior quarterback Payton Palmer completed 11 for 25 for 159 yards and two TDs in the first half alone.
Monticello scored their lone touchdown in the second quarter on a nice five-yard toss from senior QB Makade Maloy to Alma Beh.
But the third quarter was the router quarter for the Broncos as they turned an interception and two short Buckaroo punts into quick scores on three consecutive offensive plays to put the game out of reach.
Bronco junior Bronz Eldredge intercepted Maloy on the Buckaroo's first play of the half after the Buckaroo defense forced a punt on San Juan's first possession. Eldredge returned the intereception to the Monticello 11-yard line.
Two plays later, the Broncos scored on a Payton Palmer 10-yard pass to senior running back Grant Laws. On the next possession, the Bronco defense pushed the Buck offense back to their own 10 yard line, forcing a short punt. They scored the next play on a 35-yard TD pass, Palmer to Eldredge.
After another short Buckaroo punt, Kavika Su'e Su'e dashed 38 yards to paydirt on the next play and suddenly it was 38-7 just six minutes in to the third quarter.
San Juan ended the game with 219 passing yards on 17 of 36 attempts, 106 rushing yards, 15 first downs, one turnover, and 11 penalties for 100 yards.
MHS was eight for 21 for 103 yards passing, -17 yards rushing, six first downs, four turnovers, and eight penalties for 65 yards.
The Broncos beat the Bucks for the tenth time in a row and 16th time in the last 20 games. The Bucks last beat the Broncos in the 2003 season, 32-20, after also winning in 2001 (28-23) and 2002 (19-12).
New Buckaroo head coach Art Adair talked with Sportshorts after the game.
Q: What positive things do you take from this game?
"As far as the overall game goes, the second half wasn't that great. But our overall performance, from where we are at right now as a team, I think those boys did a heck of a job.
"I know most people only look at the score at the end of the game and think 44-7 and say, 'Hey, you were not successful because they put up 44 on you.' But I think overall we are ok.
"San Juan is a great program that has been successful at what they do for a long time. You got to give them credit, they play hard and are coached well.
"I watched some film after the game and you know, we had some mental breakdowns in the second half. We got a little tired and that's gonna come with a young team, a team that's not that experienced.
"But overall, I thought our first half was a great half of football. We put some points on the board and overall never quit working."
Q: Losses expose weaknesses as well. What do you plan to focus on this week?
"First we got to get off the ball. Got to be quicker at our line. We have to hit holes quicker and move the defense. We have to make sure we got the right personnel on the field.
"Sometimes we only had ten guys. That's unacceptable and that falls on us as coaches to make sure our guys are out there.
"I think our biggest weaknesses is our inexperience. We don't have a lot of veteran players on our team. We've got a lot of inexperience with each other, we're still trying to feel each other out.
"Whether it's from the quarterback to wide receivers, or lineman to running backs, we still have to figure a lot of things out.
"We played two freshman, five sophomores, and six juniors, all with no varsity experience and some seniors with little to none as well. We had a few players that didn't play last year at all and have one junior that has never played football. He did a tremendous job."
Q: How did you feel your coaching staff functioned during the game?
"I think we learned a lot that first game, going back and looking at things. We know we're responsible to get personnel on the field and make sure those kids are out there.
"I think better clock management at times as well on my part. It's a learning thing for us as well."
Q: Player(s) of the game and why?
"I think every kid that stepped on the field deserves player of the game. We never quit, even when we knew it was out of reach. We stayed positive, played every down and finished with head high.
"Some of the guys that stood out are Nolan Freestone and Parker Knudsen. They both looked good on both sides of the ball. I loved the hustle and that they never quit.
"Tobin Esplin worked his butt off as well, playing both ways.
"And then Cole Eldredge and Makade Maloy. We will need the senior leadership as we move forward. I thought they kept everything in perspective no matter the score. And they worked their tails off from start to finish."
Next up for the Bucks is region rival Whitehorse in Monticello on August 29, followed by three away games at Richfield, Kanab, and Monument Valley.
Cross Country
Both Monticello and San Juan boys and girls teams participated in the annual Southern Utah University Invitiational. Buckaroo coach Jeff Hunt reports, "The MHS boys finished eighth, led by Tyler Bird"s tenth place finish.
"The MHS Girls didn't have a complete varsity team and were fifth in JV. Bailey Goodwine led the girls with a sixth place finish."
San Juan boys and girls both finished ninth.


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- ATP World Tour Finals
Sublime Federer serves quality reminder to Murray
Roger Federer ended Andy Murray's hopes of winning the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with an impressive 7-6 6-2 victory at the O2 Arena on Sunday.
Federer, the defending champion at the traditional end-of-season event, has 20 career indoor titles to his name - more than any other active player in the sport. And that pedigree shone through at the Greenwich venue, as the Swiss overcame a slow start to secure a straight sets victory.
Federer will now face Novak Djokovic in the final, after the Serbian came from a set and a break down to defeat Juan Martin del Potro in the day's earlier semi-final.
"It was a special match," Federer said. "I think the crowd was electric. They both supported both of us and it's a pleasure playing like this.
"I've been around the block, but this was very, very nice. Thanks for making it so cool for us. It's been another great tournament here at the O2 - and we've got one more match to go."
The victory also ensured Federer enjoyed the better of the duo's three meetings in London in 2012 - as he beat Murray in the final of Wimbledon before losing at the Olympics just a few weeks later.
It was Murray who opened sharpest in their latest, eagerly-awaited contest, creating two break points in the opening game and taking the second of them - as Federer dumped a sluggish forehand into the net.
The Scot then looked like he might give the break right back as he slipped 15-30 down, but a couple of precise serves followed by a horrendous forehand wide put him 2-0 ahead inside the first ten minutes.
Federer sneaked onto the scoreboard after being forced to deuce in the third game, finding a bit of extra fire on a serve that was slowly warming up to ward off Murray's attempts to move even further ahead.
After the scoreline moved to 3-2 this time it was Murray who was made to sweat on his own serve - the US Open champion ultimately outwitting his illustrious opponent with slower opening serve to get out of the game intact.
The tide was slowly turning in Federer's direction, and it was not long before Federer was back on terms - a wide forehand giving the world No. 2 a break point opportunity he would take by feasting on a meek second serve.
The scores locked at 4-4, the set duly proceeded to a tiebreak - which mirrored the action that came before it, as Federer fell behind early but restored parity at 4-4 before creating two set point opportunities.
Murray changed rackets this point - a move that stirred boos from the crowd, despite an obvious crack in the frame of his weaponry - and then saved the first set point, but he could not repeat the feat as Federer produced another unstoppable finishing shot.
The second set was similarly competitive, although the scoreline ultimately did not reflect it as Federer won point after close point with some outlandish final strokes.
Murray was clearly getting frustrated by his opponent's sorcery, and ultimately ran out of hunger as Federer looked more and more indestructible - eventually finishing off matters in surprisingly quick-time with a booming forehand down the line.
Murray wasted no time in getting off court, but Federer stayed around for 15 minutes to soak up the atmosphere - signing autographs for fans who had witnessed a performance worthy of his vintage years.


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The conference committee report for next year's agricultural appropriations overturns key elements of USDA's proposed guidelines for child nutrition programs. The proposed guidelines had included strong support for whole grains, a recommended limit on salt, and a stipulation that not too much of the vegetables served would be white potatoes. Currently, school lunch programs contain far more salt than recommended limits, and many school systems use french fries and other forms of white potatoes as by far the dominant vegetable.
In a step that reminds us all of the Reagan administration's heroically foolish effort to define ketchup as a vegetable, the appropriations committees also intervened to make sure that the tomato puree in pizza counts toward vegetable requirements.
USDA officials were sharply critical, and I imagine that the hard-working staff throughout the department are upset. The Associated Press coverage says:
USDA spokeswoman Courtney Rowe said Tuesday that the department will continue its efforts to make lunches healthier.It is fun to read the fine print of the conference committee report (.pdf). See sections 743 and 746 on page H7443. Although they have no expertise in meals programs or nutrition, the appropriations committee members were quite willing to do the food industry's bidding on these arcane provisions:
"While it's unfortunate that some members of Congress continue to put special interests ahead of the health of America's children, USDA remains committed to practical, science-based standards for school meals," she said in a statement.
SEC. 743. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement an interim final or final rule regarding nutrition programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) that—A graduate student and I are taking a look at the diversity of comments that were submitted in response to USDA's proposed guidelines. I will do a follow-up post in a couple weeks, noting which organizations suggested the policy reversals that Congress made this week.
(1) requires crediting of tomato paste and puree based on volume;
(2) implements a sodium reduction target beyond Target I, the 2-year target, specified in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ''Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs'' (FNS–2007–0038, RIN 0584– AD59) until the Secretary certifies that the Department has reviewed and evaluated relevant scientific studies and data relevant to the relationship of sodium reductions to human health; and
(3) establishes any whole grain requirement without defining ''whole grain.''
In my children's schools, I see the need for well-written and reasonable guidelines. The status quo is not good enough. I believe the IOM and USDA did the best possible job in balancing nutrition and economic considerations. Readers know very well that I will speak up against government overreach. But these guidelines did not look to me like government overreach. They looked judicious.
As a policy researcher, I think the public interest would have been better served by deferring to IOM and USDA. As a parent, I am angry about Congress' intervention. It seems clear that Congress is doing the food industry's bidding at the expense of our children.


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