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The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:** Latest monthly PIP implant data** (covering the period 6th January…
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:**
Latest monthly PIP implant data** (covering the period 6th January to **30th September 2012)
**This release covers two monthly data collections monitoring the "NHS Offer" for patients who have had PIP implants.
The first collection monitors the extent to which patients who had PIP implants implanted privately have presented to the NHS.
The second collection tracks the care of those women who have previously had PIP implants implanted by the NHS. This collection covers the seven NHS providers which had used PIP implants on NHS patients in the past.
This submission is the second monthly submission relating to monthly data. Previous data was weekly with the final week's data being for the week ended 29July 2012.
The key points from the latest data are:
Private PIP implants
- A total of 7,787 referrals have now been received, 114 of these were received during the last month (i.e. month ending 30 September).
- These referrals have been received by 121 trusts.
- 5,146 scans have now been completed and 104 of these were during the last month (i.e. month ending 30 September).
- The number of decisions to explant now stands at 607. Of these 607 there have been 384 explants to date.
- 4,016 women have completed their NHS offer and 92 of these have been this month.
- This collection splits the private patient data into 3 categories (Harley, Transform and Other). Harley and Transform are separately identified because, according the available information, they have the largest number of patients with PIP implants. "Other" includes unknown so some of these patients may be identified in later weeks as Harley or Transform patients.
** NHS PIP implants
- The latest estimate of the number of women with NHS PIP implants in place on 6th January is 970.
- 964 women have been contacted.
- 148 scans have been completed. 378 decisions have been made to explant and 275 explants have already taken place.
- 366 women have completed their NHS offer.
Full tables are available on the Department of Health website.
The point at which the NHS offer is completed will vary according to the circumstances of each woman. Some women will simply want reassurance, others will decide after clinical advice to have their implants explanted by the NHS.
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And women ages 50 to 74 need a screening mammogram only every two years, according to the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
Women at high risk for breast cancer should talk to their physicians about the most appropriate screening schedule, the writing committee reported in the Nov. 17 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
The task force found insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of screening mammography in women ages 75 and older and the benefits and potential harms of clinical breast examination beyond screening mammography.
The task force's 2002 statement recommended screening mammography every one to two years for all women ages 40 and older, consistent with the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommendation. The ACS has seen no evidence to warrant a change in that recommendation, Len Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer, said in an interview.
"Given the fact that we've seen a significant and continuing decline in breast cancer deaths in both women who are in the 40 to 49 age group and in the 50 and above group, we believe that annual screening beginning at age 40 is consistent with what we consider appropriate medical practice," said Lichtenfeld.
The differences in the task force and ACS recommendations represent "discussions around the edge of the core issue," said George Sledge, MD, a breast cancer specialist at Indiana University in Indianapolis.
"The core issue is that screening mammography reduces breast cancer mortality if it is used on a regular basis," said Sledge, who also is president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. "When you get that really important core issue, the issues that circulate around it ... are largely issues related to balancing risk and benefits or balancing cost and benefit."
"I view this as a significant change, but not something that changes the core message," Sledge added.
The task force based its recommendations on a systematic review of evidence that has come to light since the 2002 recommendation statement. The review included randomized controlled trials that had breast cancer mortality outcomes for screening effectiveness. Various types of studies were used to assess potential harms related to breast cancer screening.
The review showed that:
- Mammographic screening reduces breast cancer mortality in women ages 39 to 69
- Data on screening mammography in older women are lacking
- Radiation exposure from mammography is low
- Adverse events are common but do not affect screening practices
- Screening leads to overdiagnosis rates of 1% to 10%
- False-positive results are more common in younger women
- Breast self-examination does not reduce mortality but does increase the rate of negative biopsies
The findings led the task force to recommend starting mammographic screening at age 50, screening every two years for average-risk women, and that clinicians not teach women how to perform breast self-examination.
The task force also found data insufficient to determine whether clinical breast examination adds anything to mammography, and whether digital mammography and MRI have advantages or disadvantages versus film mammography.
In an accompanying editorial, Karla Kerlikowske, MD, said the recommendations represent a step toward tailored recommendations for preventions based on individual risk. However, she said the scientific basis for such an approach needs bolstering.
"We urgently need risk models with better discriminatory accuracy that can correctly identify persons at all levels of risk," said Kerlikowske, of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. "We also need research to determine the best prevention strategies for levels of risk to maximize prevention benefits while minimizing harms."
Lichtenfeld expressed concern that the different recommendations from the ACS will lead to uncertainty that could adversely affect screening practices.
"The worst message that could go out is that women don't need to be screened or if they feel that there is confusion about the message that they decide not to get screened," said Lichtenfeld. "That would be a terrible outcome of this discussion."
Sledge expressed less concern about the different recommendations and greater concern about women who do not get screened regardless of how the benefits are conveyed to them.
"If you look at even the most conservative recommendations, and I would view the task force recommendations as a very nuanced but very conservative recommendation, you see that perhaps a third of American women never meet those very conservative recommendations," he said. "There are literally millions of women who are not availing themselves or not able to avail themselves of what is a potentially life-saving technology for them."
The task force authors, Kerlikowske, Lichtenfeld, and Sledge reported no relevant disclosures.
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Annals of Internal MedicineSource Reference: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force "Screening for breast cancer: U. S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement" Ann Intern Med 2009; 151: 716-26.
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Annals of Internal MedicineSource Reference: Nelson HD, et al "Screening for breast cancer: an update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force" Ann Intern Med 2009; 151: 727-37.
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Annals of Internal MedicineSource Reference: Kerlikowske K "Evidence-based breast cancer prevention: the importance of individual risk" Ann Intern Med 2009; 151: 750-52.


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Adding big bass to your home theater system doesn't mean you'll have to spend big money and devote a lot of space to a hulking subwoofer. The Bowers & Wilkins ASW608 Subwoofer is testament to that notion, providing tight, deep bass in a compact unit with the pedigree of B&W speakers, but without a ridiculous price tag. The smallest of the 600 Series B&W Subwoofer line, the ASW608 is just over 10" tall, with a footprint of less than a square foot. While truly a compact subwoofer, the ASW608 is still built with the same level of craftsmanship as B&W's larger flagship subwoofers. A rugged yet lightweight construction of paper and aramid fiber gives the driver cone the strength needed to withstand the sonic forces created when pumping out deep, rumbly bass. Don't let its small size fool you, though. Like all B&W speakers, the ASW608 subwoofer delivers sound in spades. The 8-inch long-throw bass driver was engineered to move volumes of air in the same league as much larger units. A Class-D amplifier powers the ASW608, delivering 200 W of booming bass to bring new life to your music and movies.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2007) -- In their final regular season game before the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Championship, the newly crowned A-Sun Champion ETSU Buccaneers will face Mercer on Senior Day beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday inside Memorial Center.
Prior to the game's tipoff, ETSU seniors Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.), Eryk Thomas (Fremont, Calif.) and Nick Tuggle (Memphis) will be honored for their efforts as part of the Buccaneer athletic tradition. Meanwhile, the game will pit the Bucs (21-8 overall, 15-2 A-Sun) against Mercer (13-15, 8-9), a team that has struggled lately, losing five of their last seven to drop below .500 on the season.
By virtue of their championship win Thursday night, the Bucs are guaranteed the No. 1 seed in the tournament, which begins next Thursday inside Memorial Center. ETSU will play the 7 p.m. game that evening against either Campbell or Stetson, depending on the outcomes of Saturday's final day of regular season play.
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Muffins & Scones: 15 Simple Things To Bake This Weekend
The promise of spring weather gave way to a cold, sullen rain today, draining the skies of color and light. I want to huddle in a warm corner with a cup of tea and something warm — in fact, I'd like to snuggle up with my oven. Biscuits are high on the list of warm things to eat, while I wait for spring to catch up. From apple-Gouda cookies to real Irish scones, and life-changing vegan thumbprints to oatmeal muffins, here are a few favorite recipes for scones, biscuits, muffins and simple cookies — delicious things to keep you and your oven warm this weekend.
• 1 Quick and Homey Oatmeal Raisin Muffins – Warm, tender, and simple.
• 2 Cranberry Muffins with 7-Minute Marmalade – Tart and juicy, with a crunchy top of orange sugar.
• 3 Cheddar and Leek Muffins – Savory, with just a pinch of salt and a drizzle of honey.
• 4 Whole Wheat Raisin English Muffins – A different sort of muffin! Perfect for toasting.
• 5 Easy Ethereal Popovers – Not quite a muffin, or a biscuit, or a bread — popovers are their own thing, and the perfect accompaniment to soup.
• 6 Apple Gouda Oatmeal Cookies – Sweet and savory, totally moist.
• 7 Life-Changing Vegan Thumbprints – A moist, nutty, jammy cookie.
• 8 Earl Grey Tea Cookies – One of these slender, crispy icebox cookies and a cup of tea is a great afternoon pick-me-up.
• 9 Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Glaze – A little spice, a little citrus.
• 10 Butter Dips – The butter goes in the pan, not in the dough with these quick and easy biscuits.
• 11 Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Biscuits – Making chili? Make these too.
• 12 How To Make Cream Biscuits In Less Than 15 Minutes – The quickest biscuits you can make.
• 13 Real Irish Scones – Heavenly with real Irish butter.
• 14 Fresh Cranberry Scones – Buttery and tangy at the same time.
• 15 Flour Bakery's Classic Currant Scones – A classic recipe from a great bakery.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UCSB women's swimming and diving team kicks off the season when it takes on Utah, Oregon State and UCLA in a triple dual meet this Friday at UCLA. The Gauchos are coming off of a second place finish at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, and will look to build upon last years performance.
"It's very exciting because of the meet they're coming off of," head coach Gregg Wilson said. "One of the best meets I've ever had by a men's or women's team. They were just incredible"
The Gauchos will look to team captains junior Sophia Yamauchi and senior Emma Hunt to replace an experienced graduating class.
"We lost some very effective leaders, great team captains and a senior class that was very supportive and involved, just great women," Wilson said. "Sophia and Emma are seasoned veterans and are very attentive to the needs of the team."
Hunt finished the season last year with what coach Wilson called "one of the greatest performances in a relay any Gaucho has ever had." Her leg led to a victory in the 800 free relay during the first night of the MPSF Championships. The Gauchos will look for Hunt to continue that success over the course of the season.
Yamauchi, the school record holder in the 200 IM (1:56.58), was undefeated in all of her events in dual meets last season. She was named a Mid-Major All-American and continued on to compete in the NCAA Championships as well as the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Mid-Major All-American, junior Andrea Ward, has a lot of experience as well as she also competed in the NCAA Championships and the Olympic Trials. She was named the MPSF Swimmer of the Year and holds school records in the 200 free (1:48.55), 500 free (4:48.60), 1000 free (10:03.01), 100 fly (52.98), and the 200 fly (1:59.16).
"Sophia and Andrea look great this year, they have great attitudes, and gained valuable experience last year as sophomores, so we have very high expectations for their junior and senior seasons," coach Wilson said.
The Reigning MPSF Freshman of the Year, sophomore Katie Records brings even more experience to the table. She qualified for the Olympic Trials by over two seconds in the 200 breaststroke and was a Mid-Major All-American Honorable Mention.
Junior Allie Knight had an outstanding season last year as well, setting school records in the 200 back (1:57.67) and 400 IM (4:14.48) on her way to earning a Mid-Major All-American Honorable Mention selection.
Another junior, Katie Tomkinson, who redshirted last year due to a shoulder injury, will contribute in a big way this season by bolstering the Gauchos in their sprint freestyle events.
"Katie will be a significant addition to our program, she is one of our fastest," Wilson said. "We are very excited that she still has two years left."
Sophomores Heren Alanis and Micaela Velasquez will add a great deal to the program as well.
Despite only having two seniors – Hunt and Paige Bradley – the women's swimming and diving team will capitalize on the experience from many younger athletes and will look for athletes to step up.
"We have a lot of sleepers," Wilson said. "A lot of athletes with potential in our freshman class. They will find their way into the thick of things, we just have to give them time."
Freshman Marissa Neel hopes to stand out and make a huge impact in the backstroke and butterfly for the Gauchos.
Diving figures to have a bigger part of the lineup this year, with the team featuring four freshmen out of six divers. Freshman Tripti Singhal, Hannah Tomp, Monika Terry, and Quetzal Moreno all add to a talented diving squad.
"I would like to give BYU, UC Davis, and now Hawaii women a good run this year," Wilson said. "Our women will be tested this Friday at UCLA. We just have to find a way to go fast, and find a way to dive well."


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For Corvette lovers wanting to seriously upgrade their ride's performance, a coupe (or hardtop) is usually the only way to go.
Not so with John Smeelen, who teamed with Toronto's Dream Machines to create a mega-power marvel of an open-body Vette. "I wanted to have something different, and I wanted the best of both worlds," says Smeelen of his choice to build a convertible Corvette. "You don't see very many ragtops that are high-performance, because of structural issues and so on."
Making sure the topless Vette wouldn't tie itself into a pretzel was one aspect of the project, one that would consume more than 1,000 hours of work from start to finish. But that wasn't the biggest challenge that they faced. "The hardest part, believe it or not, was the engineering of the engine, blower, and transmission," says Smeelen. "If it was a manual transmission, it would have been much simpler."
Fortunately RPM Transmissions was able to upgrade the GM 6L80E six-speed automatic and provide a pair of 1,000-hp-capable halfshafts to handle the anticipated big power.
Under the hood, the plan called for replacing the stock 400hp LS2 engine with a custom-built LS that would twist the dyno dials much, much higher. That included a Magna Charger TVS 2300 supercharger, one with a minor challenge added: It was a very-early-production piece, and likely the first of its kind in Canada. "We had to devise our own custom pulley system for the blower," Smeelen recalls.
The result was a truly one-off 50mm, curvilinear, synchronous beltdrive. This setup even incorporates an overrun clutch that eliminates the belt shock that normally results from throttle manipulation.
To further ensure durability at high boost levels, Dream Machines specified the GM/Katech LS7 block stuffed with a forged steel Callies crankshaft and plenty of other high-strength internals.
"We're running about 13 pounds [of boost], and we've designed it so that it's very, very user-friendly and reliable," says Smeelen. "We detuned it so that we could have peace of mind. There's still a lot of output—it could be greater, but we're not taking that chance."
Even at that relatively modest boost level, the engine pumps out a monstrous 768 hp and 802 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels, enough to put even the most radical of dedicated race Vettes back on the trailer.
Other mechanical mods include Pfadt Race Engineering coilovers, huge Baer brakes, and MHT Paragon aluminum wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Sports.
But there's more to Smeelen's C6 project than just the supercharged LS7 and the chassis hardware to handle it. The color scheme not only includes a bright-red base color, but a unique center stripe with a marble-like appearance. Says Smeelen, "We decided that we were going to break up that mass of red, and we wanted to do something different, with the marble texture. It goes with the leather interior, and it takes away from some of the mass of red that the car is." It also helped it score the Best Exterior award at last year's Corvettes at Carlisle.
Also noteworthy are the car's custom structural roll hoops, which are hinged to allow sufficient clearance for the factory power top as it sweeps through its range of motion. They even incorporate override safety switches that prevent the top-up procedure from being initiated while the hoops are in the upright position.
When it comes to driving, Smeelen says you can run out of road with his '06 in a hurry. "John Edwards of Dream Machines testdrove it. He was only in Fifth gear...going 255 kph [about 158 mph], and he said, 'I'm just not even close to top speed.'"
And, like other LS-engined screamers, this C6 is an efficient cruiser, too. "I can putt along at 110-120 kph and get 10 liters per 100 kilometers," says Smeelen. (That's around 23 mpg at 68-74 mph.) "But if you want to boot it, I've seen it go up to 25 liters per 100 kilometers." (You don't want to know.)
Whenever Smeelen takes the car out, it's an attention getter. But he says that attention-magnet status comes with a price: "If you've ever been in Corvettes or exotic cars, have you ever noticed that people look and gawk at you while they're driving? They're not paying attention while they're driving—and they're almost running into you!"
Fortunately the heightened interest hasn't resulted in any on-road mishaps, and John Smeelen is still enjoying the many facets of this, the ultimate dual-use C6.


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As for this week's entries... Spring is definitely in the air! So let's just get started so you can agonize over which one to try first.
Kevin, my favorite Closet Cooking genius, definitely knows the way to my heart....Pasta with Fiddlehead Shrimp Scampi...when can I move in?
Graziana of Erbe in Cucina made this lovely dish of Four Cheese Pasta with Marjoram which isn't usually my favorite herb...but I think this is the one recipe to change my mind!
Lisa of Lisa's Kitchen has another new flavor for me...Rye Pasta with a Sun-dried Tomato Sauce. I'm definitely going to be hunting for some rye pasta. What a healthy alternative to the more traditional.
Katerina of Culinary Flavors is under the weather-poor baby...cold season still lingering at her house. Although we don't want her cold, we all could use a dose of this comfort food...Lasagna Bolognese. Feel better soon!
Joanne..who Eats Well with Others, whipped up a very tasty sounding dish of Pumbkin Pasta with Trees. Now if only my two year old grandson would get over his "I don't eat green" phase...oh well, he's only here one day a week, which means lots of opportunities for the rest of us.
Kitchenetta of Got No Milk may not use real cheese, but this is one fabulous Orzo with Chicken and "Cheese" that everyone will love. Every week, Kitchenetta does a great PPN Follow-up post. Check out this last one. I was smiling all day.
Sara of I Like to Cook was missing Vietnamese restaurants when she moved from Calgary. I share her loss...just a few here in Halifax compared to a million in each neighborhood in Toronto. Oh well, she made an awesome Vietnamese Pork & Noodle dish that I can make right here at home.
Soma of eCurry made this stunning - and I know awesome dish of Pasta with Roasted Garlic & Tomato Sauce. So glad I roasted that head of garlic with our roast beef dinner last night!
Dellene of Cooking and the City, came up with this perfect Penne with Beef Ragu that had a secret ingredient...well you didn't think I'd tell you here, did you...go check it out.
The Sweet Kitchen usually likes to eat local (who doesn't when given the choice) and even though it's too early in the season for "out of the ground", these hot house beauties taste just fine, thanks. Spaghetti Pomodoro with hothouse tomatoes is an excellent option.
Margot of Coffee & Vanilla always cooks up something wonderful and today is no different. I love the simplicity of her Spaghetti with Olive Oil, Tomatoes, Garlic & Herbs.
Tigerfish of Teczcape almost didn't play this week. I'm glad she did - just check out her awesome Summer Soba Delight. I want a bowlful right now!
Daphne of More Than Words feeds us in two ways...great photos of one of her wedding parties (they're gorgeous) and a fantastic Spicy Seafood Marinara Pasta. Thanks for sharing both and best wishes for a long and happy life together.
Katie of Thyme for Cooking (next week's PPN host extraordinaire) made this stunning Tomato & Herb Orzo...is it not spectacular!
and my creation Penne with fresh local mushrooms, dried chorizo and Chimichurri, packed with lots of fresh herbs from my market. It really does pay to eat real food, from local sources.
Well that's it for this week and a big thank you to all the fabulous cooks for joining in the fun.
Next week Katie of Thyme for Cooking never has much to do...just kidding - I don't know many people juggling more balls than Katie. Anyway, as I said before when you were too busy drooling over her entry...she's our gracious host . Send your entries to her - thyme2.kate (at) gmail (dot) com and cc me ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com
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And if you'd like to host a Presto Pasta Night Roundup yourself, just send me an email. There are still some open slots for June and lots of dates in the summer. What are you waiting for...it's great fun and a fabulous way to get introduced to other awesome bloggers.
Thanks everyone for a truly wonderful roundup this week. Couldn't do it without you all!


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30 in 30: Blues well-stocked for deep playoff runby Adam Kimelman
It's the little things that show St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong the culture is changing around his team.
"This is probably the first year in the five years I've been in St. Louis that we're not leaving a space for an entry-level player," he told NHL.com. "We're no longer in that spot where we need to put 18-, 19- or 20-year-old players on our roster, to rejuvenate our fan base that we're in the growth process, or out of necessity because we don't have competent veteran players."
Depth and skill across the entire roster and throughout the organization have the Blues focused on continuing the progress that's been made the past two seasons.
The change in culture started when Ken Hitchcock arrived as coach 13 games into the 2011-12 season. The Blues were 6-7-0 at the time but finished 49-22-11, won the Central Division, finished second in the Western Conference with 109 points, and won a Stanley Cup Playoff series for the first time since 2002.
Last season the Blues recovered from a slow start to finish fourth in the conference, but like the 2012 run, the 2013 trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs ended in a loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
"We ran into a buzz saw in Los Angeles two years ago," Armstrong said. "A team that sort of was in playoff mode the last month of the season just to get in the playoffs, they were a dominant team throughout that run [and] we weren't a match for them that season. I thought last season was a much more competitive series. Still, we weren't able to find the necessary goals to push that in our favor. I think we have learned."
Part of that learning curve might have been the signing of free-agent center Derek Roy to a one-year contract in July. Roy averaged 60 points the previous six seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, but in 42 games split between the Dallas Stars and Vancouver Canucks in 2012-13, he had seven goals and 28 points and was limited to two assists in four playoff games.
Armstrong said he envisions Roy centering one of the team's top three lines and giving the team something it hasn't had the past few seasons.
"We have bigger players, we have scoring centermen, we were looking for a playmaking centerman," Armstrong said. "I think Derek adds diversity to our group of forwards. When you look at the centermen we've had in the past, maybe size down the middle was one of our strengths … we have [David] Backes and [Patrik] Berglund, they're big men; we have a different component in Derek. We're hoping he's going to create offense for players like Chris Stewart on the wing."
Though coming in on a one-year contract might serve as a motivating factor, Armstrong said that doesn't necessarily concern him.
"As a manager I don't really care what motivates these guys to have good years, I just want them to have good years," he said. "If it's a motivation of a one-year deal or the motivation of a long-term contract at the end of a good season is there, then so be it. We need him to be a good player for us if we're going to be a competitive team."
External competition certainly will be there from the rest of the League, including a new-look Central Division that includes the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. Armstrong said he's looking forward to roster battles up and down the lineup.
"What we say to all our players is internal competition makes us better," he said. "We have internal competition in our group of nine [forwards] for power-play ice time, for competitive ice time against other teams' top players. We have excellent competition on our back end for ice time, and now we have great competition for our goal."
Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott, barring injury, will start the season as the goaltending tandem, leaving Jake Allen to start the season in the American Hockey League. Allen, a 2008 second-round draft pick (No. 34), showed last season how far he had advanced in his development in his first NHL action when he went 9-4-0 with a 2.46 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in 15 games.
"It's certainly not going to hurt Jake to play the lion's share of the games in the American Hockey League for a year if that's where we get to, and I would say that's where it looks like we're going to be at," Armstrong said. "The strength of our team is our goaltending. I don't know where we would have been last year without Jake and I don't know where we would have been without Elliott's strong finish. Jaro had a year he'd like to forget … but he's a guy that's taken a team deep into the playoffs. You look at his numbers since he's been in St. Louis and they're near the top of the League in goals-against average and shutouts. I certainly do like the depth we have in that position."
The Blues also are extremely deep at forward, even with the retirement of Andy McDonald and the trade that sent David Perron to the Edmonton Oilers.
"We're probably not a team you look at as a top-six team and a bottom-six team," Armstrong said. "We're a group of nine, and maybe even deeper than that, we're a group of 10 now."
With Roy filling McDonald's spot at third-line center, that leaves an open spot at left wing on the second line heading into training camp. Among those who could get a shot there is Magnus Paajarvi, who came from Edmonton in the Perron deal.
Paajarvi was the 10th pick of the 2009 NHL Draft and was expected to be a big offensive producer, but it didn't happen in three up-and-down seasons with the Oilers. The hope is a fresh start will rejuvenate the 22-year-old.
"I think Paajarvi has some history with Berglund," Armstrong said of the Swedes. "I think Ken will give him an opportunity there to start the season, but ultimately he's going to have to fight for that ice time. You look at the left side of our team, it has [Alexander] Steen, it has [Jaden] Schwartz, it has [Vladimir] Sobotka, and it has Paajarvi. There's very good competition for ice time in there.
"Magnus understands he's going to have to come in and earn that ice time. He's going to a totally different environment than he left in Edmonton. Edmonton was one of, 'Play the young players and allow them to grow through their learning curve;' we're a team that's trying to win today."
Another player who could push for extra ice time is forward Vladimir Tarasenko, who as a rookie had five goals and 10 points in his first eight games, but had two goals and seven points in 21 games after returning March 16 from a three-week absence due to a concussion. He was a healthy scratch for five of the team's six playoff games.
Additions: LW Magnus Paajarvi, C Derek Roy, C Keith Aucoin, C Alexandre Bolduc, C Maxim Lapierre
Subtractions: LW David Perron, D Kris Russell
UFAs: RW Jamie Langenbrunner, LW/C Andy McDonald, C Scott Nichol, D Jeff Woywitka, C T.J. Hensick, C Andrew Murray
Promotion candidates: D Joel Edmundson, RW Ty Rattie, RW Dmitrij Jaskin, D Jani Hakanpaa, D Petteri Lindbohm
However, his slow finish doesn't diminish what's going to be expected of him this season.
"We left Schwartz and Tarasenko with a clear message: You have that one year under your belt now and for us to be a good team we need to count on you. … If we didn't think both those players were ready for that, those expectations, we wouldn't give it to them," Armstrong said. "We're going to need them to be competitive, probably minimum top-nine players and maybe even higher than that."
Also pushing for ice time will be forwards Ty Rattie and Dmitri Jaskin, and defensemen Joel Edmundson and Jani Hakanpaa, all entering their first full professional seasons in North America. Armstrong said roster spots will be determined on performance, not reputation or age.
"These players are going to be given an opportunity, but it's a very difficult lineup to crack," he said. "That's that internal competition. … If we have to move out a veteran player because a younger player is better, than that's the nature of the beast in the NHL."
Whatever the final makeup of the roster, Armstrong said the time to win is now for this group.
"I think one thing we feel as an organization is we are in that window of opportunity to have success both regular season and playoffs," he said. "We don't want to let these seasons slip through our fingers without some long playoff runs. I think last year there was a feeling that we were a team that could be competitive deep into the playoffs. We ran into the defending Stanley Cup champs and we were out early. But I think our goals and our mindset is still the same: We should be competitive with all the teams with an opportunity to be a strong playoff team."


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by SuperginraiX » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:29 am
by Rockman » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:30 am
Do we really need the text to explain what a facepalm is?
by bkthomson » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:36 am
Ah, now you are just making it too easy for him.
by Cosmic » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:08 amMy family loves the show, my little one's like watching it. My only complaint is that we just don't like the hacker-chick Skye. I can't put a finger on why, but we find her way too annoying.
I love the action sequences. they are very well done for a TV show. It's hard for the kids to stop comparing the show to the movies, since Agents-of-Shield keep bringing it up on the show, so the kids are a bit disappointed that the show doesn't go full-movie-FX mode and their hasn't been any Avengers cameos other than Nick Fury.
We also love the fact that their base is a giant plane, and that they go around the world. I know it's their big set piece, but I want them out of the plane and out of the US more often.
I love the potential of the show, it reminds us of a more family-friendly version of Torchwood.
by HNutz » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:09 am
3) Check out Arrow. It's probably the best comic based show out there. Look who they're using: Deadshot, Amanda Waller, Count Vertigo, Bronze Tiger, etc... they're doing lower level baddies that require minimal (if any) CGI and they're NAILING it.
Check out the last two episodes of AoS (maybe even forget about the rest). They're not using CGI heavy characters. And it's working for them. We're also getting Victoria Hand and Jasper Sitwell. And earlier there was some mysterious organization behind at least 2 episodes with superpowers.
4) Yeah, it's kinda like asking "Who would you want to see in the next Avengers movie?" and then listing everyone who's ever been an Avenger.
The occasional name-dropping (like they did with Barton & Romanoff last episode) is cool but wanting every episode to have 2 or 3 superhero guest stars may be a little much.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:10 am
Skye is annoying because she is an exploitive Uncle Tom version of a hacktivist.
by HNutz » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:16 am
And how she could have simply asked Coulson to look into her family... which is what happened anyways.
by SuperginraiX » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:26 am
Skye is annoying for a lot of reasons.
by Strict31 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:37 pm
You would be famously incorrect. I always planned to watch the movie. What I discussed were the elements of the movie that people accepted which didn't make sense.
For example, a cadet being given command of the flagship without any training, simply because he punched his way to the job. Or the fact that Chekov should have been ten years old when Kirk got command of the Enterprise. Which is something that the hand-waved explanation of "it's an alternate reality" didn't explain.
Or the fact that none of these characters were ever the same age, and never met each other when they were right out of the Academy.
We've discussed this ad infinitum, and no one has ever come up with a counter-argument that didn't start and end with "yes, but who cares about the details, because it's fun!" But we can go back there if you wish, and I can remind you of all the things I was right about.
Of course, I really did like Into Darkness a hell of a lot, and found myself wishing that one had been the first movie. Abrams' Trek is so much better if you pretend the first movie never happened, because then, there is nothing to get in between me and my enjoyment of Zoe Saldanna's ass.
by Strict31 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:43 pmI do not understand why people hate Skye so much. Is it because she's like Buffy, but without the karate?
Because she totally is. I think Buffy would have been really annoying if she wasn't punching the shit out of vampires. In fact, in every episode, right about the time she would have started to get annoying, that was the part when she busted out with some karate.
Skye lacks the power of karate, so she just talks and talks and talks, and people are all, "FUCK YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH, SKYE! Punch a vampire, already!"
But there are no vampires in the show to punch...
I guess I can see why people hate Skye.
by superfictious » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:06 pmThe show isn't bad at all. It's absolutely above-average, even though the characters are cliches. But the entire concept confuses the hell out of me. You're going to put together a team to deal with a changing world full of super-people, by filling that team with not only non-super-people, but mostly non-field agents? The version of SHIELD on the show is completely unlike the version advertised in the movie, although the last ep was a step in the right direction.
by Strict31 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:33 pm
But the version of SHIELD in the movies seemed to be comprised of a handful of relatively competent people (two of whom just said fuck it, and put on costumes) and a bunch of retards who would have been better served focusing on Galaga.
Our navigation system is down and the computer isn't telling me which way North is! Waaah!
We've got an unauthorized launch and somebody loaded nukes onto not one, but TWO entire planes, and there's nothing we can do about it! Waaaah!
Somebody is kicking our ass with nothing more than arrows! Waaah!
It's basically the sciencey, non-field agents who are SHIELD's only true ace-in-the-hole in this whole "higher form of war" business. There's no amount of punching or shooting a field agent can do to match the Hulk. But with science, you can synthesize a gamma-based pot substitute that will make the Hulk, like, totally chill and whatever, man. Or stuff.
AoS seems to take into account the idea that a team of combat-rated agents isn't going to get the job done anyways. Thinking outside the box. It's still not much against a radioactive communist or a madman that shits localized gravity fields. But science is pretty much the only useful weapon they have.
by Lord Simian » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:42 pm
That's never going to happen. Ever.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Seven men and seven women will make the trip to Clermont, Calif. for this weekend's NCAA Division III outdoor track & field championship, hosted by Clermont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges May 24-26. The Tech women will hope for a repeat of their fourth-place showing from 2011 while the men are hoping to return to the awards' podium after not scoring last year.
The list of women's qualifiers for MIT is senior-laden, led by 16-time All-America honoree, Portia Jones (Queens, N.Y.), who will compete in four events at the national championship. Jones will run in the 200 meters, where she is seeded ninth, and the 100-meter hurdles, as the seventh seed. Jones will also be a part of the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays along with fellow seniors Martha Gross (Short Hills, N.J.) and Jamie Simmons (Carlsbad, Calif.) and sophomore Jacqueline Brew (Amherst, N.H.).
Simmons will run in another individual event, the 400-meter hurdles, an event in which she is seeded third overall.
Freshman Elaine McVay (San Ramon, Calif.) will be a part of the field for the 10,000 meters. The Cardinal and Gray will also have a pair of entries in the field events. Junior Lauren Kuntz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will look to pick up her third All-America nod in the pole vault while freshman Tilly Taylor (South Deerfield, Mass.) will compete in the javelin.
On the men's side, Tech has seven qualifiers in six different individual events at the championship. Senior Benjamin Mattocks (Sharon, Mass.) and junior teammate Kyle Hannon (Park Ridge, Ill.) are both entered in the 1500 meters, as the No. 11 and 12 seed, respectively. Junior Patrick Marx (Grand Rapids, Minn.) is the 15th seed in the 800 meters and senior Daniel Harper (Naperville, Ill.) comes in with the 11th best time in the 10,000 meters.
Senior Stephen Serene (Washington, D.C.) earned his way into the field of 20 in the men's steeplechase with a terrific race at the ECAC championship this past weekend. Serene improved his qualifying time with a huge, 13-second personal best and a new MIT record, climbing all the way up to 11th on the performance list.
Tech has a pair of representatives in the field events, with junior Nathan Peterson (Kansas City, Mo.) qualifying in the pole vault and senior Chinedum Umachi (Detroit, Mich.) making the field in the hammer throw.
The NCAA championship will begin on Thursday, May 24. The full schedule of events can be found here.


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text: Latest News BREAKING: Spain takes direct rule of Catalonia as PM invokes Article 155 of constitution Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish Prime Minister will remove officials for the Catalan government including President Carles Puigdemont. Published 1 year ago on October 21, 2017 By Adam 313 Views Share Tweet Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has just confirmed that Madrid has invoked the never before used Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, which abolishes Catalonia's autonomy and imposes direct rule over the region from Madrid. During his statement, Rajoy blamed Catalonia's leaders, including Catalan President Carles Puigdemont for failing to speak before the parliament in Madrid. Previously, Carles Puigdemont called for dialogue over the independence question, something Rajoy ruled out. During his statement Rajoy stated that the aim is to ultimately restore "constitutional autonomy" for Catalonia. As part of this process, Rajoy called for new elections in Catalonia, one from which independence leaders will be excluded. Rajoy stated that the new elections will take place in six months. During his speech, Rajoy suspended the rule of Puigdemont and removed his cabinet. Spain will soon appoint new officials in Barcelona who answer directly to Madrid. Rajoy then contradicted himself, saying that Catalonia remains autonomous, even while its government will be removed. When asked by a reporter to clarify this point, he failed to offer new information. It would appear that while Article 155 allows for Spain to suspend both the parliament and government of Catalonia, in respect of its application, there is room for flexibility. In this sense, it would appear that Rajoy will allow the Catalan parliament to continue its business (albeit with a changed composition), but under the rule of new Madrid appointed officials. Rajoy further stated that the details of the suspension of the Catalan government will be executed by the Spanish Senate. Carles Puigdemont is expected to respond to the statement, shortly. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Related Topics:SpainCataloniaMariano RajoyCarles Puigdemont Up Next China and Russia pose growing threats to Western power Don't Miss The war on RT: A childish crusade pushing a dangerous agenda Advertisement You may like Boats filled with migrants lands in Cadiz, Spain as stunned tourists watch on (Video) Nine countries agree to the formation of a European defense force Spain to exhume Franco's remains Click to comment Leave a Reply This comment form is under antispam protection This comment form is under antispam protection Subscribe Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Latest New York Times hit piece on Trump and NATO exposes alliance as outdated and obsolete (Video) The Duran Quick Take: Episode 61. Published 15 hours ago on January 18, 2019 By Alex Christoforou RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran's Alex Christoforou take a quick look at the New York Times hit piece citing anonymous sources, with information that the U.S. President dared to question NATO's viability. Propaganda rag, the NYT, launched its latest presidential smear aimed at discrediting Trump and provoking the establishment, warmonger left into more impeachment – Twenty-fifth Amendment talking points. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Follow The Duran Audio Podcast on Soundcloud. Via The American Conservative… The New York Times scored a serious scoop when it revealed on Monday that President Trump had questioned in governmental conversations—on more than one occasion, apparently—America's membership in NATO. Unfortunately the paper then slipped into its typical mode of nostrum journalism. My Webster's New World Dictionary defines "nostrum" as "quack medicine" entailing "exaggerated claims." Here we had quack journalism executed in behalf of quack diplomacy. The central exaggerated claim is contained in the first sentence, in which it is averred that NATO had "deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years." This is wrong, as can be seen through just a spare amount of history. True, NATO saved Europe from the menace of Russian Bolshevism. But it did so not over 70 years but over 40 years—from 1949 to 1989. That's when the Soviet Union had 1.3 million Soviet and client-state troops poised on Western Europe's doorstep, positioned for an invasion of Europe through the lowlands of Germany's Fulda Gap. How was this possible? It was possible because Joseph Stalin had pushed his armies farther and farther into the West as the German Wehrmacht collapsed at the end of World War II. In doing so, and in the process capturing nearly all of Eastern Europe, he ensured that the Soviets had no Western enemies within a thousand miles of Leningrad or within 1,200 miles of Moscow. This vast territory represented not only security for the Russian motherland (which enjoys no natural geographical barriers to deter invasion from the West) but also a potent staging area for an invasion of Western Europe. The first deterrent against such an invasion, which Stalin would have promulgated had he thought he could get away with it, was America's nuclear monopoly. By the time that was lost, NATO had emerged as a powerful and very necessary deterrent. The Soviets, concluding that the cost of an invasion was too high, defaulted to a strategy of undermining Western interests anywhere around the world where that was possible. The result was global tensions stirred up at various global trouble spots, most notably Korea and Vietnam. But Europe was saved, and NATO was the key. It deserves our respect and even reverence for its profound success as a military alliance during a time of serious threat to the West. But then the threat went away. Gone were the 1.3 million Soviet and client-state troops. Gone was Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. Indeed, gone, by 1991, was the Soviet Union itself, an artificial regime of brutal ideology superimposed upon the cultural entity of Mother Russia. It was a time for celebration. But it was also a time to contemplate the precise nature of the change that had washed over the world and to ponder what that might mean for old institutions—including NATO, a defensive military alliance created to deter aggression from a menacing enemy to the east. Here's where Western thinking went awry. Rather than accepting as a great benefit the favorable developments enhancing Western security—the Soviet military retreat, the territorial reversal, the Soviet demise—the West turned NATO into a territorial aggressor of its own, absorbing nations that had been part of the Soviet sphere of control and pushing right up to the Russian border. Now Leningrad (renamed St. Petersburg after the obliteration of the menace of Soviet communism) resides within a hundred miles of NATO military forces, while Moscow is merely 200 miles from Western troops. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has absorbed 13 nations, some on the Russian border, others bordering lands that had been part of Russia's sphere of interest for centuries. This constitutes a policy of encirclement, which no nation can accept without protest or pushback. And if NATO were to absorb those lands of traditional Russian influence—particularly Ukraine and Georgia—that would constitute a major threat to Russian security, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to emphasize to Western leaders for years. So, no, NATO has not deterred Russian aggression for 70 years. It did so for 40 and has maintained a destabilizing posture toward Russia ever since. The problem here is the West's inability to perceive how changed geopolitical circumstances might require a changed geopolitical strategy. The encirclement strategy has had plenty of critics—George Kennan before he died; academics John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, and Robert David English; former diplomat Jack Matlock; the editors of The Nation. But their voices have tended to get drowned out by the nostrum diplomacy and the nostrum journalism that supports it at every turn. You can't drown out Donald Trump because he's president of the United States. And so he has to be traduced, ridiculed, dismissed, and marginalized. That's what the Times story, by Julian Barnes and Helene Cooper, sought to do. Consider the lead, designed to emphasize just how outlandish Trump's musings are before the reader even has a chance to absorb what he may have been thinking: "There are few things that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO, the military alliance among the United States, Europe and Canada that has deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years." Translation: "Take that, Mr. President! You're an idiot." Henry Kissinger had something interesting to say about Trump in a recent interview with the Financial Times. "I think Trump may be one of those figures in history," said the former secretary of state, "who appears from time to time to mark the end of an era and to force it to give up its old pretenses." One Western pretense about Russia, so ardently enforced by the likes of Julian Barnes and Helene Cooper (who, it may be safe to say, know less about world affairs and their history than Henry Kissinger), is that nothing really changed with the Soviet collapse and NATO had to turn aggressive in order to keep that menacing nation in its place. Trump clearly doesn't buy that pretense. He said during the campaign that NATO was obsolete. Then he backtracked, saying he only wanted other NATO members to pay their fair share of the cost of deterrence. He even confessed, after Hillary Clinton identified NATO as "the strongest military alliance in the history of the world," that he only said NATO was obsolete because he didn't know much about it. But he was learning—enough, it appears, to support as president Montenegro's entry into NATO in 2017. Is Montenegro, with 5,332 square miles and some 620,000 citizens, really a crucial element in Europe's desperate project to protect itself against Putin's Russia? We all know that Trump is a crude figure—not just in his disgusting discourse but in his fumbling efforts to execute political decisions. As a politician, he often seems like a doctor attempting to perform open-heart surgery while wearing mittens. His idle musings about leaving NATO are a case in point—an example of a politician who lacks the skill and finesse to nudge the country in necessary new directions. But Kissinger has a point about the man. America and the world have changed, while the old ways of thinking have not kept pace. The pretenses of the old have blinded the status quo defenders into thinking nothing has changed. Trump, almost alone among contemporary American politicians, is asking questions to which the world needs new answers. NATO, in its current configuration and outlook, is a danger to peace, not a guarantor of it. Robert W. Merry, longtime Washington journalist and publishing executive, is the author most recently of President McKinley: Architect of the American Century Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Nigel Farage To Back Another "Vote Leave" Campaign If UK Holds Second Brexit Referendum Nigel Farage said Friday that he would be willing to wage another "Vote Leave" campaign, even if he needed to use another party as the "vehicle" for his opposition. Published 15 hours ago on January 18, 2019 By Tyler Durden Via Zerohedge… Pro-European MPs from various political parties are pushing back against claims made by Prime Minister Theresa May's government that a second Brexit referendum – which supporters have branded as a "People's Vote" on May's deal – would take roughly 14 months to organize, according to RT. I have got hold a copy of the guidance setting out why it takes 12 months to organise another EU refrendum. You can read it for yourself here: https://t.co/5iBxHvkxKR — Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) January 17, 2019 But while support for a second vote grows, one of the most notorious proponents of the original "Vote Leave" campaign is hinting at a possible return to politics to try and fight the effort. After abandoning UKIP, the party he helped create, late last year, Nigel Farage said Friday that he would be willing to wage another "Vote Leave" campaign, even if he needed to use another party as the "vehicle" for his opposition. Farage also pointed out that a delay of Brexit Day would likely put it after the European Parliament elections in May. "I think, I fear that the House of Commons is going to effectively overturn that Brexit. To me, the most likely outcome of all of this is an extension of Article 50. There could be another referendum," he told Sky News. According to official government guidance shown to lawmakers on Wednesday, which was subsequently leaked to the Telegraph, as May tries to head off a push by ministers who see a second referendum as the best viable alternative to May's deal – a position that's becoming increasingly popular with Labour Party MPs. "In order to inform the discussions, a very short paper set out in factual detail the number of months that would be required, this was illustrative only and our position of course is that there will be no second referendum,," May said. The statement comes as May has been meeting with ministers and leaders from all parties to try to find a consensus deal that could potentially pass in the House of Commons. The 14 month estimate is how long May and her government expect it would take to pass the primary legislation calling for the referendum (seven months), conduct the question testing with the election committee (12 weeks), pass secondary legislation (six weeks) and conduct the campaigns (16 weeks). May has repeatedly insisted that a second referendum wouldn't be feasible because it would require a lengthy delay of Brexit Day, and because it would set a dangerous precedent that wouldn't offer any more clarity (if some MPs are unhappy with the outcome, couldn't they just push for a third referendum?). A spokesperson for No. 10 Downing Street said the guidance was produced purely for the purpose of "illustrative discussion" and that the government continued to oppose another vote. Meanwhile, a vote on May's "Plan B", expected to include a few minor alterations from the deal's previous iteration, has been called for Jan. 29, prompting some MPs to accuse May of trying to run out the clock. May is expected to present the new deal on Monday. Former Tory Attorney General and pro-remainer MP Dominic Grieve blasted May's timetable as wrong and said that the government "must be aware of it themselves," while former Justice Minister Dr Phillip Lee, who resigned his cabinet seat in June over May's Brexit policy, denounced her warning as "nonsense." Dominic Grieve – The #PeoplesVote timetable put forward by the government is simply wrong https://t.co/rq0MdPMqhI pic.twitter.com/omiuOUrzrY — People's Vote UK (@peoplesvote_uk) January 17, 2019 Nonsense. It's high time we dealt in facts. We can hold a referendum much more quickly if the Government commits to this solution that's fair as well as swift and gets behind it. People have a #RighttoVote on this & it's a sign of desperation that the Govt is trying to deny them https://t.co/CtWH0h8WX6 — Dr Phillip Lee MP (@DrPhillipLeeMP) January 17, 2019 As May pieces together her revised deal, more MPs are urging her to drop her infamous "red lines" (Labour in particular would like to see the UK remain part of the Customs Union), but with no clear alternative to May's plan emerging, a delay of Brexit Day is looking like a virtual certainty. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest The National Security Agency Is A Criminal Organization The National Security Agency values being able to blackmail citizens and members of government at home and abroad more than preventing terrorist attacks. Published 15 hours ago on January 18, 2019 By Paul Craig Roberts Via Paul Craig Roberts… Years before Edward Snowden provided documented proof that the National Security Agency was really a national insecurity agency as it was violating law and the US Constitution and spying indiscriminately on American citizens, William Binney, who designed and developed the NSA spy program revealed the illegal and unconstitutional spying. Binney turned whistleblower, because NSA was using the program to spy on Americans. As Binney was well known to the US Congress, he did not think he needed any NSA document to make his case. But what he found out was "Congress would never hear me because then they'd lose plausible deniability. That was really their key. They needed to have plausible deniability so they can continue this massive spying program because it gave them power over everybody in the world. Even the members of Congress had power against others [in Congress]; they had power on judges on the Supreme Court, the federal judges, all of them. That's why they're so afraid. Everybody's afraid because all this data that's about them, the central agencies — the intelligence agencies — they have it. And that's why Senator Schumer warned President Trump earlier, a few months ago, that he shouldn't attack the intelligence community because they've got six ways to Sunday to come at you. That's because it's like J. Edgar Hoover on super steroids. . . . it's leverage against every member of parliament and every government in the world." To prevent whistle-blowing, NSA has "a program now called 'see something, say something' about your fellow workers. That's what the Stasi did. That's why I call [NSA] the new New Stasi Agency. They're picking up all the techniques from the Stasi and the KGB and the Gestapo and the SS. They just aren't getting violent yet that we know of — internally in the US, outside is another story." As Binney had no documents to give to the media, blowing the whistle had no consequence for NSA. This is the reason that Snowden released the documents that proved NSA to be violating both law and the Constitution, but the corrupt US media focused blame on Snowden as a "traitor" and not on NSA for its violations. Whistleblowers are protected by federal law. Regardless, the corrupt US government tried to prosecute Binney for speaking out, but as he had taken no classified document, a case could not be fabricated against him. Binney blames the NSA's law-breaking on Dick "Darth" Cheney. He says NSA's violations of law and Constitution are so extreme that they would have to have been cleared at the top of the government. Binney describes the spy network, explains that it was supposed to operate only against foreign enemies, and that using it for universal spying so overloads the system with data that the system fails to discover many terrorist activities. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50932.htm Apparently, the National Security Agency values being able to blackmail citizens and members of government at home and abroad more than preventing terrorist attacks. Unfortunately for Americans, there are many Americans who blindly trust the government and provide the means, the misuse of which is used to enslave us. A large percentage of the work in science and technology serves not to free people but to enslave them. By now there is no excuse for scientists and engineers not to know this. Yet they persist in their construction of the means to destroy liberty. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Your donations make all the difference. 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Remember the buzz last month that Bibles were being banned at the Olympics in Beijing next summer?
Like many rumors, this one had an air of believability, especially to people who may not be current on the state of religion in China. As we said last month, Bibles freely circulate in China, despite that regime's other controls on religion.
I was reminded of this little dust-up by a story we picked up earlier this week from our partners in Asia, UCA News, which reported on a popular Bible Diary that quickly sold out and went to a second printing. There's even a link where the items can be downloaded.
We've often said we're not above tooting our own horns. Here comes another: For an excellent look at the state of the Catholic Church in China, read our series from earlier this year.
PHOTO: Bibles in Chinese are seen in the back of the Catholic cathedral in Nanjing, China, in this 2007 file photo. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)


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Even during the taxing orgy called the legislative session, I am shocked that Maryland legislators nearly doubled the gas tax when gas prices hover near $4 a gallon ("General Assembly approves gas tax hike" Mar 29). People should be taking to the streets over this. Everyone that supported this bill should be voted out of office. It is now clear to me that retirement in this state is not an option. There is no amount of income that could possibly keep pace with the greed of the Maryland government.
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Feeding a Crowd? Trays for Eating on Your Lap
Growing up, we had these lightweight woven trays that we used at family gatherings when there wasn't enough room for everyone at the table (a big stack of them sat on top of the refrigerator). With Thanksgiving approaching, we went looking for them. Turns out, they're hard to find! But we found something similar, plus a few more good options.
Some of these are more expensive than others; ideally, if you're handing them out to a big group, you want something inexpensive. But a couple of fancy ones might do if you live in an apartment and use trays during small dinner parties.
• 1. Square wood tray, $22 from West Elm.
• 2. Polywoven Tray, $5.98 from Amazon.
• 3. Bentwood Tray, $12.95 from Crate & Barrel.
• 4. Brown Bamboo Serving Tray, $9.99 from Party City.
• 5. Natural Bamboo Tray, $5 at Pier 1. (Tiny photo, but this is what we were looking for!)
What do you use when you have people on every couch, chair, ottoman, and stool? Paper plates? Nothing—just let them juggle their dinnerware?


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- ITV Report
Kompany cleared after red card appeal
Manchester City have succeeded in their appeal against captain Vincent Kompany's sending-off in Sunday's Barclays Premier League win at Arsenal.
The Belgian centre-back was shown a straight red card by referee Mike Dean for a challenge on Jack Wilshere with 14 minutes remaining at the Emirates Stadium.
City were quick to announce their intention to appeal and, following a Football Association disciplinary hearing, have now confirmed their claim for wrongful dismissal has been upheld.
The FA has also released a statement which reads: "An independent regulatory commission has today upheld a claim of wrongful dismissal regarding Manchester City's Vincent Kompany.
"The defender was dismissed for serious foul play during his side's match against Arsenal on Sunday, January 13, 2013.
"As a result, Kompany's three-match suspension has been withdrawn with immediate effect."
Had the appeal failed, Kompany, 26, would have been banned for Premier League games against Fulham and QPR and an FA Cup fourth-round tie against Stoke or Crystal Palace.
The news will come as a big relief to manager Roberto Mancini, who is already short of central defensive options with Kolo Toure on Ivory Coast duty at the African Nations Cup and Micah Richards injured.
Joleon Lescott and Matija Nastasic are the club's only other fit and available senior centre-halves.
Dean's decision was widely criticised as Wilshere had taken a heavy touch and Kompany, in lunging towards the Arsenal man, made clear contact with the ball before his opponent.
Kompany took to Twitter after the game to state his case.
He wrote: "No grudges against the referee, I understand the difficulty of the job.
"About the tackle: If the ball is overrun by the opponent and a 50/50 challenge occurs, collision is inevitable.
"Ultimately I'm a defender: Appeal may work or not. I will never pull out of a challenge, as much as I will never intend to injury a player."
City were already 2-0 up when the incident occurred and held onto their lead without further alarm.
The success of Kompany's appeal comes after the FA similarly rescinded red cards for West Ham's Carlton Cole, Darron Gibson of Everton and Stoke's Steven Nzonzi last month.
Kompany's availability may ease speculation that Mancini may be forced into the transfer market to find defensive cover this month.
It had been understood that Mancini would not be able to recruit unless other players left and the Italian has repeatedly said he does not want to sell anybody.
Meanwhile, striker Carlos Tevez is considering whether to stay with the club beyond his current contract.
The 28-year-old's present deal is due to expire at the end of next season.
The Argentinian, quoted in The Sun, said: "I've one year left on my deal and City want me to sign for two more seasons. I'll think about it.
"This year is different from last, when I wanted to end the contract with City. I'm happy here as they are treating me well.
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eMarketer has predicted a 39% increase in advertising spend on Facebook for 2010. The popularity of advertising on social networks is primarily based on the notion that sites like Facebook have a great deal of data on their users and this information can be exploited to deliver highly targeted ads to its huge user base. In theory, it makes a great deal of sense. Afterall, users are going crazy and sharing every little detail of their personal lives on these sites so why not leverage that information for marketing to them? In fact, Facebook goes on to claim that businesses should advertise on the site because:
"People treat Facebook as an authentic part of their lives, so you can be sure you are connecting with real people with real interest in your products."
If that's true, it's absolutely baffling why the site serves up inane and irrelevant ads when you browse through it. Take a look at the ads on these 2 fan pages – Microsoft and BMW. You'll notice that ads on the right have no relation to the content on these fan pages. One's pitching designer handbags (never mind that I am looking at a software fan page) and the other one serves up a list of ads with the only unifying theme being they all have pictures of women (Did I mention that I am a woman?! How clever of them to figure that out).
As if those 2 examples weren't enlightening enough, the ads on the Harvard Business Review fan page are just mind-boggling. I am baffled as to the connection between HBR and pets. And no, there's no information in my Facebook profile about my imaginary or real pets.
One would think there are advertisers in similar or related categories who would be interested in marketing to the same audience but apparently, that's not the case on Facebook. Of course, one can just blame the clueless advertisers who don't know how to optimize their targeting but when you look at the target filters Facebook offers, you soon realize their limitations. The site says you can,
"Target your exact audience with demographic and psychographic filters about real people."
I am a "real" person, a female of "certain age" who also happens to be interested in luxury cars and operating systems (gasp!). Under Facebook's current ad model, no matter which page/group I am on, it only serves up ads based on my profile. As an user, it's annoying but as an advertiser, I would be very concerned about displaying ads to an uninterested audience and with zero context.
So here's my theory: Facebook either has a very low inventory of ads and that's why they cycle through the limited number of available but irrelevant ads or the ad targeting model is fundamentally flawed. In either case, I seriously doubt that advertising on Facebook is any more effective than other advertising options like paid search or contextual ads on traditional sites.
I'll try to get some data from businesses who're currently advertising on Facebook and post the findings here as a follow up. If you want to share your experience, feel free to leave a comment below.