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In this series, the RGJ examines key economic indicators for the region in 2012. Find previous stories in the series at rgj.com/business.
BY JASON HIDALGO
jhidalgo@rgj.com
It was good to be green for Northern Nevada in 2011.
Despite high unemployment and challenges in the real estate market, the renewables sector posted several positive milestones in the last year.
Geothermal had an especially good showing. The University of Nevada, Reno snagged the first-ever National Geothermal Academy program in the country, bringing people from around the world to UNR this summer. In August, Reno became the site of the Geothermal Energy Association's first National Geothermal Summit, further increasing the area's profile.
As of early 2011, Nevada's 21 operating geothermal power plants comprised a total operating capacity of 441.8 megawatts. However, more than 80 potential projects in the exploratory, planned or construction phases could boost capacity as high as 3,686 megawatts in the state. This would eclipse California's more than 2,500 megawatts of installed capacity. Total U.S. geothermal capacity currently is a little over 3,000 megawatts.
Add plans by Truckee Meadows Community College to add curriculum for geothermal, solar and wind, along with the ongoing research being done in the state, and renewables are expected to continue their strong showing in 2012.
"Ten of the innovative and cutting-edge geothermal research and demonstration projects are located in Nevada," said Paul Thomsen, public policy manager for geothermal company Ormat Technologies. "These projects will create 350 high-quality drilling and research jobs once the research and demonstration projects are fully executed."
Key challenges include a more difficult funding environment due to federal budget cuts and the global financial crisis. This is especially impacting geothermal projects, which are considered more high risk than solar or wind projects. Nevertheless, the area is on the right track for renewables, said Jason Geddes, City of Reno environmental services administrator.
"The economy continues to be a challenge overall," Geddes said. "But I think we have an opportunity to attract more (renewable) companies here."
EXPERT OUTLOOK
Our area has seen significant improvement in renewables in the last few years. Reno, for example, was named one of the greenest communities along with San Francisco and Portland, largely due to our energy efficiency and use of geothermal. ? The economy continues to be a challenge overall, but I think we have an opportunity to attract more companies here, especially with geothermal, and expand that cluster. We already have 12 different geothermal companies here so that has certainly raised awareness about our area. Northern Nevada alone will have five more geothermal plants opening up in 2012 for another 200 megawatts of energy. The school district is also moving forward with an additional 1 megawatt worth of solar, and you've got wind turbine projects within the city as well. I expect more renewable development to go on in 2012.
?"? Jason Geddes, Environmental services administrator for city of Reno
2011 was a banner year for the geothermal industry in Nevada. Ormat continued to develop projects that will generate approximately 120 megawatts of clean, renewable electricity that will assist NV Energy in meeting its renewable energy portfolio requirements. I believe new geothermal power projects will continue to be placed in service, and we expect a significant number of new projects will be completed before the December 31, 2013 production tax credit deadline. ... Key challenges for the sector include long lead times for geothermal projects, which increase developer risk, increase project and consumer costs, and delay geothermal power project timelines. Streamlining the geothermal permitting process without compromising environmental integrity will enable the industry to expedite the construction of many geothermal plants, while affording an opportunity to create jobs, build partnerships and foster innovation across a number of sectors.
"? Paul Thomsen, Ormat Technologies public policy manager
This past year we saw a lot of forward movement for renewable energy companies in Nevada, from the production of energy, manufacturing and education. ? The Legislature didn't make any changes to programs and incentives that help lure developers to the state, sending a positive message that when it comes to renewable energy in Nevada, we're open for business. I think we will continue to see a lot of homes and businesses look to renewable sources for their energy needs. If we can prove to manufacturers that there is a viable market in Nevada, they will look to locate here and bring good paying jobs and research and development dollars that are key to a successful green economy. The biggest barrier to further proliferation of development is transmission. We must find ways to deliver the energy to our biggest and best customer, California.
"? Tom Clark, Holland & Hart renewable energy lobbyist
Source: http://www.rgj.com/article/20111230/BIZ/112300326/1071
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MONDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have more schooling may see their IQ improve, Norwegian researchers have found.
Although time spent in school has been linked with IQ, earlier studies did not rule out the possibility that people with higher IQs might simply be likelier to get more education than others, the researchers noted.
Now, however, "there is good evidence to support the notion that schooling does make you 'smarter' in some general relevant way as measured by IQ tests," said study author Taryn Galloway, a researcher at Statistics Norway in Oslo.
Findings from the large-scale study appear in this week's online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
IQ, or intelligence quotient, is a widely accepted measure of intelligence. The IQ score comes from several combined, standardized tests.
In 1955, Norway began extending compulsory middle school education by two years. Galloway and her colleague Christian Brinch, from the department of economics at the University of Oslo, analyzed how this additional schooling might affect IQ.
Using data on men born between 1950 and 1958, the researchers looked at the level of schooling by age 30. They also looked at IQ scores of the men when they were 19.
"The size of the effect was quite large," she said. Comparing IQ scores before and after the education reform, the average increased by 0.6 points, which correlated with an increase in IQ of 3.7 points for an addition year of schooling, Galloway said.
"We are only able to study men, because we use data on IQ from the Norwegian military's draft assessment, which basically all men undergo around the age of 19. Women are not included in the draft," she explained.
Education has lasting effects on cognitive skills, such as those broadly measured by IQ tests, Galloway said.
"Cognitive skills are, in turn, related to a large range of social and economic outcomes. A large part of the relevance of the study derives from the fact that there has been some controversy related to the question of whether education has an independent effect on IQ or whether people with higher IQs simply choose, or are better able, to attain higher levels of education," Galloway said.
By looking at a reform which increased mandatory schooling and prevented people from dropping out of school after the 7th grade, it is fairly certain that the effects seen are an effect of schooling on IQ, not vice versa, she explained.
"One subtle point of our findings is that we use IQ measures at roughly age 19, which is three to four years after the additional education generally was received. Thus, we are not simply picking up a short-lived effect that peters out shortly after people leave school," Galloway said.
The findings suggest that education as late as the middle teenage years may have a sizeable effect on IQ, but do not challenge the well-documented importance of early childhood experiences on cognitive development, according to the authors.
Robert Sternberg, a professor of psychology and provost at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, said that "these results -- that schooling has a substantial effect on IQ -- replicate those of other, perhaps not quite as well-controlled, studies."
"I am aware of no serious studies that show the opposite result," he added.
He said the results are also consistent with the huge literature on the so-called Flynn effect showing that IQs are modifiable across as well as within generations and have been rising since the beginning of the 20th century.
"The results of this study are problematical for the chorus of psychologists and educators still locked in century-old thinking that IQ is genetic, stable and non-modifiable," Sternberg said. "As, for these individuals, the belief in the stability of IQ is more a matter of religious faith than of scientific inference, I doubt they will be persuaded."
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For more about IQ, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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BEIJING ? Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday amid worries about weak Christmas sales in the United States and Europe and a warning by Japan's central bank about possible risks from the European debt crisis.
Tokyo lost 0.5 percent to 8,440.56 while China's benchmark Shanghai index dropped nearly 1.1 percent to 2,166.21. Seoul, Taipei, Singapore and Jakarta declined. Hong Kong and Sydney were closed.
In Europe, France's CAC 40 opened up 0.3 percent at 3,111.37 while Germany's DAX also gained 0.3 percent to 5,897.57.
Pessimistic Asian investors expect upcoming indicators including Chinese manufacturing and Christmas retail sales in key Western markets to be lackluster, said Peng Yunliang, a market strategist for Shanghai Securities.
"The markets expect these data will be no good," Peng said. "Some people think sales data from Christmas in the United States and Europe will not be as good as last year."
China's government reported Tuesday that profit growth slowed at its major industrial companies. Total profit in the January-November period rose 24.4 percent over a year earlier, down 0.9 percent from the growth rate for the first 10 months of the year.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 declined after the Bank of Japan released notes that showed a Finance Ministry representative warning at a November meeting the world's third-largest economy faces "significant downside risks" due to Europe's debt problems.
Wall Street and European stock markets were closed Monday because Christmas fell on a Sunday this year.
Elsewhere in Asia, Seoul's Kospi shed 0.8 percent to 1,842.02 while Taiwan's Taiex lost 0.1 percent to 7,085.03. Singapore's benchmark was off 0.1 percent at 2,673.18. Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur also declined.
Chinese losses were led by media, information technology, food and travel-related companies.
Dairy shares fell after China's biggest milk producer said Monday it destroyed a batch found to be contaminated with a potentially cancer-causing toxin. Zhejiang Beingmate Scientific Industrial Trade Co., an infant formula producer, lost 6.8 percent while Bright Dairy & Food Co. shed 4.1 percent.
Asian investors are closely watching Europe, whose debt crisis already has hurt demand for exports from China and other major producers.
In the last pre-holiday U.S. trading day on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average added 1 percent while the Nasdaq composite index gained 0.7 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.9 percent.
Benchmark crude for February delivery was down 14 cents at $99.54 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In currencies, the euro was up 0.1 percent at $1.3065 while the dollar held steady at 77.91 yen.
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WASHINGTON ? They booed Kris Humphries again. This time, he shut them up and sent the crowd to the exits.
For reasons none other than Kardashian-related, the opposing fans gave Humphries a hard time during Monday night?s season-opening 90-84 victory over the Wizards ? booing his every touch, heckling his 72-day marriage, getting personal and nasty.
Humphries responded with 21 points and 16 rebounds, a gutsy performance considering he signed less than a week ago after a tumultuous offseason.
?To me, the booing is motivation,? said Humphries, who was voted the most disliked player in the NBA, according to a recent Forbes poll. ?People are yelling at you, you know you have to go and perform, go and play hard. They want to have a reason to say something, so you have to try to not give them that reason.
?For me, it makes it a hostile environment and it?s kind of fun to play in that environment."
Avery Johnson, perplexed at the hostility directed at Humphries, also got a kick out of the crowd?s reaction. The jeers were even louder at Madison Square Garden last week in the preseason finale.
?I?m trying to figure out, what did he do?? Johnson said. ?I?m serious. Maybe because I don?t follow reality TV, I don?t know all the ins and outs of it, but it?s pretty hilarious to me. I don?t know if they even know why they?re booing him.?
?This was nothing compared to New York,? Humphries said. ?This was a walk in the park. I love going on the road, people are screaming at you. It?s all good. That?s what the NBA should be. There should be enough people in the stands to make them have a home-court advantage, we have to play through it.?
After the team?s ugly start and 21-point deficit in the second quarter, Humphries and Deron Williams carried the Nets in the second half, combining for 29 points while shutting down Wizards star John Wall (13 points, 3-of-13 shooting).
Williams finished with 23 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. He took over down the stretch, carrying a team without Brook Lopez (broken foot) and a proven scorer.
?It was a good win for us, especially considering how we played in the first half,? Williams said. ?Definitely proud of the way we battled back and hung in there.
?The last three quarters were a lot better. It seemed like not much was going right in that first quarter ? couldn?t hit shots, couldn?t get stops ? but once we turned it around, we got some momentum.?
Anthony Morrow added 16 points, Damion James grabbed 14 rebounds and Johan Petro contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
But the night belonged to Humphries, who also made a key deflection of a Wall pass when the Wizards were down just three and on the fast break in the last 30 seconds.
?Keep booing him,? Johnson said. ?We?ll take the 21 and 16.?
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By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 4:34 PM EST, Mon December 26, 2011
Aide to top drug lord arrested in Mexico
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
(CNN) -- Mexican army special forces have arrested a top lieutenant for alleged drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
Troops arrested Felipe Cabrera Sarabia on Friday in "a surgical operation in Cuiliacan" in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, said Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, a Defense Ministry spokesman.
Cabrera, who was responsible for the activities of the Pacific Cartel in Durango and the southern part of the state of Chihuahua, was detained after fleeing from Durango, Trevilla told reporters.
"The analysis of his behavior permitted (us) to find the building where he was hiding" and Cabrera was taken into custody without violence, Trevilla said. Firearms, computer equipment and other documentation were seized, too, he said.
Cabrera, who appeared Monday in the office of a prosecutor who specializes in organized crime, was responsible for Guzman's security in Durango, the state-run Notimex news agency said.
He is charged with possessing firearms reserved for use by the army and falsification of a public document, a spokeswoman for the attorney general said.
Trevilla said Cabrera was involved in kidnappings, extortion and arson.
"The violence caused him to rise within the organization," said Trevilla, who predicted that the arrest will affect the cartel's leadership and abilities.
Guzman, who is under indictment by U.S. authorities in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, is described by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as one of "the most powerful drug traffickers in Mexico." In 2004, the U.S. government announced a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
He is accused of running a major network that distributes cocaine and heroin.
He is worth about $1 billion, according to Forbes Magazine, which began listing him on its billionaires list in 2009. The magazine lists him as No. 55 on its Most Powerful People list and as the only crime lord on its list of Mexico's billionaires.
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The folks at Disney forced Demi Lovato out of the Christmas spirit last night.
The former star of Sonny With a Chance - who left that series earlier this year to battle personal problems that included an eating disorder - took MAJOR exception to a joke on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up this week, as a character quipped:
"I could just eat you up, well if I ate."
The line promoted the following Tweets from Lovato:
I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress' from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make joke about that very disease...
And is it just me or are the actress' [on Disney Channel] getting THINNER AND THINNER.... I miss the days of RAVEN, and LIZZIE MCGUIRE...
Dear Disney Channel, EATING DISORDERS ARE NOT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT.
The network, meanwhile, has actually responded and agreed with Lovato, releasing the following statement:
"We hear you & are pulling both episodes as quickly as possible & reevaluating them ... It’s NEVER our intention to make light of eating disorders!"
Way to go, Demi! And happy holidays! Go stuff your face. You've earned it.
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It's taken years of dating and a pair of children, but Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves are finally engaged! How do we know? The actor himself Tweeted yesterday:
"Just asked Camila to marry me, #MerryChristmas."
The Lincoln Lawyer star and model - 42 and 29, respectively - met in 2006 and have two adorable children together: three-year-old son Levi and 23-month old daughter Vida.
McConaughey included the photo above with his Tweet, which depicts the actor with very little hair, but a whole lot of heart. Congrats to the beautiful couple!
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The Indianapolis Colts won their second consecutive game of the season on Thursday, leaving fans questioning how strong their picks will be during the 2012 draft. If the Colts (2-13) end the season with the same number of wins as the Rams (2-12) and Vikings (2-12), the draft order will be determined by strength of schedule.
AOL reported Peyton Manning?s injury forces the Colts to think strongly about drafting Stanford?s star quarterback Andrew Luck. After missing the entire season due to a neck surgery, 36 year-old Manning?s future in football remains unknown.
?If the situation is where he?s back and he?s healthy, then I see him coming back and playing here,? Colts owner Jim Irsay said of Manning. ?I think what people have to realize is this: Is the likes of Peyton Manning to be seen again? You?re not going to go in this draft or the next draft and get another Peyton Manning. The hope is that his health is in the position where he could return again. That remains uncertain, and that is something, like I said, that is first and foremost on my mind.?
According to CBS Sports, the ?Dolphins and Redskins would likely be willing to give up a haul of draft picks in exchange for the rights to draft Luck.
The Colts play the Jaguars in Week 17 while the Vikings play at Washington before ending the season against the Bears. The Rams visit the Steelers on Saturday and host the 49ers in Week 17.
For the Colts, this is the only time where winning another game could be more bitter than sweet.
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For years, college and pro sports teams have taken heat for caricaturing Native Americans with their nicknames and mascots. Sometimes, teams do the right thing. In 1994, for example, St. John's University changed its name from the Redmen to the Red Storm. At other times, they've acted irresponsibly. We still have the Washington Redskins, and the Cleveland Indians haven't scrubbed Chief Wahoo ? a cartoonish representation of a Native American ? off their hats. In other instances, a tribe's backing has allowed a team to keep its nickname, as happened with the Florida State Seminoles and the Utah Utes.
And then there's the puzzling, unique case of North Dakota. In 1930, the University of North Dakota (UND) adopted "Sioux" as its nickname for its sports teams. UND teams then became the Fighting Sioux in the 1960s. Spirit Lake, the Sioux reservation closest to the University of North Dakota's campus in Grand Forks, overwhelmingly backs the name. The tribe argues, and evidence seems to support the case, that Spirit Lake and another local Sioux reservation, Standing Rock, actually gave UND its blessing to use the nickname in a religious ceremony over 40 years ago. (See the top 10 worst team names.)
On the surface, the name seems harmless and even a positive for the Sioux nation ? many Irish Americans, for example, bleed Notre Dame green simply because of the school's Fighting Irish moniker. The school's logo is not cartoonish; it's classy in its simplicity: a headshot of a stern-looking Sioux warrior. Nor does UND have an idiotic mascot who would be unflattering to Native Americans. In April, the North Dakota legislature passed a law stipulating that the University of North Dakota would always be known as the Fighting Sioux.
So why, then, is the University of North Dakota preparing to phase it out?
For Spirit Lake tribe members, the blame rests with a familiar foe: the NCAA. In 2005, the NCAA mandated that UND and 17 other schools ban the use of American-Indian imagery and nicknames. If they refused, the schools would not be able to host postseason events or use the nickname or logo during postseason play. "Why should the NCAA come in and tell us that we should be offended?" asks Frank Black Cloud, Spirit Lake's pro-nickname leader. "It makes no sense to us."
UND sued the NCAA, arguing that the Fighting Sioux name was neither hostile nor abusive. Under the terms of the lawsuit settlement, the NCAA said that if the university wanted to keep the Fighting Sioux name and not face sanctions, both Spirit Lake and Standing Rock, the other Sioux reservation headquartered in North Dakota, would need to approve it. In 2009, Spirit Lake put the question to a full tribal vote: members voted by a 2-to-1 ratio in favor of keeping the name. "UND has allowed us to participate and have input on some of the Indian programs they have developed," says John Chaske, a Spirit Lake member. "The school deserves to use our name. We should take pride in that. There's nothing wrong with that." (See the top 10 sports moments of 2011.)
Standing Rock's tribal council has voted to eliminate the name. The council, however, has not put the question to a full tribal vote, to the dismay of Standing Rock members who like the Fighting Sioux. "Aw, man, it's not right for people not to have a say," says Archie D. Fool Bear, a member of Standing Rock. Fool Bear says he has petition signatures from 1,000 Standing Rock residents opposing the nickname change, and he is confident his side would prevail in a full vote. Calls to the home and office of Charlie Murphy, chairman of the Standing Rock tribal council, were not returned.
Other Native American tribal councils, from both Sioux nations and non-Sioux nations like North Dakota's Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, have passed resolutions stating their opposition to the Fighting Sioux name and logo. To which Black Cloud responds: Butt out. "We, as tribal members and Sioux, we don't tell other tribes what to do," he says. "We would expect that same respect from them as well." Opponents of the nickname cite instances in which the Sioux logo was defaced on T-shirts worn by supporters of North Dakota State, UND's archrival. "Those are isolated incidents that people like to exploit to say that's the norm," says Black Cloud. "There are several thousand events that happen where the name is held in high respect and high regard."
In August, top UND officials and state lawmakers, including Governor Jack Dalrymple, met with the NCAA in Indianapolis. There, they asked the organization to reconsider its stance on the Fighting Sioux name. Spirit Lake was not asked to participate. "How can we not have a seat at the table?" asks Black Cloud.
In response to an interview request, NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson wrote in an e-mail, "The settlement between the NCAA and the university gave the university three years to obtain agreement from the tribes. That did not occur. The policy does not require a change in nickname or logo. That is a university decision. But without a change, the university cannot host a championship or display the nickname or logo at a championship."
After that meeting, at which the NCAA made clear that UND would face sanctions if the nickname wasn't changed and the logo wasn't removed, the North Dakota legislature repealed the April law keeping the Fighting Sioux name on the books. "The directive from the State Board of Higher Education is to transition away from the nickname and logo," says Peter Johnson, a UND spokesman. "At this point in time, that's the best thing for our athletic programs. There's no question about that." (Watch TIME's video "The Best NCAA Upset.")
Fighting Sioux supporters argue that the NCAA is violating their religious rights. The Grand Forks Herald reported on July 21, 1969, that "a band of Standing Rock Sioux formally gave UND teams the right to use the name of 'Fighting Sioux' for their athletic teams." Black Cloud insists that Spirit Lake members also took part in this ritual blessing. (UND recognizes that a ceremony took place but says the intent of it remains unclear.) So why should a current tribal council, the NCAA or anyone else reverse the wishes of the elders who are so respected in Native American culture? "If we let an outside entity dictate to us how we should feel about our sacred ceremonies," says Black Cloud, "what does that say about us?"
The NCAA has plenty of issues to worry about, most importantly melding academics and athletics. Isn't the organization picking the wrong fight here? According to UND, a public university, the estimated cost of selecting a new nickname, removing the Fighting Sioux logo from athletic facilities across campus and ordering new equipment and apparel without the Fighting Sioux logo would be at least $750,000.
Spirit Lake and the 1,000 nickname supporters from the Standing Rock tribe recently filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming violation of religious rights. Black Cloud is also leading an effort to repeal the repeal of the state law keeping the Fighting Sioux name in place. "We fight for what Spirit Lake wants," says Black Cloud. "Why is the NCAA ignoring us? We are a sovereign nation. The name is an enormous source of pride. To have that taken away from us ? it's more hurtful than you can possibly understand."
Sean Gregory is a staff writer at TIME. Keeping Score, his sports column for TIME.com, usually appears every Friday. Follow him on Twitter at @seanmgregory. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.
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USA TODAY NFL writer Jon Saraceno offers up his game-by-game outlook every week in The Huddle:
Last week: 8-8 straight up (143-81 overall); 8-8 ATS (107-111-6 overall).
STAFF PICKS: ?Predictions from USA TODAY's experts
Colts (+6.5) at Texans: Can suddenly frisky (!) Indianapolis win back-to-back games? With playoffs looming, does Houston dare lose to worst team in pro football after being humbled in their house a week earlier? Does Santa use Just For Men? Trends: Texans 9-4 ATS last 13 games; Colts 2-5 ATS last seven games vs. Texans. Texans 30-10
Raiders (+1) at Chiefs: K.C. wants to win for interim head coach/nice guy Romeo Crennel. Struggling Raid-uhs want this one more for late owner Al Davis. Trend: Raiders 5-2 ATS last seven road games. Raiders 24-23
Broncos (-3) at Bills: Tim Tebow finds redemption with Bills' secondary. Trend: Broncos 6-1 ATS on the road. Broncos 31-17
Jaguars (+7.5) at Titans: Suitably humiliated with loss to lowly Colts, Tennessee gears up for a long-shot chance at playoff berth. Trend: Titans 4-2 ATS last six games. Titans 27-13
Cardinals (+4.5) at Bengals: Just wondering -- why is Arizona (one of the hottest teams in the NFL) -- a 'dog against one of the coldest? Trends: Arizona 6-1 SU last seven games; Cincinnati 1-5 ATS last six games. Bengals 20-13
Dolphins (+10) at Patriots: Miami's double-celebration last week (end of Packers' perfect season coupled with their own victory) comes to frosty halt in Foxborough. Trends: Dolphins 7-1 ATS last eight games; Patriots 1-3-1 ATS last five home games. Patriots 38-20
Browns (+13.5) at Ravens: Lewis & Suggs play Grinch and apply law & order against overmatched Cleveland offense. Trend: Browns 5-1 ATS last six road games. Ravens: 31-10
Giants (+3) at Jets: Who is more desperate, Jints or J-E-T-S? A more pertinent query: Which team has the better quarterback? Trend: Giants, Jets 2-4 ATS last six games. Giants 24-20
Vikings (+6) at Redskins: Another lump of coal for Vikes. Trends: Minnesota 0-6 SU last six games; Washington 4-1 ATS last five games. Redskins 23-14
Buccaneers (+7) at Panthers: Carolina rookie QB Cam Newton enjoys Christmas Eve at home. Trend: Bucs 2-8 ATS last 10 games. Panthers 38-17
Rams (+14) at Steelers: Big Ben or not, a St. Louis victory in Pittsburgh would be like Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo finding a partridge in a pear tree. Trend: Rams 3-11 ATS this season. Steelers 30-6
Chargers (+2.5) at Lions: Once again, desperate Bolts surge like 10,000 volts of electricity near season's end. Can Chargers keep juice flowing against a highly physical team on the road? Trend: San Diego 3-0 ATS last three games; Detroit 1-4-1 ATS last six. Chargers 30-27
49ers (-5.5) at Seahawks: This is not the same dreadful 2-6 Seattle team from the season's midpoint. Nevertheless, as San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler aptly points out, it's time to "turn out the lights, the party's just starting'' for 49ers, 11-3 after beating the Steelers. Trend: Seahawks 6-1 ATS last seven games. 49ers 20-17
Eagles (+3) at Cowboys: Philly closing fast, but is it too little too late in what essentially is a playoff game? Notable: Dallas has not beaten a team with a winning record since September. Trend: Cowboys 3-0 ATS vs. Eagles last three home games. Cowboys 30-28
Bears (+13) at Packers: Anything but a silent night for Green Bay's embarrassed offense. Trend: Packers 6-2 ATS vs. Bears last eight games. Packers 35-13
Falcons (+7) at Saints: Atlanta coach Mike Smith insists his heart is fine after repeated visits to the doctor. No telling what his head will feel like after this one in Mardi Gras-like atmosphere. Trend: Saints 6-0 ATS last six games. Saints 31-23
Celebrity pick of the week: Actor Ron Perlman of Sons of Anarchy. Cowboys 38-27
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Sitting in the bleachers of the dive tank at Saanich Commonwealth Place, Riley McCormick looks up at the rest of the competition.
The springboards and platforms are packed with divers from across Canada taking turns in preparation for the Winter National diving championships underway until Sunday (Dec.18).
Some dives evoke claps ? though with divers hitting the water every five seconds it?s hard to know which one to watch.
?As big as this event is, you don?t want to peak yet. This is still just the stepping stone,? McCormick said.
?At the same time, you can?t take it too lightly.?
The goal this weekend is for McCormick to finish in the top two on the 10-metre platform, thereby qualifying to represent Canada at the Diving World Cup in London, England this February.
?That?s where you want to hit your best.?
Not only is the World Cup a test event for the London Olympics in July, competing there would put McCormick on track for his second appearance at the Olympic games, having finished 16th in Beijing 2008.
The 20-year-old is on leave from Arizona State University where he competed the past two seasons, finishing second in the NCAA on the 10m in his rookie year and winning the PAC 10 conference on the 10m in both years.
?The NCAA was pretty hectic coming out of high school. Practices were twice a day plus a full course load, and we competed almost every weekend.?
And when the NCAA season ends, the international season begins.
?It?s easy to burnout,? he said.
Which is why McCormick told his school he?d be taking this year off to campaign for the Olympics back when they recruited him from Claremont three years ago.
McCormick is among several senior members of Saanich?s Boardworks diving club competing this weekend, including Fraser McKean (Auburn University) and Shane Miskiel (Ohio State), as well as Rachel Kemp, last year?s 10m silver medalist at the summer nationals.
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There can be no doubt that Japan is the country of vending machines, and this newest model is perhaps the most advanced yet. Developed by Japan-based tech companies Sanden and Okaya (and Intel), this "vending machine 2.0" features a 65-inch see-through display with full HD resolution as the biggest selling point. When there are no potential customers around, the display shows a digital clock and various animations to attract people. Once a person is standing in front of the machine, a facial recognition system determines the gender and approximate age and serves up personalized ads.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6vY9GLnj3eI/
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By Athima Chansanchai
If you're reading this on Chrome, you're part of a wave that has ditched Internet Explorer or Firefox and helped vault Google's browser to the top Web browser spot worldwide.
We've been watching for a while now as reports have shown a consistent rise in Chrome's popularity. We saw how in one report, it's already gone past Firefox, knowing it was just a matter of time before it usurped one of the longest reigning dynasties in the browser world, IE.
But wait, there is a caveat to this: Chrome 15 beat IE 8, specifically, this one week at the end of November, with 23.6 percent of the worldwide market, compared to IE 8's at 23.5 percent.?With all the versions of IE floating around, IE is still No. 1 in the world, but Chrome is right behind it.
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Ireland-based?StatCounter???which posts Web analytics based on aggregate data it collects from a?sample exceeding 15 billion pageviews per month (including 4 billion in the U.S.),?collected from the StatCounter network of more than 3 million websites???released a statement?about Chrome 15's ascension, humbling the initial enthusiasm of any Google devotee when it also made it clear that in the?U.S., reports of IE's demise are still premature. According to StatCounter, It was still able to capture?27 percent of browser action last week, compared to 18.1 percent for Chrome 15.
Which Web browser are you using?
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Firefox. Mozilla all the way!
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Different companies will issue different stats on just how much of a lead IE still has on Chrome, with companies such as?NetMarketShare?showing?IE's year-long steady free fall, but still at about 52 percent a month ago.?
Chrome has made a steady rise as IE declines, but Firefox still stands in its way. But not by much. And by StatCounter's measure, in the world outside the U.S., Chrome already brushed past Firefox in November, when it wrested the No. 2 spot with 25.69 percent of the worldwide market (up from 4.66 percent in November 2009) compared to Firefox's 25.23 percent.?
Will 2012 be the year that sees the fall of IE everywhere, including the U.S.? Take our poll and let us know which browser you're using.
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Check out Technolog on?Facebook, and on Twitter, follow?Athima Chansanchai, who is also trying to keep her head above water in the?Google+?stream.
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A drawing provided by Blueseed Co. shows their ferry docking next their cruise ship outside of San Francisco. California startup Blueseed Co. wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States. The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub. (AP Photo/Blueseed Co.)
A drawing provided by Blueseed Co. shows their ferry docking next their cruise ship outside of San Francisco. California startup Blueseed Co. wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States. The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub. (AP Photo/Blueseed Co.)
Dario Mutabdzija, Blueseed Co. president, points at a passing ferry at a pier in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. California startup Blueseed Co. wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States. The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Blueseed Co. CEO and co-founder Max Marty talks about his vision at a pier in San Francisco as a ferry cruises in background, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. "A lot of people say, 'I'd like to go to Silicon Valley' but there is no way for them to do it," said Marty. California startup Blueseed Co. wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States. The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A drawing provided by Blueseed Co. shows their ferry docking next their cruise ship outside of San Francisco. California startup Blueseed Co. wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States. The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub. (AP Photo/Blueseed Co., ho)
A drawing provided by Blueseed Co. shows their ferry docking next their cruise ship outside of San Francisco. California startup Blueseed Co. wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States. The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub. (AP Photo/Blueseed Co., ho)
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) ? You've heard of tech companies starting in a Silicon Valley garage. What about on a ship?
That's the idea being floated by a California startup that wants to dock a vessel off the coast to house foreign entrepreneurs who have dreams of creating the next Google but can't get visas to work in the United States.
Sunnyvale-based Blueseed Co. says current immigration rules can sink promising ventures and torpedo innovation and job creation.
The ship aims to provide a remedy by giving foreign entrepreneurs a place to build their companies only a short boat ride from high tech's hub.
"A lot of people say, 'I'd like to go to Silicon Valley' but there is no way for them to do it," said Max Marty, Blueseed CEO and co-founder.
Marty, the son of Cuban immigrants, thought of the ship after listening to international classmates of his at the University of Miami business school lament about having to leave the U.S. after graduation.
Politicians have wrangled with the issue, but efforts to change the system have stalled.
Last July, President Barack Obama said during a Twitter town hall he wanted to make sure talented people who studied in the U.S. were able to stay to create jobs.
"We don't want to pay for training them here and then having them benefit other countries," Obama said.
A bill to address so-called brain-drain was reintroduced this year by Sens. Mark Udall, D-Colo., John Kerry, D-Mass., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind. The Startup Visa Act would allow immigrant entrepreneurs and foreign graduates from U.S. universities to appeal for a two-year visa "on condition that they secure financing from a qualified U.S. investor and can demonstrate the ability to create American jobs."
But Blueseed founders don't expect any real reform from a bitterly divided Congress during an election year.
"Our solution is an entrepreneurial solution," said Dario Mutabdzija, Blueseed's president.
From cruise ships to oil rigs to military aircraft carriers, there are several examples of individuals living and working on ships. This one would accommodate about 1,000 people and be docked 12 miles southwest of San Francisco Bay, in international waters.
It would be registered in a country with a reputable legal system, maybe the Bahamas or the Marshall Islands, Marty said. Residents would be subject to the laws of that nation.
Residents would be ferried ashore with temporary business or tourist visas, which are easier to get, to meet with investors, collaborators, partners and others. Mutabdzija said the ability to have face-to-face meetings cannot be underestimated when trying to gain trust ? and secure funds ? from investors.
"Yes, we live in an interconnected age with Skype and other video conferencing. But if you want to grow a company, physical interactions are of paramount importance," Mutabdzija said. "We're a startup. We ran into this. Some people said if you're not within a 20 mile radius, we won't talk to you."
The proximity to high-tech's center, Silicon Valley, is also important.
"The talent, the money, the expertise and a cultural acceptance of risk. Elsewhere if it doesn't work out, you're a black sheep and the funds dry up," Mutabdzija said.
The ship would be a remodeled cruise ship or barge that Blueseed leases or owns. It would have all the high-tech amenities expected of a startup incubator and the look of employee-friendly Internet giants Facebook and Google, famous for their modern campuses complete with gourmet cafeterias, exercise facilities and an environmentally-sustainable design.
A live-work space would cost about $1,200 a month.
Logistical support, including food and other supplies, would come from local businesses along the coast, helping the economies of Half Moon Bay and San Francisco, though it hasn't been determined exactly which port Blueseed would use.
A helicopter also would be available for emergencies.
Critics deride the ship as a publicity stunt, and say investors would be better served contributing to ventures that help Americans create businesses.
"I would say the whole thing is a perfect metaphor for how in corporate America the practice to grow talent and incubate business locally is drifting away ? quite literally," said Bob Dane, of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which advocates for limited immigration.
But supporters of foreign entrepreneurship say immigrants are responsible for some of the most successful businesses in the world and if the U.S. doesn't try to attract them, others will.
"The ship may sound like a crazy idea but it illustrates how seriously flawed the immigration system here is," said John Feinblatt, who runs Partnership for a New American Economy, which advocates for immigration reform.
The organization published a report in June that said 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.
Feinblatt said countries including Chile, Singapore and the United Kingdom have programs to attract immigrant entrepreneurs.
"While the U.S. is driving people away, other countries are welcoming them with open arms," he said. "If you miss out on them, you miss their talent, their ideas and ultimately the jobs that they create and the taxes that they pay."
Christopher S. Bentley, a spokesman with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said the agency has not seen the proposal and it's premature to comment.
Maritime experts say such an idea is feasible, but very costly.
"A good single point mooring costs in the millions of dollars but it could restrain a ship-shape vessel in quite severe storms and in deep water," said Bil Stewart, CEO of Houston-based Stewart Technology Associates, an engineering consultancy specializing in offshore and marine structures.
"But it would be prudent if the vessel had its own propulsion if you had a Pacific hurricane come along," Stewart added.
Blueseed's idea has started gaining steam.
Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, announced he would lead Blueseed's financing search. Thiel has been a big supporter of "seasteads" ? self-ruling cities on the ocean ? and both Marty and Mutabdzija worked at the Seasteading Institute.
Blueseed wants to raise $10 million to $30 million over the next year and a half. The goal would be to launch in late 2013.
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>>> thank you. now to politics and fresh fireworks in the republican presidential race. mitt romney is showing no signs of letting up his attack on front-runner newt gingrich insisting the former house speaker is too, quote, zany to be president. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent and joins us now. chuck, good morning.
>> good morning, ann. the republicans meet tonight in what is their final scheduled debate before the iowa caucuses . judging by how aggressively mitt romney has gone after newt gingrich this week, it's going to be lively.
>> what's wrong?
>> mr. gingrich we are here to protest your speech today!
>> reporter: one way to gauge which republican is the front-runner? the number of protesters who show up at your event.
>> we are outraged!
>> reporter: in iowa city a loud group of protesters delayed the start of newt gingrich 's speech at the university of iowa .
>> okay!
>> reporter: at the same time, a much smaller group protesting mitt romney 's new york city fundraiser was more sedate.
>> thank you for the destruction of our economy. thank you.
>> thank you all.
>> reporter: it is another bit of evidence gingrich is the front-runner and may be why romney used an unusual word to pick out what he believes is gingrich 's key vulnerability -- temperament.
>> zany is not what we need in a president. zany is great in a campaign. it's great on a talk radio . it's great in the print. but in terms of a president we need a leader. a leader needs to be someone of sobriety and stability and patience and temperance.
>> reporter: gingrich was attending a brain science seminar and jabbed back.
>> i think a brain science initiative is a way of helping human beings . i'll let him decide if it's zany. they should run their campaign the way they want to. i'm going to run my campaign the way i want to.
>> reporter: gingrich also responded to the latest nbc news/" wall street journal " that showed him with a large lead in the primary but struggling against president obama .
>> i'm about where reagan was against carter at this stage.
>> reporter: gingrich 's rise appears to be troubling some of the biggest republican leaders in congress. speaker john boehner who was in the house leadership with gingrich in the '90s tried to stay neutral.
>> like all big figures they got some great ideas then they have some other ideas. it would be hard to describe newt as not conservative. i'm not sure he is as conservative as some people think he is, but newt is a conservative.
>> reporter: romney disagreed with that.
>> this is a person who has a very questionable record when it comes to leading conservative principles.
>> reporter: romney , who has struggled to appeal to tea party republicans nabbed the endorsement of one of the more prominent tea partiers from the 2010 campaign failed delaware delegate christine o'donnell who said the perception of romney as flip flopper isn't an issue for her.
>> that is one of the things i like about him because he has been consistent since he changed his mind.
>> a little more evidence that the establishment is rallying against gingrich . the conservative national review penned an unusual editorial today and wrote, we think it is important to urge republicans to have the good sense to reject a hasty marriage to gingrich which would risk resulting in acrimony. the magazine didn't endorse any of the actual remaining candidates, just against gingrich .
>> to think, chuck, we're just getting started.
>> oh, yes.
>> thank you so much.
>>> let's check the other top stories of the morning. natalie
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