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Nov. 15th - RUNNING WOES
Through nine games, the Bears are averaging a league worst 3.0 yards/carry running the ball. Yet, Bears center Olin Kreutz doesn't feel the offense has hit rock bottom. "Oh no," Kreutz laughed. "No, no. I've been here a long time. We've had some bad offense around here. It's not the worst it's been, but this is pretty bad. We're just not very good at running the ball right now and the way to improve it is everybody work on it, but we've been saying that for a long time now. So, what do we have to do? If we knew we would have done it. We recognize it. We're embarrassed by it. We're trying hard to get it fixed." .
Doctors dwindle in numbers
Diya Mutasim heard patients at his dermatology practice complain. Some new patients have to wait months for their first appointments because of the shrinking numbers of doctors in town. The problem is so severe Mutasim, of University Dermatology Consultants in Corryville, added more doctors and hired nurse practitioners. His says his patients love the added help because they get to see a professional sooner. .
Why the future doesn't need us.
First let us postulate that the computer scientists succeed in developing intelligent machines that can do all things better than human beings can do them. In that case presumably all work will be done by vast, highly organized systems of machines and no human effort will be necessary. Either of two cases might occur. The machines might be permitted to make all of their own decisions without human oversight, or else human control over the machines might be retained. If the machines are permitted to make all their own decisions, we can't make any conjectures as to the results, because it is impossible to guess how such machines might behave. We only point out that the fate of the human race would be at the mercy of the machines. It might be argued that the human race would never be foolish enough to hand over all the power to the machines.
TheStar.com | Hockey | Leafs should start chopping from the top
Ideally, the Maple Leafs would have the pick of the litter, the very best hockey minds in the world clamouring to work for them. But that's just not the way it is.Moreover, to get one of the really big names - Brian Burke, Lou Lamoriello - they'd have to wait until June or July, and this thing's going downhill faster than that.There are quality hockey people out there, available today. Even Pat Quinn, as utterly laughable as that may sound. Then again, this is an organization that brought back Punch Imlach, Carl Brewer, Mike Pelyk, Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour for second go-rounds, so it's not like the stupidity of bringing back Quinn would be out of the MLSE strike zone.So who would you get? As a new GM, or president, or coach?Click here for a closer look with Damien Cox in his blog, The Spin.
Global Warming, Polar Bears, Endangered Species
Listing the Polar Bear will be like the Spotted Owl on steroids; it will impact everyone! Under the ESA, any activity that is regulated by the Federal Government (because it affects air or water quality, for example) would be subject to further regulation on the grounds of greenhouse gases and potential effects on polar bears. That would mean facility emissions or modifications, expanded manufacturing capacity, increased shipping and a host of other activities that would come under renewed scrutiny for new reasons. Remember: Virtually everything we do involves fossil fuels and greenhouse gases (GHG). 85% of our energy comes from fossil fuels. That means almost every heating, cooling, transportation and electricity generation decision will be affected. Utility and manufacturing companies will be required to slash their CO2 emissions - and be forced to raise their prices to cover those huge new costs.
Michelle Obama, Chelsea Clinton visit same Midlands church
Michelle Obama and Chelsea Clinton. One was on one side of the church, one on the other. And the congregation took note. "I don't know. It was kinda awkward," said Evette Brown. "Well to me I think it shows divide but I think once this is over on Saturday, I think our country will be united because we are all going to come together and rally behind whoever gets the nomination," said Sarah Brown. Pastor Darrell Jackson, who is a senior consultant for the Clinton campaign in South Carolina, says the seating arrangements were no accident. "It is our custom that when campaigns come that we sit one on one side, and one on the other," said Jackson. Neither Mrs. Obama nor Miss Clinton spoke at the pulpit, but after the service they did speak to churchgoers.
Behind the scenes of Internet2
For real-time research updates. Researchers seek to keep monster Internet telescopes from getting destroyed Satisfy your appetite for robot news by attending a business conference on topic Supercomputer goes back to the future UMass Amherst launches tech podcasts Internet2 kisses veteran testbed goodbye Microsoft, Intel officials rip pols for lack of federal R&D funding support .
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