Browns set to interview Kelly

CLEVELAND (AP) ? The courtship of Chip Kelly is under way.

The Browns and at least two other NFL teams are expected to interview Oregon's offensive-minded coach, who said following Thursday night's Fiesta Bowl win over Kansas State that he hopes to have the process "wrapped up quickly."

Along with the Browns, the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly in Arizona and have scheduled meetings over the next two days with Kelly.

The 49-year-old said he's entering the interview open-minded. He turned down an offer from Tampa Bay last year to return for his fourth season at Oregon, where he is 46-7. He has boosted the school's national profile with a high-powered offense capable of turning any game into a track meet.

"It's more a fact-finding mission, finding out if it fits or doesn't fit," Kelly said after the Ducks beat No. 7 Kansas State 35-17. "I've been in one interview in my life for the National Football League, and that was a year ago. I don't really have any preconceived notions about it. I think that's what this deal is all about for me. It's not going to affect us in terms of we're not on the road (recruiting). I'll get an opportunity if people do call, see where they are.

"I want to get it wrapped up quickly and figure out where I'm going to be."

Kelly is at or near the top of the Browns' list of candidates to replace Pat Shurmur, who was fired earlier this week after going 9-23 in two seasons. Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner have been conducting interviews in Arizona all week, searching for the team's sixth coach since 1999.

The Browns have declined comment on any interviews.

Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton confirmed he interviewed with Cleveland earlier this week. The Browns have reportedly met with former Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt, Syracuse coach Doug Marrone and Penn State's Bill O'Brien, who removed himself from any consideration on Thursday night and intends to stay at the school.

Kelly doesn't have any NFL coaching experience, but aspects of his up-tempo offense are already being used by some teams.

Kelly wouldn't say if he was leaning one way or another following the Ducks' bowl win.

"I said I'll always listen, and that's what I'll do," he said. "I know that people want to talk to me because of our players. The success of our football program has always been about our guys. It's an honor for someone to say they'd want to talk to me about maybe moving on to go coach in the National Football League. But it's because of what those guys do. I'll listen, and we'll see."

Oregon could be facing possible NCAA sanctions for the school's use of recruiting services, but Kelly indicated he isn't running from anything.

"We've cooperated fully with them," he said. "If they want to talk to us again, we'll continue to cooperate fully. I feel confident in the situation."

Oregon's players gave Kelly a Gatorade bath as the final seconds ticked off the clock in Thursday night's game, and afterward a few of the Ducks seemed resigned to their coach moving on.

"We'll have to see," quarterback Marcus Mariota said. "Whatever he decides to do, we're all behind him. He's an unbelievable coach. He's not only a football coach, but he's someone that you can look to and learn a lot of life lessons from. Whatever happens, happens. But we're all behind him.

"We'll see where it takes us."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/browns-set-interview-kelly-201005109--nfl.html

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EU says its Google case not affected by U.S. ruling

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A decision by U.S. regulators to end a probe into whether Google Inc hurt rivals by manipulating internet searches will not affect the European Union's examination of the company.

"We have taken note of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) decision, but we don't see that it has any direct implications for our investigation, for our discussions with Google, which are ongoing," said Michael Jennings, a spokesman for the European Commission, the EU executive.

U.S. regulators on Thursday ended their investigation into the giant internet company, which runs the world's most popular search engine.

Other internet companies, such as Microsoft Corp, had complained about Google tweaking its search results to give prominence to its own products. But the FTC said there was not enough evidence to pursue a big search-bias case.

The European Commission has for the past two years been investigating complaints against Google, including claims that it unfairly favored its own services in its search results.

Google presented informal settlement proposals to the Commission in July. On December 18 the Commission gave the company a month to come up with detailed proposals to resolve the investigation.

If it fails to address the complaints and is found guilty, Google could eventually be fined up to 10 percent of its revenue - a fine of up to $4 billion.

(Reporting By Ethan Bilby; Editing by Sebastian Moffett and David Goodman)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/eu-says-google-case-not-affected-u-ruling-123913299.html

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Top storylines of 2013

Steroids and the Hall of Fame, the Californication of the league and more

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The San Francisco Giants have won two of the last three World Series, and are better poised for a run at another than they were after their 2010 title.

Opinion

By Tony DeMarco

NBCSports.com contributor

updated 1:27 p.m. ET Jan. 3, 2013

Tony DeMarco

Here's a look at what's likely to be the top storylines in baseball in 2013.

Ballot of controversy
No matter where you stand in the steroids debate, and where that issue heads in the future, it appears clear that there will be no first-ballot election for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Mike Piazza.

That leaves Craig Biggio and Jack Morris as the likeliest to be on the stage in Cooperstown on the last Sunday in July. Voting results, which will be announced on Jan. 9, also likely will result in Jeff Bagwell getting closer to enshrinement, and boosts to the candidacies of Tim Raines and Edgar Martinez.

Uncertain is whether there ever will be enough support for Lee Smith, who did hit the 50-percent mark last year, while the grievous oversight of Alan Trammell figures to continue.

There is a real sense of urgency for Morris in his 14th year on the ballot, as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina will be first-timers in 2014 (along with Frank Thomas). They will be followed by Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz in 2015, and Trevor Hoffman in 2016 (along with Ken Griffey Jr.).

Neither Hall nor MLB leadership has shown interest in making changes to the current election process. But mounting pressure spurred by the PEDs issue and related overcrowding of the ballot could lead to some electorate tweaks in the post-Bud Selig era beyond 2014.

A time limit on voters' eligibility after they no longer cover the game seems logical. So does admitting into the BBWAA more active MLB writers.

Hold those standings projections
Brett Myers signing with the Indians reduces the list by one, but several free agents who will have impacts on 2013 races remain unsigned.

Which contender will add Kyle Lohse to its rotation; Rafael Soriano as its closer? Is Michael Bourn a solution to the talent drain in Texas, or will he take a potential non-contender's cash? Does Adam LaRoche stay in D.C.? Six weeks and counting on those answers.

Daisuke Matsuzaka could spin yet another strong World Baseball Classic showing into a late-spring deal, and here are another handful of now-possible bargains with potential impact: Francisco Rodriguez, Delmon Young, Shawn Marcum and Kyle Farnsworth.

World Baseball Classic III
If you watched the 2009 Japan-Korea championship game, or upstart Brazil upset favored Panama in a play-in final in November, you realize what this series can offer.

Yes, short of shutting down the game for 10 days mid-season (which MLB owners never will agree to do), the problems with the concept will remain inherent: Timing isn't right; players don't want to risk injury/big contracts, etc.

But nothing would boost WBC acceptance and credibility more than a dominant U.S. team that wins it all in late-March in AT&T Park. It's high time for a U.S. roster that is actually motivated to win.

Too bad Bryce Harper didn't agree with that line of thinking. He's exactly what's needed ? along with Mike Trout, Andrew McCutchen, David Price and a core of the game's best young stars.

Californication
The San Francisco Giants have won two of the last three World Series, and are better poised for a run at another than they were after their 2010 title.

Project increased production from Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford, add in full seasons for Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence and Marco Scutaro, and the offense should score enough. And everybody knows about the pitching, plus the acumen and leadership of Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy.

And while it's a well-established fact that money doesn't often buy championships, the Dodgers of Los Angeles and the Angels of Anaheim certainly are doing their best to buck the trend.

The result very well could be three California-based playoff teams ? and we haven't even mentioned the defending AL West-champion Oakland A's, with their emerging rotation and some of the better young talent in the game.

Even after spending $650 million or so, there still are holes and health questions with the Dodgers' roster. And the pressure to win on Don Mattingly and Co. has been ratcheted all the way up.

But considering the boatload of additions since late-July to a team that won 86 games in 2012, it's not hard to imagine 90-plus wins and a playoff spot.

No situation is potentially more explosive than the 2013 Angels. Arte Moreno's win-now impulse spending puts Mike Scioscia on the hot seat after three consecutive non-playoff seasons. No player on a new team will be watched more closely than Josh Hamilton. Jerry Dipoto's other moves also will face scrutiny.

But in the last two off-seasons, the Angels have added Albert Pujols and signed away Hamilton and C.J. Wilson from the division-rival Rangers. Their lineup is scary, Mike Trout could get better, Peter Bourjos will be unleashed in center field, and the bullpen is deeper.

Can the Tigers win a World Series for Mike Ilitch?
So many ingredients that produce championships are in place:

Three superstars in the midst of their peak production seasons. An already-potent offense poised to improve with the return of Victor Martinez and addition of Torii Hunter. A six-deep rotation as long as Rick Porcello isn't dealt away. An elite GM-manager combination.

But the Tigers apparently are willing (at least for now) to gamble on a rookie closer with some command issues, plus the returnees from their 2012 bullpen. Infield defense likely will remain an issue, too.

How good are the Blue Jays?
GM Alex Anthopoulos quietly has been putting the right pieces in place for awhile. But he blew his cover with a big-strike off-season ? and it couldn't have been more well-timed given the issues in New York and Boston, and a likely dropoff in Baltimore.

Still, here's all that needs to go right for the Jays' first postseason appearance in 20 years:

Josh Johnson and Brandon Morrow throwing 200 or so innings, plus a rebound by Ricky Romero to join R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle.

Sergio Santos' healthy return at the back end of the bullpen.

Jose Bautista's bounce-back to MVP candidacy after missing 70 games in 2012.

Post-PED suspension, Melky Cabrera must resemble his 2012 first-half self, or at least his 2011 Royals self ? and not the underachieving fourth-outfielder of 2010 and earlier.

Production upticks from Brett Lawrie, Colby Rasmus, J.P. Arencibia and dare we say, Adam Lind?

John Gibbons bringing it all together in his second go-round as Blue Jays manager.

Can the Yankees sustain AL East dominance?
It's hard to knock their obsession with fitting under the salary cap by 2014 because it's rooted in sound fiscal planning.

And before you predict their age-related fall from grace, keep this in mind: Their rotation has seven quality candidates if Michael Pineda bounces back, and their 2012 run differential of +136 was 204 runs better than Toronto's -68 mark.

This most likely will be the last hurrahs for Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, and you wonder why the Yankees didn't keep Nick Swisher, or got outbid by the Pirates for Russell Martin, as every key piece will be needed in light of anticipated production drops from Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

It's a slippery slope the Yankees have put themselves on, and their short-term course likely will hinge in part on what they end up doing with Robinson Cano, set to hit the market next off-season.

Who has a better roster than the Nationals?
Stephen Strasburg will be unleashed for a 200-inning season, and Dan Haren replaces Edwin Jackson in the rotation. Denard Span is the key lineup addition, putting a quality leadoff hitter with speed at the top of Davey Johnson's lineup, and setting up a better defensive outfield flanked by Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth.

The LaRoche issue remains, but it's not as if they don't have a solid first-base option in Michael Morse. A full season of Drew Storen should help counteract a potential shortage of left-handed setup men. And the bench has versatility and different ingredients.

But you know what? The Nationals will have to be better, because the Braves should be, too.

Can the Reds make it back-to-back post-season appearances?
Their history under Dusty Baker ? two division titles and three losing seasons ? says no. The lineup does benefit nicely from Shin-Soo Choo in the leadoff spot ? as opposed to Drew Stubbs, or taking Brandon Phillips out of a production spot. But Choo doesn't appear to be the answer in center field.

It says here Aroldis Chapman is a better fit as an already-established dominant closer, and the innings load will be great for a two-pitch pitcher with some shoulder issues who has yet to show command of an off-speed pitch. But it's hard to fault Walt Jocketty for wanting to try something Chapman has asked for all along.

The Reds also had four starting pitchers who threw 200-plus innings in 2012 (and another at 179), and you know that's not likely to repeat.

Is the Rangers' post-season run about to end?
Two pennants and three consecutive playoff appearances mark the best run in franchise history. A great management pairing is in place, there is young talent on hand, and money in the budget. But the talent drain here has been substantial ? starting with Cliff Lee, and including Josh Hamilton, C.J. Wilson, Mike Napoli, Mike Adams, Koji Uehara, Scott Feldman and an in-decline Michael Young.

For a change, power is lacking, and never has Nelson Cruz been so critical to their success.

They'll also need Jurickson Profar to produce right away. Mike Olt, too.

There still is time to add an outfield bat and strengthen the bullpen. But the Rangers' margin for error has grown dangerously thin.

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TODAY: Looking Back and Looking. . . | 'No Sweat' Public Speaking!

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FORWARD!

Many things come to mind this time of year. Here are several I want to share.

Looking Back
Standing Desk

This Stand Up Idea has proven to be Outstanding!

In 2010 I had an operation for a herniated disk. Ouch!

After the surgery, like many of you, I sat in a leather, high-back, swivel office chair at my standard office desk. The problem was: the longer I sat, the harder it was to get up and walk.

In 2012 I started investigating standing desks. Ben Franklin had one, as did Donald Rumsfeld. The more investigating I conducted, the more I was convinced that standing was better than sitting. I?m sure all my chiropractic doctor friends agree!

I saw several Facebook friends posting they had standing desks and talked to two of them about their decision. Both confirmed my research. They were not going back to sitting at a desk. After six months with my standing desk, I?m not either!

Here are some reasons:

• Far less back pain.
  • If you?ve ever had severe back pain, you?ll know why, for this reason alone, I will not go back to sitting.
• Way more productive.
  • You know how you pull out the chair, sit on it, pull it up to the desk, move the mouse, adjust the keyboard. . .
    • I walk up to my desk, move the mouse to wake my computer, and I?m at it!
  • We?re all familiar with the expression, ?I think better on my feet!?
• Clients and guests love it!
  • Some of my coaching is done in my home office. All the responses have been positive. Clients agree our sessions are more productive standing than sitting.

BTW, I?ve taken the bar stool away because I never use it! It?s only available to clients, who only use it to lean on!

More at:
http://www.nosweatpublicspeaking.com/heres-a-stand-up-idea-get-a/

Audio Post

I started posting the audio of each post I wrote in March, 2011. It?s one of the best decisions I?ve ever made for improving my writing and my speaking.

The thought was: an author?s writings should have a voice. Posting the audio of each article gives the reader a voice to listen to ? the author?s voice! The text is there if they prefer to read, or want to refer to a point made in the audio. Since listening and seeing are two prominent learning styles, the combination helps more site visitors?GET IT!

Initially, listening to my recording of my post was a very humbling experience. I found grammatical errors, misspellings, and paragraphs that needed rewriting.

It wasn?t just the writing that needed work! I listened and discovered my voice sometimes trailed off when it should have stayed strong. On occasion, I would mumble and would have to replay what I just heard to understand the words. (This is not a good thing for a person who speaks and coaches speaking to have to do!)

Bottom line, I am now a better writer and speaker and give this advice as one of my top recommendations for improving speaking skills!

More at:
http://www.nosweatpublicspeaking.com/written-post-audio-post-better-post/

Looking Forward
Video

Two important things we know about communication are:?

1. Nonverbal trumps verbal.

As an example, our recent election debates where President Obama?s ?indifference? body language?and Vice President Biden?s ?grinning? got more press, at times, than the issues!

2. ?Most people are visual learners. (Approximately 65%.)

We believe what we see!

We also know this about YouTube and its Traffic (2011 statistics):

• 60 hours of video are uploaded every minute, or one hour of video is uploaded to YouTube every second.
• Over 4 billion videos are viewed a day.
• Over 800 million unique users visit YouTube each month.
• Over 3 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube.
• More video is uploaded to YouTube in one month than the 3 major US networks created in 60 years.
• In 2011, YouTube had more than 1 trillion views.
• In 2011 there were almost 140 views for every person on Earth.

Read more at:
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2012/05/23/35-mind-numbing-youtube-facts-figures-and-statistics-infographic/#WKq63BPjbbsKqHdS.99

Since I?m in the Presentation Business, it makes sense to let visitors ?see? me ?show? what I preach and write about. (Yikes! - I?m feeling some pressure!)

With all this in mind, I?m constructing a small video studio. My intention is to have short videos available that give one or two Super Presentation Tips each; the kind that have the viewer saying, ?Wow! I?ll try that next time I speak!?

Stay Tuned and ?Watch? this site. You?ll ?See? what I mean!

About the Author
Fred E. Miller is a speaker, a coach, and the author of the book,
?No Sweat?Public Speaking!?
Businesses and individuals hire him because they want to improve their
Public Speaking and Presentation Skills.
They do this because we perceive really great speakers to be Experts.
Perception is reality, and we rather deal with Experts.

They also know:
Speaking?Opportunities are?Business?Opportunities.
Speaking?Opportunities are?Career?Opportunities.
Speaking?Opportunities are?Leadership?Opportunities.

He shows them how to:
Develop, Practice, and Deliver ?Knock Your Socks Off Presentations!? with -
NO SWEAT!

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Cell Phone Text Message Spying Software

Sending and receiving text messages is the MOST popular method cell phone owners communicate with each other. From a psychological stand point this is understandable because sending and receiving text messages is a very low commitment and low pressure method of communication compared to phone calls.

From the perspective of spying on a cell phone, or rather, the owner of a cell phone this means the ability to spy on the SMS of a mobile device is the most important and most revealing feature of mobile tracking software. The good news is literally every single mobile tracking software program allows you to monitor their phones text messages. This means you have a ton of options and you do not have to spend much money at all. In fact for as little as $49 you can have full access to the following information regarding their cell phones SMS communications:

1. See every single text they send and receive.
2. See the exact time every one is sent and received.
3. See if each messages is an incoming or outgoing.
4. See the phone numbers they are sent to and received from. This is extremely powerful because the phone numbers they are communicating with can be input into some sort of reverse phone lookup tool which will allow you to view detailed information about the other person such as their name and wehre they live.
5. See the exact contents of every single message exactly as they were sent and received.

Whether you are in a relationship concerned your love partner is cheating or you are a parent wanting to monitor all of the communications regarding your son or daughters phone this information you can monitor is invaluable. Keep in mind ALL mobile tracking programs allow you to track much more than text messages. You will also be able to freely monitor calls, emails sent and received, web sites visited by their mobile browser and even see their physical location at all times. The quality of these different monitoring features varies from spy app to spy app but the good news is the quality of the text messages spy feature is really great no matter which app you choose.

How Text Message Spying Works

Once the text monitoring app has been installed (either to their cell phone or to your computer) the app silently and invisibly monitors for texts sent and received. As soon as either happens the app will relay this information either to the phone spy members area OR directly in the software programs main window (in the case of remote phone spy). Even if they immediately delete every message as soon as they get it you will still be able to see it.

Source: http://www.streetarticles.com/mobile-cell-phone/cell-phone-text-message-spying-software

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News ? Faster broadband to benefit UK farmers, says Vaizey ...

UK farmers will benefit from upgrades being made to the UK's broadband infrastructure, it has been claimed.

Communications Minister Ed Vaizey told the Farmer's Guardian that there is "big demand" for faster internet services in rural communities.

And gradually over the next couple of years, households and businesses in the countryside will gain access to improved fixed broadband services.

"Over the coming months, we will approve the procurement of more than 40 rural broadband programmes," Mr Vaizey stated.

These will use the government's ?530 million Rural Broadband Fund, he noted.

Mr Vaizey said 90 per cent of UK homes and businesses will be connected at super-fast speeds, while the remainder will be able to download at a rate of at least 2Mb.

The European Commission is aiming for every premises in the European Union to have access to 30Mb broadband services by 2020.

It also wants 50 per cent of citizens to be able to access 100Mb download speeds by the end of the decade.

Source: http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2013/01/faster_broadband_to_benefit_uk_farmers_says_vaizey/

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A new fish species from Lake Victoria named in honor of the author of Darwin's Dreampond

Jan. 2, 2013 ? Two new species of cichlid fish from Lake Victoria are described by biologists from Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Research Department Marine Zoology) and the Institute of Biology Leiden (Section Integrative Zoology), the Netherlands. One of these species is named in honour of Tijs Goldschmidt, author of Darwin's Dreampond. This book, published in nine languages, describes the dramatic extinction of hundreds of cichlid species in Lake Victoria in the 1980s due to the introduced Nile perch and other human induced environmental changes.

In 1985, Leiden biologists made a survey in the Tanzanian part of the lake, with an old ferry as floating lab, to establish the status of the rapidly declining cichlids. During this expedition Tijs studied the egg spots on the anal fin of cichlids for their possible role in the rapid speciation of these fish. In the Emin Pasha Gulf, among a species nicknamed Haplochromis "argens," individuals were found with aberrant egg dummies and lacking red in the fins. Just the kind of example Tijs was looking for to test his theory of speciation by sexual selection. The aberrant individuals were provisionally named H. "dusky argens."

Both "species" play a part in Tijs' PhD thesis and in other studies. However, a taxonomic description was never made and whether H. "dusky argens" was a separate species or a colour morph remained unclear. In 1987, most cichlid species from the offshore waters of the lake had disappeared, and with them the urge of taxonomic descriptions.

Now, 25 years later, about a quarter of the cichlid species have recovered in the "Nile perch desert," some of them became even more abundant than in the past, but the former common H. "argens" is still extremely rare. The status of H. "dusky-argens" is unknown as it was only caught in the remote Emin Pasha Gulf, which is not sampled nowadays. Research on successfully resurgent species shows that they were able to adapt morphologically to the new environmental conditions. Their body shape, for instance, changed, so that burst swimming to escape predators improved. Preliminary results suggest that such a response is not found in H. "argens."

The above observations triggered the present taxonomic study as a baseline for further research. It shows that several taxonomic characters differ more between the co-occurring populations of H. "argens" and H. "dusky argens" in the Emin Pasha Gulf, than between populations from different locations. This suggests that they are indeed two species, which are morphologically driven apart at places where they co-occur. In case of H. "argens" the nickname was upgraded to the formal name, while H. "dusky-argens" is now named H. goldschmidti.

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1. Marnix de Zeeuw, Irene Westbroek, Martien van Oijen, Frans Witte. Two new species of zooplanktivorous haplochromine cichlids from Lake Victoria, Tanzania. ZooKeys, 2013; 256 (0): 1 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.256.3871

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