Saints beat Falcons 26-23 in OT on Kasay kick

Tony Gonzalez,Malcolm Jenkins , Jo-Lonn DunbarAP

Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) scores a touchdown as New Orleans Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) and outside linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar (56) defend during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)

By PAUL NEWBERRY

updated 6:48 p.m. ET Nov. 13, 2011

ATLANTA - A disconsolate Mike Smith watched the chip-shot field goal sail through the uprights, then walked slowly across the field, his head down, to shake hands with the other coach.

Smith knew this loss was on him.

John Kasay kicked a 26-yard field goal in overtime after the Atlanta coach decided to go for it on fourth down deep in his own territory Sunday, a decision that backfired horribly and handed the New Orleans Saints a 26-23 victory over the Falcons.

"I know it will be scrutinized all week long," Smith said. "I want everybody to understand I take full responsibility."

New Orleans (7-3) took control of the NFC South race, snapping Atlanta's three-game winning streak. But this one will be long remembered for Smith's gutsy and ill-fated call, especially if this loss comes back to cost the defending division champion Falcons a return to the playoffs.

Atlanta (5-4) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, tying it on Matt Bryant's 27-yard field goal on the final play of regulation.

In overtime, Atlanta appeared to pick up a first down on a pass to Mike Cox, but he was ruled just short after referee Terry McAuley looked at the replay. Then, stunningly, Smith decided to go for it on fourth down from his own 29.

Michael Turner was stuffed.

Game over.

"We were going to be aggressive in all that we did," Smith said. "Unfortunately, it did not work out."

After each offense went three-and-out on its first possession of overtime, Atlanta faced third-and-1 from the 29. Matt Ryan flipped a pass to Cox, the backup fullback, who was met short of the 30 but stretched out the ball with his right arm, appearing to get it across the line. It was initially ruled a first down, but the replay showed he was bobbling the ball as he was going down along the sideline, and the spot was moved back.

The Falcons initially sent on the punting team, then called timeout. After thinking it over, Smith decided to go for it, figuring his team could pick up the foot or so needed to keep the drive going.

Boy, did that turn out to be a mistake.

Ryan handed off to Turner, but the bruising runner never had a chance. He was swarmed by a pile of defenders and actually lost a couple of feet, and the jubilant Saints took over. Four plays later, Kasay won it with his fourth field goal of the game.

"I just saw a guy in my face as soon as I got the ball," Turner said. "I would like to have it back. I would love to be in that situation again."

New Orleans coach Sean Payton coached the game on crutches in his return to the sideline after a collision with one of his players left him with a broken left leg and severe knee injuries nearly a month ago.

"I just felt like this was an important game," Payton said. "That presence is important. I talked to the doctors this morning."

Drew Brees went 30 of 43 for 322 yards, including a pair of touchdowns. Marques Colston had eight catches for 113 yards. The Saints were certainly glad to have their coach among them, not sending down calls from the booth.

"It was great having him, just his presence," Brees said. "He couldn't wait to get back down there. He has his hands in everything."

Ryan threw a staggering 52 passes, completing 29 for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Harry Douglas became his favorite receiver after rookie Julio Jones left the game, sidelined again by an ailing hamstring. Douglas finished with eight receptions for 133 yards.

Turner rushed for 96 yards, but couldn't get the one yard that mattered most.

"We've just got to get a couple inches. Make that play and move on," center Todd McClure groaned. "I like the fact our coach has faith in us to make the play."

Brees was impressed by Smith's courage, if nothing else.

"It takes some steel and you-know-what to make that call," the quarterback said. "This one play is the game."

In regulation, Atlanta was down to its last chance, facing fourth-and-3 at the New Orleans 45 with about 4? minutes remaining. Ryan kept the drive going by hitting Roddy White on a 6-yard completion, then struck quickly with two more passes to make a game of it. A 19-yarder to White was followed by a 20-yard touchdown to Tony Gonzalez with 4:13 to go, bringing the Falcons to 23-20.

With only one timeout remaining, the Falcons felt compelled to try an onside kick. It didn't work.

The Saints moved into position to give Kasay a 45-yard try. He drilled the kick right down the middle, but Jimmy Graham was called for holding and New Orleans decided to back up the Falcons with a punt.

After Eric Weems made a fair catch at the Atlanta 5, the Falcons put together a clutch drive that forced OT. Ryan hooked up three times with Douglas on completions totaling 66 yards, and Atlanta actually had plenty of time to take three shots at the end zone for a winning touchdown.

They caught a break on Ryan's first throw over the middle, which was right in the hands of New Orleans safety Roman Harper. He couldn't hang on. Ryan then looked for White, but Jabari Greer got a hand on the ball to knock it away. After one more incompletion, Bryant trotted on to make his third field goal.

Notes: Brees extended his NFL record with a 30th straight game completing at least 20 passes. ... Bryant missed a 41-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, snapping his franchise-record streak of 30 in a row over two seasons. ... The Saints rushed for just 41 yards on 16 carries.

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Cholesterol Drug Shows Promise in Early Research (HealthDay)

TUESDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary trials indicate that a new drug designed to simultaneously boost good cholesterol while lowering bad cholesterol shows considerable promise, both on its own and in combination with standard statin medications.

The drug evacetrapib is part of a class of so-called "cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors."

Evacetrapib is the second CETP medication to undergo testing as a means to lower "bad" low-density lipoprotein cholesterol while raising "good" high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Testing of the first drug in this class -- Pfizer's torcetrapib -- ended badly. A 15,000-person trial of torcetrapib conducted several years ago revealed that the medication (administered in combination with the statin Lipitor) was associated with an elevated risk for cardiovascular complications and even death.

In that case, the trial was halted mid-stream and all patients were taken off the combination therapy immediately.

However, the failure of that drug has not discouraged researchers from continuing to explore the potential of CETP therapies. What's more, work with evacetrapib to date has unearthed no significant side effects, while suggesting that the drug can benefit patients both as an individual treatment and as part of a two-pronged approach in tandem with statins, according to the report published Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"These preliminary findings suggest that evacetrapib could be administered with statins and may yield potentially clinically important incremental effects on lipoproteins," Stephen J. Nicholls, of the department of cardiovascular medicine and the coordinating center for clinical research at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and colleagues noted in a journal news release.

"The results of the current study provide the foundation for a large phase 3 clinical trial designed to assess the efficacy and safety of evacetrapib," the study authors added.

The most recent testing of evacetrapib involved almost 400 patients who, between April 2010 and January 2011, were being treated for having either elevated bad cholesterol or low good cholesterol levels in health centers across the United States and Europe.

The patients were divided into several groups. For about three months, some received various dosages of evacetrapib alone. Others received one of several statins, either alone or in combination with evacetrapib. Still others were given sugar pills (placebo pills).

The results: after 12 weeks of treatment, the team observed that patients receiving evacetrapib alone experienced a boost in good cholesterol of between roughly 54 and 129 percent. Among this group, bad cholesterol also dropped, between approximately 14 to 36 percent.

The investigators also found that when given a combination therapy involving both evacetrapib and a statin, patients experienced even greater reductions in bad cholesterol. This tandem approach, however, did not produce better results than evacetrapib alone in terms of raising good cholesterol.

Commenting on the study, Dr. Murray A. Mittleman, director of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, approached the findings with caution.

"This class of medicines is interesting because they can raise good cholesterol, often quite markedly," Mittleman said. "And most studies show that this can prevent heart attacks. And at this point we don't have very many good drugs that can accomplish this."

"But of course, work with an earlier agent showed an increase in adverse events, and the development of that drug had to be stopped prematurely," Mittleman noted. "So while the initial findings with this drug are interesting, a lot of work still remains to find out if it does what we hope it will do, or if in fact it will end up being more harmful than beneficial."

The results of the research were released early online to coincide with the presentation of the study at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

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Amazon to ship Kindle Fire today (Digital Trends)

Amazon just announced that it plans to ship pre-ordered units of its Android-based Kindle Fire e-reader tablet starting today, a day earlier than expected. Kindle Touch? and Kindle Touch 3G customers can expect their devices to go out tomorrow.

News of the early shipment date comes just as the first hands-on reviews of the Kindle Fire hit the Web. And so far, the device is receiving fairly solid scores among tech aficionados, but there are some downsides to the $200 super e-reader.

Software-wise, Amazon has fully concealed Android 2.3 Gingerbread with its own tweaks to the software, making it unlike any other Android tablet out there ? ?and that?s a very, very good thing,? says Sam Biddle at Gizmodo. ?From the minute you turn it on, the device is puzzlingly simple.?

This sentiment is not shared by all the reviewers, however. As The New York Times? David Pogue writes: ?[T]he Fire is not nearly as versatile as a real tablet. It is designed almost exclusively for consuming stuff, particularly material you buy from Amazon, like books, newspapers and video. It has no camera, microphone, GPS function, Bluetooth or memory-card slot. There is a serviceable e-mail program, but no built-in calendar or note pad. Most problematic, though, the Fire does not have anything like the polish or speed of an iPad. You feel that $200 price tag with every swipe of your finger.?

This touches on the two most important things to remember about the Kindle Fire. First, Amazon?s device sells for such a low price ? so low that Amazon loses money on every Fire it sells ? because, for Amazon, it?s not about the device at all; it?s about getting people to buy more stuff from Amazon. Kindle Fire is, in other words, a digital store, plain and simple. Yes, it also allows you to read magazines and books, listen to music and watch videos. But it?s made to buy these products from Amazon itself.

Second is the fact that the Kindle Fire is cheap, and that cheapness is one of the few points on which most reviewers can agree. So if you plan to buy one (or bought one already), expect to get what you paid for, and not much more.

Despite the possible downfalls, the Kindle Fire has already proven that people are clamoring for an inexpensive tablet.

This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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3 DOE labs now connected with ultra-high speed network

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Scientific data now flowing at 100 gigabits per second -- 10 times faster than commercial internet providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now supporting scientific research at unprecedented bandwidth speeds at least ten times faster than commercial Internet providers with a new network that connects thousands of researchers using three of the world's top supercomputing centers in California, Illinois and Tennessee. The new network will be officially unveiled today in Seattle, Washington, at the gala opening of SC11, the premier international conference on high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, where DOE researchers will use the network for groundbreaking climate data transfers and astrophysics visualizations.

"With the establishment of this high speed network, the United States is once again blazing a path for the future of Internet innovations," said Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. "Initially, this breakthrough will make sharing information between our labs much more efficient and pave the way for new discoveries, but it also holds the potential to change and improve our lives much like the original commercialization of the Internet did in the mid-90s."

The project, known as the Advanced Networking Initiative (ANI), was funded with $62 million from the 2009 economic stimulus law and is intended for research use, but could lead to widespread commercial use of similar technology. The network now delivers data at 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps), making it one of the fastest systems in the world. It is the first step in the nationwide upgrade to the DOE's existing Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and will serve as a pilot for future deployment of 100 Gbps Ethernet in research and commercial networks. The initiative plans to accelerate by several years the commercialization of 100 Gbps networking technologies and uses new optical technology to reduce the number of routers used, as well as the associated equipment and maintenance costs.

The World Wide Web has its origins with high energy physicists at CERN who needed a better, faster way to share their data. Physicists in the United States, including Energy Department laboratories like Fermilab and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, were also among the earliest pioneers. If this network drives innovation that finds its way into widespread commercial use, it will be an example of history repeating itself. The need to share scientific data and linking computer networks together will likely drive the next generation of high speed Internet connection technology.

WHAT DOES 100 GBPS MEAN?

While the technology is advancing rapidly, the fastest commercial Internet providers use fiberoptic cables that enable a network to deliver about 10 gigabits per second. But that capacity must be split up among many consumers in the area, so a residential consumer might actually experience high speed Internet service in the range of 10 megabits per second. A megabit is one thousandth of a gigabit, so that's .01 gbps. In some areas, consumers on a more expensive service plan might get roughly .05 gbps A 3G cell phone provides roughly 2Mbps for downloading data. A 100 Gbps network connection is therefore able to receive data about 50,000 times faster than your iPhone.Here's another way to look at it. In the roughly one hour it takes a typical home Internet connection to download an HD movie, the Department's network could download, for example, 20 years of data from the Hubble space telescope.

ABOUT THE ESNET NETWORK

DOE's Office of Science has for over 25 years provided the most leading edge network connectivity for science through ESnet, its national network that connects thousands of DOE researchers at more than 40 different national laboratories and supercomputing facilities, and links them to research partners around the world. This first stage of the network upgrade, which was completed today, connects DOE's three supercomputing centers at Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. Over several months, ESnet will upgrade its core national network with 100 Gbps technology and provide 100Gbps service to additional data-intensive labs, enabling their science with greater speed, capacity and services for researchers. By the end of 2012, ESnet will further expand the network to link all of the DOE national lab sites, integrating them into the new 100 Gbps infrastructure. ESnet is managed by DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The goal of the research enabled by the network is to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing modern society. For example:

  • Physicists seeking to understand the most basic building blocks of matter can access data generated by millions of atoms as they smash into each other deep underground at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
  • Climate researchers hoping to better understand the extreme weather effects of climate variation will have access to some of the world's largest databases to improve the accuracy of their estimates.
  • Researchers working on biofuels can access the DOE Joint Genome Institute's vast store of genomic data on energy-relevant microbes and plants.
  • Computer scientists can perform national scale experiments with brand new network technologies with the goal of reinventing the structure of the Internet to provide a platform for new economic opportunities.

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To see a video demonstration of the new network, visit http://www.es.net/RandD/advanced-networking-initiative/.


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DOE/US Department of Energy

Scientific data now flowing at 100 gigabits per second -- 10 times faster than commercial internet providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now supporting scientific research at unprecedented bandwidth speeds at least ten times faster than commercial Internet providers with a new network that connects thousands of researchers using three of the world's top supercomputing centers in California, Illinois and Tennessee. The new network will be officially unveiled today in Seattle, Washington, at the gala opening of SC11, the premier international conference on high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, where DOE researchers will use the network for groundbreaking climate data transfers and astrophysics visualizations.

"With the establishment of this high speed network, the United States is once again blazing a path for the future of Internet innovations," said Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. "Initially, this breakthrough will make sharing information between our labs much more efficient and pave the way for new discoveries, but it also holds the potential to change and improve our lives much like the original commercialization of the Internet did in the mid-90s."

The project, known as the Advanced Networking Initiative (ANI), was funded with $62 million from the 2009 economic stimulus law and is intended for research use, but could lead to widespread commercial use of similar technology. The network now delivers data at 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps), making it one of the fastest systems in the world. It is the first step in the nationwide upgrade to the DOE's existing Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and will serve as a pilot for future deployment of 100 Gbps Ethernet in research and commercial networks. The initiative plans to accelerate by several years the commercialization of 100 Gbps networking technologies and uses new optical technology to reduce the number of routers used, as well as the associated equipment and maintenance costs.

The World Wide Web has its origins with high energy physicists at CERN who needed a better, faster way to share their data. Physicists in the United States, including Energy Department laboratories like Fermilab and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, were also among the earliest pioneers. If this network drives innovation that finds its way into widespread commercial use, it will be an example of history repeating itself. The need to share scientific data and linking computer networks together will likely drive the next generation of high speed Internet connection technology.

WHAT DOES 100 GBPS MEAN?

While the technology is advancing rapidly, the fastest commercial Internet providers use fiberoptic cables that enable a network to deliver about 10 gigabits per second. But that capacity must be split up among many consumers in the area, so a residential consumer might actually experience high speed Internet service in the range of 10 megabits per second. A megabit is one thousandth of a gigabit, so that's .01 gbps. In some areas, consumers on a more expensive service plan might get roughly .05 gbps A 3G cell phone provides roughly 2Mbps for downloading data. A 100 Gbps network connection is therefore able to receive data about 50,000 times faster than your iPhone.Here's another way to look at it. In the roughly one hour it takes a typical home Internet connection to download an HD movie, the Department's network could download, for example, 20 years of data from the Hubble space telescope.

ABOUT THE ESNET NETWORK

DOE's Office of Science has for over 25 years provided the most leading edge network connectivity for science through ESnet, its national network that connects thousands of DOE researchers at more than 40 different national laboratories and supercomputing facilities, and links them to research partners around the world. This first stage of the network upgrade, which was completed today, connects DOE's three supercomputing centers at Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. Over several months, ESnet will upgrade its core national network with 100 Gbps technology and provide 100Gbps service to additional data-intensive labs, enabling their science with greater speed, capacity and services for researchers. By the end of 2012, ESnet will further expand the network to link all of the DOE national lab sites, integrating them into the new 100 Gbps infrastructure. ESnet is managed by DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The goal of the research enabled by the network is to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing modern society. For example:

  • Physicists seeking to understand the most basic building blocks of matter can access data generated by millions of atoms as they smash into each other deep underground at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
  • Climate researchers hoping to better understand the extreme weather effects of climate variation will have access to some of the world's largest databases to improve the accuracy of their estimates.
  • Researchers working on biofuels can access the DOE Joint Genome Institute's vast store of genomic data on energy-relevant microbes and plants.
  • Computer scientists can perform national scale experiments with brand new network technologies with the goal of reinventing the structure of the Internet to provide a platform for new economic opportunities.

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Legal fight politically motivated : Pheu Thai - The Nation

Home ? politics ? Legal fight politically motivated : Pheu Thai

The Nation November 14, 2011 3:09 am

"The litigants may have the right to sue, but I believe there is no evidence with which to blame the government," he said.

Prompong was reacting to news reports that Chulalongkorn University economic lecturer Narong Phetprasert would seek the cooperation of the Law Society of Thailand in launching a court battle against the government.

As an academic, Narong should suggest flood-control solutions instead of faulting the government, Prompong said.

He voiced suspicion that Narong might have an ulterior motive, because his threat of legal action coincided with the opposition Democrats' criticisms of the handling of the flood situation.

He went on to criticise Democrat MP Wiratana Kalayasiri for trying to politicise the relief efforts.

Although the Flood Relief Operations Centre (FROC) has launched a probe of alleged irregularities in connection with the procurement of relief supplies, Wiratana portrayed the situation as if the wrongdoing had already been established, the Pheu Thai spokesman said.

The main coalition party will today hold a meeting of MPs to assess flood-related issues, such as obstacles to transportation, the rising prices of essential goods and increasing incidents of burglary in flood-hit areas.

Information and Communication Technology Minister Gp Captain Anudith Nakornthap has dismissed an allegation that he diverted public contributions and relief supplies from the FROC to his ministry.

Anudith said relief supplies packaged in black bags awaiting distribution were the property of the PM's Office, and not public contributions as alleged.

He said he was authorised by the prime minister to assist in the relief efforts in Bangkok.

Democrat deputy spokesman Sakoltee Phattiyakul said he welcomed the prime minister's pledge to get to the bottom of questions surrounding the procurement of relief supplies.

Sakoltee said the FROC made a hasty conclusion to rule out any irregularities before examining the evidence.

"Just look at price tags on items contained in each relief bag; evidence of foul play is there," he said.

He said the FROC had no credible answer to questions about why it had allocated Bt7.5 million to buy 30 flat-bottomed boats at an inflated price of Bt250,000 each.

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Defense delivers as Steelers top Bengals

Two interceptions of Cincinnati's Dalton key 24-17 victory

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Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons (94) celebrates after intercepting an Andy Dalton pass during a 24-17 victory over the Bengals on Sunday.

By JOE KAY

updated 4:37 p.m. ET Nov. 13, 2011

CINCINNATI - A rookie quarterback, a game on the line. No better time for the Steelers' defense to get back to what it does best.

Grab the ball.

Rashard Mendenhall ran for a pair of touchdowns Sunday, and Pittsburgh intercepted Andy Dalton twice in the fourth quarter, holding on for a 24-17 victory over the upstart Cincinnati Bengals.

The Steelers (7-3) ended the Bengals' five-game winning streak with a little vintage defense, something missing so far this season. The Steelers had only two interceptions and two fumble recoveries heading into Sunday's game, a stunningly small statistic for these players who pride themselves on getting the ball.

They got it twice when it mattered most.

"We're a great defense because of the way we play," safety Ryan Clark said. "Turnovers tend to come in spurts. That's what separates teams from being a great defense. Today, we were able to help us win it."

It all came together in a game the Steelers badly needed. When Baltimore lost to Seattle 22-17 later Sunday, Pittsburgh was back atop the AFC North. Cincinnati and Baltimore are tied for second at 6-3.

Ben Roethlisberger led long, balanced drives while thousands of Steelers fans waved Terrible Towels amid the first sellout crowd of the season at Paul Brown Stadium. Mendenhall's 9-yard run put the Steelers' up 24-17 late in the third quarter, leaving it to the defense to finish the win off.

First, linebacker Lawrence Timmons picked off a deflected pass, ending a drive at the Pittsburgh 33. William Gay pulled off the clincher, stepping in front of Jerome Simpson for an interception at the 19-yard line with 2:27 left.

"It was two big plays that helped change the game," linebacker James Farrior said. "It was awesome. I'm especially proud of William Gay. You guys and even some of our fans really got on him this week."

Gay let Torrey Smith get behind him for a 26-yard touchdown catch with 8 seconds left in Baltimore's 23-20 win at Pittsburgh last Sunday.

Wasn't going to happen again.

Dalton handled most of what Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau threw at him until the end. He had two more touchdown passes, giving him 14 overall ? the most by a rookie quarterback in his first nine games since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. He wasn't sacked even though the Steelers blitzed him every way they could.

"I felt like we had a really good grasp on what they were doing," said Dalton, who was 15 of 30 for 170 yards. "Even with all the movements and shifts that they were doing, I still thought we had a good feel."

Until the fourth quarter.

Dalton didn't have top receiver A.J. Green on the field for those pivotal moments. Green, who leads all rookie NFL receivers, twisted his right knee when he landed awkwardly on a 36-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Green returned on the next series but was held out as a precaution after his knee tightened at halftime.

Roethlisberger was 21 of 33 for 245 yards with one touchdown and a deflected interception. He was sacked five times, matching his season high.

Roethlisberger found Jerricho Cotchery uncovered in the end zone for a 16-yard score that got thousands of Terrible Towels waving. It was the fifth time in the last six games that the Steelers reached the end zone on their opening possession.

Mendenhall ran 2 yards for a 14-0 lead on the Steelers' next possession. At that point, Pittsburgh had a 132-8 advantage in yards.

Dalton brought the Bengals back by doing what he does best ? throw the ball Green's way so he can make a game-changing play. After running away from the pass rush, Dalton passed 36 yards to Green, who went up between safeties Troy Polamalu and Clark to make the catch in the end zone.

Then, the Steelers helped the Bengals (6-3) keep it close.

Tight end Heath Miller bobbled a pass directly to cornerback Leon Hall for an interception that set up Mike Nugent's 43-yard field goal, cutting it to 14-10. Miller had another bad moment late in the first half, wiping out an apparent touchdown with an interference penalty. Shaun Suisham's 39-yard field goal gave Pittsburgh a 17-10 halftime lead.

Hall, the Bengals' top cornerback, hurt his left Achilles tendon on that drive and didn't return.

Dalton pulled the Bengals even with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Gresham on their opening drive of the second half. Pittsburgh went no-huddle and pulled off the winning drive, covering 81 yards in 11 plays.

Notes: Pittsburgh has won eight of its last nine in Cincinnati. ... Roethlisberger is 7-1 in his career in Cincinnati. ... Mike Tomlin got his 50th regular-season victory, joining former Steelers coaches Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Raymond "Buddy" Parker in that category. ... Dalton has thrown for 1,866 yards, passing Greg Cook for the franchise record by a rookie. ... Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said Hall would be evaluated further to determine the extent of his Achilles injury.

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Mexico rules out engine failure in copter crash

(AP) ? Mexican officials ruled out engine failure in the helicopter crash that killed the government's No. 2 official, saying Sunday that all evidence in the investigation so far points to an accident.

Civil aviation director Gilberto Lopez Meyer said at a news conference that a study of radar images led investigators to conclude that up to the last seconds of the helicopter's flight, its path did not change and conditions were normal.

Lopez said there were no signs the pilot lost control of the helicopter before it smashed into a mountainside south of the capital Friday morning.

Officials have blamed sudden foggy conditions, which they speculate forced the pilot to seek an alternate low route through the Ajusco mountain range.

Sixteen aviation experts are investigating the crash that killed Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora and seven others, Transportation Secretary Dionisio Perez Jacome said at the news conference.

Three of them belong to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and two come from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The agents arrived Saturday at the request of Mexico's government.

President Felipe Calderon appointed Mexico's transportation secretary to carry out a thorough investigation into the causes of the helicopter crash.

Mexico's Transportation and Communications Department will remain the lead investigative agency.

Federal prosecutors said they questioned a man Sunday about why he used Twitter to send a message before the helicopter crash warning Mexican officials who were flying to be cautious.

The Attorney General's Office said Mareo Flores, 26, was let go after questioning because prosecutors did not find any connection between his tweet and the interior secretary's death.

Flores had tweeted after the crash that his warning was just a coincidence. He said he was referring to the death of a former interior secretary, Juan Camilo Mourino, who died in a plane crash three years ago.

His warning had said: "I hadn't gone out so early since Mourino's small plane fell, be cautious flying officials."

Flores' brief detention sparked a number of comments on Twitter, most expressing surprise that his tweet was taken so seriously.

Associated Press

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Fall into never-ending accessory shopping with Endless.com (Appolicious)

It?s pretty surprising that Amazon took this long to launch shoe-shopping site Endless.com, but the app for iPhone and iPod Touch only came out at the end of October.

Endless.com offers shoes, handbags, jewelry and other accessories, so it makes sense that its app is so reminiscent of Zappos Mobile (also owned by Amazon). In Endless.com, users will be treated to all the normal features offered on the regular website, including popular trends and on-sale items. Merchandise is sorted by category for browse-ability, or you can use the search bar to look up particular items directly.

Endless.com includes plenty of filter options, such as size, color, heel height and style. Using these makes the seemingly endless variety more manageable. I also like that you can view selection in list format or in a thumbnail grid, which is more pleasing to the eye. In individual listings, you can see price information, view the item larger, or see other color options. Once you find something you fancy, you can make the purchase in-app using Amazon.com (not having to create a new account should also be a plus for new shoppers). Endless.com offers free two-day shipping and free returns.

Endless.com doesn?t bring anything new to the app table, but it?s a solid effort overall. I do wish the search bar was accessible from every page, as I found myself having to backtrack often to find that magnifying glass.

If you aren?t already a devoted Endless shopper, I don?t see this app converting you, but at the least, Endless.com is a useful price-comparison tool for your holiday shopping.

Are you into shopping apps? You can build a list of your favorites here.

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SPIN METER: Perry decries, chases gov't spending

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, speaks with supporters after the CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate at the Benjamin Johnson Arena, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, speaks with supporters after the CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate at the Benjamin Johnson Arena, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Rick Perry, who bashes federal spending everywhere he goes on the presidential campaign trail, has spent 11 years as Texas' governor asking Washington for money.

Perry sought and received $24.2 billion in stimulus funding for Texas while saying the program was bad federal policy. He helped secure more than $100 million to protect against drug violence and illegal immigration on the Mexican border. The governor also endorsed his state's request for money under President Barack Obama's new health care law, though he now promises to help repeal the measure should he win the White House.

Most of all, Perry asked for emergency federal aid for victims of wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, flooding and crop-killing heat waves and freezes in his state's 254 counties. Texans hit by natural disasters "deserve a more immediate, compassionate response from their federal government," Perry wrote in a November 2009 letter complaining that the Housing and Urban Development Department was slow in aiding hurricane victims.

That's a far cry from today's Perry, who has promised to make the federal government as inconsequential in peoples' lives as possible.

"I'm going to show up in Washington, D.C., with a sledgehammer, and they're not going to like it," he said during a recent campaign swing in Iowa.

Perry made 1,180 requests for federal aid since 2001, according to an Associated Press analysis of documents obtained through a state Open Records Act request. That means the governor sent letters seeking money from Washington at a rate of about one every four days.

Perry isn't the only conservative official who campaigns against federal spending while trying to get as much of it as possible. In a letter to the White House in February 2009 requesting stimulus funds, he explained his reasoning. "Through the years, Texas taxpayers have sent substantially more dollars to Washington than we receive on issues ranging from transportation to border security and hurricane relief," he wrote. Texans deserve to "receive their fair share."

But Perry stands out for the vehemence and frequency of his rhetoric that government programs are threatening the nation's future. He also stands out for getting an especially large share of the benefits. During his tenure, Texas has ranked in the top quarter of states in federal funds received per capita, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Perry has asked for money for bioterrorism preparedness at Texas hospitals, for state scientists mapping the bovine genome, for port improvements statewide and for border sheriffs who wanted better communications systems. He implored officials not to scale back the B-1, F-22 Raptor or C-17 fighter-jet projects, or NASA's manned space exploration program ? which are economically important to Texas' Air Force bases and the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

"He's 'keep the federal government out of our business' and 'everything from Washington is terrible,' and then he is quietly getting as much money as he can," said Jim Dunnam, a former Democratic state representative who once headed a House committee that tracked federal stimulus money sent to Texas.

Federal funds accounted for between 29 and 35 percent of the Texas state budget between 2000 and 2009, and stimulus money saw the percentage grow to near 40 percent in fiscal year 2010, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Budget Board. Nationwide, federal funds were in the 26 to 29.5 percent range in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and hit 35 percent in stimulus-inflated 2010.

Richard Cole, a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington who has studied the relationship between states and the federal government, said that even without the stimulus spike, the percentage of federal funds in the Texas budget is now higher than it was under Perry's gubernatorial predecessors, Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Ann Richards.

"All governors ask for help from the federal government, but most aren't making the case Perry is making," said Cole, referring to his criticism of government programs.

Katherine Cesinger, a spokeswoman for Perry's campaign, noted that the governor refused to apply for $700 million in federal stimulus education grants that he said had too many conditions. He also turned down around $556 million for the Texas unemployment insurance program. Perry rejects federal intrusions on individual or state rights, she said, but added of Washington, "When it comes down to what their core responsibilities are, you bet we're going to try to hold them accountable and ask them for everything that Texans deserve."

Perry opposes the Obama administration health care overhaul, though Texas state agencies have received $56.9 million in Health and Human Services Department grants alone as part of it. The governor wrote a letter to Washington in August 2010 supporting a $1 million federal grant proposal that Texas wanted to explore setting up a related statewide health care exchange.

Meanwhile, Perry has taken credit for the $78 million in federal Justice Department grants he obtained for the border region between 2006 and 2010, and the $624 million Texas received under the Homeland Security Grant Program since 2005.

He also found himself defending a federal program in May 2009 when the Obama administration wanted to scrap the program's funding for imprisoning illegal-immigrant felons.

In April 2003, Perry also sought a federal bailout for troubled airlines including American Airlines, headquartered in Dallas, and Continental, now part of United Continental Holdings Inc., based in Houston.

Associated Press

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Ex-porn star reading to LA students causes stir (AP)

COMPTON, Calif. ? Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school.

Sasha Grey, a 23-year-old ex-porn actress who has appeared in mainstream shows like HBO's "Entourage," was a guest earlier this month at Compton's Emerson Elementary School for Read Across America Day.

Grey tweeted Nov. 2 that she spent the day reading to students in the first and third grades.

KTLA-TV ( http://bit.ly/uZ5zY8) quoted parents questioning whether it was appropriate to have Grey at the school. Parent Dudley Wheaton wondered why the school couldn't find a fireman or a police officer to read to students.

Grey has not appeared in porn films in over two years. She has been a regular on "Entourage" and appeared in the 2009 film "The Girlfriend Experience."

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