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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

More than 760,000 Con Ed customers in NYC still without power

(Reuters) - New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Wednesday it had restored power to over 160,000 of the 930,000 total customers knocked out by Hurricane Sandy, leaving about 764,000 still without power.

Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast Monday night and left almost 8.5 million homes and businesses without power in 21 states from North Carolina to Maine and as far west as Illinois, which surpassed the 8.4 million customers left in the dark by Hurricane Irene last year.

Sandy knocked out power to about 30 percent of Con Edison's more than three million power customers in New York City and Westchester County.

Con Edison said Sandy was the largest storm-related outage in its history. The previous record was the more than 200,000 customers affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011.

On Tuesday, Con Edison estimated that customers in Brooklyn and Manhattan served by underground electric equipment should have power back within four days.

Restoration to all customers in other areas served by overhead power lines will take at least a week.

Last night, the company said it had to cut power to about 160,000 customers in southern Brooklyn and central Staten Island due to Sandy-related problems on high-voltage systems supplying electricity to those areas.

The company also said it reduced voltage to several neighborhoods in Brooklyn by 8 percent last night as workers address the problem.

Officials at Con Edison were not immediately available to say where most of the outages were Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, the company said about 250,000 customers in Manhattan, 180,000 in Westchester County, 108,000 in Queens, 109,000 in Staten Island, 87,000 in Brooklyn, and 45,000 in the Bronx were without power. (Reporting by Scott DiSavino; Editing by James Dalgleish)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/more-760-000-con-ed-customers-nyc-still-121123027--finance.html

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Raiders Beat Chiefs 26-16: Carson Palmer Leads Oakland To 6th Straight Win At Arrowhead

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Jason Pierre-Paul #90 of the New York Giants celebrates his interception for a touchdown with Antrel Rolle #26 against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Leonard Pope #45 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates his touchdown in front of Ryan Kerrigan #91 of the Washington Redskins on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Stevan Ridley #22 of the New England Patriots pushes down Janoris Jenkins #21 of the St. Louis Rams during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Jeff Fisher of the St. Louis Rams looks on from the sideline during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St.Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Marlon Moore #14 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates with teammates Jason Trusnik #93, Olivier Vernon #50, and Austin Spitler #53 after a blocked punt resulted in a touchdown against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Chicago Bears

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Brandon Marshall #15 of the Chicago Bears catches the ball while being covered by Josh Norman #24 of the Carolina Panthers on October 28, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Corey Webster #23 of the New York Giants makes a pass interception intended for Miles Austin #19 of the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

San Diego Chargers v Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 28: Running back Trent Richardson #33 of the Cleveland Browns runs for a gain under pressure from cornerback Antoine Cason #20 of the San Diego Chargers during the first half at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Chicago Bears

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Matt Forte #22 of the Chicago Bears scores a touchdown against Josh Thomas #22 of the Carolina Panthers on October 28, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

San Diego Chargers v Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers passes during the first half against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Defensive end Cameron Wake #91 of the Miami Dolphins tackles quarterback Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Joe Philbin of the Miami Dolphins reacts after a call against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Seattle Seahawks v Detroit Lions

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 28: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions throws a 46 yard touchdown pass to Titus Young #16 during the second quarter of the game against the Seattle Seahwaks at Ford Field on October 28, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Jacksonville Jaguars v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 28: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers runs with the ball during the NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lambeau Field on October 28, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Jacksonville Jaguars v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 28: Justin Blackmon #14 of the Jacksonville Jaguars hauls in a pass against Davon House #31 and Casey Hayward #29 of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 28, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Kendall Wright #13 of the Tennessee Titans makes a catch for a touchdown against Cassius Vaughn #32 of the Indianapolis Colts at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Cornerback Nolan Carroll #28 of the Miami Dolphins forces quarterback Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets to fumble at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Oakland Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 28: Punter Shane Lechler #9 of the Oakland Raiders congratulates kicker Sebastian Janikowski #11 of the Oakland Raiders after a field goal during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Jonathan Dwyer #27 of the Pittsburgh Steelers avoids a tackle by Reed Doughty #37 of the Washington Redskins on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

San Diego Chargers v Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 28: Running back Trent Richardson #33 of the Cleveland Browns salutes the fans after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Jerod Mayo #51 of the New England Patriots tackles Steven Jackson #39 of the St. Louis Rams during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 28: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks to pass the ball during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 28, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 28: Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons reaches for the end zone for a touchdown as Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles attempts to grab him in the second quarter during a game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Tennessee Titans points to a replay on the jumbotron after an offensive pass interference penalty was called in favor of the Indianaplis Colts at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants celebrates a touchdown by Henry Hynoski #45 against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Chicago Bears

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers fumbles at the goal line against the Chicago Bears on October 28, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianaplis Colts rolls out to throw a pass against the Tennessee Titans at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Seattle Seahawks v Detroit Lions

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 28: Sidney Rice #18 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates a nine yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson #3 and is congratulted by teammate Charly Martin #14 during the second quarter of the game at Ford Field on October 28, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 28: Nnamdi Asomugha #24 and strong safety Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles look on as wide receiver Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons scores a touchdown during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Leonard Pope #45 of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a one yard touchdown pass in the first quarter against the Washington Redskins during the game on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Leonard Pope #45 and Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate after a one yard touchdown pass in the first quarter during the game on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: The St.Louis cheerleaders perform during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St.Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

Oakland Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Carson Palmer #3 of the Oakland Raiders looks to pass during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin #18 of the Philadelphia Eagles flips the ball away before being tackled by Chris Owens #21 of the Atlanta Falcons as a desperation move on the game's final play at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Falcons defeated the Eagles 30-17. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Bear Pascoe #86 of the New York Giants fumbles the ball under pressure from Bruce Carter #54 of the Dallas Cowboys, Dan Connor #52 of the Cowboys and Gerald Sensabaugh #43 of the Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/28/raiders-beat-chiefs-26-16-carson-palmer_n_2035966.html

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Carol Perkins, Widow Od Marlin Perkins, Dies At 95 | FOX2now.com ...

CLAYTON, MO (KTVI) ? Carol Morse Perkins, well-known conservationist, humanitarian, author, lecturer and photographer, and the widow of the world famous zoologist Dr. R. Marlin Perkins, died Saturday (Oct. 20, 2012) at her home in Clayton, Mo., after she had been in declining health for several years. She was 95 (born May 25, 1917).?

?It is with great sadness that we witness the loss of Carol, who with her husband was a great voice for conservation and ecology and who carried that message across the airwaves and the globe, working to educate children and adults on the importance of preserving animals now and for future generations,? said Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, Dana Brown president and CEO at the Saint Louis Zoo.

?It is with a sad heart that I heard of the passing of Carol Perkins,? said Virginia Busch, executive director of the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Mo. ?She led a wonderfully full life filled with passion to change the hearts and minds of people about wildlife and their value to our planet.? I am more than proud to work for the organization that she and her late husband founded and to continue the legacy of saving the most endangered wolf in North America.??

Mrs. Perkins and her husband worked with Washington University in St. Louis to found the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, now known as the Endangered Wolf Center.? The Center, established in 1971, has been responsible for saving two species of North American wolves from extinction. Today, red wolves and Mexican gray wolves are living free in the wild again thanks to the vision, determination and hard work of Mrs. Perkins and her husband.

In 1974 and again in 1977, Carol Perkins was instrumental in organizing the first two national symposiums on the status of North American endangered species of wildlife.?

In 1962, as director of the Saint Louis Zoo, Marlin Perkins began working on television?s Mutual of Omaha?s Wild Kingdom. The program, which won four Emmys, was on the air for 26 years until his death in 1986. In his autobiography, My Wild Kingdom, Marlin Perkins noted that Mrs. Perkins often accompanied him on trips for the show. ?It was always much more fun when she went along,? he wrote.

With her husband, Mrs. Perkins traveled worldwide to film wildlife for lectures, books and television. She also encouraged Dr. Perkins to hire Charlie Hoessle after hearing him at a community presentation; Hoessle served as director of the Saint Louis Zoo from 1982 to 2002 and worked at the Zoo for 42 years.????

Mrs. Perkins led dozens of safaris in Africa, Australia, India, Nepal and Sikkim. St. Louis newspapers often reported on those, including a story about her expedition to find diamonds by sifting delta sand dug from the bed of a river in Venezuela. Mrs. Perkins founded and served as chairman of the St. Louis Chapter of the Explorers Club, where she was named Chairman Emerita.?

Mrs. Perkins was also a popular lecturer on conservation topics for luncheons and dinners across the nation. She was the conservation commentator for five years on The Eye-Witness News on KSDK (Channel 5) in St. Louis.

Over the years Mrs. Perkins received numerous honors, including the Distinguished Citizen Award by Alpha Gamma Delta sorority for her volunteer work with international wildlife conservation. The Ladies Home Journal nominated her for Woman of the Year for her work in conservation. From 1974 until 1995, she served on the National Board of the American Cancer Society, and received its Volunteer of the Year Award.? Mrs. Perkins received the 1991 Conservation Medal from the Missouri D.A.R., and an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the College of St. Mary?s, Omaha, Neb.

Mrs. Perkins was also the author of numerous books, including I Saw You From Afar, which relates the story of a personal visit to the Bushman of the Kalahari Desert in southwest Africa; The Sound of Boomerangs Returning, which described her observations of the lifestyle of Aborigines; and Little Pierre, which tells the story of the star performer of the famous Saint Louis Zoo chimpanzee show.?

Source: http://fox2now.com/2012/10/25/carol-perkins-widow-od-marlin-perkins-dies-at-95/

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Internet Marketers Must Listen Before They Speak

As marketers, we spend a lot of time thinking about our message, as well we should. Our job is to tell prospective customers how we can help them, so we focus on what we say. The Internet has turned the tables on marketers, however. Time was that marketing messages were conceived by extremely creative people to get attention for products, but now, listening to what customers say and do are just as important as creativity. Old-time marketers have always listened to a few customers in focus groups, so you can think of the Internet is the biggest focus group of all time.

All Internet marketing is more successful when you listen before you speak. And if you listen before you speak again. You must listen to what your customers say and you must watch what they do. Only by seeing what works and what doesn't do you have a chance of persuading them to believe your marketing message.

Take social media as an example. A proven social media practitioner would advise you that before you engage in social media that you should first listen to the conversation that is already out there about your products and your industry. Failing to do so is like walking into a cocktail party where you don't know anyone, not listening to what is going on, and just starting to talk to no one in particular.

Working with a firm that employs listening technology as part of itsmodus operandi will get your social media marketing off on the right foot. Merely going at this like an ad agency with a clever person who comes up with ideas in a vacuum just won't achieve the same success, in my experience.

But it's not just social media. With search, you must wait for the searcher to initiate-so you are listening first. With banner ads, you can test them to see which ones work better than others. With e-mail, you can test response with small mailing lists before sending the winning version to the main list.

With all forms of Internet marketing, listening to what customers say and watching what they do are the key methods for fine-tuning your message until it resonates with your audience.

This might sound like a lot of work. It is.

Instead of just thinking up your message and delivering it, you are constantly tweaking and changing what you say based on the customer response. And it is time-consuming, honestly. It undoubtedly is less work to come up with just one message and deliver it, than it is to come up with dozens of messages, constantly tinkering to get your final one.

But you're not trying to minimize the amount of work to come up with a message. You're trying to maximize response. And there's no way that your first message will be as good as your 50th. So, even though it seems like coming up with 50 messages is more work than coming up with one (because it is), it ends up being easier to get results this way. So, if you can guarantee getting good results one way, but not the other, which one is less work in the long run?

Ask yourself: If you aren't listening to your customers to fine-tune your messaging, just what are you listening to?

Originally posted on?Biznology Blog.

Source: http://www.searchengineguide.com/mike-moran/internet-marketers-must-listen-before-th.php

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A Former Player's Guide to Staying Motivated During a Disappointing NFL Season

If you play long enough in the NFL, you're eventually going to have a season that doesn't go your way.

See more: http://blodic.us/sports/a-former-player-s-guide-to-staying-motivated-during-a-disappointing-nfl-season-15-0.htm

It doesn't matter if it's because of key injuries, bad coaching or bad players, losing seasons are always going to test everyone's character.

I didn't have to wait long at all to experience a losing season in the league. In 1996 as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, we went 6-10, and for much of the season, I was miserable. This was something so foreign to me that, at first, I really didn't know how to deal with it.

The first game of the year was a home game against the Green Bay Packers, and not only were we blown out, but our stadium was full of green and gold. At the time, I was just on the practice squad and couldn't believe what I had just seen.

We went on to lose the next four games as well, and eventually, we were 1-8 heading into our 10th game of the year. I have to tell you that the rest of my teammates and I were miserable at that point, and it was hard to stay motivated every week.

We found a way to keep the faith, however, and ended up winning five of our last seven games which set us up for quite a bit of success over the course of the next five years.

The most important lesson I learned from that tough first year is that it takes strong coaching and strong leaders to bring you through the storm and turn things around.

Source: http://blodic.us/sports/a-former-player-s-guide-to-staying-motivated-during-a-disappointing-nfl-season-15-0.htm

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

EU antitrust commission charges Microsoft over browser selection 'breach'

European regulators have charged Microsoft for not giving Windows 7 users a choice of internet browsers when they install the OS. Although this is only an initial step towards a fine for the software maker, Microsoft agreed with the European Commission to offer browser choices to its Windows users over three years ago, avoiding a heavy antitrust penalty. Unfortunately, while Microsoft acknowledged the "technical error", this wasn't before the European Commission picked up the issue -- the EU's antitrust watchdog said in July that Microsoft had not complied with the order from February 2011. According to a Reuters report earlier this year, and echoed in the EU's statement below, the fine could amount to as much as 10 percent of the Redmond company's global turnover.

Update: Microsoft has issued a statement on the EU charge, received by The Verge.

"We take this matter very seriously and moved quickly to address this problem as soon as we became aware of it. Although this was the result of a technical error, we take responsibility for what happened, and we are strengthening our internal procedures to help ensure something like this cannot happen again. We sincerely apologize for this mistake and will continue to cooperate fully with the Commission."

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