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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Looking only at the league rankings through all but the Monday night game of Week 9, one would reach the conclusion that the Patriots team sitting atop the AFC has assumed its position in the conference penthouse by re-creating the recipe thats helped them to top-two seeds, and first-round byes, in each of the last four postseasons.

Pending the results of the Giants-Colts game, the Patriots ranked second in the NFL in terms of points per game; since 2010, theyve on average ranked second in scoring at the end of the year. On the other side of scrimmage, the Pats were 12th-best league-wide in terms of points allowed per game; on average, theyve finished the past four seasons at No. 10.5.

But when looking at how the Pats have steamed into their bye week on a run of five straight wins, what those macro numbers dont reflect is that for as good as New Englands offense has been of late, the most impressive aspect of New Englands 7-2 start has been the growth of the defense, both individually and collectively, in comparison to where they were at various stages dating back to the end of last season.

Offense is sexier, so it gets the attention. And deservedly so. Tom Brady has played MVP-caliber football for the past month, Rob Gronkowski has been beastly, and New England is accordingly averaging a tick better than 40 points a game. That type of production leads to blowout wins. Blowouts open eyes and build perceptions.

However, in Sundays league-tilting trouncing of the Broncos, the most encouraging facet for the Patriots wasnt that the offense scored 36 points (with seven more coming from special teams). It was that their defense held Peyton Manning and his mates to just 21.

And, more specifically, it was the way they held Denvers fearsome attack to just three scores.

Thats an important distinction because in terms of the bottom line, 21 points is only five fewer than the Patriots allowed the Broncos in what felt like a lopsided loss in last years AFC championship game. That doesnt make it seem like all that much of an improvement until we dig a bit deeper.

In that title game, New England simply couldnt get off the field. Denvers shortest drive of the day was seven plays and 37 yards, which was on an opening series that would be its only punt of the afternoon. The Broncos scored on their next six possessions, converting eight of 14 attempts on either third or fourth down. Thats a 57 percent success rate, and enabled them to hold the ball for 35 minutes and 44 seconds.

Sunday was another story. Denver went three-and-out on each of its first two offensive series and (discounting a kneel-down to end the first half) it got to the seventh play in only five of 14 drives. The Broncos never scored on successive possessions, and thats in no small part because they were 3-for-11 on third down (27 percent) and 0-for-4 on fourth down. Three-for-15 combined equates to a 20 percent success rate, and so although the Broncos had seven more possessions on Sunday than they did in the AFC title tilt, they held the ball for five fewer minutes (30:33).

Its a hard team to stop and they have a great offensive team, great quarterback, theyre well coached, said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. You have to give our players a lot of credit for the way they competed out there tonight; just hung in there series after series after series and went toe to toe with that group.

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6/22/14: Joel Peralta earns his first save of the season, getting Dexter Fowler to fly out to deep right for the final out

Since joining Tampa Bay in 2011, Peralta leads all Major League pitchers with 296 appearances and ranks second in the Majors with 115 holds, behind Tyler Clippard (124) of the Nationals. Peralta owns the franchise career records in both categories.

"Joel has accomplished a lot in a Rays uniform, and we are excited to welcome him back for a fifth season," said vice president of baseball operations Erik Neander. "He's a fiery competitor, a model teammate and a leader in the clubhouse."

Peralta, 38, ranked second on the Rays' staff with 69 appearances in 2014, despite the first DL stint (July 13-27, illness) of his 10-year Major League career. He finished the campaign at 3-4 with a 4.41 ERA and one save.

Peralta allowed only two of his 24 inherited runners to score, and he limited opponents to 0-for-25 with two outs and runners in scoring position.

Having Peralta back in 2015 will add a veteran presence to what could be a young bullpen. Other than Grant Balfour, who will turn 37 in December, Tampa Bay's bullpen will be composed primarily of players under the age of 30, led by Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger.

In addition to performing well for the Rays, Peralta has served as a leader on the team, particularly among the Latin American players.

Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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ABR meeting today

Tiffin Architectural Board of Review is to meet at 3:30 p.m. today in the Council Meeting Room at City Hall to discuss a tax abatement application for 10 Riverside Drive; window replacement at 176 S. Washington St.; window replacement at 33 E. Market St.; signage at 138 S. Washington St.; gutter and fascia repairs and lighting; and any other business before the board.

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The Tiffin City Schools Board of Education Marketing Committee is to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Administration Building, 244 S. Monroe St.

H-L board to conduct session Wednesday

BASCOM - The Hopewell-Loudon Schools Board of Education is to have a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the school's conference room, at 181 N. CR 7.

SCD supervisors reschedule meeting

Seneca Conservation District Board of Supervisors has changed its monthly meeting to 7 p.m. Monday from its original time.

Meetings take place at the Ag Service Center, 3140 South SR 100, on the second Tuesday of each month.

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Nokia Lumia 830 (image: Ewan Spence)

As Android continues todominate smartphone market share around the world(and iOS takes the majority of the profit), is there a place for themythical third operating system that Windows Phone always hoped it would be?

Microsoft has made a big play by purchasing Nokias mobile operations so it believes there is a case and it has an ally in Alcatel. Vice President of the Chinese manufacturer Dan Dery spoke toThe Guardianand highlighted one of Windows Phones key strengths.Carriers from across the world have consistently told us that entry-level Windows Phones work, but not at the high-end.

Given the strength ofhandsets such as the Lumia 520, the signs are already there for Microsoft to pick up.During this quarter lastyear the Lumia 520 was Microsofts biggest selling Windows product. Not the biggest selling Windows Phone product, the biggest selling Windows product across the full portfolio.Paul Thurrot hascontinually sung the praises of this low-end handset:

The Lumia 520 is perhaps the most versatile smart phone Ive ever seen. Thanks to its low-ball, no-contract pricing, you can pick one up for any reason. Destroyed your high-priced smart phones precious screen? Get a Lumia 520 to ride out the rest of your contract until you qualify for an upgrade (and then get a Lumia 1020, obviously). Get a second phone, which you can use on the inexpensive GoPhone plans or not. Use it as a replacement for the Zune HD or iPod and access any or all of the amazing media servicessee belowthat are available in fine form onWindows Phone 8. Give one to a kid. Heck, give one to each of your kids.

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ApplesiPhone juggernaut will continue to takethe profits from the high-end market, and manufacturers such as Sony and Samsung are struggling to find a combination of hardware and software that is profitable in the mid-range. All the action and the engines of growth are coming from the low-end.

In general that means Android, but it also means manufacturers such as Huawei and Xiaomi adapting Android for their own handsets and ecosystems, alongside countless smaller manufacturers building Android handsetswith the Android Open Source Project and their own flavours of the OS. That takes money away from Google and thegrowing ecosystem. The counter from Google is Android One, whichit hopes will weaken the Android Open Source Projectand bring new manufacturers and their hardware under Googles velvet glove of control.

This years move by Microsoft tolicence Windows Phone for freeto devices with screen sizes under nine inches is an important one. It gives manufacturers (such as Alcatel) a choice of amature ecosystem that is not Googles Android. If Windows Phone was not available, the only other choice would be to hand-roll an OS from the Android Open Source Project, which is an expensivedrain on resources for any manufacturer operating with thethin margins on offer at the low-end.

This is where Windows Phone can step in.Manufacturers can be confident of a fully-tested system with a strong portfolio of cloud services, first-party apps, and an extensive app store that covers almost all of therequired bases fora user. The OS continues to rankly highly in customer satisfaction surveys, and there is a clear demand from networks forentry-levelhandsets.

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Augusta, Ga. (PRWEB) November 04, 2014

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett recently signed a law allowing low speed vehicles (LSVs) on roadways with posted speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less. LSVs are also known as neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs).

This is great news for Pennsylvanians who want to reduce their carbon output and cut their transportation costs, says Mary A. Sicard, consumer marketing manager at Club Car, the manufacturer of the Villager LSV.

Villager LSVs do not use carbon fuel, and they create no carbon monoxide. They get up to 30 miles to a six-hour charge and cost just pennies per day to operate.

Enjoy the Ride of Your Life

The nimble Villager LSV makes it easy for drivers to stop at shops, restaurants and to chat with friends. They foster social interaction and integrate shopping and dining into the fabric of life. They are also easy to park.

Residents of gated, retirement, urban, college and military communities are using their Villager LSVs for neighborhood transportation, shopping, dropping kids off at school, going out to dinner, zipping to the gym or just cruising, Sicard says.

With more than 75 percent of all American vehicle trips coming in at 10 miles or less, these jaunts -- and the savings -- add up quickly.

What is an LVS?

Unlike golf cars, LSVs are classified as motor vehicles and regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. LSVs must have vehicle identification numbers and be titled, licensed and insured. Only licensed drivers may operate them.

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A local tech company has signed up to join Assembly Rows growing roster of business tenants in Somerville. SmartBear Software, which makes tools for software developers, will move its headquarters from Beverly to occupy about 33,000 square feet of an office and retail building at the $1.5 billion development. SmartBear will be Assemblys first tenant from the tech world. Donald Wood, the CEO of Assembly developer Federal Realty Investment Trust, shared the news on a call with investors last week.

SmartBear CEO Doug McNary confirmed the planned early January move to Boston.com. We looked all over the (Boston area), and when it came down to it, we had access to a really great space (in Assembly Row), McNary said.

Scoring a high-tech office tenant is a big moment for Assembly, which has leased out plenty of outlet retail, entertainment, and restaurant space at the site. SmartBear is its second office tenant, and will be the first to move in. Community activists have long pushed for office space in addition to housing and retail at the site, and plans at Assembly Row currently call for 1.75 million square feet of office space.

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When Federal Realty began work on the four-story building last year, it had tech companies in mind as it sought to lure companies that wanted to be near the city but found Cambridges Kendall Square too expensive. According to The Boston Globe at the time, Assembly was thought to be offering office space that was significantly cheaper than Kendall.

McNary, the CEO of SmartBear, said proximity to Boston and the rest of the regions tech community was crucial in the search for a new office. We needed easy access to the city, he said. Somerville gave us that access. McNary said he expects the new location will help the company recruit employees who prefer to live in the city. An Orange Line station opened at Assembly this fall.

SmartBear employs about 100 people in its corporate headquarters. It also has a European headquarters, and a few separate development centers in both the U.S. and Europe. In the past, it has been named to The Boston Globes Top Places to Work.

Wood, the Federal Realty CEO, said on last weeks call that he expects to have the Assembly building completely leased out in 2015. Its first floor is for retail, and it features about 100,000 square feet for offices.

Assembly already has one big office tenant in the bag in the form of Partners HealthCare. Partners is developing administrative and office space at the 1 million-plus square foot parcel that was once planned as the home to an IKEA store.

There have been some rumblings of a tech revival in the suburbs, but SmartBear joins Burlington-based Acquia as a very recent example of Route 128 tech companies that have decided to move closer to Boston.

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IMAGINE being appointed managing director of a new company with a 14 million budget to handle, 1000 staff to manage and a 59 week operational turnaround to achieve before packing up and starting all over again somewhere else.

Such is the life of a construction site manager, who in the case of Hiscox's new 50,000sq ft office in Hungate, also has a number of additional challenges to overcome.

Work is now underway on the insurance firm's new four-storey flagship office, which will ultimately be home to a team of 500 staff in the city.

BAM Construction has been appointed for the build, marking a return to York for the firm, which worked on Network Rails new Route Operating Centre, as well as the University of Yorks Ron Cooke Hub, and the Melrose Stand at York Racecourse.

BAM Construction director John Phillips is site manager for the Hiscox build, and despite years of experience in the industry, is tackling a number of challenges for the first time on the project.

Mr Phillips said: "They have designed a building that's not a standard building, it's quite a landmark building and is very high spec. It's definitely a unique building.

"It's also a fairly risky building for us, it's not a simple building. Engineering wise and technical wise this is a very challenging building."

The challenges started before building work even got underway as the site for the new office lies above the remains of an early 12th century medieval list.

Construction staff have been working alongside archaeologists with the foundations and pilings of the building designed to miss key areas of archaeological importance.

Mr Phillips said: "The concrete frame of the building is also quite a challenge. The client wanted a clean, crisp finish. What at we cast is what is going to be seen so the finish is massively important.

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In this April 16, 2011 file photo, students of the self-defense class work on punching techniques at the Gainesville Dojo's former location at 536 SW Second Ave. The building is set to be demolished next year.

The former location of the Gainesville Dojo will be demolished next year to make way for Nimbus, a two-story, 15,000-square-foot office building being developed by Trimark Properties.

Trimark is already advertising the Nimbus building for lease at 536 SW Second Ave., at the edge of Innovation Square, for office and research uses.

Demolition and construction is planned for early next year to be completed late in the year, said John Fleming, managing partner.

The property is a narrow north-south parcel. As part of the development plan, Fifth Terrace to the east will become a one-way street heading south, with angled on-street parking added.

Gainesville Dojo has relocated to the orange and blue former convenience store at 727 SW Fourth Ave.

Trimark continues to be busy with development activity in and around Innovation Square, with more in the planning stages. The company is renovating three buildings on top of more than a dozen buildings it already renovated, mostly for technology companies; recently completed Savion Park Apartments and is developing the Tuscana and Solaria phase II apartments.

Plans include an 80,000-square-foot research building at the old Family Medical parcel at 625 SW Fourth Ave. along with an early childhood education facility on the same parcel, and an apartment, retail and boutique hotel development on the western edge of Innovation Square along Southwest Second Avenue, with construction planned to begin late spring of 2016.

A new Lowe's Home Improvement is in the works for the Butler Plaza North expansion. A neighborhood workshop was scheduled for Oct. 22 for planners to discuss the project, which is a precursor to submitting plans to the city of Gainesville for approval.

The proposal includes a 114,000-square-foot Lowe's and three outparcels ranging from 10,000 to 13,900 square feet at Windmeadows Boulevard and Southwest 35th Boulevard, just north of Best Buy.

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