NFL-National Football League playoff picture

The National Football League playoff picture after Sunday's early games:Already qualified: (9) Atlanta Falcons (NFC South Division*) New England Patriots (AFC East*) Denver Broncos (AFC West*) Houston Texans (AFC South*) Cincinnati Bengals (AFC North) Indianapolis Colts (AFC South) Green Bay Packers (NFC North*) Baltimore Ravens (AFC North) San Francisco 49ers (NFC West) * Division championIn contention...

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Lions WR Johnson living up to $132 million deal

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have gotten quite a return on the $132 million, eight-year investment they made in Calvin Johnson nine months ago."He's not trying to live up to a contract," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said Sunday. "Personal records are great, and we certainly celebrate the season Calvin that has had, but it hasn't translated to enough wins."We need more help around him."That's...

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NFL: Bengals and Colts claim playoff berths

The Cincinnati Bengals edged the Pittsburgh Steelers to reach the NFL playoffs, and the Indianapolis Colts joined the postseason party by capping their remarkable turnaround in pressure-packed action on Sunday.The advancement of Cincinnati (9-6), 13-10 winners over their bitter AFC North rivals, and Indianapolis (10-5), who beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-13, completed the playoff list in the American...

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UPDATE 1-NFL-Colts clinch playoff berth with win against Chiefs

* Indianapolis goes from 2-14 to postseason* Luck sets rookie record for passing yards in season (Adds details, quotes)Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts crowned their remarkable turnaround by clinching an AFC wild-card playoff berth with a 20-13 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.The Colts, who tied for the NFL's worst record last season at 2-14, improved to 10-5 with their win...

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NFL: Colts clinch playoff berth with win against Chiefs

The Indianapolis Colts crowned their remarkable turnaround by clinching an AFC wild-card playoff berth with a 20-13 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.The Colts, who tied for the NFL's worst record last season at 2-14, improved to 10-5 with their win over the 2-13 Chiefs.Rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, who the Colts claimed with the top pick in the NFL Draft thanks to their woeful record,...

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Telepresence robots let employees 'beam' into work

 Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley.But Goecker isn't in California. He's more than 2,300 miles away, working at home in Seymour, Indiana.It's all made possible by the Beam — a mobile video-conferencing machine that he can drive around the Palo Alto offices and workshops of Suitable...

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The Parenting App You'll Never Download

When the evening news anchor said "Big Brother is watching," little Jake thought that meant something totally different.[More from Mashable: Life-Size Lobster iPhone Case Helps You Stand Out From the Crowd]SEE ALSO: Parenting Hasn't Changed in 5,000 YearsComic written by Larry Lambert, illustrated by Jerry King[More from Mashable: What Facebook’s $1 Messages Mean for Journalists]Parenting Hasn't Changed...

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Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs

The kids in this volcano-rim village wear filthy, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They don't go to school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can spell words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether children...

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How Ex-RIM Employees Are Fueling Ontario's Startup Scene

Mashable's Anita Li contributed to this report from Toronto.Research in Motion, maker of the once-treasured but now beleaguered BlackBerry, is in trouble. RIM cut 5,000 jobs -- 30% of its workforce -- this past summer. Its most recent earnings report beat expectations but still isn't much to celebrate, as subscriber numbers are down and the report shows nearly a 50% drop off in sales since the same...

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The Most Popular Scientific American Stories of 2012

The top 10 most popular stories published in 2012:1. Men and Women Can't Be "Just Friends"2. The World’s Last Worm: A Dreaded Disease Nears Eradication3. NASA Crushes 2012 Mayan Apocalypse Claims 4. How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy5. Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Livingin Mothers’ Brains6. Psychiatry's "Bible" Gets an Overhaul7. “Once in a Civilization” Comet to Zip Past Earth Next...

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