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The Children's Migration
It moved more boys and girls than the Children's Crusade of the Middle Ages—and to far happier conclusions
December 1974 | Volume 26, Issue 1
Among the thousands of homeless children deposited at the Children's Aid Society in 1875 by orphan asylums, courts, and other institutions was a four-year-old named Willie, sent by the New York Prison Association. "Almost beyond hope" was the verdict of the society's agent into whose care the "irrepressible young Irishman" was placed.
Soon the object of this despairing character sketch found himself among a group of forty orphaned and destitute boys and girls travelling by train nearly halfway across the continent, to end up at a little midwestern farm town. There Willie and the other children were taken to the local grange hall, where a group of farmers and their wives waited to look them over and to make some momentous choices.
As the story is told in one of the society's annual reports, only one couple wanted little Willie. In a heavy German accent the farmer's wife explained why: "Because he please my old man." And Willie was carried away, struggling and protesting, in her fat arms.
A few months later the agent of the Children's Aid Society returned to check on how his former charges were faring in their new homes. When the German farmer saw who had come to call, he bridled indignantly.
"Mr. Agent," he said, "if you come to dake dot boy away, if you don't got de biggest yob on your hants what you ever had, den I don't know how it is. I wouldn't dake de whole United States for dot boy."
"I haven't come to take him away," the agent hastened to explain. "But how in the world do you manage him?"
"Oh, dot's easy," the farmer's wife said. "You see, we all luff him."
"This good German woman has given us in one line the key to the success of our Western work," the agent wrote the society in New York. "There is an abundance of love and shelter and pity here that will never be exhausted. Send out the little ones in yet larger numbers. The work is a success."
Willie was part of one of America's great westerly movements—a movement of thousands of the city's unwanted children to foster homes or paying jobs on the farms and in the villages of America's heartland. For more than seventy-five years the prosaic Pied Pipers of the Children's Aid Society led bands of children out of the squalor of New York City's crime-ridden streets. Not since the tragic Children's Crusade in the thirteenth century had there been such a movement of children over such vast distances. In all close to a hundred thousand boys and girls were given new starts in the country by the New York charity. Many of them grew up to become pillars of their communities—farmers and farmers' wives, doctors and lawyers, preachers and teachers, a couple of governors and a couple of congressmen, mayors and judges—in short, solid citizens by the score.
Today thousands of Americans in every walk of life trace their origins to some homeless child who was "placed out" in the West by the society many years ago. Scattered throughout the United States there are hundreds of old-timers still alive who vividly remember the work of the Children's Aid Society. They were among the New York orphans, half-orphans, and just plain abandoned children who were taken west on the "orphan trains"—a few as late as 1929. And the orphan trains are remembered, too, in countless communities where one of the biggest events of the year was the arrival of the cars bearing a company of eager, if often apprehensive, youngsters from the big eastern city.
This immense children's migration was the inspiration and life task of a pioneering social worker, Charles Loring Brace, whose strong conviction it was that home care was far superior to institutional custody. Brace, one of the most dynamic and dedicated figures in the history of child welfare, was born in 1826 to a prominent Connecticut family. Educated for the clergy, he served as secretary of the New York Children's Aid Society from the time he helped bring it into the world in 1853 until he died in 1890.
When hardly out of theological seminary Brace came to the conclusion that he could better serve God by working with the poor than by preaching from the pulpit. But he soon found that the adult poor were tough characters to redeem. "A Sisyphus-like work," he wrote, it "soon discouraged all engaged in it." The children of the poor, however, seemed more hopeful objects for reform. What struck Brace and his colleagues in their work on New York's lower east side was "the immense number of boys and girls floating and drifting about our streets, with hardly an assignable home or occupation, who continually swelled the multitude of criminals, prostitutes, and vagrants."


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But does your wife like the answer you give?
After 20 minutes of ineffective communication with my wife, she never likes the answer.
Later, mikey
my signature lines...not really directed at anyone in particular..
BE different....ACT normal.
No one is completely useless..They can always be used as a bad example
lol no offence sure thing. Next time i'll try to be more clear from the start. Does it really matter what type of hp I'm looking for vs vehicle weight? I think we've all seen (many own) cars/trucks with way to much power for no other reason then they wanted it. I do appreciate all constructive criticism thow.
I take great delight in playin' "what if?"
What if you started with a 302 roller block, bored it 0.030" and zero decked it using the Speed-O-Motive 354 all-forged stroker kit. AFR 185 heads with 58cc chambers and AFR springs and rev kit to allow a rev limit of 7500. Fel-Pro #1011 head gaskets for a squish of 0.039" and static compression ratio of 10.8:1. Performer RPM manifold with 750 carb and large tube equal-length headers (1 3/4"). Comp roller #35-450-8 cam 286*/286*, 230*/230, 0.598"/0.598", 110 LSA. Uhhhh, better bolt in some 4.56 gears and use a steel flywheel. Like I said, I'm just playin' what if here. I don't know if it's even possible to go to 7500 with juice roller lifters. If not, I might be tempted to use the same cam specs with a solid roller cam. I think the technology has evolved to where you can make them survive on the street.
2000 133 350 69 149
2500 170 357 72 152
3000 219 384 78 163
3500 287 430 86 183
4000 354 465 93 198
4500 417 486 99 207
5000 476 500 104 213
5500 508 485 103 206
6000 530 464 102 197
6500 532 429 99 182
7000 523 392 95 167
7500 506 355 91 151
I'd swear up and down that it's a 260 motor out of a '63 Mercury Meteor.
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it's a full page post to correctly explain HP versus TQ so this is a way over simplified....
TQ is just plain old rotary brute force applied,,,same as a torque wrench,,,,
at approx 4,000rpms the piston speed and A/F intake volume are matched at 100 cylinder fill which is the TQ max peak....
so for idle to 4,000 rpms wicked acceleration fun on the street, as much and as soon (low rpms) as possible TQ is king.....
very very generally speaking: cubic inches=max TQ ft-lbs and that's why a huge cubes motor "feels" wicked powerful,,
once you go above 4,000, the piston is moving too fast to get 100% fill and the TQ drops off so we switch to measuring in HP which is: available TQ measured "over time and distance"
so for "racing" absolute quickest elapsed "time" and highest "miles" per hour at a drag strip.... HP is king....
when you make big HP at higher rpms you lose TQ force at the very low rpms....
(illustration: stick shift 450HP 302 you would need to rev the motor to 2500+ and release the clutch to drive away from a redlight or it would stall from lack of TQ,,the motor makes no power at any less rpms)
bottem line:
it's a bit of a balancing act,,,high rpms HP versus low rpms TQ depending on what you want the car to do,,, aka: priorties list (and your budget)
"my priority"
I didn't build the present motor any stronger (chirps the tires nicely on the 1st-2nd shift with 2 people in the car) because I do loan it out to my son/daughter/family and neighbors very often to enjoy....
there's to much rain and traffic here for somebody who's not used to how this car drives to be safe....
(I literally practiced busting the tires loose in a wet empty parking lot to be sure it would not instantly snap around out of control if you swerve and floor it)
I have a "love/hate" relationship with the 351W....
Ford chose to make it a 250HP truck motor, use 302 heads (that suck) on a 351 motor to make max low rpms 340ft/lbs TQ possible in stock form which it does do very well on 87 octane fuel....
"but" it is much stronger on the bottem end than a 302....
"so" to get it to a respectable 350HP ya gotta' buy new $$$$ heads or it will choke to death at just 5,000rpms!!!
(Chevy 350 has a half dozen different elcheapo inexpensive oem heads that will get it above 350HP!!!!)
"however" the best bang for the cubes and TQ bucks is the totally all new parts 351W crate motor at $4k approx,,,,bolt on a carb and exhaust and drive away on 87 octane with a motor that will last 100,000miles plus....
but I would probably build a 5.0 roller motor with GT40p heads to use in a 32, it's lighter for better weight distribution in a 32'....
have fun with your project....
Joe Sherman builds 400 hp 289s and 302s with factory iron heads and factory rods, factory rockers, hyd lifters, pump gas,
and there have been stories written about them. They are 6200+rpm engines.
He has some tricks that he tells about ---- that work.
I think one story is on CompCams site. google = Joe Sherman 400 hp 289.
AFR or Edelbrock heads etc. can get more power. 450 is possible but it will be a 6200 rpm engine.
All external stuff from a 289 fits on the 302/5.0, I prefer the 327 over the 342 strokers, due to piston pin placement is not in the oil ring, and the rod ratio is slightly better. Any of them will look like a 289, and the 327(331) likes to wind a bit more.
A 5.0 block will net you a roller cam setup, LIGHTER crankshaft, and one piece seal, but 50 oz/in balance.
I have built a '63 5 bolt bellhousing stroker 289 for a stealth build.
Some will say the 289 cylinder wall is shorter than the 302 and should not be used for a long stroker (?), but I say that the chamfer on the lower end of the cylinder is more important than the overall length. When overboring this goes away.
If you try to build a 351W you MUST have aftermarket heads to make power.
LAST MINUTE HELP...289 to 302 or stroker
Last edited by ScoTFrenzel; 10-31-2008 at 11:38 PM.
Since your putting it in a deuce, the 289/302 engine will provide respectable HP and TQ in a very light package, compared to a Windsor. While the "stroker" possibilities,as well as HP and TQ are potentially greater with the Windsor cubic inch wise, most people that are Chevy or Chrysler guys, cant tell the difference between any of the Ford engines anyway, so trying to be stealth doesn't have the same satisfaction. Many others have hit on the reliability factors of 347's, and they are well founded. But when you start trying to push HP #'s higher, there are sometimes compromises that you must make. Its always cheaper to build an engine once, than several times,obviously. Just weigh your pros and cons between the 289/302 vs. 351W, whether its money, reliability,ease of installation or something else. And I think those factors will help you make the right selection for your needs.
Find the old front cover set up from a 62-64 221/260 that has the oil fill tube sticking into the timing cover and smooth no hole valve covers
and use those.
Those always make people do a "double take" when they see them. You can see it in their eyes that they are asking...... "is that a 260 or a 347????"
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The Devils are in Atlanta tonight for a crucial game against the Thrashers, and coach Jacques Lemaire has said that Martin Brodeur will start in goal even though Johan Hedberg has had success against them.
Brodeur has started five straight games, winning four of them. He hasn't allowed more than two goals in a game since Jan. 26.
The Devils, who lost in Atlanta 7-1 back on Dec. 18, are three points behind the 11th-place Thrashers and 10 behind the eighth-place Rangers.
NJ.com user myoman says it was the right move to start Brodeur:
After the disaster against Ottawa I think and hope the Devils will come out strong. Everyone knows what the points mean and we have a great shot at making some headway over the next 10 days (our schedule a little more favorable than the team on the bubble). Marty deserves the start as he has been playing well and is the #1 goalie.
NJ.com user john, however, disagrees:
Not fair to Hedberg. Not fair to the team. Moose won more games in a row than Marty just did. Hedberg lost to a very good Tampa team by 1 goal and Lemaire decided to switch him out with Marty. That's fine. Marty goes 4 in a row, loses to a weak Ottawa team, and gets a pass. Not fair. Moose has proven himself here. He should play tonight.
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Notre Dame has plenty of holes to fill on defense in 2005. Only three starters return from the much-maligned 2004 defense. Defensive coordinator Rick Minter will have his hands full just trying to find starters this fall--and what about depth for 2005?
It all begins up front on defense and the Irish had a stellar defensive line against the run in 2004. The Irish surrendered just 88 yards per game on the ground in 2004, good enough to finished ranked No. 4 out of 117 teams in the country. However, three out of the four starters must be replaced in 2005.
Defensive tackle Trevor Laws will likely team up with returning starter Derek Landri in the middle. Laws has bulked up to 290 pounds heading into his third season, and his squatty body gives him the ability to get under the pad level on opposing offensive blockers. His quickness gives him a big advantage over usually slower offensive lineman and the ability to make plays in the backfield—something ND has been lacking as of late.
Laws will likely win the interior spot opposite Landri, but don't count out fifth-year senior Brian Beidatsch. The Irish have a long tradition of fifth-year players rising to the occasion. One has to look no further than last year and the outstanding season Greg Pauly added to the defensive front in his final season. While most are willing to concede the position to Laws, both Laws and Landri should get some competition from Beidatsch inside.
Defensive end is somewhat of a scary situation heading into fall camp. Junior Victor Abiamiri has one end slot locked up, and we expect senior Chris Frome to man the other position. Frome is listed at 271 pounds heading into fall camp, and his athleticism has been seen many times on the field on kickoff coverage. Frome is usually one of the first men down in coverage when playing on special teams.
Frome's quickness should help both he and Abiamiri in getting to the quarterback as opposing teams won't be able to constantly double-team Abiamiri if Frome can generate some pressure.
But after Frome and Abiamiri, the Irish are in no man's land at defensive end. Senior Travis Leitko is absent from the team roster. No explanation has been given as of yet on his absence, but we've heard that he's not likely to be on the roster this season, but that has yet to be confirmed.
The Irish have zero playing experience after Frome and Abiamiri, and the depth at the position (Ronald Talley, Dwight Stephensen Jr. and Justin Brown) all are somewhat green in terms or development and technique.
Talley missed of all of spring practice due to a suspension, so he'll have a lot of learning to do in camp, and Stephensen was switched to defensive end just this past spring. Brown, while said to be talented and quick, doesn't have much playing experience even from his high school days as he picked up the sport late after spending most of his time on the basketball court.
The Irish must develop at least one, if not two, players who can spell Frome and Abiamiri or they will wear down as the season progresses. This is a very big concern of mine, as I'm sure it is for the coaching staff.
In reality, Notre Dame has five defensive linemen that have playing experience. After those five, this unit is as green as we can ever remember heading into a new season. Defensive line coach Jappy Oliver will have his hands full this fall camp.
The Irish will also have to replace three-year starter Derek Curry and two-year starter Mike Goolsby at linebacker. All signs point to fifth-year senior Corey Mays taking over at Mike linebacker, but the other position, Apache, is definitely up for grabs.
Chinedum Ndukwe was tried at the Apache position this spring, but we've heard he has since been moved back to safety. We're not sure if the move of Ndukwe is a situation where the Irish coaching staff is trying to put the best 11 men on the field, or if Ndukwe couldn't grasp the position. We're going to guess the former, and that Ndukwe was moved to safety to make room for potential star linebacker Maurice Crum Jr..
The previous coaching staff was very high on Crum and his athleticism, and we're going to guess Crum showed that this spring, making him too valuable to sit on the sidelines.
Crum will have competition from another impressive athlete in Anthony Vernaglia. Vernaglia played safety during his freshman season, but we hear he's being switched to Apache this fall, but that has yet to be confirmed by the Irish coaching staff. Vernaglia possesses many of the same traits as Crum, and his size (6-3, 225 pounds) should be a big advantage at this critical linebacker position. Crum will have the advantage of spending his first season at linebacker, but we doubt Vernaglia will concede anything before it's decided. This might be a position to watch.
The only certainty right now in the defensive backfield is that junior Tom Zbikowski is going to play somewhere. After that, we're not sure what will happen in the secondary.
However, expect senior Mike Richardson to lock down one corner spot this fall—at least early in the season. It was obvious this spring that Richardson had made a positive impression on secondary coach Bill Lewis, and he was the only player the coaching staff would single out at the position. But as time goes on, the sophomore defensive backs could make a push for playing time. We're going to guess that Richardson ends up at the Boundary corner position as he's very solid against the run, and he'll have less space to cover playing this position.
Obviously junior Ambrose Wooden is a guy many would like to take the starting position opposite Richardson, but unfortunately, Wooden was hurt most of spring practice and was limited to very little contact. The big question for Wooden: can he find the defensive mentality needed to play corner? We think he can and will, but I wouldn't pencil him in as a starter at this point by any means.
Sophomores Leo Ferrine, Terrail Lambert and Junior Jabbie will also be battling for playing time. We've heard good things about all three, but so far, nobody has really distanced themselves from the pack.
We wouldn't be surprised to see Wooden, Jabbie, Lambert and Ferrine all line up with the first team at some point during fall camp. Corner will be a hotly contested position throughout camp, and to be honest, we can't really handicap this race. It wouldn't shock me if any of the four ended up starting against Pittsburgh.
The safety position opposite Tom Zbikowski is also open. Ndukwe should be battling junior Freddie Parish for the position this fall. Both have shown glimpses of being able to handle the position, but neither is a shoe-in to take the job.
Don't be surprised to see the entire secondary jumbled all fall camp as the Irish coaching staff tries to find the right or best combination. For example, it might be possible to see Zbikowski move to strong safety to make room for a sophomore like Leo Ferrine to play free safety. This is, by far, the most wide open situation in the secondary we can remember. Someone will have to jump up and take these positions.
If the Irish coaches are still noncommittal in naming starters in the secondary the week leading up to the Pitt game, I'd start to get worried.
On the offensive side of the ball, most starting positions are most likely wrapped up at this point. The Irish have 10 starters returning as well as Darius Walker.
However, there are some interesting position battles that will take place for playing time.
For example: which running back shares carries with Darius Walker? Junior Travis Thomas will try to hold off the charge from sophomore Justin Hoskins. What can Hoskins do with the ball in his hands? We're not sure as he was suspended this spring, but he's got plenty of athletic ability to make the race interesting. Also, don't count out Rashon Powers-Neal getting meaningful carries this fall.
The battle for the backup tight end position should also be interesting, but when Weis has talent like Marcus Freeman and John Carlson as backups, one could expect both to receive a lot of playing time along with starter Anthony Fasano. We do expect at least one of Freeman and Carlson to really step up their game this season.
Most people don't consider the backup quarterback position that vital, but Brady Quinn is one injury away from Irish fans seeing sophomore David Wolke or true freshman Evan Sharpley in the game. While both have potential, only Wolke has seen any game action (just one series), and Sharpley will be in his first season for the Irish. This position could definitely factor into the season so it's worth watching. I'm quite sure coach Weis and coach Vaas will certainly be watching this battle.
Probably the most important position for Irish fans to watch on offense this fall camp is offensive line. Not because many of these backups will play meaningful minutes, but because they'll be counted on heavily in the next few years. Can senior Brian Mattes provide quality depth at tackle? Will anyone step up at guard?
While these questions don't seem that important now, they will be if someone along the offensive line gets injured, and it will definitely be important for the future of Notre Dame football. Keep an eye on the depth at offensive line. This position could really be in trouble in the future if players don't step up in the near future.
There are plenty of spots up for grabs this fall, which should make for some interesting battles. There could be a few surprises along the way after fall camp, but developing both starters and depth will be critical to Notre Dame's success this season.
As former Irish coach Lou Holtz used to say: "if you can't name a starter, you essentially have two backups." Keep that in mind while sifting through the piles on information we provide in the next few weeks.


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When Terrytown resident Frank Evans was a child, his grandfather owned an antique store on Royal Street in New Orleans. As he grew older, he began collecting antique items of his own.
Today, nearly 40 years later, Evans has accumulated thousands of priceless
collectibles that are so valuable, they have even garnered the attention of the History Channel's reality television series, "American Pickers."
The show features two men who travel the country searching for antiques to buy and eventually resell. Evans said the show wasn't on air during the time they came to film his space.
"Those guys, (American Pickers) were just looking for people with antiques they could use before they were actually on the air," he said. "Before they came, I didn't know what they were about."
Evans said the film crew stayed for several hours.
"They came here to film last year around Christmas and they showed up with a big crew of camera men and a sound man," Evans said. "They stayed from noon until nightfall looking at everything. They ended up buying three things from me. "
Although memorable, Evans' television appearance only presented a miniature representation of his extensive collection.
In one corner sits a stand with a pair of drive-in movie theater speakers that were used in the 1950s.
"They used to have them outside of drive-in theaters and every place the car pulled in to watch a movie, there was a stand with the speakers connected to them and you had to put the speaker in the car to hear the movie," he said. "Because there were two speakers attached, one went to one car and the other went to the car on the other side. Nowadays they still have drive-ins, but you have to tune to a channel on your radio to hear the movie."
If you walk a few feet over, you'll find a rare, but valuable piece of cardboard hanging on the wall.
"It's a license plate made out of cardboard," he said. "If you find a license plate from 1944 to '46, it was during World War II when all of the metal was going into the war effort. So, anything they could make out of cardboard or any other material would help save the metal."
Evans also has valuable collectible items from the World War I era.
"This is a real newspaper from the day World War I ended," he said pointing to the paper, now encased in a frame. "It was a six-page-long, special edition of The New Orleans Item, and it cost 2 cents."
Along with the aforementioned items, Evans has collected a wide variety of things, including penny toys, to a baby rattle made in the 1700s, an old apple peeler and an antique vintage Electrola record player.
Evans' storage space is filled with snapshots from the past that exhibit the phenomenon of how something can be seen as nearly worthless one day and a collectible the next.
Shelita Dalton is a Terrytown resident who writes about news of community interest. She can be reached at 504.606.0420 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A year of history-making efforts for Auburn gymnastics added another one at the SEC Championships.
Auburn scored 196.55 points to finish fifth overall at the SEC Championships on Saturday, adding to a resume the Tigers hope will garner a No. 2 seed in one of the NCAA's six regionals, which are determined by each school's regional qualifying score.
Heading into the SEC Championships, the Tigers were ranked No. 12 in the country based on their RQS.
"We started out a little slow, but the girls really put their heads down and kept pushing," Auburn head coach Jeff Graba said. "We finished extremely strong. On the last two events, we were setting the world on fire."
After shaky rotations on the vault and uneven bars, the Tigers came back and posted a 49.275 on balance beam and a 49.300 on the floor exercise, helped out by Bri Guy's 9.9 on the apparatus to hold off Arkansas.
"I think everyone knew how tight the score was, because the crowd reacted after every rotation and every routine there at the end," Graba said. "This is where being in tight meets all year has helped us. Bri went out and did what she does every day."
As the Tigers expected, being a part of the afternoon session played a role in the Tigers' overall score. All four of the schools in Saturday's night session -- SEC title-winning Florida, Alabama, LSU and Georgia -- scored higher than 197.625.
Despite a few shaky rotations from all-around stars Caitlin Atkinson and Bri Guy, the No. 12 Tigers got a clutch 39.350 performance from senior Petrina Yokay.
You can't ask for more than for a young team to handle some adversity early on," Graba said. "This is about what I thought we could do. We are pretty darn good team when we are on. To set the SEC school record bodes well for the future of this young team. I'm excited for them."


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Devils forward Patrik Elias believes he was stricken with food poisoning, which sidelined him for two games.
Still in a somewhat weakened state, Elias will be in the Devils' lineup when they face the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night at Prudential Center.
He described how he felt the last few days.
"Not good. It was food poisoning probably," Elias said. "I was throwing up for five hours straight Sunday and I had a fever after that for a couple of days. And body aches.
"I came by here Tuesday afternoon just to get out of the house pretty much and I had a light skate yesterday and I felt okay today. I lost a few pounds, but that's expected. It wasn't pretty for a couple days. You can't eat much and things just come out instead of coming in, so obviously you're going to lose some strength and weight."
He did not watch the two games he missed.
"Honestly I didn't watch," Elias said. "I was in bed pretty much for 18 hours a day and went to bed by eight o'clock. It was a big win, obviously, against the Rangers and a tough game again on the road. You want to put two wins together and get a string of wins going here."
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Rookie defenseman Eric Gelinas will be in the lineup against the Canucks. So will Adam Larsson as Peter Harrold is a scratch.
Larsson and Gelinas will be paired together and Gelinas will see some time on the power play.
"I haven't watched him closely in Albany (AHL)," coach Pete DeBoer said of Gelinas. "His history in Albany is he's done the right things. He came out of junior as a good player. He went to the American League and has been a very good American League player. I saw the other night he had eight shots on net in an American League game as a defenseman.
"So you're obviously an elite player at that level, which should set the table for you to step into the NHL and hopefully take the next step."
Captain Bryce Salvador (death in the family) is designated as a non-roster player to make room for Gelinas, who is wearing No. 22.
But what happens when Salvador is back? Might Gelinas make the Devils keep him?
"That's what you want all kids to do," DeBoer said. "Every time you give a young player an opportunity, the message from me is make it so we can't take you out of the lineup. Kids either make it easy to take them out or they make that decision tough. The goal is to make that decision as tough on us as possible."
Gelinas will see some power play time.
"He'll get some power play opportunity. Even 5-on-5," DeBoer said. "We have to be a team that finds a way to get more pucks to the net and more bodies to the net. He gives us some options back there. It's not just his slap shot. He's got a great snap shot, wrist shot, he's got good feet and can move along the line. He should be able to help us in that area."
Harrold suffered a right arm injury late in Tuesday night's game in Columbus, but it is not an injury that would keep him out of the lineup. Both DeBoer and Harrold said he is fine.
"Harry has played some good hockey for us. I think he was fantastic early," DeBoer said. "He's not a big guy. I think sometimes the grind levels his play off a little bit and we're just going to take a step back here and put some fresh legs in."
Mark Fayne, Larsson and Anton Volchenkov will get more penalty-killing time with Salvador out.
The Devils' defense pairings will be:
Andy Greene and Fayne
Volchenkov and Marek Zidlicky
Gelinas and Larsson
"There's no history there. I don't know if they played together in the American League last year at all. I'm not sure about that," DeBoer said. "If it was, it wasn't for an extended period. Those aren't in concrete. Whenever you're adding two new players to the lineup you're looking for good combinations. We'll start with them and see where it goes."
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DeBoer questioned the effort of some players in Columbus.
"I didn't say the team. I thought we had three or four guys that were a little light," DeBoer explained. "And when I say light, I don't mean in effort. I mean light in the competitive areas of the rink. And we can't be that type of team."


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Waffle, who has served five years as Cornelius city manager, has battled termination threats from the newly elected Mayor Neal Knight and Councilors Jamie Minshall and Mari Gottwald since before the trio took office in January.
After hours of tense public comments and discussion Monday night, the council voted 3-2 to fire Waffle. Councilors Steve Heinrich and Jef Dalin cast dissenting votes.
Some citizens labeled the ouster as unethical and promised retaliation against Team 3. Waffle supporters issued verbal rebukes, calling Team 3 "a puppet master and puppets," and plastering Knight with labels from "bully" to "unprofessional."
Knight, who advocates for lower taxes and a leaner city payroll, blamed Waffle, saying he was resistant to Knight's campaign pledge to eliminate the city's general services fee.
"It's been a nightmare, as the mayor, to deal with," Knight said of his relationship with Waffle.
Knight also blamed Waffle for a costly investigation into a citizen's complaint that Knight had violated the city's charter, even though the council authorized the investigation.
Knight, who owns a body shop and rental property in Cornelius, pays $2,592 in general services fees for his properties. Several at Monday's meeting accused him of firing Waffle for personal reasons.
"He's going to ruin the city for $2,500 he can put in his pocket," Councilor Heinrich said Tuesday.
Waffle's termination is expected to cost Cornelius up to $140,000. In addition to the severance package, the city will spend as much as $15,000 to find Waffle's replacement, City Recorder-Treasurer Debby Roth said.
Roth said the city must pay Waffle's full severance within 24 hours. The internal services fund, which would typically cover such expenses, only contains about $45,000, she said.
"And those funds were set aside for continuing operations the last two months of the year, so there aren't any readily available funds," she said.
On Tuesday, Waffle's supporters flocked to a recently created citizen website to discuss recalling the mayor. By law, citizens cannot petition for a recall election until an official has been in office for six months. In the case of Team 3, that's early July.
Ralph Brown, a former Cornelius mayor and chairman of the Cornelius Planning Commission, said Waffle's supporters are awaiting the deadline.
"To fire a good man with no good reason ... my guess would be six months and one day, there might be something going to the courthouse," Brown said.
On Tuesday, Knight said he wasn't concerned.
"It's not really a fun thing to say 'Yeah, I got kicked off the council because people hated me,' but I could get my toys done," he said. "I've got a bunch of toys in my barn and I haven't had any time to work on them."
In the meantime, Waffle experienced the first tangible sign of change Tuesday morning, when he arrived at City Hall to clean out his desk.
"I had to come through the front door instead of the employee entrance," he said. "I'm just a citizen now."
Cornelius Police Chief Paul Rubenstein spent Tuesday shuffling between the police station and City Hall as he prepared for a new title as acting city manager.
Rubenstein will delegate some chief duties to Cmdr. Joe Noffsinger until the council selects a new interim city manager or hires Waffle's permanent replacement.
Rubenstein said he was unhappy with the vote to fire Waffle, but "I owe it to the employees of the city to step up and be there for them."


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Vent of the day 5/7
What's really gotten under your skin today?
Eh, nothing really. I just have a lot to do today and only 2 hands lol. Oh and I ran outta tampons (i had no idea that i was even close to running out, which means a certain little somebody has been taking them), so I had to call my friend down the street to see if I could bum a few off her. She had no problem with bringing me a few to get me by until Dh gets home (he has my debit card and i never carry cash). She offered to buy me a box of what I use, but I couldn't let her do that lol. AF should be gone by the end of today anyway. My periods only last 2-3 days.
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Our wireless router is slowly dying. I think it heard me say we were going to replace it tonight because it suddenly decided to work this morning. Pffft, I'm still replacing it. We've had it for two years and thats a long life for a wireless router so i cant complain TOO much.
Well lately she and our older dog have been getting into it all the time. I know it is my older dog who starts it but I won't get rid of her. She is pretty old and has some medical issues. I don't want to send her to a new home now. She just doesn't have the patience for our younger dog who is very energetic and playful still and our younger dog won't ever leave her alone. If I seperate them the younger dog barks and whines and howls for hours on end aand it limits their space to move around even more. (We don't allow them upstairs on the carpeting this is military housing and I don't want to have to pay for any damage or anything when we move.) Both dogs have to be caged when they can't be watched.
Last night was the final straw for DH and he says our younger dog has to go. They got into it pretty good and didn't stop like they usually do when I tell them to cut it out. My older dog was sleeping and the younger one kept bugging her so she went after her. My younger dog got the upper hand and had her pinned and bit her neck. She punctured the skin. It was just a superficial wound not deep at all and its fine now. But its not safe to have them doing that around the kids.
Its really sad we have had her since she was a puppy. :( But I guess we are going to start looking for a new home for her. Hopefully we can find a family that has.kids, a yard for her to run around in and maybe another dog her size because all she wants to do is play play.


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When they're done with the first book, I want them to need that next book desperately. I want to surprise that reader and scare that reader and make and make that reader fall in love. In the end I want the reader to put down the book and think, "Man, that was fun."
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LUCKNOW: The Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh is already drawing flak from all quarters over deterioration of law and order including rise in communal clashes in the state after it came to power in March this year. Now another blow came from the union home ministry which in its report has disclosed that UP recorded largest number incidents of communal riots and crime against dalit women and children in 2012.
According to the report, as many as 104 cases of communal tension and clashes have been reported in the state so far in 2012. Around 34 people were killed and 456 were injured in these clashes. Major incidents were reported from Bareilly, Pratapgarh, Mathura, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Meerut, Bhadohi, Kanpur, Allahabad and Lucknow. Maharashtra is at the second place with 83 cases of communal tension and violence followed by Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka with 78 and 54 cases respectively. In 2009, UP had registered 159 cases of communal tension, 121 in 2010 and 84 in 2011.
The UP is also amongst the top three states recording cases of crime against women. In 2011, while West Bengal registered 29,133 cases, Andhra -- 28,246 and UP -- 22,639. UP is also on the top in crime against dalit women and children. In 2009, around 7,522 cases of crime against dalit and women and children were registered in the state. Significantly, the number came down to 6,272 in 2010 but rose to 7,702 in 2011. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan registered 3,245 and 5,182 cases of crime against dalit women and children respectively in 2011. The report has been introduced in Lok Sabha for discussion.
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In this moment I feel happy. I feel together. I feel whole. He is all consuming he is what I need. I wrap him all around me and descend into comfort. I can't understand for a second why he stays with me but I know that I need him. I am cold and lonely always shaking and sliding in and out of sanity and control but through all of it he loves me ad forgives me my mistakes, my insults, my bites. He kisses my lips, forehead, cheeks and makes me feel like I mean something. Like I'm a human. My opinion and my love matter to him. He needs me as much as I need him - but that was never made clear before. Now I know. Now I feel like I mean as much to him as he does to me. I have nothing but him to hold on to and I will never let go - never again.


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SELMA, Alabama -- Selma Police have yet to identify any "true suspects" in a fatal shooting Saturday in the 300 block of King St., according to the Selma Police chief.
"We don't have anything concrete at this particular moment," Selma Police Chief William Riley said.
Antonio Boykin, 24, died of a fatal gunshot on the 300 block of King Street at around noon on Saturday.
Riley said investigators are trying to determine if there were any eyewitnesses to the shooting.
A neighbor told the Selma Times-Journal the victim was reportedly shot three times by a suspect who walked up to the door and fired when the victim opened the front door.
Riley couldn't confirm the report.
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I was just chatting with Mike Carroll.
The Republican assemblyman from Morris Township is a keen student of the law.
After reading that Appellate Court opinion in the effort by some Democrats to delay the special election for U.S. Senate, he has this advice for the man he defeated in the 1995 GOP primary election for the Assembly seat he still holds to this day:
The coast is clear. You can now safely delay that election till November of 2014 and keep a Republican in the seat until then.
That Republican is Jeff Chiesa, the former attorney general whom Christie named to the seat that became vacant with the death last week of Frank Lautenberg.
At the moment, Chiesa is slated to stay in that seat only until Oct. 16, the date Christie set for the special election to replace Lautenberg.
Christie had little choice but to make that decision last week. Otherwise he would have risked having that race appear on the ballot this Nov. 5. That would have distracted from his own re-election by what is looking to be a landslide over Democrat Barbara Buono. The popular Cory Booker would have been the likely Democratic Senate nominee, increasing Democratic turnout and helping the Dems all down the ballot.
The problem arose because there were two conflicting statutes governing the date of a special election. One states that the election should be held the following November as long as the vacancy occurs more than 70 days before that election.
That makes perfect sense. As long as there is enough time to put that race on the next general-election ballot, then it should be put there.
However there's another statute which states that the race must go on the following year's ballot if the vacancy occurs during a 70-day period preceding the primary election, which was June 4. Since the senator died on June 3, that statute would seem to apply.
Which would the court have upheld when the Democrats made the inevitable challenge? It was impossible to tell. You can read Mike's early assessment in this post of mine. You can read more on it in this post. But by the time that decision came down, it would have been too late to schedule a special election in the event the court put the race on this year's ballot.
Bye-bye landslide.
Here's the relevant passage on Page 7 of the decision by Judge Jane Grall:
"Without a special election, the seat would have been filled by an appointee until the remainder of the term."
That term runs through the end of 2014.
Bingo! All the Guv has to do, says Mike, is to call a press conference at which he states that he will gladly call off the special election and save the $24 million cost - as long as the Democrats agree that the race can be held in 2014.
They won't agree, of course. They believe Booker will win that race in October and will take the seat.
But if they turn down the deal, then that $24 million bill goes on their tab. No more whining about it.It's a brilliant idea. Wish I'd thought of it myself.
I hereby urge the governor to take his neighbor up on it.
And then appoint him to the Supreme Court next year as a reward.
UPDATE: The Dems say they're going to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. I don't think that appeal's going to succeed. Judge Grall's decision is a model of careful judicial reasoning. However, this does offer an opportunity for Christie to play that 2014 card. Certainly his lawyers should be arguing that in the event the judges decided to change the date of the election, Grall has made it clear that the new date should be in 2014.
That should make a few Democrats think twice about the wisdom of whining about the decision to hold a special election.


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(WBNG Binghamton) A Delaware County woman, known across the country for her work caring for abandoned and badly hurt animals, faces more than a dozen new charges for animal cruelty.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it conducted an undercover investigation in 2011 of the Delhi-based program, Angels Gate, led by Susan Marino.
"You see animals who are on death's door and who are being denied the very basics of comfort and life and pain relief," said PETA spokesman Dan Paden.
Marino's Attorney, Jim Hartman, says she was slapped with 17 misdemeanor charges for animal cruelty.
" PETA collected the evidence that prompted officials to open an investigation that led to the charges," said Paden.
Action News spoke to Marino, but she referred all questions to her attorney who said a special prosecutor from Broome County filed the charges Tuesday night.
Hartman says, "the charges hold no merit," and suggested that Action News interview the dogs and the cats that are in Marino's care.
PETA, however, says that won't be necessary.
"It's up to PETA and it's up to the prosecutor and it's up to the evidence to tell their sad story. When that comes out in court, they'll prevail, justice will prevail and Ms. Marino will hopefully be told to leave animals alone in New York State," said Paden.
PETA says about 300 animals are still in the care of Susan Marino.
Marino is set to appear in court in the Town of Kortright on August 14, at 1:00 pm.


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I appreciate every person who takes the time to comment, especially those who disagree. Respectful opposition helps keep politics honest. I just wish they'd get their facts straight before they recite what are obviously talking points they've heard somewhere.
Case in point: My post earlier this week on SCHIP. The comments are a great lesson on why politics in this country can't move forward on so many issues - people already have their minds made up before they bother to check the facts.
For example, the statement that Medicare and Medicaid provide "full coverage" is simply not true. Don't take my word for it - go find a dozen Medicare recipients at random and ask if they've had services turned down. Or listen to the AARP. If either program covers everything, why would someone go through the trouble of applying for both? In fact, when compared to the entirety of healthcare needs, neither program comes close to covering everything.
The commenter then goes on to claim that those of us with private insurance are forced to pay for those who use Medicare/Medicaid/SCHIP. I have a news-flash for you - if you have private insurance, chances are that they aren't paying the full-rate for your healthcare, either. Private insurance companies pool their customers and negotiate contracts with healthcare providers. My chiropractor, for example, receives about 53% of the bill price of his services from our insurance provider. He accepts the cut-rate because it ensures him that he'll have more customers than he would otherwise.
It isn't those with private insurance who get dunned to make up the difference, it's those without healthcare insurance at all. When they default on their payments - something that happens with great regularity - then the longterm cost of healthcare goes up slightly. Hospitals claim a loss when they sell a bed to a Medicare/Medicaid patient, but they aren't actually losing money. They are losing money over what it would cost for someone to pay cash for it. In other words, they claim a loss because they aren't maximizing their profits. Of course, that bed would probably be empty and represent an even greater loss were it not for Medicare/Medicaid/SCHIP - but they aren't going to publicize that.
So the charge that private health insurers have to raise prices to cover the cost of Medicare/Medicaid is simply wrong. This might be true if insurers were losing money overall, but they aren't. Aetna, for example, moved up from 91 to 85 in the Fortune 500 last year - by turning a profit of $1.7 billion. If health insurers are raising rates, it is to manage their profit levels, not because some dirty, stinking Medicare recipient isn't pulling their weight.
It is unclear how SCHIP would cause a mass exodus from private plans to government plans, as well. The SCHIP program requires co-pays and deductibles for those who fail income requirements. Part of the implementation of the program forces it to not compete with existing private insurers.
The second commenter complains that the reauthorization cut the premium assistance program. That was basically a straight subsidization of healthcare companies to encourage them to cover people adequately. If you think healthcare insurers require direct subsidies, then please review the part just above where I point out Aetna's profits.
The commenter goes on to wave the red flag about "extended waits" for healthcare. Tell me, what could possibly qualify as a more extended wait than never seeing a doctor because you don't have healthcare?
The commenter then goes on to jump on the back of a strawman without even pausing - talking about Britain's "National Health Service hospitals". But nothing in SCHIP would allow the federal government to take over a hospital. I have to wonder why they would bring that up - but then I remember that their only weapon is to inspire blind fear.
Swedes have to wait 25 weeks for heart surgery - how long do poor Americans wait? Then the false statement is made that "Canada is looking toward private insurance as a solution to their issues." In reality, Canada is looking for private insurance to supplement its universal plan. That difference is vast. Again, the only reason to conflate the two is to inspire blind fear.
The problem with these international comparisons is that they compare our system to truly socialized medicine systems. But no one I have heard (other than Michael Moore, whom I try to ignore) is calling for that. In fact, the entire point of my post was to show that universal coverage is not the same thing as socialized medicine. Proof of this is that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney signed into law a universal healthcare coverage law. But no one has seriously claimed that it socialized any part of the healthcare industry.
Point blank: insurance works best by spreading costs over larger and larger populations. There is no larger population than "everyone" - and that is exactly the goal of universal coverage. Socialized medicine, on the other hand, allows government to own the healthcare industry. The two are not the same thing - and too many people who should know better are too busy hawking fear rather than talking about what is best for the American people and the healthcare industry.


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Photonic crystal nanobeam microcavities based on slot and hollow-core waveguides were proposed and analyzed. Three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulations show that both an ultrasmall modal volume (V) and a high quality (Q) factor can be obtained simultaneously in hollow-core-nanobeam mirocavities (HCNMs) due to the strong confinement of fields in the two lateral directions. For a -long HCNM, the Q factor and V are on the order of and , respectively. With compactness, lower fabrication requirements as well as ultrahigh , the proposed microcavities would be very promising in a variety of applications.
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The New York Blood Center sounded the alarm for blood donations today, as sites around the region are down to a three-to-four day supply.
"We usually feel comfortable at a five-day supply," said Ellen Kramer, the manager for community relations at NYBC. "When we're down to a two-to-three day supply, it's scary; you have to begin to ration what you're sending out to hospitals."
O Positive and O Negative blood types are the only types currently being rationed among all hospitals affiliated with NYBC in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New Jersey. The situation in Staten Island hospitals, though, is no worse off than anywhere else, said Marc Bertman, the executive director of the Brooklyn/Staten Island blood services division; if anything, they have maintained the same rate of blood use over the past year.
Bertman went on to emphasize that the current supply is not yet low enough anywhere to qualify as an "emergency" -- that designation signals a dire situation and hasn't been used in two years. He did say, though, that the organization is anticipating a potential emergency by mid-August if conditions do not improve.
"The toughest times for collection are mid-June through early September, and around Christmas until the first week or two of February," Bertman said. "A lot of this is explained by the fact that we are getting 20 percent of blood supply from students. During the times when schools are not in session, we're losing 20 percent of our donors."
This particular public appeal for more blood contributions, though, comes at a time when NYBC is faced with a "triple threat." In a press release, NYBC president Dr. Robert L. Jones said that, in addition to the vacation season keeping people from donating, the hot weather limits donations in churches and schools lacking air conditioning, and high gas prices deter potential donors from driving to collection centers.
"Patient care is now threatened based on an extremely low blood supply," Jones said. "We have to ask the public for help."
Staten Island residents wishing to make donations may visit the Staten Island Donor Center at 2791 Richmond Avenue. The center is open Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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If you have one of these serious heart rhythm conditions,
your doctor may probably talk to you about having an implantable cardioverter
defibrillator, or ICD, placed in your chest. Many experts believe that an ICD
gives people at high risk the best chance of avoiding cardiac death.
ICDs, which are about the size of a pager, are placed below
your collarbone. Wires connected to the ICD monitor your heart's rhythm. If your
heart beats so quickly that the ventricles don't fill up with enough blood to
pump throughout the body, the ICD sends electrical stimulation to the heart to
restore normal beating. People who have an ICD report that the stimulation feels
like a kick in the chest. That can sound scary, but it's important to remember
that it can save your life.
Reports of defects in some ICDs
You may have read or heard that defects have been found in
some ICDs. The flaws are rare, but they can cause some of the units to
short-circuit. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that about 20
in 1,000 of the ICDs contain the defects, and that they've caused 31 deaths
between 1990 and 2002.
Even if you have an ICD that has the defect, the chances
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the ICD short circuits just at the moment when you need it to work for you. In
March of 2005, a college student in Minnesota, Joshua Oukrop, died when his ICD
What to do if you already have an ICD?
The FDA is working on ways to improve its regulation of
ICDs, but that's no help to patients who already have the devices implanted in
their chests. Many doctors believe that the benefit of an ICD far outweighs its
risks. Only you and your doctor can decide whether you should replace your
current ICD with a new one. Your doctor will talk to you about the risks of
having the ICD removed and having another one implanted, against the risk of
continuing on with your current ICD.
Some people decide to keep their current ICD because they
feel comfortable enough with the small risk that it could fail. Others don't
want to take that risk, however small. It's a frustrating decision to have to
make, but talking with your doctor will help you come to the choice that's right
for you.
Source:Food and Drug
Administration; The Heart Rhythm Society; The New York Times, "FDA had Report of
Short Circuit in Heart Devices," 12 September 2005.


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When Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau opened up to the New York Post in Monday's editions, he apparently gave a few people the green light to fire back.
First, it was the attorneys for Plaxico Burress and Antonio Pierce. Now, it's Giants president John Mara, who released a statement minutes ago in which he defended Pierce and reiterated his belief the defensive captain acted accordingly after Burress shot himself.
"We have refrained from making any public statement regarding the legal proceedings against Plaxico Burress out of respect for the process," Mara's statement began. "Our organization, including Antonio Pierce, has cooperated fully with the police and the DA's office from the outset of their respective investigations."
Now, the meat of his statement: "However, since the District Attorney's office has seen fit to publicly discuss the details of the potential case against Burress and has suggested it will seek to charge Antonio, we feel it is necessary to offer the following: while we in no way condone Antonio's decision to be in a nightclub in Manhattan less than two days before a game, we cannot understand the DA's position that Antonio is subject to criminal charges. When this incident occurred, Antonio reacted out of concern for the health and well-being of Plaxico Burress. His first priority was to make sure Plaxico received proper medical attention for what very well could have been a life-threatening wound. There was no criminal intent on the part of Antonio, who was thrust into this predicament simply because he accompanied Plaxico that evening and because he made the decision to immediately take Plaxico to the hospital. We believe it is unwarranted for the DA's office to press criminal charges against Antonio under these circumstances."


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Chennai: It took India nine overs to snap an obdurate last-wicket Australian stand, and 11.3 to achieve the 50 runs needed to claim a series lead. Australia came out on Sunday with a lead of 40 but were only able to nine to that before the No. 11 Nathan Lyon popped a catch to short leg, after which India lost their openers cheaply on the way to an eight-wicket victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Lyon added three to his overnight total of 8 before he became Ravindra Jadeja's third wicket, leaving Moises Henriques not out on 81 and Australia with a second-innings total of 241. Set a target of 50, India lost Murali Vijay for 6, chipping a catch to Henriques at mid-off off James Pattinson, and Virender Sehwag for 19, edging Lyon to slip. Sachin Tendulkar strode out at 36 for 2 in the tenth over and swung the next two balls for six over long-on to hasten victory.
A single off Lyon left India one runs to get and gave Tendulkar strike for the next over, but he played out a maiden from Peter Siddle with the field up to save the single. Victory duly arrived in the following over, as Cheteshwar Pujara edged Lyon over slip for the winning runs.
With this win MS Dhoni has equalled Sourav Ganguly's record of most Test wins (21) as India's captain.


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During the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 27, police allege an 18-year-old CMU student, identified as John D. Rubio, entered an unlocked room in Merrill Hall, 101 W. Ojibway Court, and committed a sexual assault and other simple assaults involving female victims.
Rubio, of Canton, was arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 29, on first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to commit sexual penetration, fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of assault and battery.
The college student was released from the Isabella County Jail on bond, under the condition that he does not enter the CMU campus.
Central Michigan University police, who arrested Rubio at Merrill Hall following the alleged incident, would not release a booking photo of the suspect. The Isabella County Jail also refused to release the photo, directing the media to contact the CMU Police Department.
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But that should change pretty soon.
Both Austin Jackson and Jose Valverde could return as early as Tuesday, and it's possible the Tigers could bring up another position player in the near future.
As it stands, the team is currently carrying 13 pitchers after Valverde's lower back strain essentially forced Leyland's hand to recall right-handed reliever Brayan Villarreal.
Valverde wasn't placed on the disabled list, and as a result, the team optioned Danny Worth to Triple-A Toledo, which left the team with only 12 position players.
However, it's still unclear as to whom the Tigers would bring up and when. But, as it stands, Worth still seems like the best fit.
Of the three position players on the 40-man roster who aren't on the active roster, only Worth has major league experience. Avisail Garcia is tearing the cover off the ball in Single-A Lakeland, but is at least a year away from his big league debut.
That being said, the Tigers can't recall Worth until Saturday due to a league rule that requires players wait 10 days to be eligible to be recalled, barring a disabled list situation.
So, even if Valverde is available for the Cleveland series, it's possible the Tigers will continue to carry an extra reliever.
The alternative is to remove a player from the 40-man roster and purchase the contract of a minor leaguer -- possibly Toledo's Quintin Berry or Eric Patterson.
But, again, such a scenario only exists if the club believes adding another position player needs to immediately be addressed. If it does, right-handers Luke Putkonen, Collin Balester or Brayan Villarreal could find their spot in jeopardy.
Regardless, it appears the Tigers will need to make a move in the near future if they're looking to recall right-handed reliever Luis Marte.
Marte is set to pitch Monday in Triple-A Toledo -- his first appearance with the Mud Hens as part of his rehabilitation assignment. Leyland suggested earlier in the week that the earliest Marte could return to the big leagues is Friday.
Of course, the team could also option Marte to Triple-A Toledo, but given the state of the team's bullpen, his return is likely a welcome addition.
If and when the Tigers elect to bring up Marte, the club would be required to clear a spot on the 25-man roster. It's possible he would replace Putkonen, Balester or Villarreal.
And if the Tigers want to return their bullpen back to an accustomed 12-man pitching staff, it's possible two of those three right-handers could lose their spot.
Of the three aforementioned relievers, Balester seems likely to stick around simply because he is out of options.
Of course, these scenarios are likely only to take shape if both Valverde and Marte remain healthy. And, to steal a quote from Leyland: There's no such thing as a minor injury.
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NEW YORK -- The mood was light Sunday morning in the Mets' clubhouse, as players autographed balls and bats for each other while cleaning out their lockers. It felt like the last day of camp, with cardboard boxes scattered around the room.
But behind closed doors, the tone was apparently more serious as manager Jerry Manuel met with members of the front office. Among the issues likely being discussed was the fate of Manuel's coaching staff.
One coach said before the game that the coaches had yet to be told which ones will be brought back in 2010, but an announcement is expected by Monday. Because he was tied up in meetings, Manuel did not speak with reporters before the game, and the Mets didn't post a lineup until around noon.
Here it is, for the last time in 2009:
Pagan, lf
Castillo, 2b
Wright, 3b
Beltran, cf
Murphy, 1b
Reed, rf
Thole, c
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Syracuse Crunch forward Derek Dorsett got X-rays after the Rochester game on Saturday. He was hurt when he took a cross check to the face.
It's unclear whether Dorsett was hurt in the nose or the jaw. He was already wearing a protective bubble after getting cross checked in the face against Binghamton on Friday.
- Rochester head coach Randy Cunneyworth and assistant Jason Cipolla were absolutely smoking after the game. They each paced around the Zamboni entrance for several minutes trying to calm down.
The object of their fury was, of course, referee Chris Ciamaga. Ciamaga missed an obvious penalty in overtime when Dorsett's stick struck Rochester's Marc-Andre Gragnani in the head, knocking off his helmet. Syracuse's Marc Methot scored the game-winner on the same shift.
Then, a couple of knuckleheads were heckling Amerks players as they got on the team bus. Cunneyworth raced around the arena to get some security, who then scurried outside to make sure nothing flared up.
- Should be interesting to see if Lake Erie enforcer Dale Purinton is around on Monday to take on Jon Mirasty. Seems Purinton got a little over-zealous in his team's loss to Hamilton on Saturday:
1 - LEM Purinton, 17:01 - Fighting , 5 min (2 PP)
1 - LEM Purinton, 17:01 - Game misconduct - Aggressor (47.2), 10 min
1 - LEM Purinton, 17:01 - Game misconduct - Secondary altercation (47.6), 10 min
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FLINT, MI--Flint Community Players is holding auditions for "Forever Plaid," a comedic musical revue in which the stars are four men who are forever proud of their -- you guessed it -- plaid.
FCP and Director Steven Mokofsky are seeking four men between the ages of
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as made popular by the most famous recording artists of that period!
(not to mention loads of comedy and schmaltz!)" Mokofsky wrote in an email to the Flint Journal.
Auditions will take place Nov. 12 from 7-10 p.m. and Nov. 18 from 2-5 p.m.
Rehearsals begin in mid December with performance in early February.


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Amid concerns over the growth of al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security is advising the Transportation Security Administration to implement "enhanced security measures" at overseas airports with direct flights to the U.S.
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced the measures in a blog post today and said the measures will include "both seen and unseen" security steps.
"We are sharing recent and relevant information with our foreign allies and are consulting the aviation industry," Johnson said. "These communications are an important part of our commitment to providing our security partners with situational awareness about the current environment and protecting the traveling public."
The move comes as military officials indicated foreign terrorists may be using Western passports to evade watch lists. Earlier this week, Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove said during a Pentagon briefing he was concerned about a possible terrorist attack coming from Syria involving an American or European passport holder.
Breedlove said the concerns mainly center on foreign fighters basing an attack on the U.S. via Europe.
"That is a great concern to me, and it's a great concern to our European partners," he said. "Foreign fighters can return to these nations. They can effect an attack or some sort of problem for that nation and then move quickly across borders into other nations."


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Lord Pannick: Forcing churches to perform same-sex weddings would be 'more difficult than parting the Red Sea'
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Well that's alright then, BECAUSE AT NO POINT HAS IT BEEN MENTIONED WE WANT THIS.
what rubbish harder than parting the Red Sea, Our GOd and Father is an Awesome God very wise too.
Once it has been given a Royal Assent that is it the Churches has to abide by it as their Supreme Head – the Queen has said Yes.
Miracle no 2: other Churches who if they are truthful in saying they are Christians MUST OBEY THE LAWS OF THE LAND.Its the Word of God.
'Wise'? Seriously?
you missed the point – the Law maker Royal Assent giver a.ka the kween is also the Supreme govenor of the C of E, if she gives it the royal assent ( as she can refuse to do so within her rights) , anyway if she does give a royal assent the churches have no say anymore
Has anyone been successful in forcing the churches that don't allow the remarriage of divorced people to marry divorced people? No.
Has anyone been successful in forcing the sects that don't allow women priests to ordain women priests? No.
Has any form of equality legislation forced Muslims to not segregate women in mosques? No.
And yet the message that religious bodies are sort of clubs that can set their own rules appears not to have sunk in, even to the religious bodies themselves.
Has anyone in committee raised those very questions? I haven't heard anything from what I've already listened to. No amount of safeguards, guarantees or protections even from the ECHR would satisfy the religious nutters like David Burrowes. I don't know why he bothers to attend the hearings, he has nothing positive to contribute and keeps banging on about the one man one woman crap every chance he gets. There is no way he will support any of the changes to the bill and I suspect the majority in opposition won't either. Their minds were already made up on February 5th to vote no.
Oh for pity sake… who is forcing?
Expect of course, these idiots forcing their anti marriage propaganda on us all. We get it they don't want it but they go by so called morals yet spew continuous lies to back up their bigotry.
All it shows up is that religion is underhanded and devious in how it goes about ways to get what they want.
Why is anyone even bothering to buy into the lie that this is about religious organisations being scared they will have to perform same sex marriage. It's about denying ANYONE access to same sex marriage based on their bigoted and homophobic superstition. Church organisations are not forced to employ Muslims as priests, or Christians as Imams, or ordain women as clergy or even ordain gay men as clergy. This is purely about denying us equality simply because they don't like us.
Why would you want the religious organizations to be involved in this at all? Seriously! The religious organizations have forgotten their history. They once sanctioned marriage equality and they recorded for history those marriages. Some time around 1327 the RCC along with La Palud decided to change how they did business. They victimized same sex couples, made marriage a sacrament based on having children and rewrote history. Now it is our turn. Remove them totally from the equation. Forbid them by law from performing same sex marriages without special training and license.
That will wake them up in a big hurry. There is no need to argue with them on how this is to be done…you just remove them from the law.
I want it. I look forward to the day churches are dragged before the European Courts and have to defend legally their 'right' to discriminate. I make no bones about this and absolutely see gay marriage as the first step towards it. And rightfully so.
I would rather see them buried with their martyrs and saviours with their charitable statuses cut from under them.
On the first part, they're doing a good job to themselves already.
Certainly, that is what the catholic church is afraid of, their legal adviser at the committee as much as said so, referring to councils cutting grants, etc.
But don't you feel as strongly about their discrimination against women?
Personally I don't care: I think a club or venue should be gay-men-only if it wants to, so I don't see why another sort of club (admittedly one with rather more explicitly coded rituals) shouldn't be able to do the same. And, to paraphrase Groucho Marx, I certainly don't want to be a member of a club that doesn't want me as a member.
That isn't what some wanted to hear.
I dare say this will come up again in the Lords in spite of any modifications to the bill. What needs to be done now is to make sure the Lords aren't overwhelmed by the hateful C4M group's agenda to the exclusion of all others and are probably at this moment getting ready to bombard the upper chamber with the most spurious nonsense to vote against the bill. We musn't forget, many of them are a lot older than those in the Commons, many with that old mindset that change is bad.
What is wrong with this man? In the bill, same sex marriages will not forced on any faiths.
Nothing! Pannick is on our side – he was trying to make it clear to the idiotic religionists that they're not going to be in any way endangered by the introduction of equal marriage.
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12 Ways To Turn Green Intentions Into Green Actions
Eighty-two percent of consumers have good green intentions, but only 16% are dedicated to fulfilling these intentions, according to an Ogilvy study. This puts 66% in what is called the "Middle Green," a group that is neither active environment crusaders nor anti-greens. These are the massive middle, the everyday mainstream consumers.
The big question is, "Why don't mainstream consumers turn their green intentions into green actions and what can be done about it?" This is what Ogilvy & Mather tried to find out. "If we are to motivate a mass green movement, perhaps those of us most committed to the green movement need to stop trying to get the masses to see things our way and instead get better at seeing things their way."
OgilveyEarth, the sustainability practice of the Manhattan based multinational marketing firm, conducted a research by surveying 1,800 Americans, trying to understand why there is a disconnect between consumer intentions and actions and how we can help bridge this gap.
The 129-page research report (PDF) contains many fascinating insights. While the research was conducted in America, I think the findings and recommendations are quite applicable to most Western societies.
I have summarized 12 key points that can help middle-of-the-road mainstream consumers turn their green intentions into green actions:
- Make green normal: Mainstream consumers are reluctant to go green because they don't want to be seen as ideological crusaders. Going green attracts unwanted attention from their families, friends, colleagues, and neighbours as if they have adopted a new identity and that they no longer belong to the main group. Marketers should make consumers feel like everybody's doing it. Show them numerous cases where other people just like them are also going green. Make middle-of-the-road mainstream consumers feel going green is normal behaviour, not oddball behaviour.
- Make it personal: Don't focus on the benefits for the planet or future generations, but on the benefits for them personally, e.g. less toxin going into their body
- Make green choice the default: Green is not an optional extra. Don't ask consumers choose to go green. Green should be the default choice. For example, make no plastic shopping bag the default, allow consumers to pay extra for one. They don't need to choose to be green because green is the default, they need to choose to be non-green.
- Remove price premium: Where possible, remove the price premium for green products. The message should be green is normal, not just for the rich.
- Bribe shamelessly: Offer treats along the way of their behavioural change, e.g. prizes, kudos, rewards, gold stars, public recognition.
- Punish wisely: Small doses of guilt and shame can motivate behavioural changes, especially if they are also reminded of the green options available to them.
- Don't stop innovating: Make better stuff. Consumers are reluctant to sacrifice performance for sustainability.
- Lose the crunch: Green marketing needs to be more mainstream hip than off-the-grid hippie. Market green as one of the secondary features instead of the leading feature: "Great performance, also friendly to the environment." Many consumers assume products with a primary focus on being green to have subpar performance, cost more, and are geared towards hippies.
- Turn eco-friendly into ego-friendly: Green marketing often has a feminine image. Girly green needs a manly counterpart.
- Make it tangible: Toyota Prius displays real time fuel economy information on the dashboard.
- Make it easy to navigate: Design labels to be simple and clear. Consumers are often confused and suspicious to environmental claims.
- Tap into hedonism over altruism: Project an experience and image that is fun and exciting to be in a sustainable world rather than projecting it as an act of 'charitable' contribution.
Derek Wong is a Toronto based sustainability consultant. See contact info and more posts like this at Carbon49.com.
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I really don't think going green is a negative when it comes to friends and family. I think the negative is more in the costs of going green. All natural products, with biodegradable packaging tend to be higher priced than most people are used to.
At least here in Ontario we know that grocery stores are charging for plastic bags, so that is a step in the right direction.
Great article. ALthough there is occasional push-back on eco fees, it is generally accepted. Whether it's 5 cents for a plastic bags or $40 for a large screen TV, visible eco-fees accomplishes two goals of sustainability: 1. cover recycling costs, or 2. less consumption (for those who don't buy because of the fee).
This is Great,after success obtained in the developing countries,it is very important to go for the under developing ones!since it is one world!
As a leader of the company, i will definitely implement these throughout and also to our clients, family and friends as well.
Green is sexy!
How 'bout this for a thought: Provide REAL value for your product, and people will buy it REGARDLESS of its sustainability factors! EXAMPLE: I used to buy Windex; now I buy GREENWORKS not because I'm out to save the planet, but because even though it costs slightly more than Windex, it does a far better job (meaning I use less) and it is far more divergent as it cleans many types of surfaces without streaking. The fact that it is non-toxic is a bonus, its not the reason I buy it. The Western world is an economy based on consumerism, not eco-concernism. If you want me to care more than I already do about the environment, don't beat me over the head and demand "change"… provide me a better, more economical option, and I will gladly march to the beat of your drum. Something many of you enviros seem to deliberately overlook is that many families live on tight budgets; they worry about their immediate needs more than the needs of "Bambi". If all you are going to do is demand they spend more of their remaining budget on products that have a lower toxicity rate but cost 20, 30 or even 40 % more, you will NEVER get them (or me) to oblige your desires.
It's hard to take seriously an article that claims China is greener than the US simply because more people ride bikes and grow their own food. The US is second to none when you compare our level of industry with our quality of air, water, and managed forests and wildscapes. China's air and water quality are dismal compared to the US. Finding ways to make green options for products the "no added cost default" is good business and has been instrumental in distancing US products from China's lead paint, date-rape toys, formaldehyde resins, rusty copper, poisonous milk, and toxic sheet rock, just to name a few.
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