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Doesn't it seem like there were a TON of celebrity breakups in 2012? I mean, I guess there are a lot every year, since Hollywood relationships aren't always built on the most rock-solid of foundations, but 2012 had enough divorces and splits to keep the tabloids bursting with gossip on a weekly basis (when they weren't predicting nonexistent pregnancies, of course).
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Panthers eliminate Chargers from playoff contention
SAN DIEGO (AP) — On a fittingly glum, misty afternoon, the San Diego Chargers' slim playoff hopes were extinguished by Mike Tolbert, Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.
Although realistically eliminated weeks ago, the punchless Bolts finally got the mathematical heave-ho in a 31-7 loss Sunday.
The game was played before thousands of empty seats, and the crowd at times seemed too indifferent to boo.
Tolbert scored twice against his former team and DeAngelo Williams turned a tipped pass from Cam Newton into a 45-yard touchdown reception.
Carolina (5-9) won consecutive games for the first time since last December.
The Chargers (5-9) will miss the playoffs for the third straight season and clinched their first losing season since 2003, when they were an NFL-worst 4-12. Coach Norv Turner is expected to be fired at season's end, most likely along with general manager A.J. Smith.
Tolbert, who left San Diego as a free agent in March, capped Carolina's first two drives with 1-yard scoring runs. His second TD was set up when Philip Rivers lost a fumble. Rivers lost another fumble in the fourth quarter, his 22nd turnover this season and 47th in less than two full seasons.
San Diego lost for the eighth time in 10 games, and dropped its third straight home game.
The only bright spot for the Chargers came when Antonio Gates tied Hall of Famer Lance Alworth's club record with his 81st career touchdown catch, a 9-yarder from Rivers with 14:02 left. Gates just got his second foot down before going out of bounds.
That score was set up when the Chargers got their best starting field position of the day, on the Carolina 38, when Larry English recovered Williams' fumble.
Until then, the Chargers had run only two plays from scrimmage in Panthers territory, reaching the 44.
Gates' TD allowed the Chargers to avoid their first shutout since a 34-0 loss at Kansas City on Oct. 31, 1999, a span of 211 regular-season games.
The Chargers had kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 34-24 upset win at Pittsburgh a week earlier, but couldn't get out of their own way at home.
Newton was 19 of 33 for 231 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers followed up their 30-20 upset victory against Atlanta with their first consecutive victories since beating Houston and Tampa Bay last December.
Tolbert doubled his touchdown production this season. His two touchdowns in a span of 3:35 were one more than San Diego running back Ryan Mathews has this season. Mathews left with a shoulder injury early in the second quarter and didn't return.
Tolbert leaped over the top of the pile for his first TD to cap the game's opening drive, which went 80 yards in 13 plays.
Rivers dropped back to pass on the Chargers' first possession and the ball flew out of his hand for a fumble that was recovered by Nate Chandler at the San Diego 21. Four plays later, Tolbert went in standing up to make it 14-0.
After forcing the Chargers to punt, the Panthers needed six plays to go 72 yards and take a 21-0 lead. On second-and-10 from the Chargers 45, Newton's pass was tipped by Jarret Johnson. Williams plucked it out of the air and took it all the way in for a touchdown.
The Panthers piled on with Graham Gano's 33-yard field goal with six seconds before halftime and Newton's 4-yard scoring pass to Steve Smith midway through the third quarter for a 31-0 lead.
Rivers was 16 of 23 for only 121 yards. San Diego was outgained 372 yards to 164.


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(LIHUE, Hawai'i) Kaua'i Community College will hold a blessing ceremony of its newly completed Marine Science Laboratory, Thursday, September 26, 2013, from 11:00 am – Noon. The honorable Reverend Wayne Vidinha, Sr. of Ke Akua Mana Church will conduct the blessing.
Kaua'i CC added a new degree program in natural sciences last year with courses specifically for biological and physical science majors. Now, the College offers all the biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics that any student will need for the first two years of a bachelor of science degree. The new lab, a result of years of careful designing and planning funded by the generous support of anonymous donors along with newly hired marine biologist, will meet the needs of students working toward careers with an emphasis on marine biology and life sciences.
Students at Kaua'i CC have already developed a reputation for excellent community projects through the Marine Option Program (MOP). More than ten MOP students were hired, given fellowships, or paid internships in the past year for their work on water quality, marine debris, and beach erosion projects. Last spring, Kaua'i CC students competed and surpassed students from four-year institutions to win awards at the state-wide Marine Options Programs Symposium held on Maui.
UH Manoa researchers worked with Kaua'i CC faculty and students this summer studying the coral disease outbreak. Community demand and opportunities for research and study at on-site facilities such as this new marine science facility will only increase. The College also received over $5,000 from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to purchase new laboratory-grade chairs specifically designed for the wetlab classroom.
The new laboratory "is a clear indication of both our community support and the strengthening of our science programs," said Chancellor Helen Cox. "The College prides itself on working with the community to identify needs and then to respond accordingly. That is what happened in this case," Cox added.
"We want high school students and their parents to know, you don't have to leave the island to get started on a science degree. We want these students and the community to know we have great programs, faculty, projects, and now, facilities right here on Kaua'i, for Kaua'i," said Dr. Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physical sciences and Marine Option Program coordinator.


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Twenty years ago today, for the first time in our nation's history, tens of millions of people had the right to take time away from work to address the health and caregiving needs we all face at some point in our lives.
Here's a fact that may surprise you: Women who work for the Peace Corps at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and women who volunteer for the Peace Corps and serve overseas receive different health care coverage from the federal government.
People across the country are rallying in their communities and online today to mark the four-year anniversary of the last federal minimum wage increase, and to call on Congress to prioritize passage of a measure that would help bring it up-to-date.
Over the course of several months, the North Carolina House of Representatives has launched a series of attacks on a woman's right to choose, passing several bills that seek to limit access to abortion.
Delay access to health information you need now? Pause efforts to ensure that an emergency room can get your medical data from your doctor immediately, if the need arises? Patients and consumers say no.
It's no surprise anymore that women are essential engines in our national and family economies. Women are nearly half of the workforce, breadwinners in two-thirds of households, and primary breadwinners in 40 percent of households with children. Women and families across the country know this reality well.
Today, the Rhode Island legislature became the third in the nation to pass a law that guarantees workers paid time off to care for seriously ill family members and new children.
Big changes are taking place in our health care system — and it's about time. While some innovations have been occurring in limited areas around the country, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is making bigger, bolder transformation of the health care system more of a reality.
Seventy-five years ago last week, the nation celebrated a major victory for women and families when the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) became law.
Early this morning, the New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to guarantee workers the right to earn paid sick days — taking a significant step forward for the country in giving workers this fundamental and common sense right.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic victory for same-sex couples and our nation's promise of equal protection under the law.
From Connecticut to Oregon to Hawaii, lawmakers in states across the country are stepping up to pass proposals that increase working families' ability to be responsible employees and family members without sacrificing their financial stability.
Eight years ago, our first son was born. Like many, I found becoming a parent to be an amazing, life-changing experience.
Today, despite the tremendous benefits paid sick days would have for the city's working families, businesses, economy and public health, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed the paid sick days bill passed by the City Council last month.
Florida Governor Rick Scott handed the organized business lobby a victory today, and the losers are workers, local governments and the fundamental principle of democracy in Florida.
1963 was a year of great change for our country. Martin Luther King, Jr., said the words "I Have A Dream," President John F. Kennedy and civil rights activist Medgar Evers were assassinated, Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique first hit bookstore shelves and the Equal Pay Act was signed into law.
Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act — a 1963 law aimed at closing the gap between the wages of men and women. But, despite this landmark law, a significant gender-based wage gap persists.
At the National Partnership, we have been working for more than 40 years to make the country's workplaces more fair and family friendly. That's why we were proud to partner with a strong coalition of policy experts, business advocates and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations today to release A Broken Bargain: Discrimination, Fewer Benefits and More Taxes for LGBT Workers.
The success and progress of paid sick days campaigns in Portland, Ore., and New York City have added to the momentum around this common sense policy and sparked new campaigns and progress in other states and cities.
"For everything you've taught me…" "For always being there…" "For all the sacrifices you've made… thanks, Mom." These and messages like them are what mothers across the country will be reading in greeting cards and hearing from loved ones this weekend. But, for mothers who hold jobs, one reality is missing from these heartfelt sentiments.
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Collembola! Watch the springtails spring!
Over the last several days, Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at the University of Caifornia, Davis, has patrolled a UC Davis sidewalk checking out a huge volume of springtails.
"Literally millions of little buff-colored springtails," he related Monday, "have been swarming for the past three days on the sidewalk and adjacent strip under the oak trees on the east side of Howard Way, about halfway between the parking garage and Russell Boulevard, mostly around 7 to 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. I've never seen such numbers, except for the snow springtails in winter in upstate New York."
I trekked over to Howard Way at 7 a.m. today and it took awhile to find these little buff-colored organisms. That's because they're oh, so tiny! They're less than six millimeters long--that's 0.24 inches in length. And they move fast.
Obviously, Art Shapiro has the eyes of an eagle. I don't.
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Why are they called springtails? Retired UC Berkeley entomologist Jerry Powell writes in California Insects (a University of California Press book co-authored by entomologist Charles Hogue): "Most springtails are readily recognizable by a forked, tail-like appendage (furcula) which arises toward the rear of the abdomen and which the insect snaps against the substratum, springing itself into the air."
California has about 130 species that spring themselves into the air.
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Managing SES at the school level
As SES programs continue to develop in districts across the country, individual school sites where SES must be offered are becoming involved increasingly not only in efforts to inform parents about their options but also in many aspects of the day-to-day operation of SES programs. Following are some considerations for districts in managing SES operations at the school level.
For more information about involving schools and school staffs in parent notification and outreach efforts, see "Involving schools and school staff" on p. 14.
Arranging for provider access to school facilities. For a number of reasons, provider access to school sites is proving to be a central component of effective SES implementation in many districts. Districts are encouraged to carefully consider the benefits of allowing SES providers access to school facilities and to set uniform, districtwide policies regarding site access wherever appropriate. In other cases, districts may need to work individually with principals to open school doors to providers.
Improving provider access by setting reasonable rent. Districts can improve access by making space available to providers at a fair and reasonable price and by treating providers the same as other similarly classified organizations seeking use of school facilities. Districts should be sure to disclose to providers all applicable fees up front.
Ensuring equity when demand for site access is high or space is limited. In some cases, allowing all providers equal access to school facilities may seem unmanageable—especially if the number of providers serving the district is high—and in practice may result in the chaotic circumstance of having many providers, with each serving only a handful of students at a particular school. In other cases, allowing equal access to school sites may simply be impractical due to limited availability of space. In cases such as these, districts have considered limiting provider access to school sites to ease implementation.
If opting to limit access to facilities, a district should be sure to develop fair and transparent policies and procedures for determining which providers can serve students on school sites and solicit the input of providers and parents in doing so.
A district could devise a variety of processes to distribute access to school sites among providers. For instance, a district could match each school with a small number of providers based on provider capacity and the mutual interest of providers and school administrators in providing services at individual schools. Alternatively, a district could randomly assign a number of providers to schools, again taking into account providers' respective capacities to serve students and available space.
Making it work
If a district opts to limit provider access to school facilities, it should be mindful of the effects of such policies on the ability of parents to choose a provider freely. A district should inform parents up front, as part of the notification and enrollment process, about the providers at each school site and about those serving at other sites in the area and the locations of those sites, including in the home. The district must clearly state to parents that they may choose from among any of the providers approved to serve the district, not just those providing services at their child's school.
Setting implementation policies uniformly within and across schools. As providers continue to seek to provide services on school grounds, districts can facilitate service delivery by setting uniform expectations or policies within and across school sites. For instance, districts could set clear expectations as to when services should begin at school sites after the enrollment process has finished. Districts could also set uniform policies as to the school staff with whom providers should communicate and work at school sites (e.g., the district could use designated school-based SES coordinators; see below). Such expectations and policies can assist the implementation not only of programs by multiple providers at one school, but also of programs of one provider at multiple school sites across the district.
Using SES coordinators at school sites. School-based SES coordinators can be crucial components of effective SES implementation, and their use is on the rise in districts across the country. SES coordinators can perform a variety of other important functions, in addition to serving as a point of contact for parents and organizing school-based outreach activities on SES, as discussed above in "Creating parent liaisons or choice-SES coordinators at school sites." SES coordinators can assist in collecting, processing, and forwarding SES applications to the district. They can serve as liaisons between principals and teachers and the providers serving a school's students, and also assist in negotiating provider access to school sites by, for example, helping determine the amount of available space at the school. School-based coordinators can be responsible for overseeing all on-site programs, and can play active roles in monitoring programs and ensuring student attendance. School-based coordinators can also track student attendance at SES programs that are off school grounds.
A district could assign SES coordinators at each school with students eligible for SES, or alternatively each school's principal could do so. An SES coordinator could be compensated for his or her efforts via a stipend or supplemental pay; however this could not be counted toward the district's expenditure requirements for choice and SES purposes.
Making it work
To ensure that SES coordinators do not unduly influence parent choices, districts should ensure that SES coordinators work independently of any provider serving on site, including any SES programs run by the district or school itself. If using school-based coordinators, districts should ensure that they are provided with a thorough orientation about SES—in general terms, and on the individual programs of providers serving the district—before services begin.
Integrating SES and other out-of-school programs. SES is generally not the only out-of-school program offered at a school site but often is just one of a variety of choices, such as extended-day programs and 21st Century Community Learning Centers. To enhance SES implementation, schools should not set SES up as a competitor of these other programs but, with the support of the district, as a complement to them, and, to the extent practicable, integrate SES seamlessly into an overall schedule or menu of out-of-school programming. To this end, schools and districts have arranged for SES to be provided, for instance, on certain days during the week or at certain times, with other programs then operating on other occasions or during the rest of the week. Alternatively, SES can be provided in such a way that students receive services for certain periods of time during the week and then return to a regular, ongoing out-of-school program to engage in other activities.
To the extent appropriate, schools and districts could also consider advertising SES as part of a larger menu of out-of-school programming to further increase parent awareness. For more information on this, see "Presenting SES and other out-of-school programs as complementary" on p. 19.


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Courtney Fransen's hands used to be constantly on her mind.
Every day her palms would sweat so much that she would hide her hands under long sleeves, looking for a way to wipe off the moisture that would drip down her arms.
On the basketball court, her hands would get so wet that the ball would slip out of her fingers. Every week, she'd quietly leave church services to avoid having to hold or shake hands.
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"I looked at my mom and said, 'Let's do it!'" says Courtney. "If there was something we could do, I wanted to try it."
The family consulted with Dr. Schultz, who put Courtney's mind at ease about the operation, called endoscopic thoracic symphathectomy surgery. Making small incisions under each arm, the surgeon would use scopes to interrupt the nerves that control the sweat glands in her hands and armpits.
Courtney wasn't nervous until the night before the surgery, when she looked down at her hands profusely dripping with sweat. Her mother reminded her that this was the symptom they would be preventing in the future.
The procedure went well and after an overnight stay, Courtney was home. At first she wondered if the sweating in her hands would come back. She would feel the tingle that used to precede her sweat glands kicking in, but her hands stayed dry.
"I asked my parents to scare me or something, so I could see if they'd sweat," she says. "But it never came back."
Courtney went on to play basketball, softball, golf and volleyball in high school, never having to worry again about her wet hands getting in the way. She decided to major in nursing, motivated by the great care she got from Sanford doctors and nurses when she was in the hospital.
She's been pleased to be able to meet people and shake their hands, never having to think about her wet palms. She can't imagine job interviews or how she would perform a nursing job if she still struggled with the pools of sweat.
Helping patients like Courtney end their problems with hyperhidrosis is incredibly rewarding, Dr. Schultz says. For patients who have given up hope, he can offer a solution, he says.
"I almost come to tears when I meet these people and I see the struggle they have seen in their lives," Dr. Schultz. "You see such a difference in their personality when they come back after the surgery.
Courtney, who plays on a South Dakota State University co-recreational basketball team that recently won the university-wide tournament, says she met another player who struggled with the moisture that coated the ball while he played. She told him about the way surgery made such a difference in her life.
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However, my interest was piqued not by the main narrative of the film which is something that has been portrayed quite often in theatre and cinema from various angles, most famously in India in Guru Dutt's "Kaagaz ke Phool", but by two sub-narratives which I feel contextualise this film in very important contemporary ways.
In fact one sub-narrative, the more important one, that of the subordination of women and their rebellion against this, kicks off the film and takes up quite a lot of its time. Like in Shakespeare's King Lear, there are three women, the veteran actor's young co-star, his live-in partner and the nurse who is taking care of him. All three are in various ways suffering from patriarchal oppression but yet initially when they first meet they are all antagonistic to each other. But the beauty of the film is that as it unfolds and these women interact with each other and reveal the various oppressions they have gone through and are currently suffering, they begin bonding with each other and in the end become friends at the moment of its tragic denouement. Shefali Shah as the live in partner puts in a virtuoso performance, far outstripping other major actors like Preity Zinta as the young co-star, Amitabh Bacchan as the veteran actor and Arjun Rampal as the film director and has deservedly won the "Best Supporting Actress" award in the National Film Awards of 2009. The live-in partner is not oppressed by the veteran actor but by societal norms which look askance at such "illegal" relationships. In the end she poignantly reveals why the veteran actor suddenly decided to retire just a week before he was to act as King Lear. This revelation is a major statement of the extent to which women are burdened by patriarchy in this country and the price they have to pay for rebelling. Once again, even though some critics have questioned the plausibility of the reason for the veteran actor recusing himself from acting as King Lear I feel it is a great gender sensitive master stroke from Rituporno Ghosh that has considerably increased my respect for him.
The other sub-narrative is a comic one but has a very serious message. The veteran actor is angry that men frequently, on a daily basis, urinate on the wall of his house!!! He keeps a vigil and chases them away. Later when the young director has succeeded in establishing a rapport with him, he installs a CC TV and so they can sit in the comfort of their room and watch. Then, instead of chasing away the urinators they play a game trying to guess what they do for a living in life. The urinators are not just poor people but well heeled car driving men also. This sub-theme too carries on to the climax. The cavalier attitude of Indians, especially men, towards sanitation, which is today a serious environmental and social problem in this country with most of its rivers polluted beyond redemption has been cleverly woven into the story in an unobtrusive way lending it a comic sub-theme and once again this has served to further increase my respect for the departed director.
King Lear is undoubtedly one of Shakespeare's better plays, some critics say it is the best, underlining how greed can distort humans, and the director has cleverly drawn from some of its motifs to craft a very good film. The icing on the cake is the very soft, almost indistinguishable, playing in the background of classic Hindi film songs from films like Pyaasa, whose lyrics echo the conversations going on between the three women. All in all a great treat after a long time from Indian cinema.


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I would like to thank the crew from Manteca Fire as well as the crew from Manteca District Ambulance that responded to aid my father on the night of Dec. 16.
I would like to thank the crew from Manteca Fire as well as the crew from Manteca District Ambulance that responded to aid my father on the night of Dec. 16.
My dad was in respiratory distress, and I called 911 for help. The dispatcher stayed on the line with me while the units were en route.
Based on the time of night, and that we live on a court, I asked that they come in quietly, out of respect for our neighbors. They did just that, and not one person on the street came out to see what was going on.
When they arrived, the care and respect that was shown to my family was fantastic. While they treated my dad, it started to get a bit loud. I explained that my ailing mother was in bed down the hall, and the noise level dropped to not much more than a whisper.
They closed the front door while helping dad, because he said he was cold and made sure that he was comfortable throughout the entire ordeal.
Prior to departure from the house, I was asked if my mother was OK, and if she needed to be checked out.
At the emergency room, the paramedics stayed until my dad was stable, and prior to departure, wished us luck with my father.
These may seen like minor details, but believe me, they did wonders to ease my mind. I feel that all involved parties went well beyond their duties in the care for my father.
Despite the efforts of the Manteca Fire Department, Manteca District Ambulance staff, as well as the entire staff at Kaiser, my father lost his long battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
Words cannot explain what a comfort it is to me and my family knowing that my dad had the best of care and respect possible.
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On behalf of the staff at Home Instead Senior Care, I would like to thank everyone who helped with this year's very successful Be a Santa to a Senior program.
With support from generous shoppers, the Department of Aging, Walgreens in Stockton, and CVS in Lodi, we were able to collect more than 100 gifts for local seniors who otherwise might have been overlooked this holiday season.
We also would like to thank the many volunteers who shared their time to collect, wrap and deliver the gifts to San Joaquin County area seniors who continue to struggle during these tough economic times.
Thanks to all those who helped us brighten the holidays for our local seniors and truly making a difference in our community.
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There are two things that have to get back in our nation if you want all this crime and rebellion to get better.
One, you need God and the Bible back in our schools to teach the children how to have respect for others.
The next is to have government stay out of the lives of parents.
When you took away the right for a parent to spank and discipline their children, you gave the right for a child to be disrespectful to parents and have no concern for the law or other people.
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Sure cure! Politicians, lawmakers, psychologists, family counselors and the American public: the answer is simple, inexpensive and workable to and by all.
Put the Ten Commandments back into our classrooms - on the wall, where all can read.
Teachers, start your day with prayer. Instill in our children respect and caring for one another, that God is alive and well, and more than anything else, waiting to hear our prayers.
Also, reopen our mental hospitals. Anyone can see that since most acute hospitals were closed, patients discharged for murder, rape, assault and stealing can be resucked back and mental issues are greatly in the mix.
Please don't write this letter off as another fanatical idea.
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Nathan Haddad: the great magazine war in New York
Earlier this month, I wrote about Nathan Haddad, the 32-year-old who was arrested in New York State for having in his possession five 30-round AR-style magazines. Many of you have sent links to articles about the arrest and I've tried to answer them all. But the links keep coming. So, here let me lay out the story for you and why I'm not going to knot my panties over this arrest;
From what I understand about the case, Haddad was arrested in an empty parking lot where he was waiting for a prospective purchaser of the magazines – magazines which have been illegal to possess since 1994 when
(Republican) Governor George Pataki (Democrat) Governor Mario Cuomo signed New York's scary-looking gun ban into law. Haddad's brother, Michael claims that the magazines were grandfathered, that would make them 18 years old, and how Nathan would know they were grandfathered is curious – the magazines had federal stock numbers on them, so they were originally government property – Nathan was 14-years-old when the ban took effect, so obviously he wasn't in possession of them in 1994.
New York law forbids selling the magazines even if they're grandfathered, so just being in the parking lot with the intent of transferring them to someone else was prohibited.
Now, let me be clear, I think the scary-weapons and the scarier magazines ban is completely silly. I've been stocking up on the scary magazines since the Newtown thing occurred. But, I don't live in New York State – and it's gun laws are one of the reasons I left the state fourteen years ago. While I agree that David Gregory, the NBC news guy who waved a thirty-round magazine on his TV show in a jurisdiction where the magazine was illegal to own, should have been arrested, I must also agree that Haddad should be arrested.
If it turns out that my research is correct that he was selling government property to a private purchaser in contradiction to current New York State laws, Haddad will get what he deserves. This isn't the Rosa Parks case that the pro-gun people have been hoping for – there are no Rosa Parks in the gun debate. If we're willing to violate the gun laws in effect in the various states, we must be willing to pay the price. If NYS wants to overturn those scary-gun laws that have been foisted uon them, they should do it in the courts and the legislature, not in dark, empty parking lots.
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The Elect XL all-electric 12-axis tube-bending machine is designed to offer productivity, flexibility and accuracy for bending large tubes ranging to 150 mm (6") in diameter. It is suitable for automotive, machinery, motorcycle, hydraulic, railway and shipyard applications. The multi-stack bender is capable of holding as many as eight tool sets for rapidly processing complex parts with faster change-overs. It also is equipped with VGP3D graphical programming software.
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The Digital Watch: A Brief History
Forty years ago this month, Hamilton introduced the world's first commercial electronic digital wristwatch. It retailed for the pricey sum of $2,100.(It would go for about $11,400 today.) By the end of the 1970s, however, the price of the average digital watch dropped drastically; they would regularly retail for under $10 a piece. And in the 1980s, they became a novelty. You could even find them in cereal boxes as cheap giveaways.
Today, some tech pundits often wonder if the wristwatch has become obsolete. But don't tell that to Sony. The company just launched its SmartWatch ($150), an Android-based watch that supports email, text messages, and social media updates. Folks, this is not your grandfather's hand-me-down! It's the next evolution of the digital timepiece.
But, we digress. Let's get back to our little history lesson. Over the last 40 years, the electronic digital wristwatch has undergone dramatic evolutionary changes. There have also been dozens of offshoot permutations that aim to squeeze every bit of functionality you could imagine into a wristwatch. (For more on those wristwatches, check out our story on " 12 Ultra Nerdy Watches of Yore.") Perhaps the most dramatic change of all, though, has been pricing, as demonstrated above.
In the following slideshow, we'll be looking at 11 notable firsts in the evolution of the electronic digital watch, and we'll examine a surprising mechanical precursor that few people today know about. This collection is by no means comprehensive—the watch market has played host to more innovations than one could fit in a humble slideshow—so feel free to share thoughts on your own favorite digital watch in the comments area.(For more, see PCMag's roundup of the best smartwatches.)
1 Mechanical Digital Watches
2 Hamilton Pulsar P1 Limited Edition (1972)
3 Seiko O6LC (1973)
4 Hamilton Pulsar Calculator Watch (1976)
5 TI Star Wars Watch (1977)
6 Casio Game-10 (1980)
7 Casio C-80 Calculator Watch (1980)
8 Seiko TV Watch (1982)
9 Timex Data Link 150 (1994)
10 Casio Wrist Camera (2002)
11 Seiko E-Ink Watch (2010)
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The G8 summit is happening now in L'Aquila, Italy and after spending his vacation at Lake Como with Bill Murray paddling with the ladies and boozy dinners with more ladies George Clooney dropped by and toured the area hit by the earthquake. He's also supposed to be in town for a theatre opening.
Apparently some of the local folk were more moved by his presence than by most of the world leaders.
Have you noticed that celebrities always get a pass on hypocrisy but politicians never do? What's the difference? I would never need to convince you that a politician was lying, but people always seem incapable of believing that movie stars can be assholes. But they're actors.
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Content in this section is moderated by the Oregon State University Energy Efficiency Center (OSU EEC). In January 2010 the OSU EEC adopted a formal process of converting recommendations developed specifically in the course of performing regional assessments to general opportunity templates for future use within and outside of the center.
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December 1996, Berlin, Wis. The organochlorine pesticide chlordane was intentionally added to livestock carcasses taken to a rendering plant. The contaminated carcasses were mixed into livestock feed that was distributed to more than 4,000 farms, mostly dairy operations, in a four-state area.
The perpetrator then sent letters to customers notifying them of the contamination, resulting in recalls of cheese, butter and ice cream. Product disposal cost more than $4 million. In addition, 4,000 tons of feed and 500,000 pounds of contaminated fat had to be destroyed. The cost to the feed producer targeted in the incident was over $250 million. The event economically impacted the affected farms, local feed companies, processors and others in the food supply chain.
A competitor of the targeted facility was charged for this criminal contamination. Apparently the competitor's wife had had a romantic involvement with someone at the targeted facility. The Wisconsin secretary of agriculture referred to the incident as an act of domestic terrorism.
1984, Wasco County, Ore.Having followed their cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from India to a commune-style ranch in Wasco County, Ore., and subsequently assuming control of the Antelope town council, the Rajneeshees devised a plan to increase their sphere of influence.
After being denied the right to run candidates in the countywide election, they invited homeless people to Rajneeshpuram, formerly Antelope, to increase the number of Rajneeshee voters. The sect also decided to make many of the folks in the nearby town sick so they would not vote. They considered using the AIDS virus, typhoid fever or hepatitis, but settled on Salmonella typhimurium, which they purchased from a Seattle medical company.
Intending to contaminate the water supply, they multiplied the culture and first tested it on salad bars in 10 area restaurants. Nearly 800 people fell ill; 45 were hospitalized. The restaurants involved lost money due to loss of business and liability claims from customers who became ill.
It took one year for the FBI and other investigators to find that the contamination had been intentional, since it initially appeared as if the poisonings were due to poor sanitation. The intentional nature of the poisoning was only discovered as a result of other criminal investigations of the Rajneeshee cult. By that time, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh had been deported and died in India. Group member Ma Anand Puja, the mastermind behind the contamination, was convicted of the poisoning. The group has disbanded and the town is once again called Antelope.
What are the benefits of developing a food defense plan?Having a food defense plan for your operation can reduce the risk of intentional contamination to your operation and may ultimately benefit your bottom line.
Writing the plan helps you identify steps that can be taken to reduce the risk that animals or food in your facility can be harmed by intentional contamination. In addition, thinking through the processes used in your operation while developing your food defense plan can help you pinpoint inefficiencies and redundancies that are costing your operation money.
A well-developed response plan helps family members, employees and disaster response personnel respond appropriately to a suspected intentional contamination incident. It maps out a way to contain the damage and get your operation back to normal production levels more quickly. By helping you avoid a prolonged period of non-production, a food defense plan increases your business' chance of surviving a negative event.
All told, a food defense plan will help you provide safe, high-quality products to your customers, keep your employees safe and well informed, and protect the economic health of your business.
What operations are required to have a food defense plan?Operations supplying food for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) feeding programs are legally required to have a food defense plan.
Food defense plans are recommended but not required by the following agencies for the specified food operations or products:
FDA and FSIS inspectors will ask if an establishment has a food defense plan and, if so, will view the plan. FSIS is continuing surveys of inspected plants, hoping to achieve 90 percent voluntary compliance before deciding whether to seek regulation requiring meat and poultry slaughter or processing facilities to have a food defense plan. At the same time, FDA is seeking more regulatory control over food safety and security. By developing a food defense plan now, your operation will be ahead of the game.
What are the steps in developing a food defense plan?A food defense plan is not nearly so daunting to develop as some of the government-required plans you have already developed, such as a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan. You can develop a comprehensive food defense plan for your operation in four relatively easy steps.
Assess vulnerabilitiesLook for areas where your operation may not be secure. You will need to consider, for example, the accessibility of various areas of your operation, the security of your internal processes and your shipping and receiving system, and the thoroughness of your employee screening and training procedures.
Write your food defense planWrite a food defense plan that addresses your operation's vulnerabilities; specifies simple, practical and economical countermeasures to be implemented; and assigns responsibility and a timeline for implementation of each countermeasure.
Prepare a response planBecause food defense planning reduces the risk of intentional contamination rather than eliminating it, you will need to write a response plan for fast, efficient containment of any emergency that does occur.
Manage your food defense planPlan management involves reviewing the plan periodically as well as anytime a change is made to your operation that could potentially open up new vulnerabilities, and testing the plan either randomly or on a set schedule two to four times a year.
With a food defense plan in place, you can feel more confident in your operation's ability to protect the food supply from intentional contamination.
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I often hear about a fellow follower of Jesus who has decided it is no longer worth it to continue. My reaction is always sadness and often surprise. But when I know the person well I usually see it coming. A song from the group Casting Crowns gives a clue to the heartbreaking process. Today's song in the iPod Devotional series is a song from the CD "The Altar and the Door". The tune is called "Slow Fade" and the lyrics struck a chord with my heart:
It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade
I don't become overweight in a day. I didn't get out of shape in a day. And I do not become spiritually lifeless in a day. It is a slow fade. Sometimes the spiritual fade is the hardest to see. Having trouble buttoning the jeans pretty clearly reveals the dietary issues. Puffing after a flight of stairs is a good sign of conditioning lapses. But the spiritual fade can be easy to overlook. C.S.Lewis wrote in the Screwtape Letters that "the safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts."
How can I avoid the slow fade? One way is not allowing my road to be without signposts and milestones. Those signposts and milestones are found in God's Word and I must keep them in my sight daily. Avoiding spending time in His Word is the surest way to begin my personal slow fade. A passage from the Gospel of John and it presented another way to monitor the slow fade.
"I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15, NLT)
Jesus is saying that He is the true vine and if I am joined to Him I will produce fruit. It does not say I might produce fruit. It does not say I could produce fruit if my circumstances are right. Doesn't say I will occasionally bear fruit. Jesus says that if I remain in Him I will produce fruit. A gardener knows that a vine may not produce for a season because of disease or bad conditions. But if that vine continues to be barren it is worthless and must be removed.
How do you produce the fruit that Jesus is describing? If I was speaking Christianeze I would say that you must abide in Jesus. I would wager (with a promise to tithe on all winnings) that the majority of churchgoers could not give a cogent definition of what it means to abide. The simplest explanation I have heard is that our relationship with Christ is an unbroken connection. It is not a one-time or yearly or monthly or even weekly synchronization with Jesus. It is a daily and even moment by moment awareness of our connection to Christ. That connection to Him allows the fruit of the spirit to be a part of who I am. Paul describes what can be ours in his letter to the Galatians.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
By remaining in an unbroken connection with Christ we can begin to take on His character and produce that kind of fruit. And realizing that the only way to produce this fruit is being connected to Christ can help stop the slow fade.
The lyrics of the song Slow Fade contain another valuable truth. We are always closer to the slow fade than we realize and we are not as strong as we imagine.
I have experienced the slow fade more times than I would like to admit. I did not crumble in a day. If (or when) it happens again it will not be in a day. And Jesus has provided a way that I do not need to suffer the slow fade. My role is to stay connected.


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The court in Springfield was scheduled to open on December 26, 1786. In the morning, a large number of armed Regulators assembled with the purpose of preventing the justices from entering the court and doing business. A committee of Regulators approached the justices to ask that the Court give written assurance that it would not open the court this term, but to act "As though no such Court had been appointed." William Butler began publication of the Hampshire Gazette on September 6, 1786, in Northampton, Massachusetts. The mission of the newspaper was to inform the public about the issues pertaining to the ongoing conflicts. Butler was decidedly on the government side of the issues.
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One year later, a mellower march on Madison Ave.
By Keith Crandell
Villager photos by Ramin Talaie
At the peace march in New York City last Saturday.
You may remember that last year, on a frigid Feb. 15, 2003, Mayor Bloomberg made his support of Bush war policies vividly clear. He first denied permits for a peaceful protest against the upcoming preemptive war. Then he used New Yorks police as an attack force to intimidate the tens of thousands of marchers many of them visitors to our city.
Subsequently at a hearing of the City Council Government Operations Committee, viewers saw vivid video testimony of police beating peaceful demonstrators with nightsticks. Councilmember Charles Barron of Brooklyn accused the Bloomberg cops of being discourteous, abusive, mad some pepper-sprayed old ladies.
Hundreds were arrested after mounted police crashed their way through crowds of peace activists trapped in Bloombergs holding pens. I was on a maiden voyage in my new wheelchair and was saved from serious injury only by Village neighbors who encircled my chariot against the onslaught of the Mounties.
In short, the conduct of the mayor and his police force last February shamed the city.
Well, last Saturday was certainly different. I saw nobody arrested during the March down Madison Ave. The police were on good behavior. Perhaps those Council hearings conducted by Councilmember Bill Perkins did some real good.
Meanwhile, the crowds were mellow. It salves the soul to spend a warm, sunny afternoon with crowds of friends and neighbors who are trying to save the world. I was again in my wheelchair and my good wife Annie Shaver-Crandell had helped design and affix to my rig the version of the same sign that Jane Sweeney had designed for the first march last year: World War II Veteran Against the War.
In this presidential election year, surprisingly few were there to hustle for their candidate. Perhaps the most remarkable note on the political button front was the absolute non-presence of John Kerry on anyones bosom. There may have been people there with Kerry buttons, but I didnt see a single one. There was a sprinkling for Howard Dean (remember him?), Ralph Nader and Dennis Kucinich, whom I am told spoke to the crowd around the speakers platform, although I never got close enough to even see the platform. Of course, George W. Bush was featured on thousands of posters and buttons, although none would have pleased him. Re-Defeat Bush was one that caught my eye. Send Chickenhawks Bush & Cheney to Iraq, Bring the Troops Home, was another. Mission Accomplished: $$ For Halliburton! seemed to hit a responsive chord. It was not a Bush crowd.
Most of the messages were without partisan political purposes. One homemade favorite had a vaguely literary quality: Love Peace, Abjure War. Abjure war? Wow! Another, worn as a T-shirt by a somewhat busty young woman, was more direct: Boobs Not Bombs. Shes selling the shirts over the Internet: doubledee.net.
Let it not appear that the day was one marked simply by clever messages. Underlying all the messages and chants and the blaring over loudspeakers were two deeply serious purposes: (1) to end the killing in Iraq and (2) by our large numbers make it clear that there was and is wide and continuing public support for peace.
What warmed my heart and even brought momentary tears to my eyes was the recognition of the variety and intensity of the demonstrators. Young people were there in far greater numbers than earlier marches. A year ago I had seen few people with rings in their ears or noses. Saturday there were many. And they blended well with older New Yorkers such as myself and my friend, activist Ann Arlen, who helped guide my wheelchair through the march.
Beyond the spread of ages was the ethnic variety. There were far more black and brown faces, some of them apparently brought by one of the subtexts of the demonstration, the linkage with the snatching of the president of Haiti as an instance of Bush administration arrogance not unlike the occupation of Iraq. New Yorkers of all ages, all genders, all races were there in brotherhood and sisterhood and common purpose. You simply have to be there to really know how affecting this kind of event can be.
The last marcher to whom I spoke as I wheeled away from the demonstration was a young Latino man wearing a simple sign also worn by thousands of Spaniards mourning the tragedy in Madrid: PAZ
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Charles Tillman says he sucks at video games. Fortunately for him, excelling at virtual combat is not a prerequisite for surviving Bears training camp, which opens Wednesday at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.
RedEye spoke with the All-Pro cornerback about what he needs at camp, what rookies should do and whom he'd avoid as a roommate.
What are some items you need to pack for camp that rookies may not know to bring?
Umm, a rug. There's no carpet in the room. So you gotta have a rug.
Did you learn with experience that you need to bring a rug?
Yeah, I did. I think I ended up running to the local Wal-Mart my first camp and buying a rug. The floors are like tile and ice cold. Your AC is on all the time so you got to have a rug. Got to.
A rug won't solve everything, what other packing tips would you have for rookies?
Aluminum foil for you windows. Depending what side of the building you're on — I'm on the east side of the building, I think — so that sun comes up so early and you're just like, "Oh my gosh." It blasts right in your face. So I put aluminum foil over my windows.
Outside stuff for the room — like a rug, aluminum foil or a fan or something — what are other crafty veteran must-pack items?
You have to bring a gaming system so you don't go insane of football all day. At least bring a book or something. You need that release. Something.
What's your video game of choice then?
Uh, right now, I'm a "Call of Duty" guy. I'm not that good at it but I like playing it. I suck at it but I love it. I'll be playing the game and have little kids curse me out all the time online.
Is there a best Call of Duty player on the team? Like someone if you brought him in your room to play, you'd know you'd just get dominated?
Everyone says they're the best. So I can't even tell you. Everyone lies and is like, "Oh man, I'm the best."
Some people may say they're the best, but is there someone that everyone secretly knows is the best?
I don't know. Everyone plays the FIFA soccer game, so everyone claims they're the best. Someone will say, "I beat you, man." And someone always says, "Man, I let you win." It goes back and forth and back and forth. It's hilarious.
Is there a game you think you could beat most people in?
Um, hmm, no. I don't think I could take anybody in any video game. I'm not that good, but I enjoy playing. I guess I don't have that much time to play because I got four kids. But when I do play I love it. But I suck. I suck bad. I die all the time.
Do you have roommates during camp?
No, no roommates.
If you had to pick someone, who would be your favorite roommate? And whom you would not want to room with?
Well it definitely wouldn't be a lineman. I guess I'd probably say Lance [Briggs]. A roommate I didn't want to have? I probably say J'Marcus Webb. He'd take up a lot of space. Maybe Roberto Garza. Really any lineman.
Is there any aspect of training camp you really can't stand?
I think everyone dreads training camp because you're away from your home, you're not in your bed, you're away from your family. It's hot, you're there for like a month. The practices are long. It's the same stuff every day.
What would your survival tip for a rookie be?
Shut up and do what you're told.
What's the worst thing they have to eat there?
Ah, the food is good for like the first two days. But after the first two days everything tastes the same. It's like all right, I'm tired of eating chicken, steak, a salad. It's just the same thing every day. After three days, it's like all right, I'm done.
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Bieksa and Hamhuis become a formidable defensive pairing.
Canucks fans can expect five more years of their dominance and physicality.
(Photo by Jeff Vinnick, Getty Images Files, Vancouver Sun)
Canucks Army continues its series where it looks at the depth at each position for the Vancouver Canucks.
In our fifth installment of our series, we look at the Canucks depth at DEFENCE (Part I).
Last season, the Canucks boasted arguably the strongest top 6 defence in the entire NHL. The problem is that their top 6 defence of Hamhuis, Bieksa, Ballard, Ehrhoff, Salo, and Edler played a grand total of ONE regular season game together. Well, it wasn't really a problem, given that the Canucks finished tops in the NHL in the regular and came within one win of capturing hockey's ultimate prize. But it was the injuries to the blueline that did play a huge role in the Canucks coming up one game short.
With Ehrhoff game to greener pastures, his point production will fall into the hands of the remaining top 6 defencemen, all of whom are capable of making up those points. This year though, it is important that the Canucks defence stay healthy, especially in the playoffs. That won't be hard, as it's impossible to imagine the Canucks having MORE injuries to their top 6 defence than they did last year.
Dan Hamhuis
The season ended dramatically and disappointingly for Dan Hamhuis. A huge hip-check on Bruins' Milan Lucic early in the second period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final knocked Hamhuis out of final round permanently. The Canucks suffered as a result, despite winning that game and the next. Hamhuis proved in the playoffs that he is an incredibly valuable and important member of the Canucks defence. He also proved that his partnership with Kevin Bieksa provided one of the best shutdown pairings in the league. With both Bieksa and Hamhuis under contract with the Canucks for five more seasons, they're going to have plenty of time to become a lethal defensive tandem, if they aren't already. The only concern with Hamhuis coming into this season is his recovery from that hip check-endured hernia. There is little reason to suspect that he won't be ready, but sports hernias can be tricky. Staying healthy throughout the playoffs will be a MASSIVE key to the success for the Canucks this year. However, Hamhuis may be too busy helping Haiti or rescuing kittens from trees, or saving appliances from a burning house. Bloody do-gooder.
Interesting Stat from 2010-11: Want to know how important Dan Hamhuis quickly became to the Canucks. In the 42 games that he played where the Canucks won, Dan Hamhuis was a +40 and notched 29 points. In the 22 games he played where the Canucks lost, Hamhuis scored only 4 points and was -11.
Kevin Bieksa
Bieksa signed himself a Juice-y new contract with the Canucks this summer after a stellar regular in 2010-11 and an even better post-season. He also scored one of the biggest goals in Canucks' post-season history, and easily the most bizarre. As I said above, he and Hamhuis took huge strides in solidifying themselves as an elite pairing in the league. One question that I ask myself about Bieksa as the new season approaches is "Will Bieksa have enough motivation to step his game up another level, now that he has that new five-year deal?". Bieksa seems like the type of player that would WANT to prove that he earned that contract, and having Hamhuis as a partner on the blue line seems like a perfect fit for both players. Canucks fans should be very excited about having Bieksa and Hamhuis together for five years. Their play as a tandem during the 2011 playoffs was arguably the biggest reason for the Canucks' success this past Spring. Their immediate chemistry and complementary play allowed the team to lean heavily on them in tough situations and both players seem to thrive in big-minute, high-pressure situations. As well, the Canucks finally have a legitimate defensive pair to effectively match against opponents' top lines. Rumours** have also persisted that Bieksa was petitioning with Canucks management to sign the stanchion to a corresponding five-year deal, but Management was having difficulty finding the stanchion's agent. Most importantly, Bieksa is easily the Canucks' best quote and best interview, and is now the team's go-to guy for any on-camera work. He's become a regular on TSN's Off The Record and has been dynamite on-air during Hockey Night in Canada.
**ed.note – not an actual rumour.
Interesting Stat from 2010-11: His impressive stat from last year is that he finished second in the league in plus/minus at +32. His interesting stat from last season is that he scored 6 goals last year, 2 goals in first periods, 2 goals in second periods, 2 goals in third periods.
Keith Ballard
Much has been written about Ballard's plight over the entirety of last season and through the playoffs. Rather than trying to say it differently, I'm just going to quote Jeff Angus (from The Hockey Writers) from his recent post on Ballard:
"Ballard's lack of ice time in Vancouver highlights the lack of trust the coaching staff had in him. In his final season with the Panthers, Ballard played 21 minutes or more 53 times. In his first season in Vancouver, he played 21 minutes or more once."
The fact is that Ballard played in completely different situations that he had ever done in his NHL career, and it just didn't work. Hopefully, the Canucks coaching staff and management give Ballard the chance to regain his playing touch, by giving him more ice time, in better situations, and with a steadier partner (barring injury). I am not alone in being impressed with the tandem of Ballard and Tanev when they played together last year. Ballard was able to zip up ice and act as the more offensive counterpart to Tanev's stalwart, solid, stay-at-home style. The Canucks have not yet replaced Christian Ehrhoff, but it doesn't appear that they have any plans to do so. With the stable of defencemen that the Canucks have, it does seem slightly unnecessary. The Canucks are better served spending that salary on a top 6 forward. It means that one of the blueliners that the Canucks already have is going to fill Ehrhoff's power play minutes and his offensive tendencies. Based on the current list of players, Ballard is probably the best suited to take that role. It's up to Canucks coaching staff and management to put Ballard in a position to succeed.
Interesting Stat from 2010-11: Tuesdays were terrible for Ballard last year. In 10 GP on Tuesdays, Ballard didn't record a single point, and was -4. Maybe that is his key to success this coming year. Ballard should only play Wednesday through Monday. Problem solved.
Sami Salo
Salo had a successful, sustained and surprising return from a potentially career ending Achilles tear last summer. In retrospect, Salo's injury allowed the Canucks to carry more expensive defencemen throughout the year, since his cap hit was off the books for most of the season. Salo returns this season with a new 1 year, $2m deal – a deal that is financially sound for the Canucks and gives Salo a chance to stay with an elite team with a real chance to return to the Stanley Cup Final to win the Cup. Salo will be 37 by the time the season starts, and has a lengthy, notable history of injuries. His lower cap number gave the Canucks the ability to keep almost their entire defensive roster in tact. Most Canucks fans will reasonably expect Salo to be injured at some point next season, and probably several times at that. If Salo can act as a 5/6 defenceman when he's healthy, he'll be well worth his one year. It's important that the Canucks staff do all they can to keep Salo away from sharp objects, open drains, storms and anything electrical, lest Salo succumb to some new, bizarre injury. Who are we kidding? No matter what the Canucks do, Salo WILL be hurt. We'll start taking bets on how … and when.
Interesting Stat from 2010-11: In his injury shortened season, Salo scored 6 of his 7 points on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Chris Tanev
For someone who put up next to nothing on his stat line, Chris Tanev sure made a lot of fans in Vancouver last season. He's become the purist fans' favourite defenceman – a solid, steady, stay-at-home defenceman who looked at cool as a cucumber in every game he played. Let's remember too that in 2009-20, Tanev was playing collegiate hockey for RIT. The year before that, he was playing Junior A in Markham, Ontario. Undrafted and coming seemingly out of nowhere, Tanev made his mark quickly. It's probably unfair, but many Canucks fans are expecting big things from Tanev this season, given how quickly he meshed with the Canucks defence. His pairing with much-maligned Keith Ballard proved beneficial for both, as Tanev steady, calm stalwart style was a great counterbalance to Ballard's fast-skating, risk-taking, more offensive-minded game. That said, Tanev has some chops for the offense, as shown by the RIDIC pass to Tanner Glass in Game 5 in the Stanley Cup Final. Only one problem… he passed it to TANNER GLASS.
Interesting Stat from 2010-11: Chris Tanev played exactly 400 minutes during the regular season.
Alex Edler
Edler has been labeled as the Canucks' next potential Norris candidate for the last couple of seasons. He hasn't yet taken the leap to that elite level of defenceman to really compete as a Norris nominee. Last year, his regular season was cut short by injury and he had his best statistical year on a per-game basis. Edler seemed to hit a wall in the playoffs, where he was utterly dominant through the first 3-4 games of the opening round series against the Blackhawks and then trailing off noticeably as the playoffs progressed. It's possible that he returned too soon from his injury or that he was simply not ready for the rigors of a lengthy playoff run. Whatever the case, the final two series showed disappointing efforts from Edler. With Ehrhoff now in Buffalo, big things are expected out of Edler this season to pick up some of Ehrhoff's offense with his booming point shot and a return to his steady, physical, punishing play. A solid, full season out of Edler is EXACTLY what the Canucks need to propel themselves back to the top of the standings and ready for another long playoff run.
Interesting Stat from 2010-11: January was a MASSIVE month for Edler. Having scored only 2 goals from October to December, Edler potted 6 goals in 13 games played in January.
Next week, we conclude our series with a look at the bottom 6 defencemen, which will include their 4 best blueline prospects.


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Man faces charges of abusing infant
Baby found in full cardiac arrest
Man faces charges of abusing infant
Baby found in full cardiac arrest
A North Carolina man faces child abuse charges Friday after an infant is found in cardiac arrest.
Authorities with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said Justin Pate, 23, of Mountain Home, was arrested after rescuers were called to help a 6-month-old baby who was unresponsive.
Investigators said the baby was in full cardiac arrest and was transported to Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville for treatment before being transferred to Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Pate is being held at the Henderson County Detention Facility on a $50,000 secured bond. A court appearance is slated for July 15.


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| July 20, 2011, 6:28 pm
To show how complicated the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement figures to be, salary cap-contract-rules guru Mike Bluem will be part of the Broncos' contingent that flies Thursday to Atlanta.
NFL owners and team executives will be educated on the new CBA before a vote is taken. Already in Atlanta are Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, president Joe Ellis and general consul Rich Slivka. Joining them Thursday morning will be football operations boss John Elway, general manager Brian Xanders and Bluem.