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Title 09 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION
Subtitle 20 BOARD OF PLUMBING
09.20.01 State Plumbing Code
Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§12-205 and 12-207, Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Proposed Action
The Board of Plumbing proposes to adopt new Regulation .03
under COMAR 09.20.01 State Plumbing Code. This action was
considered by the State Board of Plumbing at a public meeting held
on February 16, 2012, notice of which was given by publication in
39:2 Md. R. 231 (January 27, 2012), pursuant to State Government
Article, §10-506(c), Annotated Code of Maryland. Because
substantive changes have been made to the original proposal as
published in 39:1 Md. R. 26 . 27 (January 13, 2012), this action is
being reproposed at this time.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to provide standards for the
implementation of Business Occupations and Professions Article,
§12-605.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, which became effective
January 1, 2012. This section requires that those installing or
repairing plumbing materials that are intended to dispense water for
human consumption use only lead-free materials.
In response to public comments received following the publication
of the original proposal, in this reproposal the Board has modified
COMAR 09.20.01.03E (1), (2), and (3) to clarify the water supply
system components affected and has added §F(2) and modified §F(3)
to include bar sink faucets and private bathroom sink faucets among
the water supply system piping that is intended to dispense water for
human consumption in the proposed regulation.
Comparison to Federal Standards
There is a corresponding federal standard to this proposed action,
but the proposed action is not more restrictive or stringent.
Estimate of Economic Impact
The proposed action has no economic impact.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small
Impact on Individuals with Disabilities
The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Brenda Clark, Administrative Assistant,
Board of Plumbing, 500 North Calvert Street, Third Floor, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202, or call 410-230-6164, or email to
firstname.lastname@example.com, or fax to 410-333-6314. Comments will be
accepted through July 30, 2012. A public hearing has not been
Open Meeting
Final action on the proposal will be considered by the Board of
Plumbing during a public meeting to be held on July 19, 2012 at
10:30 a.m., at 500 N. Calvert St., Third Floor Conference Room,
Baltimore, MD 21202.
Ed. Note: Pursuant to State Government Article, §10-113,
Annotated Code of Maryland, if a promulgating agency substantively
alters the text of regulations that have been previously proposed in
the Maryland Register, the altered text must be published in the
Maryland Register as though it were initially proposed. The text of
regulations appearing immediately below has been altered
substantively from the initially proposed text.
Symbols: Roman type indicates existing text of regulations. Italic
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proposed. [Single brackets] indicate existing text proposed for repeal.
[[[Triple brackets]]] indicate text proposed for deletion which
substantively alters the originally proposed text.
.03 Limit on Lead Content.
A.- D. (originally proposed text unchanged)
E. Components.
[[[(1) Drinking water system components shall comply with the
lead leachate requirements of NSF 61.
(2) Potable water supply system components shall comply with
NSF 61, Annex G or NSF 372.
(3) Potable water supply system components that are not
required to be lead-free shall contain not more than 8% lead in
accordance with section 3.4.6 of the State Plumbing Code.]]]
(1) Potable water system components that are within
the scope of NSF 61 for drinking water system
components and are required to be lead-free shall comply
with NSF 61 and:
(a) Annex G to NSF 61; or
(b) NSF 372.
(2) Potable water system components that are not
within the scope of NSF 61 for drinking water system
components but are required to be lead-free shall comply
with NSF 372.
(3) Potable water system components that are not
required to be 0.25% lead-free shall be suitable for
distributing potable water but may contain up to 8% lead.
F. (originally proposed text unchanged)
(1) Kitchen sink [[[ faucet]]] faucets;
(2) Bar sink faucets;
[[[(2)]]] (3) [[[Residential]]] Private bathroom sink faucets;
[[[(3)]]] (4) -. [[[(6)]]] (7) (originally proposed text
G.- H. (originally proposed text unchanged)
State Board of Plumbing
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At launch, Netflix is offering films and TV programs from All3Media, the BBC, CBS, Channel 4's 4oD, Disney UK & Ireland, ITV, Lionsgate UK, MGM, Miramax, Momentum Pictures, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Viacom International Media Networks.


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Is Zecco A Scam or Legitimate?
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(Updated Sept. 17, 2009) Zecco recently updated their free trades program to have a requirement of a $25,000 balance!
Anytime I hear free I immediately think "scam." Let's be honest, the person offering up something for free is looking for some sort of benefit and unless I can find out what the benefit is (especially if I'm giving them all the information they need to steal my identity), I'm going to assume the benefit for them is to steal my identity.
So, is Zecco legitimate or a scam? I let time do the testing because most people are savvy enough to sniff out a scam relatively soon, especially if you let mainstream media do the vetting. Right now, they appear legitimate and that's because they're actually a division of Equinox Securities, Inc. According to the NASD Broker Check, Equinox Securities (CRD# 135398, SEC# 8-66916) registered as a corporation in California on 01/21/2005 and is located in Ontario, CA. It's currently not suspended by any regulator and has not yet had any Arbitration Awards, Disciplinary and/or Regulatory Events. I downloaded the full Equinox Securities report and you can see Zecco Trading listed on page 4.
So, the NASD knows about them but that doesn't necessarily mean that they're 100% legit, brokers with fraudulent intentions can register – they just can't have committed fraud yet. That's where the second line in their little fine print comes into play, they are a member of SIPC (Securities Investor Protection Corporation), an organization created by Congress in 1970. What do they do?
When a brokerage firm is closed due to bankruptcy or other financial difficulties and customer assets are missing, SIPC steps in as quickly as possible and, within certain limits, works to return customers' cash, stock and other securities. Without SIPC, investors at financially troubled brokerage firms might lose their securities or money forever or wait for years while their assets are tied up in court.
Now, just because they say they're in the SIPC doesn't make it so, but I was able to confirm it through SIPC's member check. Equinox Securities Inc. located at 2084 E Francis Street, Ontario CA 91761, an address that matches the NASD information. It's a Cold Fusion script so I couldn't link directly to the results but they're in there.
Again, is participation in this program a guarantee it's not fraudulent? Of course not, but that's a lot of hoops to jump through if you're a scam. So, after a brief bit of research, Zecco passed the extensive sniff test for me but to be honest, all the talk of their abysmal customer service makes me think you get what you paid for. Trades are cheap, why not go with a firm that has some credibility in the marketplace? I, for one, am going with TradeKing, twice named Smart Money's #1 Discount Brokerage of the Year 2006 & 2007 (they removed the discount category after 2007), where trades are only $4.95. Smart Money put Zecco dead last in customer service.
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Research Brief
What If King v. Burwell Had Turned Out Differently?
Jun 25, 2015
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Affordable Care Act's subsidies can continue in all states. According to RAND research cited in the court's majority opinion, a different outcome could've resulted in higher premiums and about 8 million uninsured Americans.


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STATE COLLEGE - D.J. Newbill is a poster boy for Penn State basketball before he even takes a shot for his new team.
From all accounts, the transfer from Southern Miss has the credentials for his sudden notoriety in Happy Valley. The sophomore is the key addition in Year 2 in Patrick Chambers' rebuilding project, and the enthusiastic coach isn't shy about heaping the responsibilities on his new guard.
Penn State opens the season Friday against St. Francis, Pa. Teammates say Newbill can run the floor with top point guard Tim Frazier, and that he has the confidence to call for the ball in crunch time.
What would you expect for a kid from Philadelphia?
"He's just got that Philly swagger in him," Frazier said Monday at the team's media day.
And just what is "Philly swagger?"
"I don't know," Frazier joked, "I'm from Texas."
"Swagger" - let alone Philly swagger - isn't something that's normally associated with Penn State basketball, a perennially lower-division Big Ten team that piques national interest every 8 to 10 years or so. For instance, the Nittany Lions went to the NCAA tournament in 2011 in star guard Talor Battle's final season.
And just like that, the momentum was gone. Battle and three other senior starters graduated. Coach Ed DeChellis left to take the same job at Navy.
In came Chambers, himself a Philadelphia-area native, who infused the program with energy and attitude. They might have finished 12-20, but the gritty Nittany Lions always seemed to give maximum effort, led by Frazier (18.8 points, Big Ten-leading 6.2 assists).
Jermaine Marshall (10.8 points, 4.1 rebounds) gives Penn State another threat from the wing, though the junior has been slowed recently by a minor hamstring injury. Sophomore Ross Travis is such a hard-nosed player that Chambers nicknamed "Junkyard Dog" for doing all the unseen dirty work on the floor.
And Chambers hopes big men Sasa Borovnjak (4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds) and Jon Graham (3.9 points, 3.7 rebounds) can elevate their games enough to combine for a double-double every night.
But Newbill provides an intangible sorely needed for a program looking to make recruiting inroads in the fertile Philadelphia region.
"I'm going to use a very popular word right now: Swagger," Chambers said. "He just has that 'Philly chip.' He's got that toughness. He's from the streets of Philly. He's going to grind. He's never going to give up."
The 6-foot-4 Newbill already has the upper-body build that would seem to withstand the pounding that comes with driving the lane with the proverbial "chip" on his shoulder. He's already a face of the program - Newbill has joined Frazier on a banner for the Penn State basketball tailgate at football games.
"I took it as a challenge," Newbill said about taking on the leadership role right away. "When people see the posters, when they see my name in the bright lights, they want to see what I can do. I took it as a challenge to work hard every day."
Newbill averaged 9.2 points and 6.2 rebounds while averaging 30 minutes a game as a freshman two seasons ago at Southern Miss. He also shot 53 percent from the floor.
In his senior year in high school in 2009-10, Newbill was the Pennsylvania Class AA player of the year after averaging 24.2 points and nine rebounds for city power Strawberry Mansion.
It's not that the previous coaching staff under DeChellis never signed Philadelphia-area kids. But the previous regime didn't seem to have the connections to Philadelphia that Chambers and associate head coach Eugene Burroughs - another Philadelphia native - both have.
Newbill admits to being a rusty for now, especially with game speed. As a redshirt, he practiced all year last season with the Nittany Lions, but never entered a game.
If Newbill can live up to his preseason hype - Chambers said he thinks Frazier and Newbill have the potential to be one of country's best backcourts - Penn State might be able to surprise in the top-heavy Big Ten this season. More importantly for the future, the Nittany Lions might be able to open up an all-important recruiting pipeline into Philadelphia.


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As health officials in the Northern Hemisphere mobilize for the annual influenza season compounded by the pandemic H1N1 (Swine) Flu, production of a new vaccine looms critical. Last week the WHO said that H1N1 Flu is already spreading in India, Thailand and Vietnam coinciding with the monsoon season. Transmission has already peaked in the Southern Hemisphere and as of August 13 the WHO said over 182,166 cases have been reported worldwide with 1799 deaths. Earlier assessments of Swine Flu have not changed, i.e. that the virus is transmitted easily but is less lethal than past pandemic viruses. However scientists and health officials will be carefully monitoring virus mutation and will urge enhanced surveillance and report any unusual syndromes and side effects with new vaccines. Eurosurveillance.org estimates that H1N1 flu should dominate over seasonal flu in Germany this season.
HHS Secretary Katherine Sebelius and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on August 19 that risk groups-health workers, young children, elderly etc.- should get their seasonal flu virus vaccine immediately even though it does not have the H1N1 component.
Also employers should be flexible on absentee policies and send a message to employees that individuals who may be sick should stay home.
Five target population groups have been identified for the H1N1 vaccine that should be available by October 15. (See the August 19 Guidance for Employers to Plan for 2009-2010 Influenza Season at www.flu.gov).
Seven manufacturers in the late stages with clinical trials and manufacturing of the vaccine utilizing traditional vaccine technology in order to determine safety and whether two doses are needed. At least five countries have trials underway.
The formulation change for the upcoming season in the US would be to add the H1N1 flu strain (strain change) to the seasonal lflu vaccine.
For pandemic use in Europe, a number of vaccines are under development which utilize an adjuvant that was extensively tested for prototypes of H1N5 (Avian Flu) vaccines in 2007. Forty million doses of adjuvanted vaccines have already been in use in Europe for H5 with no safety concerns. Adjuvanted flu vaccines have never been registered or licensed in the US. (WHO Virtual Press Briefing August 6, 2009)
Manufacturers have begun to submit dossiers to regulators that may be authorized for use in September with more widespread release in October
There have been safety concerns about the Flu vaccine but the WHO position is that it is not possible to have a zero safety concern so there will be adverse events experienced by some people.
Availability of the vaccine may be limited so it will be important to target populations most at risk. Some experts are recommending vaccination of 55 million school age children to stop the Flu from spreading. In a study published in Lancet, CDC scientists found pregnant women most at risk. The WHO said One Billion doses of swine vaccine have been ordered and that there will be limited supply in the early days. US health officials recently estimated that just 45 million of 195 million doses ordered will be delivered by mid-October.
Partly out of concern for developing resistance to these drugs, the WHO and CDC are cautious on overuse of antivirals (TamiFlu and Relenza neuraminidase inhibitors) except in the most severe cases or those at risk for complications. Roche Holding the Tamiflu manufacturer said, Antivirals need not be administered for otherwise healthy individuals with mild flu-like symptoms.
In a recent report by the CDC and with limited data, three rapid diagnostic tests (RIDTs) for H1N1 Flu are relatively insensitive for detecting H1N1 virus when viral titers were low compared to the standard molecular test real time reverse transcription-polymerase (RT-PCR) chain reaction. With higher titers of virus the sensitivity of the three tests were 89-100% but with lower titers the sensitivity declined to 40-69% for the three tests by Inverness, Becton-Dickinson and Quidel. Specimen collection for rapid tests can be critical to sensitivity. The rapid tests are antigen tests that detect influenza viral nucleoprotein antigen. None of these FDA approved tests can distinguish between Influenza A subtypes. So while these tests can provide useful information that can impact healthcare it is important to understand their limitations. Interim guidance was provided by the CDC on August 10, 2009.
Biocryst (BCRX): Biocryst is in Phase II and pivotal trials for an IV and IM drug called Permivir, a neuraminidase inhibitor with partner Shionogi.Positive Phase III clinical results were reported in July.
Biosante Pharmaceuticals (BPAX): Recently reported that their vaccine adjuvant BioVant increased the protected effect of vaccines for multiple Flu strains including H1N1 and H5N1 (Avian Flu).BioVant is a Calcium Phosphate technology in human pre-clinical trials.
Crucell (CRXL): Crucell announced this week an NIH/NIAID contract worth up to $40.7M aimed at advancing the development of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of seasonal and pandemic influenza. The Company is also in a Phase II study of a cell culture based seasonal flu vaccine based on their PER.C6 technology which makes production of large amounts of vaccine possible. The Company has HHS funding and is partnered with Sanofi Pasteur.
Enigma Diagnostics: Have an Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to develop point of care PCR tests to identify specific influenza strains.
NovaVax: NVAX announced positive pre-clinical results with a novel H1N1 influenza virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine in ferrets, which Novavax believes is the most appropriate animal model for evaluating influenza diseases and vaccines. A Phase II study of a trivalent VLP vaccine is underway.
Seegene (Private South Korea and MD): Working on a multiplex PCR test for hospitals that can identify influenza subtypes and antiviral drug sensitivity.
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NEW CUMBERLAND -- The Hancock County commissioners want to buy Newell Memorial Field and the old Jimmy Carey Stadium in Weirton and market the sites for economic development purposes.
Commissioners voted 3-0 this morning to make an offer of $400,000 for both properties and to submit their proposal to the Hancock County school board immediately.
The board is meeting tonight at 6:30, but President Jerry Durante said it's unlikely there will be any action on the commissioners' offer today.
"It's going to take some time to digest that ... from a legal standpoint," Durante said.
Superintendent Suzan Smith is out of town on school district business and could not be reached for comment.
In their meeting this morning, commissioners discussed the purchase of the properties with Patrick Ford, executive director of the Business Development Corporation (BDC) of the Northern Panhandle. The BDC is the chief economic development authority for Hancock and Brooke counties.
Commissioner Mike Swartzmiller said the county has been interested in the properties for awhile but wanted to see what happened with the Chester Volunteer Fire Department's offer before moving forward.
The fire department has been attempting to purchase the Newell stadium property since July, but its offers, including two in tandem with the city of Chester, have been rejected as legally questionable by the school board.
"We sort of backed off a little bit when the private sector got involved," Swartzmiller said. "We believe that less government is better government."
Commissioners decided to "jump back in the mix," he said, after the board canceled a public auction scheduled for Nov. 30. Commissioners Swartzmiller and Dan Greathouse, and Ford, met with the board on Nov. 19 to discuss the stadium sale.
"We just heard them out," Durante said. "We didn't commit to anything."
Commissioners said the stadium properties are too valuable to pass up because land for economic development is scarce in Hancock County.
"We want the properties to be developed," Swartzmiller said. "We don't want them to sit idle, like Weirton Steel."
If the county's proposal is approved, commissioners would preserve the veterans' memorial portion of the Newell stadium, Swartzmiller said.


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The Cooper Union Department of Chemical Engineering is committed to the development and graduation of engineering professionals. The Department will promote student learning and understanding of science and engineering fundamentals and guide and encourage the application of this knowledge to the ethical, professional practice of chemical engineering. This will be undertaken in an environment that is responsive to new technologies and that encourages life-long learning and research.
The Chemical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/. Enrollment and graduation data are compiled at the following links:
- Fall 2014 Enrollment in the Department
- Fall 2014 Enrollment in the School of Engineering
- Class of 2014 Graduation Data
Department Objectives
- Our graduates will attain professional careers where they apply their abilities to solve problems and meet challenges in engineering and non-engineering fields.
- Our graduates will join professional societies and/or attain professional licensure.
- Our graduates will grasp the concept of life-long learning and appreciate the continuing development of new technologies and issues in the professional field.
- Our graduates will transition easily into their professional careers, and demonstrate success in that role.
- Those graduates who pursue graduate studies and research at Cooper Union and/or other institutions will have the necessary technical background, support and preparation to succeed.
ABET Student Outcomes
(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Please see the current course catalog for the most up-to-date information regarding these mission statements and objectives.
If you are a prospective student, here are some links that may be helpful:
- Cooper Union application forms
- Getting to Cooper (Map, directions, and campus address)
If you are a current student, these links may be helpful:
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- Campus safety procedures
- Course schedules and other helpful information
- Cooper Union library
- Faculty and staff directory
If you have any questions or need additional information about the department, please contact our faculty directly using the links to the left or contact our department administrator Liz Leon:
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This is the first in an ongoing series of articles on celebrity philanthropists. Celebrity gossip abounds, but celebrities are human, and just like the rest of us -- do good, volunteer and donate money to charity. "Celebrity Philanthropist in the News" pieces will focus on the positive aspects of the lives of the rich and famous.
Pop superstar, Robyn Rihanna Genty, better known mononymously as "Rihanna," gave $1.75 million to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Bridgetown, Barbados. The donation was given in honor of Rihanna's grandmother, Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite, who passed away in June from cancer.
Monica Fenty, the superstar's mother, and grandfather, Lionel Braithwaite, attended the opening ceremony for the new wing of the hospital along with her. After the ceremony, Rihanna posted an Instagram photo, along with a tweet that read: "Me and grand pops in Barbados at the unveiling ceremony in memory of #granDolly at QEH."
Her entire donation will go to the radiotherapy department, which has been renamed the "Clara Braithwaite Centre for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine." The money paid for three vital pieces of equipment worth more than $3.5 million Barbados dollars.
Rolling Stone reported on Rihanna's motivation: "I believe that this will have a huge impact on the people of Barbados. This was all done to save lives or at least extend it, and I thank you all for being a part of it." She expressed a desire to give back to her home country, Barbados.
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"Raices," a new series featuring work by Latino playwrights, will debut at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Road Less Traveled Theatre (639 Main St.) with a reading of Carmen Rivera's "La Gringa." The series is the brainchild of Buffalo actress and Road Less Traveled ensemble member Victoria Pérez, whose short-lived theater company in the early 2000s was also called Raices.
"Some plays will be in English, some will be in Spanish, and most of them will be in Spanglish," Peréz said in a statement. "Spanglish is the way we think, therefore it has to be the way we see ourselves on the stage."
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LISBON - To settle its lawsuit against the Buckeye Water District, East Liverpool wants another $600,000 to $700,000 in addition to the nearly $6 million the city previously agreed to accept to resolve the dispute.
The demand came out during a telephone conference held Wednesday before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge C. Ashley Pike to discuss continuing efforts to resolve the breach-of-contract lawsuit, which East Liverpool won and resulted in a $4.8 million judgment in favor of the city.
The parties had reached a tentative agreement on a plan that would pay East Liverpool $5.9 million, which includes the $4.8 million judgment plus accrued interest. The money to pay East Liverpool was to come from $3.3 million in BWD funds Pike ordered be garnished and applied toward the judgment; $1.5 million being loaned to the BWD by county commissioners; and $1.1 million the BWD is to receive for leasing its property for oil and shale gas development.
During the hearing, East Liverpool's attorney, Thomas Connors, informed Pike they now want $6.5 million or $6.6 million to resolve the lawsuit.
BWD attorney Fred Emmerling was incredulous upon learning this. "At this point in time it's discouraging that Liverpool would make a proposal and then step backward and say no," he said.
After the hearing, Emmerling said he had an email dated May 17 from East Liverpool's attorney stating city officials had agreed to settle for $5.9 million. But by mid-summer East Liverpool began insisting the U.S. Department of Agriculture sign off on the settlement agreement, even though the USDA was not a party to the lawsuit.
East Liverpool is concerned the agencies that provided funding for various BWD projects, such as the USDA, could file a lawsuit laying claim to some of the money used to pay the city. The courts have ruled the judgment owed East Liverpool is superior to any other liens that might result.
Emmerling said the USDA has already told the parties they have no intention of filing a lawsuit, but cannot sign off on any settlement agreement since the agency is not a party to the lawsuit.
"(East Liverpool) wanted something done that couldn't be done, and now, today, they say they want $600,000-$700,000 (more), and I don't know where that is coming from," he said.
Connors said the $5.9 million settlement offer is five months old and has since been withdrawn. He indicated there had been a change in circumstances, including the USDA issue, and made some reference to the appeals process, which ended in East Liverpool's favor in June.
Pike said East Liverpool would have to produce the analysis it used to determined BWD has an additional $700,000 to put toward the judgment, and ordered Connors to produce his analysis to the court and BWD by Monday. A phone conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 20 to discuss the matter further.
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Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey has tried all season to strike the right balance with running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.
It's been largely overlooked given the disappointing 35-34 loss to the Tennessee Titans, but he may have found it Sunday.
Spiller and Jackson combined for 222 yards from scrimmage, on 35 total touches.
"It was good. I'm not sure if ideal ever hits. First of all, nothing is ideal unless you win. There were some opportunities we had to score more points so it wasn't ideal," Gailey said, "but for them to touch it 35 times between them and about four, five other times we tried to get the ball to Fred on some throws and did not connect on them. If we can let them touch it between 30 and 40 times a game, I think that's pretty good for us."
The Bills used Jackson and Spiller together on five of their 60 offensive snaps, including on their first touchdown, a 3-yard center screen to Jackson. On the play, Spiller drew linebacker Will Witherspoon out right into coverage, leaving the middle of the field – where Jackson got the ball and then walked into the end zone – wide open.
"Those guys are such great playmakers, and they've got different styles," quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. "The biggest thing is to have them both healthy and to know going into the game that we're going to be able to use them throughout the game. That's something, unfortunately, with a few injuries early, we weren't able to do. This last game, going into it knowing they were healthy, knowing they would be able to go for the duration of the game, that's big for us to be able to game plan and put them in there and make teams defend it. They're the two guys we need to get the ball. They're going to be our workhorses. They're going to be the guys that can make those big plays and move the chains. That's real important to what we do."
Jackson had his best game of the season, finishing with nine carries for 71 yards (7.9 yards per rush) and eight receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown. He played for the second straight week without the brace he wore for two games after coming back from the sprained LCL in his left knee that forced him to miss two weeks.
"I haven't felt as well as I did [Sunday] in a long time. I was able to go out and make a few plays, but didn't make enough," he said. "We still got the loss. I did feel good and hopefully I can go out and continue to play well.
Jackson said he had no regrets about coming back from his injury when he did.
"I don't think I came back early, I think I'm just starting to feel better," he said. "I'm not in the knee brace, which was designed to be restrictive. ... I came [back] when I thought I had the ability to play – and I was able to make some plays then – I just feel better now."
More than half of Fitzpatrick's completions (14 of 27) and almost half of his attempts (17 of 35) went to or were intended for his running backs.
"That's what we want to get done. We feel like I can make plays and he can make plays," Jackson said. "For us both to be out there making plays and putting us in a position to get some points and have a productive day for our offense is definitely what we want to do, even get better at. It's something we'll continue to work on."
Spiller has also played through a shoulder injury. While it hasn't caused him to miss any games, the Bills have been careful about his work load. He finished Sunday with 18 touches – 12 carries for 70 yards and six receptions for another 32.
Spiller, who's on pace for his first career 1,000-yard season, leads the team with 593 rushing yards. His 7.3 yards per rush is 1.5 yards better than the next closest running back in that category – San Francisco's Frank Gore at 5.8 per rush.
Spiller, though, was not on the field for the Bills' final possession, a curious move for a player who has proven to be the team's best playmaker through the first seven weeks.
The Bills filled the last available spot on their practice squad Tuesday by signing offensive lineman Keith Williams.
The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Williams is no stranger to the Buffalo offense, having spent 13 weeks last season on the practice squad and the entire 2012 offseason with the team. Williams was among the final roster cuts at the end of the preseason.
Williams, a former sixth-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011, played in all four preseason games for Buffalo this summer, mostly at right guard.
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Those Jake Peavy talks will probably heat up again once the Ricketts take over the team or Rich Harden hits the disabled list, but just how close were they to completing the trade over the winter?
They were so close, in fact, that Peavy's side had begun the process of negotiating how much of his salary would be deferred. I's were being dotted, t's were being crossed.
Buster Olney makes it sounds like they were in the middle of the press conference before the red phone rang from Sam Zell to put a stop to the deal. I guess we may never know, but Padres general manager Kevin Towers certainly thought a deal was just about in place, so there's probably more truth than fiction to that story.
The other newsworthy item is that USA Today pegs the Cubs total payroll at $134,809,000. That's the third highest in baseball behind the Mets and Yankees and well ahead of the fourth place Boston Red Sox ($121,745,999).
NL Central Payroll
|$ 134,809,000
|$ 102,996,414
|$ 80,182,502
|$ 77,605,109
|$ 73,558,500
|$ 48,693,000
By USA Today's numbers, the Cubs increased their spending by $16.5 million from last season and are outspending their closest division rival by nearly $32M.
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|Mets over Phillies
|NL Central
|Cubs over Astros
|NL West
|Dodgers over Giants
|AL East
|Yankees over Red Sox
|AL Central
|Tigers over White Sox
|AL West
|Angels over Mariners
Well, it's not quite the Evil Empire, but I think it's safe to retire the Cubs don't spend enough clichés. And while you still have to make the right decisions with that money, the Cubs and Jim Hendry are working at a decided advantage...a $32 million advantage.
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I forget; can you recap for us who was supposedly headed to SD in that deal?
I remember Marshall for sure, plus maybe Josh Vitters, but can't recall exactly. Need a refresher.
Re: spending
Over to the right of me as I post lies Arizona Phil's updated estimated payroll and there are some glaring discrepancies , e.g. USA Today has Ryan Dempster at $9MM and AzPhil has it at $12MM.
As for the so-called spending advantage, there's spending and then there's spending. Hendry just blows money out his ass. Backloaded contracts, guaranteed contracts for chumps who get cut before the season starts, long term contracts for total busts, etcetera, etcetera..... ad infinitum.
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The difference is because of Dempster's $4 million signing bonus he got this year. USA Today only is showing his base salary which isn't showing the whole picture.
And don't forget Hendry giving out no-trade clauses to everyone except Jose Macias...:)
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I always liked the one way player options. Those were neat!
Re: spending
Most likely he got the signing bonus last year, to dodge some of the expected tax hikes.
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Very possibly true, but it would still likely count against this years budget/payroll.
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Cubs have been a playoff team two years in a row and look like they're headed for a third so I'm going to lay off the management team. My new whipping boy is Corey Fukudome, the Cubs' bakayaro!
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Hendry sucks, spending 30% more than everyone else in a weak sister division doesn't make him Billy Beane.
Blind squirrels find acorns. Ed Wade GM'd a team to the World Series for chrissakes.
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Hendry doesn't suck, and saying it hundreds of times doesn't make it true.
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Ed Wade GM'd a team to the World Series for chrissakes.
Ooh... please do tell. What team was that?
Unless, of course, you mean when Wade traded Lidge to the Phillies, giving the Phillies the closer they needed to win the World Series...
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Excuse me, Dan O'Dowd
I got my shitty GM's confused.
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Beat up on Hendry if you want, but I truly believe most GMs rely on their managers to tell them what they need. It's no coincidence Lou has had better tools to work with than Dusty had. I'm also convinced Fuku is perfectly capable of being an impact player. It's too soon to write him off.
Hendry isn't some GM genius, but he's no Littlefield, either.
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Yeah, I am sure Dusty told Hendry, don't spend the extra $30MM and leave the payroll at around $100MM.
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No no, you can't just post a snide comment and think you made your point. Tell me how you think the coversations went between Dusty and Hendry. Or do you suppose they just never talked? I'm really confused.
This is the manager who would routinely field Neifi Perez when better (albeit not much better) options were available.
Of course another $30 mil would help, but who cares. Dusty wasn't going to get it done.
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I have absolutely no clue how the conversations between Dusty and Hendry went, nor do I know how they go between Hendry and Lou. I would think it would be a collaborative effort to decide what they need and who to get. But I do think they did talk, as I am sure most managers/GM's do, most likely daily.
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All you need to know is that Dusty stole ABs from TheRiot and gave them to Neifi...anyone who steals from TheRiot in a dream better wake up and appologize.
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I think replacing Derek Lee's bat with Neifi Perez's was a sign that Dusty is just too stupid to manage a cub with serious aspirations.
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Farnsworth is a waste.
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Beat me to it.
I came on to make fun of the Farns.
Good call Rob.
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Just beautiful.
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Kyle being Kyle. What a bad contract.
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Count me in with the Hendry is decent, not great crowd. He's done a real nice job of getting the free agents that he wants. He's used his minor league talent to engineer a lot of trades that helped the big league team. And he's relied on his scouts to resurrect several players from the scrap heap and get useful play out of them (Dempster, Barrett and Edmonds come to mind).
His biggest dings are that he is not as fiscally sharp as he should be, the Cubs big wallet covers up some sloppy decision making at times. And he has the most maddening fetish for overpaying for fringe players, I don't know that I've ever seen anything like it. $5MM deals to Neifi, Blanco and Aaron Miles, huh? A million bucks and trading a warm body for Jose Macias? Weird.
Overall, I'd rate Hendry's tenure a solid B.
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Good point Jim! And when his payroll was well below $100MM, the sloppiness really showed.
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Does Lou make that much more money than Dusty did?
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I think they make about the same.
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Concur Jim
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Does he suck as bad as Ed Lynch of Andy McFail? NO
Is he Billy Beane,Theo Epstein,Josh Byrnes or Walt Jocketty? NO
I suspect that even a total Dud like Dave Littlefield could have backed into a couple of 90 win seasons if Pirate management had let him outspend everyone else in the central by 30%
It's like beating a 10 year old kid in basketball, then claiming your NBA ready.
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Jocketty was GM in St. Louis from 95-2007.
7 post season's
2 pennants
1 ws win
9 winning records in 12 years spending less than than the cubs almost every year.
Jim Hendry GM from 2002- now
1 90 win season
4 winning records in 7 years
You can't even compare the track records
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Is he Billy Beane,Theo Epstein,Josh Byrnes or Walt Jocketty? NO
Is someone actually making this claim? What frustrates me about the Hendry hate is the presumption of Hendry love. Who is claiming him to be the best GM in baseball? I mean, did we all see the cock-up that was his 40-man roster management this year? That said, he's gotten more big things right than wrong.
I agree that B- is about right on JH.
Big wins on a few obvious big trades. Successfully re-signing players like Wood and ARam to home-town discounts. Scrapheap recovery for Dempster/Borowski. Getting his free agent targets once the purse strings were unleashed by McDonough
As mentioned, goofy roster management. Trading prospects and players at their lowest value. VERY frustrating reliance on marginally useful stats for evaluating hitters, like hitting with RISP. The Juan Pierre trade. Awful team OBP until Lou showed up.
Division champs for 2 years in a row and 3 of the last 6 is still pretty good. I will dance in the aisles when the Cubs take it all, but I've always maintained that I can be happy if this team is consistently and highly competitive. Jim Hendry has given me that. I give Lou a lot of credit too, but Jim's the boss. He deserves credit with his blame.
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is it worth mentioning that beane is overrated vs. his results...especially when you look at them longer than just a few years past his projects being drafted or hitting the bigs?
last season's team was beyond an embarrassment full of 1-dimensional players...$300 million team or $30 team.
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harden couldn't help the pile of crap they've had there the past 2 years. the bats last year were inexcusable.
this year is looking just as pathetic, imo.
he had a great run, but things are looking stagnant and the once strong pitching is looking trashy.
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harden couldn't help the pile of crap they've had there the past 2 years. the bats last year were inexcusable.
What the hell are you are talking about? Sometimes you say some really strange shit.
Lets repeat what Rob said. When Harden was traded, they were 49-41.
That is the best smelling pile of crap that I have ever smelled.
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maybe you should look at the pile of bats they called a team there...it was on par with the 06 cubs.
harden getting traded didn't cause the team to tank..the team caused it, itself.
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Very simply question... how is a team that is 49-41 a pile of shit?
Oakland's offense was bad last year. There is no question. But that doesn't mean that Beane didn't still put together a team that could win.
And, btw, if you think this year's Oakland team's offense is similarly a "pile of shit," then I have a bridge to nowhere to sell you somewhere in Alaska.
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You don't need a bridge up there. I heard the Gov. can see Russia from her house!
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"Very simply question... how is a team that is 49-41 a pile of shit?"
1- because they play 162...they lost 12 games out of 1 pitcher and they go toilet?
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I find it really funny that some of the same people who complained a couple years ago that Hendry never signed big name free agents and only kept people if he got a hometown discount are now complaining that he sucks because he spends too much money and/or spends it wastefully.
If you have a veteran team like the Cubs, and you've got a quality roster like the Cubs, you're going to have to spend money. The Cubs don't let people go or trade them near the end of their contract because they get too expensive, and the payroll numbers show it.
I think you can say that Hendry probably paid more than he needed to this past offseason for Dempster and Bradley, but that's only because he was agressive and went after the players he wanted before it was quite so clear that the market for player salaries had fallen off so dramatically.
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In hindsight I think it was probably McFail who put the handcuffs on Hendry spending.
Why can't we have some sort of happy medium?
Sitting at a poker table with McFail and Hendry would be like sitting between a guy who folds each and every hand and a guy who pushes "all in" every hand.
That being said, we have a good team and I am really optimistic.
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"In hindsight I think it was probably McFail who put the handcuffs on Hendry spending"
I have no proof of McFail handcuffing Hendry, but I believe he did also.
From the stories of Mark Grace annual resigning being seen as a free agent signing to McFail wetting his pants when he offered Mike Hampton the biggest contract in Cubs history I could see it being true.
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Personally, I applaud Hendry for not sitting on his ass in the offseason. We won 97 games last year, so it would have been easy to just phone it in and say that we were good enough to win again this season, but he made some moves to try and make us better. Not every free agent signing and trade gets a gold star, but Hendry helped to perpetrate rapes on both the Pirates and Marlins to get Ramirez and DLee, and Soriano was far and away the best offensive free agent on the market when he was signed, and he is by no means a bust.
I know some of the moves made this past offseason were questionable, like trading DeRosa and signing Miles, but I've said it before and I'll say it again (and it was reiterated in this article) - my belief is that those moves were made (along with obtaining Garrett Olson) in anticipation that the Peavy deal was going to get done. Something obviously changed, and I'm guessing either Hendry changed his mind about not wanting to pay the ridiculous price Towers was asking, or Towers wanted to up the ante a bit more. I guess we'll never really know, but my point is that Hendry is always looking to try and make the team better. It doesn't always work out, but hindsight is 20/20 and I'll take back to back playoff appearances any day...
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Following up on our Olympics discussion from last night...
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I was wondering wth was going on... thought it was my computer.
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Other than Dallas Green he is the best Cubs GM of our/my lifetime. He isn't terrible. He's just a middle of the road GM with a top 5 payroll.
Brian Cashman with less foresight.
At least he isn't Larry Himes or Ed Lynch.
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At least Himes got us Sosa.
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Very pleased to see Fontenot in there against the lefty. If he can be marginally productive against LHP early in the season, we may not see much of Miles beyond a strictly utility IF role--a role for him that I can certainly live with.
250 PAs for Miles: OK. 400 PAs for Miles: not OK.
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Over to the right of me as I post lies Arizona Phil's updated estimated payroll and there are some glaring discrepancies , e.g. USA Today has Ryan Dempster at $9MM and AzPhil has it at $12MM.
NAVIGATOR: This comes up every year.
USA Today prorates (averages) signing bonuses over the lenghth of a player's contract when determining players salaries & club payroll even if the signing bonus is paid in a lump sum when the player signs a contract (as is usually the case), while the numbers I provided on the right tab here at TCR are what the Cubs are actually paying out in payroll in 2009 (which commences with the end of the 2008 World Series), including lump sum signing bonuses, buy-outs, termination pay, and other pay-outs (like the Cubs paying a portion of Jason Marquis' salary), and also includes guaranteed salaries or minor league split salaries for players on the 40-man roster who are optioned to the minors.
Allowing clubs to calculate payroll by prorating signing bonuses is part of the CBA and it's done to reduce club payroll when determining revenue sharing & luxury tax.
Clubs consider post-season contract buy-outs, lump-sum signing bonuses for players signed after the conclusion of the World Series, termination pay for released players, and any agreement to pay a portion of a traded player's salary (as is the case with Jason Marquis), as a part of the next season's payroll, although that type of accounting is not reflected in the USA Today payroll numbers.
The only post-season payments that clubs consider to be a part of the previous year's payroll are performance bonuses that are earned by players who have incentives in their contracts.
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Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(


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Fake, totally unintersesting porn site that has become extremely popular in some bizarre, metaphysical manner. Often credited with single-handedly starting the God-awful trend of "reality" porn sites. Follows the adventures of a handful of bad actors and general wankers employed by porn juggernaut Ox Entertainment. Can typically be seen in and around South Florida paying fat, used-up, coke-shooting skanks $700 to ride around in a van and get reamed by one of the ugly freaks of nature that resides therein. Even then, if you dare conjure up any semblence of an erection, it's usually quelled by a certain wheezing, giggling, cackling, totally obnoxious bastard going by the name of Dirty Sanchez. Very little is known about this mysterious individual, other than the fact that he insists on cracking bad jokes the entire time and seems to get off on random, amateurish zooming and panning. A bunch of equally stupid and low-quality porn sites that feature many of the same girls along with the same lame-brained actors are included as extras for those deluded enough to actually buy a subscription to this shitopia. Even worse than Milf Hunter.
"Hey baby gurrrr hahahahaha wanna like ga hahahaha like come ride with us? Hahahaha, dude, dude, dude!!"
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A 'reality-porn' website where three guys (mainly D. Sanchez, but his real name is Greg Entner) around drive in a van and pick up random girls and fuck them. But the videos that they show aren't showing everything. Before that bitch gets in the van with the three guys, they actually tell the girl what she's in for, and that they'll pay her a shit load of money to pretend that it's not staged, and to be cooperative. They also first check to see if she is over the age of 18, and if shes got any STD's. Then the girl actually signs a legal contract saying that she has understood everything, and that she is willing to do this, and that she cannot change her mind. Then she is payed, and then 'legally' fucked. And then at the end, without the girl knowing, they actually do ditch her in the middle of nowhere, but she has been already payed.
bangbus is so fake, but wtf its porn
Beküldő: aguynamedandy 2005. október 9.
A "reality" porn website where two guys pretend to pick up random girls on the street and pay them to have sex in the back of a moving car.
Dude, I just saw your sister on Bang Bus!
Beküldő: Dev 2003. december 9.
A dauntingly stupid exploitation/reality porn site featuring two or so utterly insipid and useless individuals, driving around and "tricking" girls into having sex with them. Apparently the premise of the site is less about sex, but more about immature pranks and insults pulled by the man-childeren running the show. If this idea sounds appealing, my advice would be to rent yourself a van, drive on down the nearest lesbian rally, and swiftly erradicate yourself from the gene pool.
I have the IQ of a bowl of pudding, but man do I love the Bangbus!
Beküldő: CreepyCrumb 2005. május 20.
Who gives a cow's ass whether it's staged, the bangbus is the fucking shit!!!!
Long live the bangbus!
Beküldő: Klaatubaradanikto 2006. szeptember 30.
An idea created by a couple of jackasses who like to pretend they are getting strangers to fuck them, when in fact they're staging the whole thing.
The fags on the bangbus are really just sloppy cunts.
Beküldő: REAL MAN 2003. szeptember 17.
A website that produces porn videos involving some guys going out to pick up chicks for a false purpose and then slowly urge them to have sex. Popular amongst rape fanatics, few people know that the thing is actually completely staged. Then they end up leaving the girl in a very remote place far away from home.
Why is it staged? Mainly because, doing anything like that is completely illegal, its practically kidnapping and almost rape. After all the 40-50 chicks they got you'd think of em would go to the police or something, the website is extremely popular and well known. None of the girls ever cry either, its like every single one of them is completely willing.
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EAST WATERFORD - A building at 5366 state Route 75 south was considered a total loss after a fire started around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
East Waterford Fire Company's first arriving unit on scene started an initial search inside the building for potential victims, First Assistant Chief Stephen Baumgardner said. He added the search of the building for victims was started because a car was in the driveway and it was still early in the morning.
Upon arrival, flames were showing from multiple sides of the building and the second floor was fully engulfed, Baumgardner said. Once firefighters knew the building had no occupants at the time, they began an interior suppression of the fire.
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Fire destroyed this home Tuesday morning along state Route 75, several miles south of East Waterford.
No one was injured in the fire and the building had nobody inside, officials reported. Baumgardner said the building was owned by Bill Ganoe.
Baumgardner said the cause of the fire is still under investigation by the fire marshal. He said companies from Juniata, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Perry and Franklin counties assisted East Waterford Fire Co. at the scene.


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What, pray tell, is a factory farm?
Of the labels bandied about by anti-animal ag activists and the media, the terms factory farming and factory farm, with the negative connotation they've taken on, irk us the most. Please, what, pray tell, is a factory farm?
We suspect that many would consider the 400-cow Hoard's Dairyman Farm a factory farm. That would be a bitter pill to us considering how our docile Guernseys and Jerseys love their sand-bedded stalls . . . take a few steps for their meticulously formulated and fed diet . . . walk another few feet for fresh water . . . are watched carefully around the clock by farm employees and electronic monitoring . . . are sheltered from winter winds . . . enjoy summer breezes from the comfort of shade. Many of you provide your cows all this and more.
Anti-animal ag activists play the "factory" card to fill consumers' minds with insidious images of livestock production . . . animal suffering, excessive use of antibiotics and hormones, food safety concerns, environmental damage, and corporate greed. The media buys the message. During her piece on antibiotic use in livestock early last year, CBS anchor Katie Couric used the term factory farm five times in three minutes.
According to research funded by the Beef Checkoff, the number of Americans who are familiar with the term factory farming jumped by 15 percentage points since 2008 . . . 49 percent to 64. The percentage of consumers who associate factory farming with chickens shot up significantly . . . to 75 percent.
We were a bit surprised that more people associate factory farming with cattle (59 percent) than with pigs (34 percent). But beef cattle are much more associated with factory farming (48 percent) than dairy cattle (7 percent). That brings us comfort but means we have a positive image to uphold.
We suspect most who associated factory farming with meat and milk have neither been on a farm or in an up-to-date manufacturing plant in recent years. To use the term factory in such a demeaning way is an insult to people who produce meat and milk and to those who manufacture items that improve our lives. Interestingly, W. D. Hoard, as shown in the quote at right, believed that modern dairying made a factory of the farm.
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Prince Harry's goodbye kiss will have to last Cressida Bonas for five weeks as he treks across Antarctica to raise awareness for wounded soldiers.
The prince, 29, heads for Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday to take part in Walking with the Wounded's South Pole Allied Challenge – a race that spans over 200 miles in temperatures that can dip to 50 degrees below zero. The competition will involve three seven-man teams from the U.K., the U.S., Australia and Canada. During that time, none of the participants will be calling home.
"He won't get to speak to his girlfriend for about four weeks, which is tough, but it's the same for everyone," Walking with the Wounded's cofounder Ed Parker tells PEOPLE. "There's no airs and graces. He's a soldier, he really gets who we are and what we are trying to do, and we're lucky to have him on board, especially for the whole five weeks."
During a farewell event in Trafalgar Square on Thursday, Harry unveiled the trophy that will go to the winning team and praised the wounded soldiers who will be accompanying him on the long journey. "All the men and women have achieved so much just to get here, let alone actually walk to the South Pole. It's just a wonderful display of courage on their part," he said.
Alexander Skarsgard, who plays Eric Northman on True Blood, will also take part in the race and said he plans to beat his royal rival.
"I'm pretty stubborn and motivated and I don't give up easily," Skarsgard, 37, tells PEOPLE. "It's going to be an honor to meet [the prince]," he added.
Each of the three teams – Prince Harry's Team Glenfiddich (U.K.), Alexander Skarsgard's team Noom Coach (U.S.) and Dominic West's Team Soldier On (Australia and Canada) – will include four wounded servicemen and women and pull sleds that weigh over 150 lbs.
With just days before their departure, Parker said Harry "has the same concerns as everyone else, but he's a fit young man and he clicks with the team, which is so important. He's a really good guy and great fun to have with us."
Parker added that Harry has been put on a strict exercise regimen to prepare for the monthlong trip, and he won't be getting any VIP treatment.
This is the second expedition Harry has been on with the charity, having trekked to the North Pole in 2011 for five days. Walking with the Wounded helps retrain injured military personnel for careers in civilian society.
Prince Harry Bids Farewell Ahead of His South Pole Adventure


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MARTINSBURG - Forget Black Friday.
In Martinsburg, today is Orange and Black Friday.
No. 2 Martinsburg (11-1) hosts No. 3 George Washington (10-2) at 1:30 p.m. today at Cobourn Field in the Class AAA semifinals. The winner will face the winner of Morgantown/Cabell Midland Dec. 1 in Wheeling in the state championship game.
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Martinsburg linebacker Ben Zieger and his teammates get ready to take the field in the Bulldogs' opening-round 39-0 win over Woodrow Wilson. Martinsburg hosts George Washington at 1:30 p.m. today at Cobourn Field.
The Bulldogs are trying to become the first team since Charleston (1968-70) to win three consecutive Class AAA state championships.
A lot has changed since Martinsburg beat George Washington 35-27 last year in Wheeling for its second straight state title.
George Washington came into the season boasting the reigning Kennedy Award winner in Ryan Switzer and wearing the mantle of preseason No. 1.
Martinsburg? The two-time defending state champion was reloading on defense and starting converted wide receiver Justin "Cookie" Clinton at quarterback. Yet, as normal, the Bulldogs were a strong contender with a No. 2 ranking.
All that means little now.
"This is what you play for," Martinsburg coach Dave Walker said. "You play to make it to the last week, and finish the season with a win. Every team you play at this point is a good team. We know exactly how good George Washington is, and we know we will get their best shot."
That starts with trying to find a way to stop Switzer, which is easier said than done.
Last season Martinsburg had one of the top defenses in the West Virginia in the last decade, if not longer, and the Bulldogs did an admirable job, limiting the North Carolina commitment to 119 yards on 34 carries and two touchdowns.
"We did do a pretty good job," Walker said. "But if you look at it, his two touchdowns were on short fields and he probably could have had a lot more yards. He's going to get his yards and he is going to make plays. We just have to limit what he does."
This season Switzer has rushed for 2,255 yards and 31 touchdowns, including a 98-yard touchdown run against Princeton. He suffered a concussion and shoulder injury in a season-opening 36-24 win over South Charleston and missed the Patriots' second game, a 21-14 loss to Ashland Paul Blazer.
How good is the 5-foot-10, 175-pound senior?
"He's the best offensive player I have coached against," Walker said. "He has speed. He is shifty. He makes plays. He won the Kennedy (Award, given to the state's top player) last season for a reason. He can play. You aren't going to stop him, you just have to make plays when you can and understand that he is going to make plays."
Switzer has also has 16 receptions for 184 yards and four touchdowns, has completed all three of his pass attempts for 13 yards and two scores and has three interception returns for touchdowns.
He isn't the only weapon the Patriots have in their arsenal.
Trevon Johnson has 40 carries for 321 yards and four touchdowns.
Quarterback Trevor Bell has completed 72 of 131 passes for 1,129 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has been intercepted just five times.
The top receivers are Jordan Clay, brother of WVU receiver/back Cody Clay, who has 29 catches for 379 yards and four touchdowns. Jacob Jackson (11-249-3) and Johnson (12-177-1) also figure into the Patriots' passing game.
Dustin Crouser, a preseason Huff Award candidate as well as a hard-charging fullback (59-478-8), is injured and is not expected to play.
George Washington is averaging 374.3 yards per game on offense and 42.4 points per game. Defensively, opponents average 273.2 yards and 17.8 points.
"No doubt Switzer is a big part of what they do," Walker said. "But they have other kids who can make plays. The quarterback Bell is good, Clay is an outstanding player. There is a reason they have made it this far, and we have to realize we are going to get everybody's best shot."
Martinsburg's offense has been running at a high level all season behind Clinton, who is one of the state's top dual-threat quarterbacks. Clinton has rushed for 1,232 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 89 of 145 passes for 1,446 yards and 16 touchdowns. He has been intercepted just six times.
The Bulldogs boast a bevy of backs. Trey Johnson, who returned for the playoff run after missing five games, has 557 yards and 10 touchdowns, including 197 yards and two touchdowns in the playoffs. Gary Awkard has 349 yards and five touchdowns, DeColey Jones 340 and six touchdowns, TyShawn Smith 270 and four touchdowns and Eric Brown 210 and six touchdowns.
Top receivers are Cedric Brown, like Switzer a Marine Corps All-American, with 41 catches for 593 yards and seven touchdowns. Malique Watkins has 22 for 446 and six scores, Jordan Robinson eight for 188 and two touchdowns and Chad Skye 11 for 104 and a touchdown.
The Bulldogs are averaging 419.1 yards of offense per game and 51.8 points per game while limiting opponents to 201.2 yards and 10.5 points per game.
Kicker Tyler Dehaven has made 50 of 51 extra points and all four field goal attempts.
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