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Tyson To Drop Hog Supplier After Abuse Video
November 21, 2013 10:08 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAn animal rights group said Wednesday it videotaped workers at a central Oklahoma farm abusing hogs raised for Tyson Foods, and the meat company said it would immediately end its contract with the supplier.
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Gov't To Require Seat Belts On Large Buses
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GM Re-Enters Small-Pickup Market With Colorado
November 20, 2013 1:05 pm | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsThe new Chevrolet Colorado, to be unveiled Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, has little in common with the old version, which was noisy with a cheap-looking hard plastic interior that didn't appeal to many buyers.
Deere Profit Beats Estimate
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Alabama Officials Wooing Boeing
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Apple May Get $10M Ariz. Grant For New Plant
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Plant To Spend $84M On Pollution Control
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Pilgrim's Pride Closing Ala. Poultry Plant
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CEO: The Mission Of Tesla
November 20, 2013 12:20 pm | by Elon Musk, Product Architect & CEO, Tesla | News | Comments"In order to get to that end goal, big leaps in technology are required, which naturally invites a high level of scrutiny. That is fair, as new technology should be held to a higher standard than what has come before. However, there should also be some reasonable limit to how high such a standard should be, and we believe that this has been vastly exceeded in recent media coverage."
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re:figures - The V.V. intend to offer both Crew And Diver figures, along with Salon & various other Interior kits in the same scales mentioned above - those being: 1/100th (now being considered) - 1/72nd - 1/48th - 1/35th (will Fit & Compliment any & all 1/32nd scale models) - & 1/6th (no Nautilus Interior kitz planned - at this time)


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Vaginal lacerations are tears in the vagina or in the skin and muscle around the vaginal opening. Tears most commonly occur in the perineum. The perineum is the area between the anus and the opening of the vagina.
There are four degrees of vaginal laceration:
- First—superficial lacerations of the skin or vagina; often no repair is needed.
- Second—deep laceration involving the skin or vagina and underlying fatty tissue; a simple suture repair is needed.
- Third—deeper laceration involving the muscles of the anus (sphincter); suture repair of the muscle and the vagina is needed.
- Fourth—most extensive laceration involving the entire thickness of the vagina, sphincter, and through the inner lining of the rectum (rectal mucosa); suture repair of the vagina, muscle, and rectal mucosa is needed.
The deeper vaginal lacerations may occur during vaginal delivery . Examples of causes include:
- Delivering a baby whose head is too large to easily fit through the vaginal opening
- Going into labor too quickly (without giving the perineum time to stretch)
- Having a difficult vaginal delivery and needing assistance with forceps or vacuum extraction
Minor lacerations can occur during sexual intercourse.
Risk Factors
Tell your doctor if you have any of these risk factors:
- Having a very large baby
- Having a baby for the first time
- Having had lacerations in prior pregnancy
Your doctor will be with you during labor and will see any tearing if it happens. The seriousness will be based on the size of the tears and what muscles are affected. If the doctor thinks you may tear during pushing, she may recommend an episiotomy . This is a surgical incision of the perineum. An episiotomy will make the vaginal opening temporarily larger so that the baby does not tear the vagina or the surrounding muscles.
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options:
First degree tears are superficial. They often do not require stitches and will heal naturally. Second degree tears are deeper into the tissue, require a few stitches, and then heal well afterward. Third and fourth degree tears require more stitches to be repaired correctly.
Home Care
Other treatments that can be used at home to lessen the pain of the stitches include:
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (eg, ibuprofen )
- Warm baths—Sitting in a warm bath that only covers your hips and buttocks can sometimes help; this is called a sitz bath.
- Ice or witch hazel pads—Ice wrapped in a cloth or chilled witch hazel pads applied to the area are sometimes used to dull the pain.
If you have a more serious laceration, your doctor may recommend that you take a stool softener and follow a special diet.
If you are diagnosed with vaginal laceration, follow your doctor's instructions.
To help reduce your chance of getting vaginal laceration, take the following steps:
- Perineal massage—You or your partner can begin to massage the perineum with fingers and a lubricating jelly, like K-Y Jelly, when you are about 34 weeks pregnant. After that, it should be done every day. This action will soften and smooth the skin and may help it to stretch more easily during labor.
- Kegel exercises —Contract and hold the muscles of your pelvic floor. These are the same muscles you use to stop the flow of urine. Practice contracting, holding, and slowly releasing these muscles to strengthen them.
- Practice good nutrition—Healthy skin stretches more easily.
- A slow second stage of labor—Controlled pushing allows the perineum to stretch slowly.


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Giant Fixed gearRe: Giant Fixed gear700x28 should be ok, but wouldn't go larger.
Double the inside width of the rim is the rule of thumb and those DA22's have a 13.9mm width. Never used those rims and just speaking in generalities so happy to be told otherwise.
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Thanks for replying.
Re: Giant Fixed gearDoes anyone know what kind of brake pads I can install on the Bowery? I'm not on the up and up when it comes to rim brakes so I've no idea what to use buy as replacements. The current brakes/pads are Tektro, but Wiggles doesn't sell Tektro, any idea what will work on there?
Re: Giant Fixed gearLook at KoolStop for inspiration RVM, seriously good gear. Some will also mention Swisstop, I have no experience there.
Personally, I'd put the pesos towards new calipers. I have nothing good to say about Tektro road brakes. Shaun ...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011
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Weird innit? I'd heard tektro's maligned before I got my Bowery, but in the time I had it they were fine and never left me feeling unsafe or underbraked. But then again a 68 kilo rider on a 8.6 kg bike is not gonna be the challenge on brakes of some of you porkier blokes
Re: Giant Fixed gearYeah, alright pipecleanerman
I really shoulda qualified it by saying they were longreach calipers, chattered like a 14yo girl with unlimited credit. Don't mean I didn't make a swap to 105s a condition of purchase when I bought me 'Dale. Shaun ...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011
Re: Giant Fixed gearI ended up buy Shimano brake pads, I've not installed them yet though. The Tektro brakes on the Bowery are fine, no issues with them whatsoever. The stock pads wear rather quickly though, of course with all the wet weather riding I've been doing I'm surprised they're wearing fast.
Re: Giant Fixed gearBowery for sale (AT) CBD cycles for $750ish ATM Dave. Melb I know but worth considering.
Shaun ...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011
Re: Giant Fixed gearHere's my Bowery.. nothing special... it has a Giant Carbon Seatpost, Selle San Marco Saddle, and a carbon flat bar on it.
Re: Giant Fixed gearLooking at the specs online between the 09 and 10 models and it appears the cranks are different brand with a larger chain ring.The wheels(rims) are also unbranded except for the joy tech hubs.I'm not sure of the hubs I had on the 09 ,but the alex rims were not bad in the robustness category for the value.I paid $695 new for mine , but I'm wondring if the later 10 models have skimped on the component spec to keep em down to the $799 tag.
still umming and ahing about these bikes, but I'm thinking sourcing an 09 might be a better option? Thought , comparos from any one who has seen/ridden both.
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I haven't ridden the new ones, but I have seen them, and the color paint schemes are ummmm.... well I'm not too impressed. I like the matte gray or black schemes they did on them. The last thing I want is my commuter bike screaming out "steal me"! The FSA cranks on the 09 are good kit for the money, and you're right about the DA22's, they're as solid as a brick shithouse.
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Formula hubs I've since found out. Formula/Alex combo (09) V's Joytech/No Name (10). Seems the spec has dropped to meet a pricepoint?
Re: Giant Fixed gearIf you check the bikeexchange.com.au website you'll find '09 Bowery's are getting cheaper.
Just a tip. Yep, I have some bike.
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Hi Wembley Cycles, Wembley have a Bowery in stock discounted I think. They have other fixed speeds as well. Andrew
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Yeah, I know .I hit bike exchange before christmas and emailed a few enquiries to the 09 on special stores that are interstate. 2 never returned my emails(slack) and one replied saying that giant australia would not allow mail order of ther bikes between states.Guess thats why the other 2 lazy stores never replied to me. It's OK I'm over wanting another one of these now anyway, unless I pick a used one up for around $300.
Re: Giant Fixed gearI've got the 08 matt black Bowery and I liked it better than the gloss black 09. I paid $699 for mine and it came with the Alexis DA22 rims which has been rock solid. I ride the bike hard to work and back and the rims are running straight as.
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They go a bit pear-shaped if you break a single spoke, but luckily they true up extremely well once it's replaced. I bomb quite a few curbs with mine and have only broken one spoke in ~2500km. Other than that, they hold up extremely well.
Re: Giant Fixed gearI ended up putting on 23c Continental GP 4000 S tyres ($50 each on special, usually $100 each) onto the Bowery. Easton EA30 riser handlebars cut down to 580mm, Brooks B17 narrow saddle, Power Grips and changed over the peddles to K218 from the Giant Reign 3 I have. The peddles were lying around after I put clipless peddles onto the Reign 3. It really showed up how terrible the Bowery peddles were.
I love how the Bowery rides with the risers instead of the drop bars. Suits my style of riding to and from work much more than the drop bars. I'll post some pics tomorrow night when I get home.
Re: Giant Fixed gearYeah mine rode nicely for the commute on risers too.
A pic is buried somewhere back in this thread. Look 4ward to your pics
Re: Giant Fixed gearHere's some pics of the Bowery. Still need to replace the stem but that's about it for the moment.
Re: Giant Fixed gear^^looks good
Here is my '09 Bowery experiment in its latest form. I painted it ages ago, replaced the stem, neck and handle bars and puts new leavers on it. Picked up the Shimano Tiagra 52t cranks recently and put them on so I took a pic. Oh, and new pedals. I'm going to look for some cheapish carbon forks and new seat next and I might be content with it then... (might also get the junk off it and take a closer pic tomorrow.)
Re: Giant Fixed gearI only really rate the seat and handle bars in some cases. Other than that I hate the straight forks.
It's a thing called a fixieee; and I'm telling you why.
Re: Giant Fixed gearMy 2010 bowery makes alot of noise when im pedalling, any thoughts on what is cause and how to fix?
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If I remember all correctly this was Y&T's setlist for the Zwolle show.
Fantastic 2.5 hrs show with Earthshaker being played in it's entirety.
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Unigine is definitely prettier not to say Spring isn't worth checking out. I just added their Repository and downing it right now
downloading* not downing :-P
At last a modern 3d strategy game for linux. If it will be any good, im definitely buing it. Heck, if the price is not too high, i will buy it before I know if its any good.
@Big spring screeshot:
Ow my eyes. The aliasing!
This is why we _need_ antialiasing on linux.
Oh my kernel! If this is really going to have good mechanics such as Warcraft or Starcraft (don't tell these mechanics suck.. they're godlike), and also runs on Linux.. I can't take it anymore
Rofl... you compare a full screenshot with a "downsampled" one. Of course the downsampled one looks smoother, it has been downsampled!
That said in a real game with transparency and other interesting effects (including def-ren) AA doesn't work anyways so it's mood to moan about it.
s/disables those/disables AA/
You don't seem to get it but okay, nothing one can do about. AA is not the holy grail and especially fails for techs like def-ren. If you wan to disable an entire game, okay, nothing to play for you, touch luck :P
Also AA looks most of them time blurry. Why taking performance hit for something which looks doesn't look much better or even blurry?
Guess we just have to agree to disagree here. To me AA looks a lot better than jaggy borders.
Yeah, I admit have no idea what def-ren is; I take it's an effect, like fog or bloom, because you said so:
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The weak economy and further distress in housing markets are impeding remodeling activity according to Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) reports that homeowner improvement activity will continue to decline, falling by an annual rate of 11.1 percent by the first quarter of 2009.
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The re-benchmarking was necessitated by the recent discontinuation of the U.S. Census Bureau's Residential Improvements and Repairs Statistics, also known as the C-50 series. The LIRA now projects future trends in homeowner improvement activity based on the bureau's C-30 series, which focuses on improvement spending only.
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The improvement estimates of the C-50 and C-30 are fairly comparable since both studies draw from the same government survey, notes a recent JCHS newsletter. At the same time, the annual rate of change for the C-30 is less erratic than the C-50 because the Census Bureau uses smoothing and adjustment techniques to fit quarterly survey data to a monthly series.
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell for a third consecutive month in July, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. The HMI fell below its previous record low of 18 in June to a new record low of 16 in July, with each of its three component indexes also hitting record lows.
"Builders are reporting that traffic of prospective buyers has fallen off substantially in recent months," said NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders. "Given the systematic deterioration of job markets, rising energy costs and sinking home values aggravated by the rising tide of foreclosures, many prospective buyers have simply returned to the sidelines until conditions improve," he said.
Each of the HMI's component indexes fell to new record lows in July. The index gauging current sales conditions declined one point to 16, the index gauging sales expectations in the next months fell four points to 23, and the index gauging traffic of prospective buyers also receded four points, to 12.
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Home Buyers HopefulAn online survey of potential home buyers found that 44 percent believe the real estate market will improve once the new president takes office.
In the meantime, 81 percent say they remain nervous about the current market.
Respondents cite a variety of barriers to buying a home: 28 percent say they are stymied by the cost of a down payment; 20 percent are concerned about their income level; and 31 percent (39 percent in the West) say home prices are still too high.
Practical reasons motivate these potential buyers. A quarter say they need more space; 17 percent have gotten married, had a baby or experienced some other life-stage change; while 9 percent want to downsize.
Seventy-eight percent say they are willing to save or earn extra money for the down payment and are willing to compromise on amenities in their new home to make it more affordable.
Harris Interactive conducted the survey for Move Inc., which operates Move.com and Realtor.com.
Investing in RemodelingWhile the housing market may be slowing, millions of Americans are still investing in their homes with remodeling projects, and three types of homeowners show definite patterns in their home improvement spending.
In its second PersonicX Consumer Dynamics study, Acxiom Corp. researchers identified three groups of homeowners who were more likely to undertake remodeling projects in a slumping economy: Starter Homes, Settled In and In for the Long Haul.
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies' Leading Indicator for Remodeling Activity (LIRA) showed falling consumer confidence and a weak economy as growth inhibitors for home improvement purchases. Its April 2008 report predicted that homeowner spending for remodeling will continue to decline, falling by an annual rate of 4.8 percent through the end of the year.
"But all the groups we identified are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to spend money — at least $7,500 per year — on home improvements," Rolleigh said. He also noted that all three groups reside predominantly in suburbs and towns and have net worth listings that indicate a range of assets not limited to their homes. "These results are exciting,"
Rolleigh said. "We have identified 13 percent of the U.S. population — almost 17 million households — who are consumers still willing and ready to spend money on their homes."
The first group, Starter Homes, comprise those more likely to have been in their homes for fewer than five years. These consumers are usually between 30 and 45 years old, and if they have children, they had them relatively later in life so that their kids are in preschool or younger — though many are still childless.
"Those in the Starter Homes group tend to focus on quick turn-around projects that provide upsell potential to their homes," Rolleigh said. He said PersonicX researchers found that these remodelers tend to spend their money on cosmetic changes like replacing dated light fixtures, updating faucets and installing new kitchen cabinets.
Settled In, the second group identified by consumer researchers, are those who are more likely to have been in their homes six to 14 years and are slightly older than Starter Homes, from 36 to 55 years old. They often have children (teens or preteens) and are involved with their activities. They, too, enjoy sports, exercise regularly and are Internet junkies.
Rolleigh said households in this segment are ready to tackle larger, more complex projects, making upgrades to their homes for more comfort and accommodation of their family's lifestyle. They are more likely to install a hardwood or ceramic floor or remodel a bedroom, or even take on a bigger kitchen remodeling project.
And those in the In for the Long Haul segment are more likely to be rolling up their sleeves to take on the more expensive maintenance projects required as a home ages, replacing gutters or roofing and tackling concrete or masonry projects. They also may take on improvements to the interior of the home.
Those in the Long Haul group are more likely to have been in their homes for 15 years or more and are 46 to 65 years old. These homeowners are savvy investors, enjoy boating and gardening, and participate in business and civic clubs.


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The Kornati (pronounced [kɔ̝rnǎːti]) archipelago in Croatia is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin county. With 35 km in length and 140 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about 320 km², Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.[1] From northwest to southeast (from the island of Balabra to Samograd), and from northeast to southwest (from Gangarol to Mana) they strech for 13 km. The name of the archipelago is the plural form of the name of the largest island, Kornat.
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.


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Are Teams Picking Up on Higuaín?
Are Teams Picking Up on Higuaín?
Through his first six matches (five starts), there is no denying that Federico Higuaín has made an instant impact in the Crew attack with his three goals and six assists since joining the team last month.
But at the same token, perhaps teams are starting to learn how to defend against the Argentine. Following last Wednesday's loss in New England-- the only hiccup the Crew has had since Higuaín joined the club-- Revolution coach Jay Heaps was pleased with how his team disrupted the forward in the final third.
"Columbus is a rhythm team and we never really let them get into rhythm," the first-year head coach explained following his team's victory. "And that was important that [Jairo] Arrieta and [Federico] Higuain couldn't get the ball. And that was our focus – when they did get the ball, we wanted a guy on them quickly. You could see when Higuain would get the ball we were on him, and he started to drift wider and we knew to take him there."
The OPTA Chalkboards below illustrate where Higuaín's activity and distribution has been on the field over his first five starts in Black & Gold. As you can see, Heaps was correct in that his team forced Higuaín out onto the right wing more often. What is more noticable is that most of Higuaín's activity is coming in the middle third and teams are starting to limit his touches in and around the penalty area. Also, it seems Higuaín was dropping the ball off to players behind him more often in New England last week.
From what these charts show, perhaps teams are starting to learn Higuaín's tendencies a bit as they study more film on the Argentine playmaker. At the same time, Higuaín is learning to exploit MLS defenses as he adjusts to the league as well. And maybe teams picking up on Higuaín's tendencies isn't such a bad thing either. As the Argentine attracts defenders, it opens up space and opportunities for Jairo Arrieta, Eddie Gaven, Dilly Duka, Milovan Mirosevic, and Chris Birchall to score goals.
Furthermore, the Crew's future opponents will still have to be wary of conceding corner kicks and free kicks in dangerous areas. Higuaín has served up two assists from dead balls and banged home two free kick goals.


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Great tyres in the wet and dry. Tread wear is not bad but thats the compromise for better handling. Road noise is good. An all round great tyre.
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After 10,000kms they appear to have tread left but slide around corners without trying in my AWD Subaru Liberty STI . When new they were brilliant. Disappointed considering what they cost and Pirelli's reputation. Will probably go back to Kuhmo.
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To sit shoulder-to-shoulder next to someone on the ground, facing opposite directions with both legs extended. From the position, mutual masturbation occurs. It can be done MF, MM, or FF.
Bill: Dude, me and Tina T-squared on Mr. Weier's desk while he was at lunch! It was kick ass!
Tim: That sounds awesome.
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A person who is a simpleton, a tool, or a very simple tool. From the idea of the extremely simple tool, the T-square. Also, for idea of tool squared, that is, tool to the second power, with the idea of being a super-tool. Also, t squared, T2, tsquared, or t square.
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The fabric triangle on the back of a thong, connecting the waist bands to the ass band. Usually seen when a female wearing a thong bends over and the thong peeps out from her low rise jeans.
Check out Tina's t square, looks like she wearing her pink bedazzled panties again.
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A sexual position where the penetrating partner lays on their side perpendicular with the receiving partner. The reciving partner lays on their back draping their legs over the penitrating partners side. The resulting formation looks like an architectural T-Square
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A Japanese fusion jazz band. They recently (2004) celebrated their 25th anniversary and have over 20 albums, including several collaborations with jazz artists from across the world. One of their albums, Megalith, was released in an overseas version outside of Japan.
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A rule having a short, sometimes sliding, perpendicular crosspiece at one end, used by drafters for establishing and drawing parallel lines.
1. I used the T-Square to mark a straight cut on that 2x4
2. Bobby jammed his T-Square up Joey's ass
2. Bobby jammed his T-Square up Joey's ass
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1. site in North Potomac NoPo in Montgomery County MoCo, MD frequented by those who believe themselves to be cool
3. home of the 7-eleven sleven
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Yankees, Blue Jays conclude set with rubber game
Rookie Greene opposes veteran Happ in battle of second-place clubs
When the Yankees square off against the Blue Jays in Sunday afternoon's rubber game at Yankee Stadium, they'll be looking to put an exclamation point on the end of one of their most successful homestands.
Since the All-Star break, the Yankees haven't been scalding their opponents, but they've been scoring just enough, winning seven of their first nine. That's been helped by the fact that entering Saturday, Yankees pitchers held opponents to a .222 batting average and a 1.97 ERA, which ranked second in the American League.
Five come-from-behind wins have helped this hot streak, including Friday's 6-4 victory. That boosted the Yankees, who entered the series virtually tied for second place with the Blue Jays in the AL East. But regardless of how the weekend finishes, both teams realize they're still in the thick of the race chasing the first-place Orioles.
"We've been able to win games," said the Yankees' Carlos Beltran. "The division is so tight right now that any inning counts."
The Yanks will tab rookie Shane Greene for the finale, hoping the righty can continue his impressive start (2-1, 2.79 ERA) at the Major League level. Earlier in the week, in light of the Yankees acquiring Chris Capuano, manager Joe Girardi pushed fellow rookie Chase Whitley to the bullpen, keeping Greene in the rotation.
"He's done really good things. You forget about where he was at and throwing the baseball," said Girardi. "Greene's a guy that I think has thrown 175 innings in the Minor Leagues, is used to being a starter. He's thrown the ball really well, and that's why we're staying with him."
Hoping to end some of that success, and steal the series, will be Toronto lefty J.A. Happ, who's coming off one of his best outings of the year, throwing six scoreless innings and earning the victory against the Red Sox.
"That might have been, in my opinion, his best outing of the year," said Blue jays manager John Gibbons. "He had a good curveball going that he established, he used quite a bit. He primarily relies on his fastball, because he has a good one, but he had a good curveball that he was throwing over the plate and a good changeup. That was big, that was a big part of the reason he held them in check."
Yankees: New additions fitting into their pinstripes well
• As Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline quickly approaches, the Yankees can rest assured that the new players they've acquired are adjusting well.
Righty Brandon McCarthy, in three starts for the Yankees since being obtained from the D-Backs, has thrown at least six innings each outing, only giving up three earned runs in that span. Meanwhile, third baseman Chase Headley has still been productive after supplying a walk-off hit against the Rangers in his first night since coming from the Padres. The switch-hitter has hit safely in his first five games as a Yankee and has been solid at the hot corner. In his Yanks debut in Saturday's 6-4 loss, Capuano allowed just two runs over six innings.
"I think it's coming to a team they feel has a good opportunity," Girardi said of his new players' success. "You're fighting for something in the month of July, August, September. But also being part of this New York Yankees organization, there's a lot of tradition here, there's a lot of great players that have walked through. The fans support is great, so I think they get excited about all those things. As long as they don't get caught up in expectations, they just go out and be themselves, players are usually OK."
Blue Jays: Encarnacion experiences setback
• Edwin Encarnacion suffered a minor setback in his recovery from a right quadriceps injury and will be shut down for the next few days.
Encarnacion felt some tightness while working out at the club's Minor League complex in Dunedin, Fla., on Friday. He was in the process of coming back from a strained quad that was sustained during a series in Oakland on July 5.
"Eddie had a little setback in Florida," Gibbons revealed Saturday morning. "He's a little bit tender, so we're going to back him off for a few days. ... He was feeling it when he was twisting, the torque in his swing."
The setback isn't considered serious, but it is yet another blow to a team that has been ravaged by injuries for the past month and a half. Encarnacion was nearing a return and there seemed to be hope that he would rejoin the Blue Jays next week in Boston or Houston.
Worth noting
• In 2014, the Yankees are the best in the Major Leagues with a 33-21 mark in games decided by two runs or fewer.
• The Blue Jays snapped their 17-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium in Saturday's 6-4 victory.
• After clobbering two homers Friday, Jose Bautista is the 12th player in the AL to hit 20 this season. It's his fifth straight season with 20-plus dingers.
Jake Kring-Schreifels is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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