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"From my study, all of the women who had engaged in sexual intercourse had also engaged in oral sex as well," said Malacad, who recently published the findings in the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. "This data tells us that oral sex is becoming very much a part of most young people's sexual repertoire."
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Mobilization of Manufactured Gas Plant Tar with Alkaline
Flushing Solutions
Scott C. Hauswirth*,†,‡, Pamela Schultz Birak†, Seth C. Rylander†, and Cass T. Miller†
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This experimental study investigates the use of alkaline and alkaline-polymer solutions for the
mobilization of former manufactured gas plant (FMGP) tars. Tar-aqueous interfacial tensions
(IFTs) and contact angles were measured, and column flushing experiments were conducted.
NaOH solutions (0.01–1 wt.%) were found to significantly reduce tar-aqueous IFT. Contact angles
indicated a shift to strongly water-wet, then to tar-wet conditions as NaOH concentration
increased. Column experiments were conducted with flushing solutions containing 0.2, 0.35, and
0.5% NaOH, both with and without xanthan gum (XG). Between 10 and 44% of the residual tar
was removed by solutions containing only NaOH, while solutions containing both NaOH and XG
removed 81–93% of the tar with final tar saturations as low as 0.018. The mechanism responsible
for the tar removal is likely a combination of reduced IFT, a favorable viscosity ratio, and tar bank
formation. Such an approach may have practical applications and would be significantly less
expensive than surfactant-based methods.
Former manufactured gas plants (FMGPs) were common in the U.S. and Europe between
the early 1800s and the 1950s. These plants produced coke or town gas, a flammable gas
that was used primarily for heating and lighting. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) estimated that there were between 36,121 and 55,001 FMGPs and related tar and gas
processing facilities in the U.S. (1). The vast majority of these sites are suspected to have
had releases of solid and liquid waste products, including tars, cyanide-bearing purifier
waste, slag, and coke (1–3). The tars, which contain thousands of individual compounds,
including many known or suspected carcinogens, are frequently the focus of remediation
efforts at FMGPs (4). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), hydrocarbons composed of
two or more fused aromatic rings, are the dominant class of compounds in tars (5–8).
Asphaltenes, operationally defined as the short-alkane insoluble fraction, are another
important component of tars and may account for up to 36% of total tar mass (9, 10).
Asphaltenes are suspected to play a key role in tar interfacial behavior (10–16).
Once released into a porous medium system, tars migrate downward by gravity, and because
they are denser than water, can move down through the water table until reaching a
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Supporting Information Available
Supporting information includes detailed descriptions of the methods used for the acid, base, and asphaltene extractions, diagrams of
the experimental apparatus (Figures S1 and S2), a figure illustrating the change in pH during the IFT equilibration period (Figure S3),
and plots of tar saturation versus PV flushed for the column experiments (Figures S4–S5). This material is available free of charge via
the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org/.
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confining layer (e.g., silt or clay). As the tar migrates through a porous medium, capillary
forces act to trap isolated globules of tar in pores, creating a zone of residual saturation.
FMGP tars' tendency toward NAPL-wetting conditions results in higher residual saturations
than other denser-than-water NAPLs (DNAPLs), such as chlorinated solvents (3, 17).
FMGP tars are persistent in the environment due to their resistance to chemical and
biological degradation and the relatively low solubilities of many of the chemical
constituents in these complex mixtures. The U.S. EPA estimated the per site clean-up costs
in the millions of dollars, and a cumulative total of $128 billion for all of the FMGP and
related sites in the U.S. (1). A number of strategies have been applied or investigated for
MGP tar remediation including containment, excavation, natural or enhanced
bioremediation, extraction by pumping (with or without the use of chemical additives),
chemical oxidation, and thermal methods (1, 3, 18–27).
Mobilization approaches are attractive alternatives for the remediation of NAPLs since they
are less restricted by site access limitations than other methods. The basic principle behind
such methods is to reduce the forces trapping the NAPL in the porous media. NAPL droplets
are trapped in porous media when capillary forces are greater than the pressure acting on the
drop. The capillary number (NC) is a dimensionless number that represents the ratio of
viscous forces to capillary forces, and for vertical flow it is defined as follows (28):
where qα is the magnitude of the aqueous phase Darcy velocity, μα is the aqueous phase
viscosity, θ is the contact angle, and σαn is the interfacial tension (IFT) between the aqueous
and NAPL phases. When buoyancy forces are expected to be important, NC may also be
combined with the bond number (NB) to arrive at the trapping number (NT), which, for
vertical flow, is defined as follows (28):
where k is the intrinsic permeability, krα is the relative water permeability, g is gravitational
acceleration, and Δρ = ρα − ρn, where ρα and ρn are the aqueous and NAPL phase densities.
When Δρ is small, as is the case for many FMGP tar-water systems, the contribution of NB
is negligible relative to NC. It has been well established that residual saturation is a
decreasing function of the trapping number (28, 29). The goal for a mobilization-based
remediation technique is to increase NT, which is typically accomplished by reducing σαn
by adding cosolvents or surfactants to the aqueous flushing solution, or by increasing the
flow rate. The addition of polymers, such as xanthan gum (XG), to increase μα is common
in the petroleum industry for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications (30), but has seen
less use in the remediation field. Investigations of the effect of viscosity on remediation
efficiency have tended to focus on the viscosity ratio (κ = μn/μα) alone, rather than in
relation to capillary forces. Giese and Powers (31) performed creosote and synthetic NAPL
flushing experiments with XG solutions under NAPL-wet conditions, and found that
solutions with κ = 0.1 resulted in final NAPL saturations roughly half those obtained when
using solutions with κ ≥ 1. Tzimas et al. (32) reported a similarly strong impact for other
NAPLs. Some researchers have found that NCκm, where m is determined by fitting to
experimental data, correlates with residual NAPL saturations better than NC alone (33). The
proposed reason for this is that μn, which is not accounted for in the formulation of NC,
impacts NAPL entrapment processes (i.e., snap-off).
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The use of alkaline agents to reduce IFT was developed by petroleum researchers for EOR
applications. When exposed to high pH aqueous solutions, organic acids in crude oils
become ionized, forming natural surfactants that significantly reduce the NAPL-water IFT
(34–37). One of the major advantages of this approach is cost: commonly used alkaline
chemicals, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), are readily available
and inexpensive compared to other flushing chemicals such as surfactants (38, 39). From a
remediation perspective, an additional benefit is that both NaOH and Na2CO3 are designated
as "generally recognized as safe" by the U.S. FDA and used widely as food additives (40).
The feasibility of applying such alkaline-based approaches to the remediation of FMGP tars
has not been explicitly investigated; however, it has been shown that when exposed to high
pH solutions, FMGP tars exhibit lower NAPL-water IFT and have a decreased tendency to
wet porous media (10–16). This evidence suggests that acidic species are present that react
to form surface active compounds, and that alkaline flushing may be effective for tars.
Two field trials of alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flushing have been conducted on
wood-treating creosote, a DNAPL with similarities to, but important differences from,
FMGP tars. One of the trials failed due to injection problems and insufficient site
characterization, while the other trial successfully removed 84.3% of the residual creosote
(41–43). The latter study, however, used a five-stage sequence of chemical flushing
solutions and relied more on the use of surfactants than alkaline agents. The surfactant
concentration in the main flushing solution was 1.4% while the pH was only 9.2; alkaline
flushing solutions for EOR applications are typically above pH 12 (30).
The objectives of this work are: (1) to assess the impact of NaOH solutions on the IFT and
contact angle of FMGP tars, (2) to conduct column experiments to assess the potential for
the use of such solutions to remediate FMGP tars, and (3) to assess the impact of the
remediation on dissolved phase concentrations of 15 PAHs.
Materials and Methods
All solvents used were ACS Reagent grade or better (Fisher) and water was distilled and
deionized (DDI). Stock solutions of 10% NaOH (99.8%; Fisher Scientific) and 5% XG (MP
Biomedicals) were prepared and used to make all subsequent solutions for IFT, contact
angle, and flushing experiments. The buffer solution was made by dissolving appropriate
quantities of NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 in DDI and titrating to pH 7 to produce a 100 mM
stock solution. This solution was diluted to 1 mM, and NaCl was added to adjust the ionic
strength to 10 mM. The tar used for this study was a tar, believed to be a carburetted water-
gas tar, collected from a well at an FMGP in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Measurements of
pH were made with an Orion Research EA 940 expandable ion meter. All experiments were
conducted at 22 ± 1 °C.
Fluid Characterization
To determine the tar composition, 0.05 g of tar was dissolved in 10 mL dichloromethane
(DCM) containing 2-fluorobiphenyl and m-terphenyl as internal standards. Twenty-six
compounds, including the 16 EPA priority pollutant PAHs, were quantified using a Hewlett-
Packard 5890 gas chromatograph equipped with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and a
Hewlett-Packard 7673 autoinjector system. Peak identification was confirmed with a gas
chromatograph equipped with a mass spectrum detector (GC-MS). The GC-FID was
calibrated with six standard solutions containing concentrations ranging from 0.3 to 500 mg/
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Asphaltenes were extracted with n-pentane and reprecipitated from toluene. Acids and bases
were extracted with 1 M NaOH and 10% H2SO4, respectively. Details of the methods used
for the asphaltene, acid, and base extractions are provided in Supporting Information.
Density was measured with an Anton Paar DMA 48 density meter. Tar dynamic viscosity
(μt) was measured with a TA Instruments AR-G2 rheometer at a shear rate of 1 s−1. The
viscosity of XG solutions with 0, 0.2, and 0.5% NaOH was measured over a shear rate (γ̇)
range of 10−4 to 10 s−1. The solutions containing NaOH were analyzed within 1 hour of
being produced.
IFT and Contact Angle
IFT was measured using the pendant drop method. An optical glass cell (Krüss) was filled
with aqueous solution (0–1 wt.% NaOH), and a drop of tar was suspended from a stainless
steel needle. A digital video camera captured images of the drop, and Krüss's Drop Shape
Analysis II (DSA2) software was used to determine the native IFT, for which Δρ =1 g/cm3.
The density of each phase was measured and used to determine the actual IFT. A schematic
of the experimental apparatus is provided in Supporting Information.
Two needle sizes were used, a 16-gauge needle (1.6-mm outer diameter) for IFTs above 1
mN/m, and a 24-gauge needle (0.4-mm diameter) for IFTs between 1 mN/m and 0.05 mN/
m, which was the lower limit of quantification for this method. The magnification of the
optics system was adjusted as appropriate for each needle size. Optical scale calibration was
performed directly by the DSA2 software using needle diameters measured to 0.001 mm
with a digital micrometer. DCM-distilled water interfacial tensions were measured as a
check of the accuracy of the measurements.
IFT was measured with and without prior equilibration. Equilibration entailed combining the
tar and aqueous solution at a 1:3 volume ratio in a centrifuge tube, shaking periodically over
a period of 7 days, and centrifuging at 3200 rpm (1700 g) for 20 minutes prior to
measurement. This volume ratio was chosen based on an assumed residual tar saturation of
0.25 for the column experiments.
Contact angles were measured using the same instrumentation and software as for the IFT
measurements. The measurements were conducted on a 25 mm × 25 mm quartz slide
(Chemglass) placed in the glass cell. The interaction between the tar and the needle used to
dispense the drop was found to greatly impact the drop shape, and therefore an inclined plate
method was used to determine the advancing (θA) and receding (θR) contact angles. A drop
was dispensed on the quartz slide and the stage was tilted until the drop just began to move
along the surface of the slide. Images captured immediately prior to the movement of the
drop were used to measure the angle (through the aqueous phase) on each side of the drop.
Contact angle measurements were conducted with the equilibrated tar and aqueous phases.
Between each sample, the glass cell and quartz slide were rinsed sequentially with methanol,
n-methylpyrollidinone (NMP), DCM, methanol, and DDI water, followed by a 15 min soak
in NaOH-saturated ethanol and a final, thorough DDI rinse.
Column Studies
Column studies were conducted in 2.5-cm inner diameter glass columns that were adjusted
to 10 cm in length. The influent and effluent tubing, along with all associated fittings, were
constructed of PTFE. Water and flushing solutions were pumped using Harvard Apparatus
PHD 4400 programmable syringe pumps. A schematic of the column apparatus is provided
in Supporting Information.
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The columns were dry packed with a sieved fraction (#25 to #35 mesh) of a natural quartz
and feldspar sand, using an air vibrator to ensure complete compaction. This sand was used
since it is more representative of natural mineralogy and grain shapes than glass beads or
pure quartz sand that are commonly used for this type of experiment. The intrinsic
permeability was determined to be 2.2±0.4 ×10−7 cm2 for a representative column by
measuring the head difference between the inlet and outlet over a range of flow rates.
Further characterization of the original soil is presented elsewhere (44). After packing, the
column was flushed upward with carbon dioxide for 30 minutes at a rate of 20–30 mL/min
to displace the air from the column. This was followed by a several pore volume flush of pH
7 buffer to displace and dissolve the carbon dioxide. Porosity was calculated for each
column based on the bulk density.
Tar was injected upward into the column to achieve a NAPL saturation (Sn) approaching 1.
A water flood was conducted to create a residual tar saturation by flushing the pH 7 buffer
downward until tar was no longer present in the effluent. Column experiments were
conducted using 0.2, 0.35, and 0.5% NaOH solutions with and without the addition of 5000
ppm XG. An additional column was flushed with a 5000 ppm XG solution without NaOH.
Chemical flushes were conducted in a downward direction and performed until no tar was
present in the effluent. The column was then flushed with several pore volumes of the pH 7
buffer. Effluent samples of between 5 and 30 mL were collected during the water and
chemical flushing. Tar removal was quantified by extracting the tar in the effluent samples
with sequential portions of DCM, centrifuging and pipetting off the organic phase between
each step, and analyzing the extract by GC-FID as described above. Internal standards were
added directly to the effluent samples to account for extraction losses and matrix
background. The mass of six individual compounds (naphthalene, 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene) in each sample was determined
and divided by the known mass fraction of that compound in the tar. These six values were
averaged to provide an estimate of the tar mass in the sample. This approach was tested by
adding a known mass of tar to DDI-filled centrifuge vials, and extracting as for the samples.
These tests indicated that such an approach was accurate to within 0.4%.
Aqueous-phase concentrations of PAHs were measured before and after the alkaline
flushing for select columns. Aqueous effluent samples were collected in acetonitrile
containing deuterated anthracene as an internal standard. The samples were filtered with 0.2
μm PTFE syringe filters (Fisher), allowing the first 1 mL to go to waste. Analysis was
performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (Waters 600S controller,
616 pump, and 717 autosampler) equipped with a multi-wavelength fluorescence detector
(Waters 2475) as described in (45).
At the completion of the flushing, the soil was split into four segments along the length of
the column, each of which was homogenized and divided into three centrifuge vials. Internal
standard and Na2SO4 (10 g) were added, and the tar was extracted with one 15-mL and three
10-mL portions of DCM. The vials were shaken and centrifuged between each step, and the
supernatant from each sample was combined and diluted to 50 mL. The samples were then
analyzed by GC-FID.
The tar composition is presented in Table 1. The density of the tar was 1.0800 ± 0.0004 g/
cm3 (22°C), and the dynamic viscosity was 190 ± 10 (22°C, 1 s−1). Rheological
measurements of 5000 ppm XG solutions with 0.5% NaOH and without NaOH are shown in
Figure 1. The solution containing 0.2% NaOH yielded results very similar to those of the
0.5% solution. The addition of NaOH resulted in a significant reduction of the viscosity. At
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Light, clear, but bright red; the mother/daughter relationship with '10 Baby Bush Mourvedre is immediately obvious; this wine has greater intensity to its red fruits, but the same lithe grace and the remarkably fine, almost silky, tannins. Will live for a long, long time.
93+ points. Produced of 100% Mourvedre coming from 1853 vines, believed to be the oldest Mourvedre vines on the planet, the 2009 Old Garden Mourvedre is medium-deep garnet-purple colored giving a whole array of complex aromas: warm mulberries, black raspberries, kirsch, fruit cake, baking spices, game, dusty earth and sandalwood. Medium bodied, it is elegantly fruited in the mouth with silky tannins, very crisp acid and a long finish with plenty of spice, red berry and savory layers. Drinking nicely now, it should cellar to 2022+.
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Keeping wasps away from your outdoor activities can be a challenge. For those who are allergic to their sting, they can be life threatening. This is a guide about Homemade Wasp Repellent.
Read and rate the best solutions below by giving them a "thumbs up".
The cheapest hair spray you can find will freeze a bee or wasp in place, and drop it like a cannon ball. Just keep a can handy. It works for other flying insects too. Just spray on the wasp, and in seconds it will dry and the wasp will drop out of the air.
Source: Can't remember where I got it, but know it works!
By Jacketbacker from Greer, SC
This spring I was no sooner enjoying the latest crop of large bamboo stalks than I noticed a menacing wasp nest under construction under my eaves nearby. Putting 2 and 2 together and doing a little research online I came to realize that I was not the only one who was enjoying the bamboo abundance!
Paper wasps were also extremely happy I wanted to help them source material for their nesting! Also online I noticed people were selling "decoy" nests consisting of a small gray bag suspended upside down from a string retailing for $10.00 plus, which purportedly would scare away wasps in a 200 foot radius (because wasps are "territorial" like gangs) . So as usual I wanted to make my own for a princely sum of $2.00!
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Wasps seem to hate warm soapy water. I attached a sprayer to my hose with simple dish soap in it. I applied some several times during the day and have successfully deterred a large nest that was visible and inside my covered porch structure. I have animals and plants and was reluctant to use a bunch of wasp spray.
While browsing another of my favorite blogs, Calgary Garden Coach, I found a great, simple, and free idea to make fake wasp nests. Basically you make a nest and hang it in potential nest spots to deter the real wasps from nesting there. So simple, yet I see the fake nests on "sale" for around 2/$5 or more. This is a project that requires zero crafty skill, I'm betting you already have the supplies on hand, and takes literally two minutes.
Take some old newspaper and crumple in balls. Stuff into plastic shopping bag and tie closed. Stuff this into a paper lunch bag. Hang up in the corners and other places wasps may like to nest in your yard. Done! Even with my "helper" this took literally minutes to do.
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You can buy these at Canadian Tire they are $8.00 for a pkg of 2
Marigolds planted around a garden will deter deer and rabbits from munching your plants. Deer like hostas. Does anyone know of any natural insect repellent for wasps? For example: mosquitoes do not like citronella, fleas are not fund of cedar.
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This sounds awful, but I am so relieved to read stories of folks like me who are terrified of wasps. I thought that I was the biggest baby in the world (my husband adds to this emotion!) because I too am afraid to even step outside at times, and working in my gardens can be a nightmare! I usually work on them early in the morning or while it is raining, because then the evil little beasts are not active. I came here to see if the fake wasps nests actually work, and have read over and over that yes they do. I am willing to try anything!
I am learning to "live with" the red wasps up to a point, and the mud dabbers don't bother me as much once I found out that they do not sting. But the hornets and yellow jackets - especially the yellow jackets because you don't know where their nests are until you disturb them, and then you'd better be able to outrun them! I hate them! And even though I may end up on PETA's most wanted list, if I knew of a way to kill every yellow jacket and hornet within a 10-mile radius, you can bet I'd do it! Anyway, just wanted to say "thanks all!" because it's nice to know that I am not the only one who is frightened.
I am allergic of bee stings, I see too many bees and wasps in the swimming pool. Is there any waterproof repellent that will keep them away from me.
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I do not believe so. I have never heard of one. Usually bees will not bother you if you do not bother them. Wasps are more aggressive, but they are usually not a problem near ponds or swimming pools. Repellents are not effective for bees, hornets and wasps.
I want to be able to use dish soap, water, vinegar, or baking soda to spray on nests or places that wasps want to make nests to repel them so thay won't come back.
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There may be reasons to deport foreign workers, family members..but don't start blemishing Judaism with this act. This act and not the presence of a few thousand "goyim is a threat to our identity. Our country Jewishness must reside in the way we live our lives, Yes: preserving our identities but not by hiding behind a wall of isolationism. Raise a jewish family, but with our doors wide open to the world like Abraham and his tent.
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Owen 10/17/07, Ben 5/3/10, And Rosalie 7/6/13
Very sorry to hear this - but so glad the other twin is doing so well. Bittersweet indeed.
Three pregnancies since Sept. 2011: One blighted ovum (11/11) and two missed miscarriages (5/12 and 12/12).
Hoping and praying that 2013 is my year!
Aww so sorry for the loss of your little one, but extremely happy for you that the other is doing so well. Huggs now your little one will have a very special guardian angel.
I went through the same expeirence back in '94. I was sad I lost one of my precious one's, but my daughter held on and is now a vibrant and talented 18 year old woman. Bittersweet indeed! Sorry for your loss momma big hugs XX
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GPL Guardians Publish Guide to Not Getting Sued
The Software Freedom Law Center — champions of all things Open Source — has become a legend within the Open Source community over the past year through the nearly a dozen lawsuits filed on behalf of the developers of BusyBox against a laundry list of companies that refused to comply with the GPL. Now, they're taking the fight out of the courtroom and into the boardroom with a new guide aimed at educating managers about the requirements inherent in using Open Source software. Co-written by SFLC team members Bradley Kuhn, Aaron Williamson, and Karen Sandler, the guide offers advice for executives on the obligatiosn imposed by the GPL, as well as practices companies can put in place to prevent violations in the first place.
The guide is available from the SFLC's website as HTML, PDF, and Postscript, and is freely available for (verbatim) copying. (It is presumably also available under the CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 license indicated at the bottom of every page on the SFLC site.) Most of all, companies should remember the number one piece of GPL-compliance advice: If the SFLC calls, listen.
Justin Ryan is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.
Well i am not so into all this liceces, but from what i know GPL is not much different then commercial licecne?
This is not confirmed info but rather a plot keep that in mind when reading further ... and don't flame me :)
I read that when selling PHP MySQL software one has to buy MySQL licence in order to sell his software legal, i am curious if that is true?
If it is, then about 90% of developers are selling their software illegal.
On the other hand there is a note that one do not have to accept this licence because he did not signed it, but i guess if tou do not accept it then you cannot use the software.
Hmmm, whos gone crazy here?
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It should come as no surprise that the county's largest public employer, the school system, receives nearly 65 percent of all county tax dollars collected.
What is surprising is that county government, which includes the judge-executive's office, planning and zoning, electrical and building inspections and the highway department receives only slightly more than the public library.
According to the sheriff's 2009 tax settlement report, the school system received $7.1 million of the $11.05 million taxpayers shelled out to fund local government, which excludes city government.
The county government was second with $1.6 million, followed closely by the public library, which received $1.2 million.
The health board taxing district, which funds the health department, received $385,929, and the county fire taxing district received $481,017. The Extension district, which until last year operated on $100,000 given to it by the fiscal court, in 2009 received $206,174 from local taxes.
At $10.5 million, real estate provides by far the largest amount of tax revenue each year, but makes up only a portion of what is taxed.
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
Yoenis Cespedes to Mets: Dombrowski recounts his side of story
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RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: September 17, 2015 at 05:06 PM | 0 comment(s)
Beats: dave dombrowski, mets, tigers, trade, yoenis cespedes
Roberto Clemente day should focus on importance of Latinos to baseball.
Major League Baseball this week announced the 30 nominees for the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award. The announcement came two days before the 14th annual Roberto Clemente Day, which will be observed Wednesday at parks across the big league circuit
spanx for the memories Posted: September 17, 2015 at 02:42 PM | 2 comment(s)
Beats: pittsburgh pirates
Cubs poised to return to the postseason, thanks to Theo Epstein | NBC SportsWorld
In the GM portion of our links today…Theo Epstein.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 02:32 PM | 35 comment(s)
Beats: cubs, general managers, theo epstein
A Q&A with Dave Dombrowski
In the GM portion of our links today…Dave Dombrowski.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 02:31 PM | 4 comment(s)
Beats: dave dombrowski, general managers, red sox
Chass: BATTING AVERAGE JOINS PITCHING WINS IN BASEBALL'S ATTIC
Hey, Murray, is there room in your basement for Lupica and Madden? Can Mike and Bill munch on your Fruit Loops or must they bring their own boxes?
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JE (Jason) Posted: September 17, 2015 at 02:25 PM | 94 comment(s)
Beats: advanced metrics, get off my lawn, murray chass, old coot, statistics
Biggest offseason questions | MLB.com
Dan O'Dowd asks some tough questions.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 02:05 PM | 1 comment(s)
Beats: cardinals, dodgers, free agency, giants, mariners, mets, orioles, white sox
Are the New York Mets mismanaging Matt Harvey?
This is my concern. A one-time skip in the rotation can be a nice breather. Throwing less pitches per start, especially with so many breaks in between, might increase his risk of being injured if he's later pushed in the playoffs. Why? Not throwing as much over the last few weeks of the season will ultimately reduce his overall strength and stamina.
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Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 01:53 PM | 4 comment(s)
Beats: matt harvey, mets
Milwaukee - Baseball Prospectus: THE NARRATIVE PROBLEM: RYAN BRAUN AND PEDS
I guess in his view the drop in homers since testing started is purely coincidental.
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Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 11:24 AM | 57 comment(s)
Beats: peds, ryan braun
Francisco Lindor leading Indians by example | MLB.com
One of many exciting young shortstops in the game right now. Lindor has been better with the bat than expected.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:45 AM | 8 comment(s)
Beats: francisco lindor, indians
The Dodgers aren't really going to start Jimmy Rollins over Corey Seager, are they? - SBNation.com
I can't see how the Dodgers could take Seager out of the lineup right now.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:42 AM | 12 comment(s)
Beats: corey seager, dodgers, jimmy rollins
Chris Davis would have a powerful effect here - The Boston Globe
No, no, no, no, no. Don't get me wrong. I like Davis. I won't like the Red Sox being tied to another big contract.
(And, FYI Nick, despite Ortiz's production this year, he can't go on like this forever.)
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:38 AM | 10 comment(s)
Beats: chris davis, red sox
Full Count » Red Sox Minor League Notebook: 2015 end of year power rankings, No.'s 1-5
With the way the team has played recently and the amount of talent in the farm system, I can't help but feel Cherington did not deserve his fate.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:32 AM | 0 comment(s)
Beats: prospects, red sox
Prince Fielder giving Rangers a crucial boost | MLB.com
Vintage Fielder could decide the division.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:28 AM | 2 comment(s)
Beats: prince fielder, rangers
Anibal Sanchez's shoulder checks out OK | tigers.com
All is good then.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:24 AM | 0 comment(s)
Beats: anibal sanchez, tigers
Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 9-17-2015
Keokuk Daily Gate City, September 17, 1915:
This performance was in no way historically significant, but "Snooks McGaffigan" is a wonderful name and I ...Read More...
Jefferson Manship (Dan Lee) Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:24 AM | 14 comment(s)
Beats: dugout, history, snooks mcgaffigan
Baseball Lifers Make The Game Go - BaseballAmerica.com
John Manuel gives a little attention to some guys who don't get enough of it.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:19 AM | 1 comment(s)
Beats: human interest story, minors
Jered Weaver gets ejected for being a jackass | HardballTalk
I would have hit him too. Craig misses the part where Seager grabs his crotch right when he called time first and before he tells Weaver to throw it over the plate.
In this instance I blame the umpire for not stepping in and telling Seager to get in the box. It was perfectly clear that Seager was purposely being disruptive. Had the umpire kept control of the game the ensuing events would not have happened.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 10:02 AM | 64 comment(s)
Beats: angels, jered weaver, kyle seager
Josh Johnson, aiming for comeback, to have third Tommy John surgery - CBSSports.com
This doesn't sound promising.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 09:55 AM | 8 comment(s)
Beats: josh johnson, padres, tommy john surgery
Bryce Harper on Matt Williams: 'I love him as a manager' - The Washington Post
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Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 09:54 AM | 2 comment(s)
Beats: bryce harper, matt williams, nationals
2015 Minor League Player Of The Year: Blake Snell - BaseballAmerica.com
Not bad for the Rays number eleven prospect entering the season.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 09:47 AM | 0 comment(s)
Beats: blake snell, prospects, rays
The Catcher Is Watching You | FanGraphs Baseball
Buster Posey must have grown up watching Blues Clues.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 17, 2015 at 09:27 AM | 0 comment(s)
Beats: buster posey, catching, defense, giants, melvin upton, jr.
OMNICHATTER Impossible
Gamingboy Posted: September 17, 2015 at 09:25 AM | 237 comment(s)
Beats: mlb, omnichatter
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Fox Sports: Phillies to give out Pope Francis 'Rookie Card' on Wednesday
I had a papal trading card collection as a kid, until my Mother Superior threw it out…
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AndrewJ Posted: September 16, 2015 at 06:47 PM | 29 comment(s)
Beats: cards, philadelphia, religion
How the Pirates stole Roberto Clemente from the Dodgers
Holy cow, Clemente next to Willie Mays in the outfield?
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RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: September 16, 2015 at 05:21 PM | 17 comment(s)
Beats: bonus baby, dodgers, giants, pirates, roberto clemente, rule 5 draft, willie mays
Daily News Luipica out as Zuckerman swings ax.
The bloodbath has begun at the Daily News.
Long-time columnist Mike Lupica is among those who are heading out the door, as owner Mort Zuckerman desperately swings his cost-cutting ax, The Post has learned.
spanx for the memories Posted: September 16, 2015 at 04:52 PM | 90 comment(s)
Beats: new york
A's Call Up Barry Zito
So the A's on Wednesday called up Barry Zito, their former ace and Cy Young winner, from Triple-A Nashville. Zito, 37, had hoped for an MLB comeback this season when he signed a minor-league deal with the A's, the team that drafted him in the first round in 1999.
This is likely an MLB farewell for Zito. The A's — with ...Read More...
Bourbon Samurai Posted: September 16, 2015 at 04:44 PM | 0 comment(s)
Beats: athletics, giants, moneyball
Ward Melville grad Steven Matz putting in extra work to get ready for Yankees | Newsday
How simple of an adjustment is it?
FiveThirtyEight: Jake Arrieta Is Not Your Normal Ace
An interesting observation on Arrieta as he takes a shot at being the first to win 20 this year.
Andere Richtingen Posted: September 16, 2015 at 12:12 PM | 24 comment(s)
Beats: cubs
Mets Juggle Their Pitchers, and Warily Eye the Dodgers' Strong Arms - The New York Times
"My #### doesn't work in the playoffs. My job is to get us to the playoffs. What happens after that is ####### luck." — Billy Beane
Jim Furtado Posted: September 16, 2015 at 10:11 AM | 33 comment(s)
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5 MLB teams with offseason holes and in-season jackpots - SBNation.com
Getting lucky doesn't hurt.
Jim Furtado Posted: September 16, 2015 at 10:08 AM | 4 comment(s)
Beats: blue jays, diamondbacks, giants, pirates, rangers
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