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Minato and Naruto
Sasuke and Itachi
Obito and Madara
Triple Threat Tag Team Match up. Who will win? Everyone has all thier abilites. No restrictions. Lets have an all out brawl on your opinons about the winning team.
Obito and Madara win and why is Hashirama by himself?
Yeah, Obito and Madara.
Obito and Madara win.
hashirama was a mistake
i accidently put him in i didnt mean to tho hashirama isnt in this (he's the referee lol jk jk)
if madara aint edo, Minato and Naruto wins. Its basically Minato and Naruto clones vs Obito and Naruto vs Madara. TBH Minato and Naruto would win edo or not. Minata can seal.
lol why are itachi and sasuke even in this? they're the literal weakest out of them all even teamed up vs any one person here by far. obito and madara slaughter everyone else by themsleves, even if everyone teamed up on obi/madara duo.
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totsuka rapes hashirama
How does Itachi use Totsuka when he's already dead?
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totsuka rapes hashirama
Lol, @ this guy, Flower Tree World puts Itachi to sleep.
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I dont see no place in this Knick organization for Isiah Thomas the day after the 2008 draft.
And I'm very skeptical about his trades on draft night (Q.Richardson & Zach Randolph).
The Portland Trailblazers and the Orlando Magic organizations both showed Isiah that his young player Trevor Ariza was worth more than Penny & Francis put together, and Channing Frye was worth more than Francis & Zach put together. Francis & Penny never seen any playingtime on the teams Isiah traded them to. Why?
Nate Robinson was the Jewel of the Q.Richardson for Kurt Thomas Trade.
David Lee was the Jewel of the Malik Rose for Nazr trade.
Demetris Nichols was the Jewel of the Zach & Jones for Francis & Frye Trade.
Isiah Thomas have to go along with 90% of his coaching staff whom never stand up for the better players on the Knicks.


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CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC OPEN TIMEAPPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ORDER ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION COUNCIL AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATIONS 1. Introduction of the City's new Supervising Senior Engineer, Tim McSorley, and Operations Superintendent, Denise Andrews. CONSENT CALENDAR2. Warrants--$2,813,694.81. Recommended Action: Approve paying expenses authorized by the adopted City Budget. 3. Consideration of the Minutes of the May 20, 2013, June 3, 2013, and June 17, 2013 Regular City Council Meetings. Recommended Action: Approve the May 20, 2013, June 3, 2013, and June 17, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting minutes. 4. Update Regarding the City's Environmental Sustainability Efforts Including the Development of Regulations Regarding Single Use Plastic Bags. Recommended Action: Receive report. 5. Authorize City's Response to the Marin County Grand Jury Reports Entitled "Holding the Bag." Recommended Action: Authorize submission of response. 6. Authorize City's Response to the Marin County Grand Jury Reports Entitled "Garbology in Marin: Wasted Energy." Recommended Action: Authorize submission of response. 7. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the 2013/2014 FY Street and Sewer Rehabilitation Project Construction. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-___. 8. Consideration of a Resolution Expressing the City of Mill Valley's Intent to Adopt its 2009 – 2014 Housing Element by January 31, 2014. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-___. 9. Consideration of a Resolution Granting Acceptance of Easements and County Construction License for the Sycamore Avenue Pedestrian Improvements Project. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-___. 10. Consideration of a Resolution designating a Voting Delegate to the 2013 Annual League of California Cities. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-___. 11. Consideration of Resolutions Continuing Improvements and Ordering the Engineer's Report, Approving the Engineer's Report, and Declaring the City's Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments for the Tamalpais Park Street Tree Assessment District. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution Nos. 13-___. PUBLIC HEARING 12. Discussion and Direction Regarding Proposed Amendments to Certain Portions of Title 20 of the Mill Valley Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, Regarding "Floor Area Ratio" and "Residential Second Units" (Continued from June 17, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting). Recommended Action: Discuss and provide direction. NEW BUSINESS 13. Presentation of Proposed Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2012 – 2014 Budget. Recommended Action: Receive presentation, discuss and approve 2012/2014 Mid-Term Budget revisions. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS • Upcoming Closure of Community Center for Renovation. • General Plan Hearing Schedule. • Supervisor Sears at August 5, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS None. COUNCIL REQUESTS AND IDEAS FOR DISCUSSION ADJOURNMENT– To the next Regular City Council meeting which will be held on Monday, August, 5, 2013.
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Obama officially nominates Genachowski to head FCCSubject to Senate confirmation,
Genachowski, a former chief counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt during the Clinton administration, will be appointed to lead the agency, which has been marked this past year by both large decisions affecting the telecom and wireless industries as well as by tension between former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Congress.From FierceWireless, March 04, 2009
High-speed Internet Access Needed to Revitalise Europe's Rural RegionsConnecting the 30% of the EU's rural population that has no high speed internet access should be a priority for achieving "broadband for all" by 2010, the European Commission said today. Improved internet connectivity is a powerful tool to stimulate swift economic recovery. From Cellular-News, March 03, 2009
Comcast, Cablevision turn to WiFi to retain customersTo keep their broadband customers from fleeing to rival phone companies, New Jersey cable operators are trying a new perk: free WiFi. From Star Ledger, February 28, 2009
Obama's budget calls for new wireless spectrum feesPresident Obama proposed new wireless spectrum licensing fees in his budget outline on Thursday. This move could potentially bring in as much as $4.8 billion in revenue over the next decade.From Fierce Wireless, February 27, 2009
Opinion: Stimulus Money, Telcos vs WISPsBrian Webster and WISPA make a case for much of the broadband stimulus funding to go to wisps tha t operate in areas redlined by the telcos. From Wi-Fi Planet, February 26, 2009
Berlin plans free citywide Wi-Fi
Berlin, Germany has very ambitious plans to provide free Wi-Fi access throughout the city, starting with a pilot project around the city's main streetsFrom Muniwireless, February 26, 2009
Fox Valley, Wisconsin communities go wirelessThe Interactive Network for the Fox Cities (INFOCIS), a consortium of seven municipal organizations in the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin, is deploying several wide-area Wi-Fi networks, starting with the city of Appleton and the town of Grand Chute.From Muniwireless, February 25, 2009
WiMAX Struggles to Find a Foothold in Western EuropeWill WiMAX become an orphan technology? Has the big push from 3G in the last two years and the prospect of 4G pushed WiMAX to the margins?From Wi-Fi Planet, February 25, 2009
NTIA seeks input on broadband stimulus moneyThe National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) is planning meetings March 2 with those interested in receiving some of the $4.7 billion broadband stimulus money the agency is in charge of doling out.From FireceWireless, February 25, 2009
Motorola Supplies Abu Dhabi Police Force with Real-Time Video SurveillanceMotorola, a provider in the development and deployment of mission critical communication solutions, announced a contract win with the Abu Dhabi police force, to provide an end to end wireless mobile video surveillance solution for the force's vehicles and personnel.From ASMAG, February 25, 2009


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Typically, firing rounds in Sylva is a surefire way to get ticketed — Sylva like most towns don't allow guns to be shot in the town limits. But Tuck's Gun and Ammo owner John Prentice can now test his weapons out right near the store, in an enclosed ballistics chamber that is.
The 500-pound bullet trap filled with ballistics rubber wrapped in Kevlar can withstand a variety of pistol and rifle rounds, absorbing 90 percent of the sound and all of the noxious gases emitted from the barrel — as well as the shock of the bullet. Prentice said the model he is buying, made by the company Bullet Bunker, is one of the best on the market.
"This is by far the safest," Prentice said. "You can actually take a fully automatic weapon and unload it into this thing."
Prentice was holding off on purchasing the $1,500 apparatus until he got approval from the town's police chief and board members to discharge weapons in town. Prentice's pitch was given the green light at the board's last meeting.
The exception will save him from having to load up the truck with guns every weekend and haul them out to the nearest shooting range, at Moss Knob in the Nantahala Forest. There, rain or shine, he would have to test fire and tweak them to make sure they're safe and working properly.
Anytime repairs were made to a gun, it had to be test fired; anytime someone wanted to return a gun claiming it didn't work, it had to be test fired; and anytime new models were brought into the store; they were most likely test fired.
Now, all that can be done at a shed a few feet from the store on East Main Street.
"It saves a lot of running around," Prentice said.
Not only did they have to load up and drive to the outdoor shooting range, if he or the gunsmith forgot to pack the right tool it was another trip to town and back.
Since opening last year, Prentice said his business has been growing, and he will soon expand into another retail space next door. And as business continues to grow he said the only thing that would be better than the Bullet Bunker is an indoor shooting range in Sylva.
"I'd love to have an indoor range," Prentice said. "An indoor range in town would be the best."


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Valentine's Day is next weekend, and I've been experimenting to create a chocolate cookie recipe that was sugar-free. After lots of tries that weren't bad but not quite what I wanted, I decided it was worth using the tiniest bit of brown sugar to take the edge off the chocolate and add crispiness. These cookies only have 2 T brown sugar plus the small amount of sugar that's in the peanut butter, so they really are low in sugar.
If your Valentine is someone who wants to avoid sugar, for the South Beach Diet or for health reasons, I guarantee these cookies will do the trick. I even tried them out on the teenage son of my contractor and he pronounced them "really good!" These would make a great Christmas cookie too, so I'm also adding them to my list of Christmas Recipes.
I rarely use Splenda Brown Sugar Blend in a recipe because I'm so annoyed with the nutritional information on the package, listed in 1/2 teaspoons for a baking product! However, if you wanted even less sugar, you could use that to replace the brown sugar. For those who are wondering, I did try Agave Nectar instead of brown sugar in one of my experiments, but the cookies burned on the bottom. If anyone tries that and gets a better result, I'd love to hear about it.
Flourless and (almost) Sugar Free Cookies with Peanut Butter and Chocolate
(Makes 24 small cookies, recipe created by Kalyn)
2 eggs
1 cup Splenda or Stevia-in-the-Raw granular sweetener
2 T Brown Sugar (or use 2 T Splenda Brown Sugar Blend or 1 T Splenda/Stevia + 1 T brown sugar)
3 T unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla (I used Mexican vanilla)
1/2 cup almond meal
1 C natural peanut butter without added sugar, the brand I buy has only 1 gram sugar in 2 T (When I'm buying peanut butter to make cookies, I pour off all the oil that is on the top of the jar when you first open it. I recommend doing that so cookies don't turn out too oily.)
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Blind spots? I'm invincible.
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Last updated at 18:12, Tuesday, 27 November 2012
THE full Championship fixture list was released by the RFL on Monday and was met with astonishment by myself and no doubt many others connected with Barrow.
Firstly, despite having informed the powers-that-be some time ago that Barrow AFC have a home fixture on Easter Monday, we were paired at home to York on the very same day and, according to the respective fixture lists, we will both kick-off at exactly the same time.
If we are forced to both play on the same day at the same time, it will be a logistical nightmare as the two clubs have the same doctor and many of the stewards cover both clubs. Economically, it will obviously have an adverse effect on the attendances at both Craven Park and Holker Street and will be particularly disappointing for the many people who support both teams.
I am only guessing here, but the police and emergency services may well have a say in whether this situation is allowed to happen.
Secondly, and much more worrying in my view, is the fact our home match on Thursday, February 21 against Batley Bulldogs is to be televised by Premier Sports.
Now, every man and his dog with even a passing interest in Barrow Raiders knows the biggest single issue facing the club in 2013 is raising £100,000 so that we can install suitable new floodlights by the end of the year.
If we are forced to play the match against Batley on the Thursday night to suit the television company, we will have to hire in additional lights at a cost of circa £13,000 (based on the costs last time this happened).
That money will need to be found from somewhere and it is infuriating, when budgets have been set and plans for raising money established, to suddenly discover we are now chasing even more cash.
It is really nice to know some people are trying to help us in our hour of need – NOT!
I fully understand compiling a fixture list to suit all is virtually impossible, but it strikes me that both the above scenarios could have been avoided with just a little bit of intelligence and a smattering of commonsense.
At a time when our great sport is trying to expand and grow, it strikes me that sometimes we really do nothing to help ourselves.
However, we at Barrow are made of stern stuff and will struggle on regardless.
One day we will be financially solvent and with a ground to be proud of. We will achieve those aims in spite of what others do to hinder us. We have survived since our formation in 1875 and it will take more than a flawed fixture list to deflate this club and its supporters.
Saturday gives our supporters a chance to get together at the Raiders Bar for a quiz night and a question-and-answer session with the board. The fun starts at 7pm and no doubt before and after the quiz there will be much discussion regarding the squad assembled for 2013 and the more controversial matters mentioned above.
In my opinion, we don't have enough informal gatherings and it is to the credit of the Supporters Club committee that they have taken the time to arrange this one.
Everybody is more than welcome to attend what promises to be a good night among like-minded people.
Always remember – the future is bright; the future is blue and white.


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On this day (Oct. 8) in 1869, the 14th U.S. president, Franklin Pierce, died at the age of 64, in Concord, N.H.
Pierce's life was pre-eminently one of tragedy. Born on Nov. 23, 1804, in Hillsborough, N.H., Pierce usually is regarded as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history. However, he began life with all of the advantages that a famous father and devoted mother could bestow upon their fun-loving son.
While not overly studious, he did receive an excellent pre-college classical education. Pierce's father, Benjamin (a Jeffersonian), refused to send his son to the nearby "Federalist" Dartmouth College, but instead enrolled his son in Bowdoin College, from where the 19-year-old graduated fifth of 14 students in 1824. He then studied law, and in 1827 was admitted to the bar and set up a law practice in Hillsborough.
Success at the bar inevitably led to a political career. In 1829, he was elected to the first of four terms in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives (1829-1833). In 1834, Pierce married Jane Means Appleton, with whom he had three sons. Thereafter, the young couple experienced great personal tragedy.
The first two sons both died before the age of 5. The third son, Benjamin "Benny," tragically was killed in a train accident in 1853. Through all of this travail, Pierce's wife was never much of a helpmate, personally or professionally, to her husband.
Service in the New Hampshire legislature was followed by two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1833-1837) and election in 1837 to the U.S. Senate, from which he was persuaded by his wife to resign in 1842.
In the period from 1842 to 1852, Pierce diligently pursued his legal career and active social life with only a brief hiatus during the war with Mexico, when he served as a brigadier general in the U.S. Army on General Winfield Scott's staff in Mexico. During his 10 years out of national politics, Franklin did, as an ardent "Jacksonian Democrat," keep active in local and state affairs.
Much to his surprise and to his wife's consternation, Pierce won the 1852 Democratic Party's nomination for president on the 49th ballot, beating out his more famous rivals, James Buchanan, Lewis Cass and Stephen Douglas. He then went on to win a convincing electoral victory over his former military commander, Whig candidate Winfield Scott, to become president.
With sizeable majorities in both houses of Congress, Pierce and the Democratic Party were given an opportunity to accomplish much to ameliorate the sectional differences (mainly over the extension of slavery). However, Pierce's "doughface," pro-southern, pro-slavery policies alienated almost everyone and led to his not being renominated in 1856.
The few accomplishments of his ill-fated presidency would include the sending of Matthew Perry in 1853 to open up Japan to world trade and the signing of the Gadsden Purchase Act of 1853, which added 29,000 square miles to the country for $10 million.
The biggest single negative act was Pierce's signing of the infamous 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, which, with its pro-slavery provisions concerning "popular sovereignty," probably hastened and made almost inevitable the tragic Civil War.
Upon his involuntary political retirement, Franklin Pierce returned to New Hampshire, where, especially after his wife's death in 1863, he became what we would characterize today an as alcoholic. His death from liver failure, on this day in 1869, was widely reported but not widely lamented.
• Crystal Lake resident Joseph C. Morton is professor emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University and author of "The American Revolution" and "Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787." Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Morgan Freeman's Birthday is June 1st
US-actor Morgan Freeman holds his trophy for Category "International Lifetime Achievement" during the 47th Golden Camera award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on February 4, 2012. The award of of the Axel Springer Verlag publishing house honours outstanding achievements in television, film and entertainment. (Credit: MAURIZIO GAMBARINI/AFP/Getty Images)
Athlete Justine Henin's Birthday is June 1st
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Singer Alanis Morissette's Birthday is June 1st
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Actor Andy Griffith's Birthday is June 1st
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 7: Actor Andy Griffith poses backstage at the 2nd Annual TV Land Awards held on March 7, 2004 at The Hollywood Palladium, in Hollywood, California. (Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Wayne Brady's Birthday is June 2nd
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Actor Dennis Haysbert's Birthday is June 2nd
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Actor Zachary Quinto's Birthday is June 2nd
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Actor Dana Carvey's Birthday is June 2nd
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Rafael Nadal's Birthday is June 3rd
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Television Reporter Anderson Cooper's Birthday is June 3rd
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Russell Brand's Birthday is June 4th
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Actor Noah Wyle's Birthday is June 4th
Actor Noah Wyle at "Falling Skies" Screening For Germany Premiere On TNT Series on June 21, 2011 in Munich, Germany. (Credit: Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Singer Michelle Phillips' Birthday is June 4th
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 26: Singer Michelle Phillips appears at the Sunset Strip Music Festival's opening night ceremony at the House of Blues on June 26, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Musician Pete Wentz's Birthday is June 5th
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Saxophonist Kenny G's Birthday is June 5th
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Brian McKnight's Birthday is June 5th
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Jill Biden's Birthday is June 5th
ALEXANDRIA, VA - OCTOBER 03: Jill Biden visits the Breast Care Center at the Inova Alexandria Hospital at Mark Center on October 3, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Credit: Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Actor Mark Wahlberg's Birthday is June 5th
Actor Mark Wahlberg attends "A Conversation with Seth MacFarlane" Panel during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 11, 2012 in Austin, Texas. (Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Actress Sandra Bernhard's Birthday is June 6th
NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Actress Sandra Bernhard attends 'Larry King's 50 Years of Broadcasting' celebration at The Four Seasons Restaurant April 18, 2007 in New York City. (Credit: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
Actor Robert Englund's Birthday is June 6th
Actor Robert Englund arrives at the 2nd annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards held at Club Nokia on April 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Actor Harvey Fierstein's Birthday is June 6th
Actor Harvey Fierstein the 2011 National High School Musical Theater Awards after party at The Minksoff Theatre on June 27, 2011 in New York City. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Actor Liam Neeson's Birthday is June 7th
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Prince's Birthday is June 7th
US singer and musician Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) performs on stage at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on June 30, 2011. (Credit: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
Allen Iverson's Birthday is June 7th
Allen Iverson during a news conference at the Thomas & Mack Center to announce the Las Vegas Superstar Challenge October 26, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The four-game tournament will take place on November 12 and 13, 2011 and will feature four teams made up of NBA players. (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Actor Karl Urban's Birthday is June 7th
Actor Karl Urban arrives at a special screening of Summit Entertainment's 'RED' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on October 11, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Joan Rivers' Birthday is June 8th
Joan Rivers is seen around Lincoln Center on Day 6 of Fall 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on February 14, 2012 in New York City. (Credit: Andrew H Walker/Getty Images)
Boz Scaggs' Birthday is June 8th
Boz Scaggs performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - Shubert Alley on June 16, 2011 in New York City. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Jerry Stiller's Birthday is June 8th
Jerry Stiller attends the Broadway opening night of "The House of Blue Leaves" at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 25, 2011 in New York City.
Actor Michael J. Fox's Birthday is June 9th
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 05: Actor Michael J. Fox receives his international lifetime achievement award during the 46th Golden Camera awards at the Axel Springer Haus on February 5, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. (Credit: Franziska Krug-Pool/Getty Images)
Johnny Depp's Birthday is June 9th
US actor Johnny Depp poses during a photocall on November 8, 2011 in Paris, to present the movie "Rhum Express" (The Rhum Diary). (Credit: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)
Musician Matthew Bellamy's Birthday is June 9th
Musician Matthew Bellamy at L.A. Rising at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on July 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Shane West's Birthday is June 10th
Actor Shane West speaks on 'The Bad Ass Boys of the CW' panel during the CW portion of the 2012 Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 12, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Credit: Frederick M Brown/Getty Images)
Actress Elizabeth Hurley's Birthday is June 10th
Actress Elizabeth Hurley at the Moncler Grenoble fall 2012 presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Wollman Rink Central Park on February 12, 2012 in New York City. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Joe Montana's Birthday is June 11th
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 04: NFL legendary quarter back Joe Montana attends the 2012 NFL Honors at the Murat Theatre on February 4, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Credit: Joey Foley/Getty Images)
Actress Ally Sheedy's Birthday is June 13th
Actress Ally Sheedy the 39th International Emmy Awards at the Mercury Ballroom at the New York Hilton on November 21, 2011 in New York City. (Credit: Andrew H Walker/Getty Images)
Tim Allen's Birthday is June 13th
Actor Tim Allen onstage during the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena May 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Marla Gibbs' Birthday is June 14th
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 23: Marla Gibbs attends the SAG's National Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee's "The Black Hollywood Experience: Our History.. Our Future" panel discussion on February 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Toby Canham/Getty Images)
Actor Kecin Mchale's Birthday is June 14th
Actor Kecin Mchale at Fox's All-Star Party at Castle Green on January 7, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Former Tennis Player Steffi Graf's Birthday is June 14th
(EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Former Tennis Player Steffi Graf arrives at the Keep Memory Alive foundation's "Power of Love Gala" celebrating Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena February 18, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event benefits the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Muhammad Ali Center. (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Boy George's Birthday is June 14th
British singer and musician Boy George arrives for the British Premiere of the film 'Gnomeo and Juliet', in London's Leicester Square on January 30, 2011. (Credit: MAX NASH/AFP/Getty Images)
Ice Cube's Birthday is June 15th
Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Actress Courtney Cox's Birthday is June 15th
Actress Courtney Cox arrives at the premiere of the Weinstein Company's "Scream 4" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 11, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Actress Helen Hunt's Birthday is June 15th
Actress Helen Hunt attends "The Surrogate" premiere during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival held at Eccles Center Theatre on January 23, 2012 in Park City, Utah. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Actor Jim Belushi's Birthday is June 15th
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Phil Mickelson's Birthday is June 16th
Phil Mickelson during the Par 3 Contest prior to the start of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 4, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Actress Abby Elliott's Birthday is June 16th
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Actress Diana Degarmo's Birthday is June 16th
NEW YORK - JUNE 11: Actress Diana Degarmo attends "Hair" on Broadway's 500th performance celebration at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on June 11, 2010 in New York City. (Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Barry Manilow's Birthday is June 17th
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Newt Gingrich's Birthday is June 17th
PEWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 31: Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich speaks during the Wisconsin Faith & Freedom Coalition Presidential Kick-Off on March 31, 2012 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The Republican presidential candidates addressed the Wisconsin Faith And Freedom Coalition. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Comedian Joe Piscopo's Birthday is June 17th
NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 11: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Comedian Joe Piscopo attends the premiere of "Last Holiday" after party at The Newark Museum January 11, 2006 in Newark, New Jersey. (Credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
Film Critic Roger Ebert's Birthday is June 18th
Film Critic Roger Ebert arrives at the 25th Film Independent's Spirit Awards held at Nokia Event Deck at L.A. Live on March 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Musician Paul McCartney's Birthday is June 18th
Musician Paul McCartney performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Singer Nathan Morris's Birthday is June 18th
Singer Nathan Morris (of Boys II Men) attends the Launch Party for Virgin America's First Flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia at the Hotel Palomar on April 4, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Actress Carol Kane's Birthday is June 18th
Actress Carol Kane attends the premiere of "My Sister's Keeper" at the AMC Lincoln Square on June 24, 2009 in New York City. (Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Isabella Rossellini's Birthday is June 18th
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Paula Abdul's Birthday is June 19th
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Actress Kathleen Turner's Birthday is June 19th
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Lionel Richie's Birthday is June 20th
Lionel Richie performs onstage during Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert presented by ACM held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Actress Juliette Lewis' Birthday is June 21st
Actress Juliette Lewis arrives at "Hick" Premiere at Winter Garden Theatre during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. (Credit: Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)
Rock Star Cindi Lauper's Birthday is June 22nd
US rock star Cindi Lauper speaks before press in Tokyo on March 12, 2012. Lauper planted cherry trees with children and donated a piano to a school at the tsunami-hit Ishinomaki city in northern Japan during her Japan tour. (Credit: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
Meryl Streep's Birthday is June 22nd
Academy award US winning actress Meryl Streep smiles as she speaks at the Japan premiere of her latest movie "The Iron Lady" at a Tokyo theatre on March 6, 2012. The 62-year-old Streep picked up her third Oscar in February for her role as former British premier Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady", underscoring her status as the pre-eminent actress of her generation. (Credit: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
Musician Jason Mraz's Birthday is June 23rd
US Musician Jason Mraz performs onstage during an acoustic concert celebrating the tenth anniversary of the independently released "Live And Acoustic 2001" in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on November 9, 2011. (Credit: SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
Actress Selma Blair's Birthday is June 23rd
Actress Selma Blair attends the 2011 American Film Market - Day 2 - Lighting Entertainment's "Columbus Circle" held at Loews hotel on November 3, 2011 in Santa Monica, California. (Credit: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images)
Actor Sherry Stringfield's Birthday is June 24th
CENTURY CITY, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Actor Sherry Stringfield poses at the grand opening of the Martin + Osa store benefitting Step Up Women's Network at the Century City Shopping Centre on November 29, 2007 in Century City, California. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Martin + Osa)
Chris O'Donnell's Birthday is June 26th
Chris O'Donnell at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center on May 19, 2010 in New York City. (Credit: Andrew H Walker/Getty Images)
Khloe Kardashian's Birthday is June 27th
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Tobey Maguire's Birthday is June 27th
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Actor John Cusack's Birthday is June 28th
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Actress Kathy Bates' Birthday is June 28th
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John Elway's Birthday is June 28th
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Nicole Scherzinger's Birthday is June 29th
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Comedian/Actor Richard Lewis' Birthday is June 29th
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Mike Tyson's Birthday is June 30th
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Singer Cheryl Cole's Birthday is June 30th
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Fantasia's Birthday is June 30th
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Council weighs response to asbestos-tainted fire gear
BARRE – City councilors were told during an emergency meeting Wednesday night that when it comes to gear that was potentially contaminated by asbestos in a late-December fire "doing nothing" probably isn't an option, doing something could cost as much as $235,000, and where that money will come from is still anybody's guess.
Less than 24 hours after learning that the city's $10.5 million budget request went down in flames, councilors met with the chief and assistant chief of their fire department and three other "experts" who they have asked to collectively craft a recommendation for their consideration next Tuesday.
At issue is a lingering concern that firefighters' turnout gear and other "porous" equipment – from high-pressure fire hoses to straps for everything from helmets to self-contained breathing apparatus – were contaminated during – and immediately after – the Dec. 20, 2012 fire at Houle Brothers' Granite plant on South Front Street.
City officials belatedly learned that there was a significant amount of a rare asbestos material in the fire-damaged facility and its friable fibers likely rained down on firefighters when they ripped into the roof of the building in an attempt to keep the early morning blaze from spreading and assisted in "overhaul" efforts later in the day.
All of that equipment has since been cleaned to the best of the department's ability and remains in service because, Chief Tim Bombardier noted, "shutting the doors of the firehouse" isn't really an option.
However, Bombardier has since pitched a plan to replace all of that equipment at a projected cost of $235,000. Roughly half of that expense – nearly $115,000 – is tied to a proposal to replace 40 sets of turnout gear that is currently being used by the department's 17 full-time firefighters, as well as members of its call force and cadet program. The balance would cover the cost of equipment – most notably cloth fire hoses.
Heading into Wednesday's meeting, Bombardier had indicated there really wasn't any other option, because the personal protective equipment couldn't be tested for the presence of asbestos fibers without being destroyed and no one would clean it and certify that it was "asbestos-free."
"I believe, based on everything I know at this point, that we need to replace our porous gear," Bombardier said. "I haven't heard anything to date that would make me change that opinion."
Moments later Fred Satink, loss control specialist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, offered what might be a reasonable alternative – at least with respect to the turnout gear. He said he had spoken with one out-of-state firm earlier in the day that provides precisely that sort of cleaning service the city would need.
According to Satink, the "advanced cleaning" process, which is conducted in accordance with applicable National Fire Protection Association standards, costs $81 per coat, $81 per pair of pants. Once the cleaning is complete, he said the company sends out representative samples of the garments to an independent lab for analysis using a "non-destructive" test. That analysis, he said, costs $325 per garment and it would be up to the city to decide whether to test one, some or all of the garments.
"This is a fairly reasonable option to consider and I would encourage you to do that," Satink told the council.
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The Filibuster
After a one year absence, the Yankees are back in the playoffs. Can we
expect to see another big name big money fail from A-Rod and company
again this year? Please say 'yes'.
Cape Girardeau, MO
Oh, you want me elaborate? Yes, Emily.
More than that? Man, you sure are demanding.
Here's how I see it. The Yankees are good. I mean, really good. After being manhandled by the Red Sox the last couple years, Jeter and company owned them the second half of this season. With the lineup they have at the plate and a ridiculous cast of pitchers, the pennant is theirs to lose.
But lose it they will. Somehow they always find a way. Remember the bug game with Joba Chamberlain in Cleveland a couple years ago? Or how about that epic fail against the Tigers in 2006? There's just something a little off about the Yankees. You can buy all the pieces but you can't buy the chemistry that brings it together. It's like owning a rebuilt Maserati, only it has been reassembled by Jeff.
Now Emily, I plan to address this whole question much more in depth later this week with the return of Allen's Post-Partisan Playoff Preview. And who knows, I may even change my mind. But, at this point in time, let me just say once again, that yes, the Yankees will fail and once again A-Rod will fail to deliver in the postseason. You heard it here first.
Something on your mind? Want to see Jeff and Al sweat (separately, not together, eww)? Think you got a real stumper? Send us your Filibuster question(s) by commenting or emailing them to us at email@example.com.
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it's so nice to know Jeff can't build a maserati, well maybe he can but it wouldn't work… but maybe the Yankees will win an Oscar this year for acting like a winning team…
Outside the Phillies Looking In
I loved how you referenced the 07 bug game Allen, I really do. THOSE were the best of days. : ) I wanna see Jeff's take on the playoffs.
I believe those 'bugs' are what the locals call 'midges'. Don't hate on the midges.
"But lose it they will. Somehow they always find a way." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (OK, you get the point.) How many championships have the Tigers won? Just asking.
Hey Al,
Congrats on being quoted in the main MLB site with this quote:
"With the lineup [the Yankees] have at the plate and a ridiculous cast of pitchers, the pennant is theirs to lose. … But lose it they will. — Red State Blue StateMore from this MLBlog »
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I am glad we get treated to an extra game on Tuesday!
Well, I'll root for them as long as they are not playing the Phils :O)
I'm not so sure you're right on this one… they sure looked solid in the last game of the season. Pitching might be unscrewed since they stopped playing the Joba Rules. Just put him in the pen. Period. .. and Emma, yup an extra game .. how sweet it is.
I refuse to believe that the Yankees will lose any of the upcoming three series. The have the best team in the Bigs this year and they will be 2009 World Series Champs!
Jeff Lung and Allen Krause are ****** *** losers! Have fun when the Yankees win the World Series ********!
kb24 — you sound like a real winner. if you're gonna curse us out, grow a pair and tell us your name (and address if you want a black eye).
–Jeff & Al
Seems to me the 04 Red Sox were able to "buy" some chemistry. Manny, Johnny Damon, Bellhorn, Pedro, Schilling, and Millar just to name a few. Its ok to be a "homer" and hate on the Yankees but lets keep it real.
I hope the Tigers beat the Twins today so we can sweep the Tigers right out of the postseason and send them home with their tails between their legs.🙂 But seriously, if we do end up facing each other I'd like to see CC vs Verlander…that will be a good match. Then again, last time I was expecting a pitcher's duel (CC vs Beckett), I remember how that turned out…
Jeez, anonymous coward, apparently some people have no sense of humor whatsoever about their team. I suppose spending half a billion dollars to come up short in the postseason every year will do that.
My name is John. Coward I AM NOT! Retired Veteran
Granted the Yankees haven't won in a few years and it's easy to laugh at them and point to how much money they've spent. However, this year is different as they've been wiser with their payroll and their roster to put a good team on the field. If they get out of the first round, there's no team that can stop them!
Hey Sox_Hater John. We weren't talking to you, dude. Unless you also go by "kb24" and write childish obscenities that get bleeped out by MLBlogs. We respect our nation's vets. If you read this site regularly, you'd definitely know that.
Jeff & Al
Oh, and paki38, there's absolutely NOTHING "wise" about Joba Rules fyi, but we appreciate and welcome the comment! Keep comin' back.
Jeff & Al
I respect your opinion, but I have to set you straight. First, "Remember the bug game with Joba Chamberlain in Cleveland a couple years ago?" — I'd call that anything but the Yankees finding a way to lose the game. They didn't do anything to lose except try and deal with a horde of midges. You might call it a plague. I did.🙂
"You can buy all the pieces but you can't buy the chemistry that brings it together." I agree with you here, except that all of the pieces are falling into place for the Yankees. No one is arguing and all of the guys that were added have fit right into the team. Look how Swish has been heralded for his "breath of fresh air," for instance.
You might say something about our pitching, but putting Joba into the bullpen is the smartest move Girardi has made. A couple nights ago, he was lighting up the gun at 97 mph, with control! He's a different animal coming through those gates. Given Gaudin's performance, he's our fifth man.
You might mention A-Rod, but all of his numbers have been improving month-to-month. If you don't believe me, check it out. He's relaxed and he just brought in 7 RBIs in ONE INNING. The kid no longer has to be the Hercules on the team, because he's surrounded by great talent and knows people see him as imperfect. There is nothing to prove anymore.
Finally, I think we have a REAL shot this year, as opposed to past years when things weren't running as smoothly. Thanks for writing!
Wow talk about getting of on the wrong foot. Ok to Jeff and Al nice blog. I was just trying to point out chemistry can in fact be bought ala the 04 and 07 Red Sox especially the 04 squad they had amazing chemistry and camaraderie.
Erin as for spending a half billion dollars, money is just a cop out for small market teams when their team doesn't win or they get owned by the Yankees like the Twins do. I'm not trying to come off as a arrogant Yankee fan just trying to make this point. Small market teams get rid of High price free agents such as Johan Santana and they get 3 to 4 Blue chip prospects in the case of Santana two of them or starting(D. Young -not a prospect and Gomez) they develop these players and maintain a low payroll. Some of these prospects/players becomes stars and they turn around and do it again. Its the cycle of life in MLB. It seems to work for most teams but it gives some fans a crutch. ps I attend Twins games every year and cheer for them when their not playing the Yankees. John
John (and everyone else): Your comments are always welcome, no matter how crazy, wild, true or fact. You're all entitled to your opinion no matter how far off or dead on. Keep 'em comin' y'all.
–Jeff & Al
Sorry, my comment was directed at kb24, not you. I should have been more specific, and for that I apologize. I had no problem with anything you or any of the other Yankee fans posted on this blog, since you made reasonable arguments without resorting to profanity and childish insults. I meant no disrespect to you or anyone else, only kb24.
Yanks will win the pennant easily. Comeon now! Det/Min not a chance. All we need is Bos to take care of ANA ( our nemesis) for us. WS here we come. Jeets (AL mvp) Pasada, Pettite, Mariano will show the newcomers what it is to be a champion!
So, the Yankees will lose again, like they always do? You should probably follow roller derby, or another sport with a shallow history…where people who write Blogs don't have to know that the team they are calling "losers" are the winningest team in sports history. As far as this year is concerned, the Yanks have 3 Hall of Famers playing (Jeter, Mariano and A-Rod). Their bullpen is the best in baseball right now, they've got the best hitting 1 through 9 in baseball, and their top 3 starters, who can match up with any other 3 in baseball) are battle tested, rested and ready to go.
Personal thanks goes out to Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who giggled like a girl after stealing home earlier this year and took a curtain call, waking the sleeping Yankee giants.
Funny, he didn't seem to laughing the rest of the year as the Yankees took 9 out of 10 and the Division from the Sux.
Bush league fans, bush league players. Crybaby Sox, Angels, Twins or Tigers, Prepare to meet your fate.
It's too early to tell. I still wouldn't say that the Yanks will lose like they have in the past 8 years but I wouldn't say that the Yanks will win the World Series neither. It depends on "who" we get. I mean, will CC continue pitching like he has been this regular season or will he struggle in the playoffs like he has done before? Which side of AJ will we get? The perfect, unhittable AJ or the AJ that get's batted around like it's batting practice. Will we get "regular season A-Rod" or "postseason A-Rod"?? With the exception of Rivera and possibly Joba, the rest of the guys in our possible bullpen for the playoffs have pitched a maximum of 3 innings or they haven't even pitched in playoffs. How will they perform? Too many questions, we may have been the best team in baseball in the regular season, but in the playoffs it's a whole different situation, everything is started back from zero. You might dominate in the regular season and have the best record, but you can also get easily eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after that dominance….just ask last year's Cubs….
The yankees season hinges on nothing but the right arm of AJ Burnett, Sabathia should be fine he was not abused this season like last year witht he brewers, he has pressure to deliver because of his paycheck but he does not have to worry about shutting a team out. The Yankees will score runs, they have the best bullpen of the teams in the playoffs, they still have the best closer in the history of baseball. They have the best lineup of all the teams in baseball and this season they have showed a different unity from the years passed. The yankees this season compliment each other like they have not in a while. They have speed off the bench, they can steal some bases, they play much better defense (Aside from Swisher who hustles but is terrible in the field). They have a CY young canidate and several MVP canidates on the team. In addition AROD has been relatively quite of field.
No chemistry on the 09 Yanks? The Yanks of previous years were definitely missing a few pieces and seemed lacking in heart and fire. CC, AJ, and Tex were fantastic additions. They also have added some heart and raw emotion with Swisher and a couple of rookies. Watch this team kick butt throughout the playoffs.
its pretty obvious if you hate the yanks, you think they will fail in the post-season without any knowledge of how good they have been in the regular season. I am a die-hard yankee fan and its pretty obvious why we have failed in the last couple of years in the post season. Example 1- 2006 against the tigers, because Joe Torre and the rest of the staff are idiots. Sheffield and Matsui were injured majority of the year and when they came back in September, of course they had no choice but to put them in the lineup. Oh wait, lets put Sheffield at first base where he hasn't played all season and lets see if he can catch a ball. FAIL. Example 2- 2007 against the Indians. Let me start by saying all of you who say A-Rod chokes in the post season and is the reason the Yankees lose, are ignorant. Without A-Rod's monster year in 07 the yanks wouldn't have even made it. And one player cannot carry a team through the post season. Everyone says pitching wins championships so why all the hate on A-Rod? No one mentioned that Chien-Ming-Wang bombed in that series and of course the flies for Joba, so how was any of that A-Rod's fault? Lastly, the Yankees have many things going into this years playoffs that they didn't have the previous years. One of them being an ace in C.C Sabathia, a guy who will throw 130 pitches under any circumstance and can handle pressure. Secondly Mark Texiera holds protection for A-Rod in the lineup that he hasn't had the previous years. Not to mention Jeter, Cano and Posada are having their best years. I could throw in other factors that make the Yanks favorites like the 15 walk-offs they've had this year which makes their home field advantage unbelievable or the fact Twins and Tigers are coming down to one more game so they will be too physically and mentally tired to come into Yankee Stadium and beat them. I don't like to assume things like saying the Yankees WILL win the World Series or anything like that, because anything can happen, but give credit where credit is due
Wow, Al started a real viscious thread here… and I love all the contradictory statements from the diehard Yankee front. Excellent. Keep it up! Chatter, chatter! Let's do this!


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By the way, when did Rovers average crowds of 800? Not during my lifetime.
more in the region of 3,000 during a championship winning season, 2,600 in a challenge cup winning season with leavening of relegation dogfights.
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8-22-10 PNC Park
What? A Sunday day after night game? You know I usually don't go to those. But today, I did.
And here's the reason why:
The ball was soaked, meaning it was from the previous day's batting practice.
In other news, my blog was featured today in Rochester Minnesota's Post Bulletin newspaper.
Here's the link. Thanks to Alan Schuster of mygameballs.com for the tip.
STATISTICS: (note: corrected addition errors from previous entries)
Game: 1 ball ( 1 found )
Season: 471 balls (236 hit, 103 thrown, 66 device, 66 found)
Games: 73 games
Average: 6.44 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 5
Career: 1,049 balls
Streak: 169 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 24,730
Balls in the month of August: 120 (19 need
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Balls needed to break single season record: 72
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I was going to ask you if you had ever snagged only one ball in a game, with that lone ball being one that you found in the grass outside the stadium. However, you answered my question because that's exactly what you did today. Good luck chasing Zack's single season record.
You MUST snag Pujols' 400th career homer tonight!
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Kevin Frederick, 29, of McCoy Road, pleaded innocent Monday in Rutland Criminal Court to charges of domestic assault and interference with access to emergency services. He was released on the conditions including that he stay away from the woman and their children. If convicted, he could face a maximum of two and a half years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
Police said they arrived at the family home Friday afternoon in response to a family fight complaint and found the woman "crying profusely, and physically trembling." She said a dispute escalated to Frederick stabbing her in the forearm with a pair of scissors, according to affidavits, and unplugging the phone to keep her from calling for help before hitting himself in the head with a metal space heater.
Police said the woman's arm had several fresh puncture wounds.
Frederick's account of events, according to police, was that the woman hit him in the face and then stabbed herself with the scissors.
Police said three small children were in the room for the fight, and that the oldest, an eight-year-old, initially backed Frederick's story.
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Friends Don't Let Friends Tattoo Candidate Logos On Their Face
I don't know Eric Hartsburg. If I did, I would have pleaded with him not to do this for ANY amount of money.
Eric Hartsburg had better hope GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the upcoming election or it could be a long four years.
The 30-year-old professional wrestler auctioned off a 5-by-2-inch patch of his face for $15,000. In exchange, he tattooed Romney's presidential campaign logo on the right side of his head.
Hartsburg told ABC News that he posted an ad on eBay and a user agreed to pay him the $15,000 to get the Romney logo branded on his head. The eBay user who paid for the ink has asked to remain anonymous.
"I am a registered Republican and a Romney supporter…I didn't mind getting this tattoo because it is something that I could live with and it's something that I believe in," Hartsburg said.
First of all, there is no such thing as a cool face tat — even for a pro-wrestler. Now maybe, at some point, if there's say, a zombie apocalypse or our society collapses into Mad Max world because of our overwhelming debt, face tattoos could become hip. Of course, if things go that far wrong, your tattoos are going to be the least of your problems anyway.
Then, there's always the possibility that Romney could lose like this guy.
On the other hand, the person in the tattoo could turn out not to be quite as cool as you thought originally.
Of course, then there's always the possibility that your guy could win and you could eventually grow to regret your choice anyway.
All that being said, I do hope Eric Hartsburg enjoys his tattoo, although I would strongly recommend that he set aside enough of that $15,000 to get a tattoo removal. Consider that to be high quality free advice from a friend.
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Williamstown project contractor will hold its estimate
WILLIAMSTOWN The Select Board has shifted into myth-busting mode when it comes to the looming re-vote of a bond issue that would finance construction of a new public safety building.
On a night when the board declared war on what Chairman Larry Hebert described as misinformation, the most notable casualty may have been the boards own repeated claim that delays associated with a second vote that it had hoped to avoid would drive up the cost of the $2.5 million project.
That, it turns out, wont be the case, according to Selectman Rodney Graham, who said representatives of Summit Catamount Construction have indicated they will honor the $2.1 million price they quoted for the project through the May 6 re-vote.
What Graham described as good news comes at an opportune time, as board members prepare to persuade voters to affirm their narrow Town Meeting Day approval of the proposed bond issue. As was the case heading into the March vote, officials expect $2.5 million will cover the cost of constructing a new building that would house the towns fire and ambulance departments and installing a wood pellet-fueled heating system that was bid separately. The figure that will appear on next months ballot still includes a 10 percent contingency, $30,000 for a clerk of the works, and money to cover an assortment of other pre-construction expenses.
Citing information supplied by Summit Catamount Construction, board members openly worried earlier this month that the cost of the project would spike by at least $100,000 due to the unanticipated delay, and indicated that number could easily exceed $250,000 if key subcontractors withdrew.
That didnt happen, and while Summit Catamount had hoped to break ground on the project this week, the company will hold its price through May 6.
Whichever way it goes the re-vote will be the final word on a project that was approved, 298-283, amid some confusion last month.
The confusion coupled with the close nature of the vote sparked a petition drive that forced the board to schedule a special election, despite conflicting opinions involving whether it was signed by the requisite number of voters.
Rather than risk a time-consuming lawsuit from residents on either side of the issue, the board unilaterally agreed to schedule a special election at which voters will be given another chance to decide the fate of the shovel-ready project.
On Monday board members Hebert and Graham took turns setting the record straight on misinformation they heard about the proposal while the petition, which was signed by 137 registered voters, was circulating in the community.
Graham went first, noting that those who have suggested the project needs an Act 250 land use permit are mistaken. The new emergency services complex, which would be built next to the current ambulance building on Meadow Street, is exempt from Act 250 because it will be located on less than 10 acres of municipally owned land, Graham said.
Hebert sought to respond to those who have, he claimed, spread inaccurate information in an effort to fuel opposition to the project.
Theres a lot of misinformation, he said.
According to Hebert, that includes exorbitant estimates involving how much the project will actually cost taxpayers with interest and unsubstantiated claims that the town-owned land might be contaminated.
Hebert said test borings have detected no evidence of contamination and said the suggestion the proposed public safety building will cost taxpayers between $4- and $5-million was wildly off the mark.
According to Hebert, the town is eligible for a 3.5 percent loan through USDA Rural Development that would result in a total cost to the taxpayers of $3,240,000. He said the town has received a verbal commitment from a local bank for a fixed rate loan with 3 percent interest that would shave another $46,000 off that figure.
Both of those figures are measurably better than the worst-case scenario $3.9 million that was shared with those who attended the second of two public hearings on the project in the run-up to the Town Meeting Day vote. That estimate presumed the town didnt qualify for USDA financing, which officials have since confirmed it does, and was calculated based on a much higher interest rate than is currently available.
Hebert also said those who have pointed to the five-bay building and claimed the town plans to expand its fleet of four fire trucks have either stretched the truth or misunderstood.
Thats not the case, he said, noting that four of the bays will be used for fire trucks and the fifth will accommodate the towns two ambulances.
On a more light-hearted note, Graham said a typo on an informational flyer was to blame for questions about the culinary capabilities of a complex that does include a ground-floor kitchen area and a second-floor kitchenette.
No theres not three kitchens, he said. Its a chiefs office, not a chefs office.
Plans to distribute another newsletter are in the works, and a public hearing will be held at Williamstown Middle High School on April 29 at 7 p.m.
We just want to make sure everyone is very well informed, Hebert said.
One resident who served on the public safety building committee told the board he was troubled by the fact that more than one-third of the people who signed the petition that has at least temporarily stalled the project didnt vote at town meeting and only one, he claimed, actually attended either of two public hearings involving the project.
You know the old deal: My mind is made up, dont confuse me with facts, Everhart lamented.
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My first daughter Mackayla was born prematurely at 35 weeks due to no amniotic fluid, she also has CP among a slew of other disabilities but I was able to Breast feed her for 18 months with little complications.
My twins were born in August at 35 weeks they just turned 6 months old and we are having alot of problems with them both. Ellie my little girl is 14 3/4 pounds and 24 inches at 6 months old, my son JR is 26 inches and just 14 pounds at 6 months old!
I have tried to breastfeed them both since day 1 unfortunately i keep having to supplemet them due to lack of milk. I have tried fenugreek, domperidone, reglan and a few other things. I just started my period today so again my supply has dropped dramatically again. My husband was also diagnosed with cancer in december and having to take him back and forth to the doctor appontments all the time leaves me having to leave the twins with my parents where they get formula.
belive me I know that this is all turning into a huge vicious cycle. but i need help and fast. My son JR is so tiny the dr is on the verge of labeling him failure to thrive. we have tried all kinds of formulas with him to no avail he has severe reflux issues and can not tolerate formula at all anymore! What i have been doing is mostly giving him all the breastmilk and just nursing his sister 1x a day to at least still give her some antibiodies. as she tolerates the formula so much better than her brother.I really would like to be able to bf them both exclusively and cut all bottles of formula out as she also suffers from reflux issues.
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I am literally at the end of my rope, i do not know what to do anymore i need help and fast the dr is wanting to to supllement them both more than what i am and i am not comfortablein doing that as JR has gotten to where he vomits the formula withing 20 minutes of taking it i am afraid he is getting dehydrated as well.
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Mead and Central Valley played for two GSL 4A District Titles on Tuesday, with each school winning one.
In Volleyball, the undefeated Panthers continued to steam roll through it's competition with a 25-16, 25-18, 25-16 win over the Bears. Mead (13-0, 9-0) is the district's top seed to regionals, while CV (8-6, 6-3) has to play Lewis & Clark on Thursday for the second and final seed to regionals. The Tigers beat Gonzaga Prep to keep their season alive on Tuesday.
The Bears, however, would get revenge on the pitch, beating Mead 3-1 at SFCC. Mead scored the first goal a minute into the match, then Central Valley responded with three straight to earn the top seed to regionals. Mead must now play Gonzaga Prep on Friday for the second seed. The Bullpups beat Lewis & Clark 2-1 earlier in the night, ending LC's season.


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Comparison of Eplivanserin and Lormetazepam in the Treatment of Insomnia Characterized by Sleep Maintenance Difficulties (DREAMS)
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The primary objective is to compare the potential for next-day residual effects of eplivanserin 5 mg/day and lormetazepam 1 mg/day by measuring the sleepiness in the morning using the patient's sleep questionnaire during 4 weeks of treatment in patients with chronic primary insomnia and sleep maintenance difficulties.
The secondary objectives are to compare the clinical safety of both products, including the potential for rebound insomnia and withdrawal symptoms after treatment discontinuation, to compare the efficacy of both products on subjective sleep parameters and to compare the effects of both products on patient's daytime functioning.
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Drug: eplivanserin (SR46349)
Drug: lormetazepam
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
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|Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Eplivanserin and Lormetazepam in the Treatment of Insomnia Characterized by Sleep Maintenance Difficulties. A 4 Week, Randomized, Double-blind,Comparative, Parallel-group Study
- Sleepiness in the morning measured on a visual analog scale of the patient's sleep questionnaire [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Other measure of next-day residual effects (ability to concentrate of the patient's sleep questionnaire) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Rebound effect measured by pr-WASO and pr-SOL on patient's sleep questionnaire during the run-out period [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Subjective sleep parameters [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|April 2008
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Drug: eplivanserin (SR46349)
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Drug: lormetazepam
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary Insomnia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) criteria
- At least 1 hour of wakefulness for at least 3 nights per week during the month preceding inclusion
- Disturbances of sleep maintenance criteria based on the patient's sleep questionnaire during the run-in period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women and women of childbearing potential without effective contraceptive method of birth control
- Night shift workers and individuals who nap 3 or more times per week
- Consumption of xanthine-containing beverages (i.e., tea, coffee or cola) that comprises more than 5 cups or glasses per day
- Insomnia secondary to a general medical condition
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Primary Insomnia
Sleep Maintenance Difficulties
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Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Mental Disorders
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Central Nervous System Depressants
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Ventura XII, 1970
Gabriel KohnAmerican, 1910-1975
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Gabriel Kohn was deeply interested in the spatial relationships between his sculpture and its surroundings, particularly with regard to scale. Often working on monumental projects, as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth did, Kohn once stated that "one more step and [my sculpture] will be architecture." Even on a smaller scale, the work of this Los Angeles–based artist interrupts and arranges the space around it, a reflection of the artist's training as both a sculptor and an architect. Ventura XII, created while Kohn was working in his Ventura Boulevard studio, suggests a bulkiness completely different from the lightness and precision of the careful geometry of Azimuth, particularly as it teeters over a small self-base. Though they are both abstract and formally rigid, these works nonetheless announce their presence in their surrounding space in very different ways.
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