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HOFMANN v. ASPEN DENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Filing 156
ORDER granting in part and denying in part 136 Motion to Dismiss; granting 145 Motion for Leave to File second amended complaint; granting 147 Motion to Strike plaintiff's response in opposition to motion to dismiss as untimely ; granting 150 Motion to supplement designation of evidence in opposition to defendant's summary judgment motion - plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED to pay the reasonable costs associated with defendant's briefing this motion; and granting 155 Motion for Leave to File surreply. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 9/6/2011. (SMD)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA EVANSVILLE DIVISION CRYSTAL HOFMANN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) vs. ) ASPEN DENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC., ) ) ) Defendant. 3:10-cv-37-SEB-WGH ENTRY This cause is currently before the Court on Defendant's Partial Motion to Dismiss and to Strike Allegations from Plaintiff's Amended Complaint [Docket No. 136], filed on May 26, 2011; Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss as Untimely [Docket No. 147], filed on June 24, 2011; Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint [Docket No. 145], filed on June 21, 2011; Plaintiff's Motion to Supplement Designation of Evidence in Opposition to Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion [Docket No. 150], filed on July 28, 2011; and Defendant's Motion for Leave to File a Surreply [Docket No. 155], filed on August 29, 2011. For the reasons detailed in this entry, we GRANT IN PART and DENY IN PART Docket No. 136, GRANT Docket No. 147, GRANT Docket No. 145, GRANT Docket No. 150; and GRANT Docket No. 155. I. Defendant's Partial Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Defendant has moved to dismiss Counts II and III of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and to strike paragraphs 62 through 76 of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint as irrelevant and scandalous under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f).1 We address these arguments in turn. A. Standard of Review "To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'" Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009) (quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). "Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice" to withstand the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 12(b)(6). Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1949 (citing Twombly, 550 1 Defendant has interposed a Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Response on the ground that that brief was filed untimely. Plaintiff's counsel concedes that the brief was not timely filed, but requests that Defendant's Motion to Strike be denied because when Defendant filed the motion to dismiss, counsel was recovering from surgery following a skiing accident. She contends that because she was focusing on her recovery, she mistakenly believed she had twenty-eight days within which to respond as is allowed for responding to a motion for summary judgment rather than the fourteen days (plus three days for electronic service) allowed for responding to a motion to dismiss. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 6(d); Local Rule 7.1(b). Although the Court sympathizes with Plaintiff's counsel's medical issues, during that same time period, she remained very engaged in the litigation in other ways, including reiterating her demand for the production of certain evidence, noticing seven additional depositions, and filing a timely response to Defendant's objections to an order issued by the Magistrate Judge. See Docket Nos. 139, 141-1. Thus, because Plaintiff's filing was untimely, in violation of the Local and Federal Rules, we GRANT Defendant's Motion to Strike. 2 U.S. at 555). "[A]t some point, the factual detail in a complaint may be so sketchy that the complaint does not provide the type of notice of the claim to which the defendant is entitled under Rule 8."2 Killingsworth v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., 507 F.3d 614, 619 (7th Cir. 2007) (quoting Airborne Beepers & Video, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, 499 F.3d 663, 667 (7th Cir. 2007)) (internal quotations omitted)). A party moving to dismiss nonetheless bears a weighty burden. "[O]nce a claim has been stated adequately, it may be supported by showing any set of facts consistent with the allegations in the complaint." Twombly, 550 U.S. at 563 (citing Sanjuan v. American Bd. of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., 40 F.3d 247, 251 (7th Cir. 1994) ("[At the pleading stage] the plaintiff receives the benefit of imagination, so long as the hypotheses are consistent with the complaint.")). In addressing a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, we treat all well-pleaded factual allegations as true, and we construe all inferences that reasonably may be drawn from those facts in the light most favorable to the non-movant. Lee v. City of Chicago, 330 F.3d 456, 459 (7th Cir. 2003); Szumny v. Am. Gen. Fin., 246 F.3d 1065, 1067 (7th Cir. 2001). B. Motion to Dismiss Count II and Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Defendant argues that Count II of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, which alleges a claim for retaliation in violation of Title VII, must be dismissed because Plaintiff 2 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a) provides that a complaint must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 8(a). Under Seventh Circuit law, the statement must be sufficient "to give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Hillingsworth v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., 507 F.3d 614, 618 (7th Cir. 2007) (internal citations omitted). 3 failed to exhaust her administrative remedies before filing suit. "[A] claim in a civil action need not be a replica of a claim described in the [EEOC] charge, but there must be 'a reasonable relationship between the allegations in the charge and the claims in the complaint,' and it must appear that 'the claim in the complaint can reasonably be expected to grow out of an EEOC investigation of the allegations in the charge.'" Vela v. Village of Sauk Village, 218 F.3d 661, 664 (7th Cir. 2000) (quoting Cheek v. Western and Southern Life Ins. Co., 31 F.3d 497, 500 (7th Cir. 1994)). In order to be reasonably related, "the EEOC charge and the complaint must, at a minimum, describe the same conduct and implicate the same individuals." Cheek, 31 F.3d at 501 (emphasis removed). There can be no dispute that Plaintiff failed to exhaust her administrative remedies on her Title VII claim as is obvious from the fact that the allegations contained in her EEOC complaint focus exclusively on discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). Accordingly, we GRANT Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's retaliation claim brought pursuant to Title VII (Count II). However, it is clear upon review of the substantive allegations contained in the First Amended Complaint that Plaintiff intended to plead retaliation in violation of the ADA and ADEA3 and that Plaintiff's counsel mistakenly cited to Title VII. Plaintiff has 3 For example, in paragraph 34 of the First Amended Complaint, it is alleged that: On or about July 1, 2009, Hofman filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") against Aspen alleging age and (continued...) 4 requested leave to amend her complaint in order to correct this error. Because Plaintiff brings a claim solely for retaliation for the filing of EEOC charges, not a claim for the underlying discrimination alleged in the charges, allowing Plaintiff to file a Second Amended Complaint in order to correct the error in citing to Title VII as opposed to the ADA and the ADEA will not affect the progression of the litigation as the elements of a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII are the same as under the ADA or the ADEA. Thus, allowing this amendment would not likely necessitate additional discovery by either party or require new briefing on the fully briefed motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant. For these reasons, we GRANT Plaintiff's Motion to Amend to allege retaliation under the ADA and ADEA. C. Count III In Count III, Plaintiff alleges a claim for unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), seeking compensation "for all hours worked and hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours for applicable work weeks." Am. Compl. ¶ 95. It is wellestablished that the FLSA "does not provide a federal remedy for any and all breaches of payment obligations under employment contracts." Braddock v. Madison County, 34 F. Supp. 2d 1098, 1112 (S.D. Ind. 1998). Rather, "[t]he core rights and obligations the 3 (...continued) disability discrimination. Am. Compl. ¶ 34. There are no substantive allegations in the Amended Complaint regarding discrimination of the type covered under Title VII, to wit, discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 5 FLSA creates are the minimum wage levels and entitlement to overtime pay for work above specified maximum hours set forth in 29 U.S.C. §§ 206 and 207." Id. Thus, the FLSA provides a private right of action to individuals if their employer either fails to pay them an hourly rate equal to or greater than the statutorily established minimum wage, (see 29 U.S.C. § 206), or fails to pay them overtime rates for hours worked in excess of forty per week (see 29 U.S.C. § 206). Initially, we note that it is not clear based on Plaintiff's allegation that she is owed compensation "for all hours worked and hours worked in excess of 40 hours that were not paid," (Am. Compl. ¶ 98 (emphasis added)), whether she is intending to bring two separate claims pursuant to the FLSA or only one. However, if by alleging that she is due compensation "for all hours worked," she is intending to allege that she was not paid minimum wage for the hours she worked, her allegations in support of that claim are insufficient to meet the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a) and 12(b)(6). To state a claim for relief, Plaintiff is required to plead facts that would, if proved, establish a violation of the minimum-wage provisions of the FLSA. Here, however, Plaintiff alleges no facts such as her hourly rate or the number of hours she estimates she worked but was not paid from which the Court could infer that she received less than minimum wage at any point during her employment. Her allegations supporting Count III focus solely on the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Thus, if Plaintiff intended to allege that Defendant violated § 206 of the FLSA, she has failed to sufficiently plead such a claim. Accordingly, we GRANT Defendant's Motion to Dismiss any claim for a 6 violation of the minimum-wage provisions of the FLSA. We find that Plaintiff has, however, sufficiently pled a claim alleging a violation of the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that on certain occasions while employed by Defendant she worked in excess of forty hours in a workweek, and that, although she electronically recorded those hours on a computer time clock, she was not compensated for that time because her supervisors subsequently altered her time entries to decrease the time shown for payroll purposes in order to avoid paying overtime so as to reduce overhead expenses and increase profits. Am. Compl. ¶¶ 16-17, 95-96. It is true, as Defendant points out, that some courts in other jurisdictions have required more detailed factual allegations as to the specific dates on which the plaintiffs claim they were not paid overtime and as to the amount of work that allegedly earned FLSA overtime compensation. See, e.g., Zhong v. August August Corp., 498 F. Supp. 2d 625 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). We are not bound by those decisions, however, and conclude that Plaintiff's allegations regarding FLSA overtime violations are at this stage at least plausible and sufficient to provide adequate notice to Defendant of the claim. The Rule 8(a) and 12(b)(6) pleading standards require nothing more. Although Defendant's arguments regarding the sufficiency of Plaintiff's proof may have merit, we do not address such arguments at the motion to dismiss stage. Accordingly, we DENY Defendant's Motion to Dismiss as to Plaintiff's claim brought pursuant to the FLSA's overtime provisions. 7 D. Paragraphs 62-76 Defendant also requests that the Court strike paragraphs 62 through 76 of the Amended Complaint because it believes these paragraphs are "clearly holdover allegations from Plaintiff's failed attempt to add a claim for "post-termination retaliation" and have no relevance whatever to her claims of retaliation and unpaid wages." Def.'s Br. at 2. Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows the Court to "order stricken from any pleading any insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter." However, "Rule 12(f) motions are disfavored and are ordinarily not granted unless the language in the pleading at issue has no possible relation to the controversy and is clearly prejudicial." Baker v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 830 F. Supp. 1161, 1168 (S.D. Ind. 1993) (Barker, J.) (quotations and citations omitted). Upon careful review of the allegations in question, we find that they may be relevant to Plaintiff's argument that Defendant's proffered reason for her termination is pretextual. Accordingly, we DENY Defendant's Motion to Strike. If it later becomes clear that these allegations are irrelevant, they may be excluded at that time. II. Plaintiff's Motion to Supplement the Summary Judgment Record4 Plaintiff has requested leave to supplement the evidence she designated in support of her opposition to the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Specifically, she 4 On August 29, 2011, Defendant moved for leave to file a surreply to Plaintiff's motion to supplement in order to address new legal theories raised by Plaintiff in her reply. In order to allow Defendant the opportunity to fully respond to Plaintiff's motion to supplement, we GRANT Defendant's motion. Defendant's surreply is deemed filed as of the date of this order. 8 requests leave to file the deposition testimony of a former co-worker, Jodi Putney, which was taken on July 7, 2011. Plaintiff asserts she was unable to submit this evidence sooner because discovery was stayed by order of the Magistrate Judge from January 20, 2011 to June 1, 2011, preventing Ms. Putney's deposition until after the due date of her response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment which was March 8, 2011. When he issued the discovery stay, the Magistrate Judge did permit Plaintiff to select three individuals to be deposed prior to filing her response in order to "allow her an opportunity to demonstrate that evidence exists that other employees improperly and intentionally took protected information from the facility and were not disciplined." Docket No. 92. Consistent with the Magistrate Judge's order, Plaintiff deposed three witnesses before filing her response, but Ms. Putney was not one of the persons selected by Plaintiff. Defendant opposes the instant motion to supplement, arguing that Plaintiff has mischaracterized the substance of Ms. Putney's deposition testimony, that it is in any event irrelevant, and that allowing the supplemental submission would negate the Magistrate Judge's order allowing Plaintiff to depose no more than three individuals before filing her response. Our review of the supplemental evidence persuades us that it may be relevant to show that other employees engaged in arguably similar conduct as Plaintiff but were not similarly disciplined. Moreover, in responding to Plaintiff's motion to supplement, Defendant has had the opportunity to address the new evidence and set forth counter designations of Ms. Putney's deposition testimony, all of which will be considered by the Court in ruling on the pending motion for summary judgment. Thus, 9 beyond having to incur the added expense of responding to the supplemental deposition, we see no prejudice to Defendant in allowing Plaintiff to supplement the record at this time. With regard to Defendant's argument that allowing Plaintiff to supplement would violate the Magistrate Judge's January 20, 2011 Order, the plain language of the Magistrate Judge's order limits Plaintiff to taking three depositions, but only before she filed her response. There is no indication that the Magistrate Judge meant by his order to foreclose the possibility of later supplementation if relevant information came to light. For these reasons, Plaintiff's Motion to Supplement the Summary Judgment Record is GRANTED and the Court will consider the supplemental evidence submitted by Plaintiff as well as the counter-designated evidence submitted in response by Defendant in rendering our ruling on Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. In order to ameliorate any prejudice to Defendant stemming from having to respond to Plaintiff's late-breaking supplemental filing, Plaintiff is HEREBY ORDERED to pay the reasonable costs associated with Defendant's briefing this motion. Additionally, in order to ensure that this case moves as expeditiously as possible going forward, the summary judgment record is now closed and no further supplements will be accepted. III. Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, we GRANT IN PART and DENY IN PART Defendant's Partial Motion to Dismiss and to Strike Allegations from Plaintiff's Amended Complaint [Docket No. 136]. The motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's Title VII retaliation claim and any claim brought pursuant to the FLSA's minimum-wage 10 provisions and DENIED as to Plaintiff's claim for unpaid wages brought pursuant to the FLSA's overtime provisions and the request for paragraphs 62-76 to be stricken. We GRANT Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss as Untimely [Docket No. 147] and Defendant's Motion to File Surreply [Docket No. 155]. Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint [Docket No. 145] and Plaintiff's Motion to Supplement Designation of Evidence in Opposition to Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion [Docket No. 150] are both GRANTED. 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10 games in the books - the good & the concerns
The Good;
1.Peyton is back and has control of this team, everyone is buying in
2. jack del Rio has this defense playing lights out
3. Special teams are #1or #2 in several categories.
4, We are winning games while not playing our best offensively
5. Von Miller is getting better by the week
6. All the young defensive players are playing at an unbelievable level.
7. We appear to be the most complete team in the AFC
8. Although we have had injuries we are in better shape than most teams
9. Except for Baltimore we don't have any bruising games left
10. We got great coaching top to bottom.
The Concerns;
1. Champ has not played like Champ for two games now.
2, Holliday is scary with the ball, he drops the ball a lot.
3. We need Kupe to get healthy and stay healthy
4. Fumbles
5. Both DT & Decker are dropping balls they should catch
6. Very thin at Running back
7. Manning getting hit too much the last two games we can't afford this.
8, Running game needs to become stronger now that it's getting cold and the playoffs are looming.
9. Hillman should be further along
10. Koppen needs to stay healthy, if he goes down we're screwed
I agree with everything you posted. I was thinking today if its nearing time to move Champ to S
Holiday also does not field the punts. He should have fair caught that one that rolled for a 62 yard punt.
The offense is too predictable. IMO they should just come out in the first drive of the game and pass every time. Do the play action pass and loosen the defense up ON THE FIRST DRIVE.
Over all this team and the DEFENSE is much better than I thought. I think they are the most complete team in the league. Hopefully, they can kickstart the running game a little
I think the offense really misses Kuper.
7 is in direct relation to 3.
This team could use some turkey sandwiches, Baja.
disagree on good #10
Maybe some madden drumsticks. ;D
Well, look at it this way: We're not Sandyeggo. :puff:
They are tough no doubt but they don't beat you up they way the Ravens do.
Did you see their game tonight? Our O line better be full strength for that one.
With Kuper we are SB offense
Without Kuper it would be a struggle to go very far in playoffs
i think tampa bay will be a hard fought game.
5 straight games of 30+ points and a 57-43 pass/run ratio offensively kind of undercuts you there.
Concerns: I would say the turnovers are STILL our biggest weakness. We're getting some take aways from our defense but it's being negated by our offense giving it right back up. This should have been a route today the way our defense played.
A coach's main responsibility is to win games first, then develop talent, then do everything else. It's not to be aggressive nor conservative, nor any of that crap. Win games and develop talent, and everything else will take care of itself. Seems simple to me.
I've been watching him a lot this year. He is not making many plays on
the ball. Looks like hes having trouble tracking the ball. Hes been getting turned around. At CAR he got lots of safety help on Smith. Doesn't look to me like hes shutting anyone down. The only WR I've seen him shut down in recent weeks was Colston.
All I see when the camera is on 24 is a CB 2 steps behind WR's and too late to make a play when the ball is in the air. Looks like hes lost another step in the last 3 weeks. And thats the thing. Carter or Harris would have probably picked off 2 or 3 balls that Champ should have been able to make a play on in last 4 weeks.
I think teams will be testing him with the deep ball more as the season goes on, especially Tampa Bay whom likes to chuck it down field all game long.
Much of what's crossed my mind is on that list, good & not-so-good, although I think Champ still can be Champ, and DJ Williams helps that LB corps immensely. I was there today, and the Bronco crowd is completely re-energized. It's like the old days, and much less corporate.
Someone once started a thread, 'is Manning the answer?'. I think we know now what that level of QB play can bring to a team. Any team. I know it's a stretch, but I think Manning could've elevated Kansas City to 9-10 wins.'
If you don't have a top tier QB in this league, you're playing for the crumbs left by the teams that do.
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Mondo Guerra's Take on 'Project Runway': Masters of Metamorphosis
The "All Stars" champ critiques the designs and the judges' decision not to cut any of the designers in the final runway challenge.
Only the L'Oreal avant-garde challenge stands in the way of the big runway at New York Fashion Week, so it's go big or get auf'd. The inspiration this week? Masters of metamorphosis -- our fluttering friends, the butterflies.
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The competition is ON. Who crawls and who soars?
On the Runway
Alexandria von Bromssen
Alexandria danced on the goth side, focusing on the butterfly's fleeting lifespan. (Does someone need a hug?) Tim gave his blessing with the raw edges of her gown and said he was "a fan." She chose Miranda Levy's design for the Marie Claire shoe challenge and tried to take it from pedestrian to punk.
Avant-garde Design
Unfinished treatments can either give a garment edge or make it look sloppy. To me, the gown looks like it's tattered and falling apart. Moth-eaten goth? But Heidi Klum said she could see Alexandria selling a lot of these dresses. There's definitely a client for this style, I've just seen better execution.
"Make It Work" Design
Agree with Nina Garcia that Alexandria stepped it up with her repurposed look. But the boots and the "feather-hawk" are too literal for me. I would have loved to see something unexpected -- maybe a counterpoint between soft and hard. It just came off heavy-handed.
Dom Streater
Dom was inspired by the cross-bred butterflies and played to her strengths by marrying different prints. She chose Jeremy Brandrick's Belk challenge design to take into modern times. The comeback kid has become a serious competitor.
Avant-garde Design
"Mad-Dom Butterfly." Gorgeous. Love the volume and structure of the coatdress paired with the flowing, wide-leg jumpsuit. It's whimsical, wearable and exuberant. She chose beautiful prints in the right fabrics and delivered a wow moment.
"Make It Work" Design
No offense to Jeremy, but Dom turned it out. She cranked up the volume and elevated this look from "everyday" to "exciting." One of the best reworks of the evening, hands down. She has strong instincts and keeps it modern.
Bradon McDonald
Bradon had a lot of starts and stops perfecting a silhouette he hoped would translate the silent, frantic energy of butterflies. Tim wasn't sold on his "noodles" at first, but said he got chills once Bradon put it all together. Bradon chose Sue Waller's Lexus challenge design for a second spin.
Avant-garde Design
I get the strange beauty Bradon was aiming for and appreciate the risk he took. It's visually intriguing and fully committed -- he's clearly a talented designer. And while I understand how choosing white allowed his textile manipulation to shine, it also made me think "alien wedding dress." Not necessarily a bad thing considering it's an avant-garde challenge.
"Make It Work" Design
He made the best of what he had to work with, but it wasn't my favorite. My eye is drawn to the "placemat apron" and the play on hemlines isn't doing great things for his model's body. He made the calculated risk of focusing most of his time on the avant-garde design and kept this one simple.
Helen Castillo
Helen's "cocoon coffin" had Tim shaking his head. And with her low tolerance for curve balls, she crumbled. Again. But after a little tough love from Tim, she committed to capturing the bold orange of her monarch butterfly inspiration. Helen chose Kate's HP + Intel challenge design.
Avant-garde Design
I feel like we've seen this silhouette and technique from Helen before -- I need more. I actually wanted to see her cocoon coat walk. At least then she would have ventured into avant-garde territory. Loved the styling, though.
"Make It Work" Design
Helen took Kate's design from frumpy to streamlined. It's another familiar silhouette from Helen, but that insane fit deserves recognition. I'm sure Kate would have approved. It's a huge improvement.
Justin LeBlanc
Justin identified with "the outsider" albino butterfly and got down to details, manipulating exaggerated binding. And in an emotional decision, Justin chose his own losing design hoping to earn both closure and redemption. Tim said he was proud.
Avant-garde Design
Justin's design definitely told a story. I liked the drama of his reveal and the symbolism of shedding the cocoon. Nina was right -- the binding details on the dress weren't perfect -- but he stepped up and grabbed the judges' attention.
"Make It Work" Design
There is a sense of resolution here -- kind of like the dress "healed." Wish the cups were more flattering, but the sweep and proportions are snappy. It was admirable of Justin to undertake his own garment and show the judges he's learned from their advice.
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Armonk, New York
For population 25 years and over in Armonk:
For population 15 years and over in Armonk CDP:
522 residents are foreign born (7.8% Europe, 2.7% Asia).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $10,001 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenwich, CT (7.6 miles , pop. 61,101).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: North Hempstead, NY (24.4 miles , pop. 222,611).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: New York, NY (31.3 miles , pop. 8,008,278).
Nearest cities: North Castle, NY (1.1 miles ), Thornwood, NY (1.9 miles ), Chappaqua, NY (2.0 miles ), Pleasantville, NY (2.0 miles ), Valhalla, NY (2.1 miles ), Mount Pleasant, NY (2.2 miles ), Hawthorne, NY (2.2 miles ), New Castle, NY (2.2 miles ).
Latitude: 41.13 N, Longitude: 73.71 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,263 (+100.4%)
Area code commonly used in this area: 914
This place's Wikipedia profileUnemployment in July 2013:
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Work and jobs in Armonk: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Armonk, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Armonk-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.1 miles away from the Armonk place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 7/12/2006, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused $12 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:Armonk-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 7.9 miles away from Armonk center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Westchester County (19) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Hurricanes: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzards: 2, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Dave Barry - (born 1947), humorist, Peter Gallagher - (born 1956), actor, Preston Reed - Blues guitarist, Sam Barry (author) - Author and columnist.
Main business address for: VISANT CORP (JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METAL), VISANT HOLDING CORP (JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METAL), INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT), MBIA INC (SURETY INSURANCE).
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Air Quality Index (AQI)
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.329. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.1 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.57. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 14.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 22.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.37. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Armonk and their reported violations in the past:CRANBERRY BOG APARTMENTS (Serves CT, Population served: 72, Groundwater):
Past health violations:CONGREGATION BNAI ISRAEL (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:CUOMOS COVE (Address: 16 FARAWAY ROAD , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:DAIRYMART (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 2.2%
(2.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
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Religion statistics for Armonk CDP (based on Westchester County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.46%
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 417
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 71
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 111
Number of full-service restaurants: 904
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4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($84,710 average adjusted gross income)
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,653 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($80,895 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,925 average AGI)
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Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
Armonk, New York:
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FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Armonk)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:4
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:5
FCC Registered Paging Towers:2
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Armonk)
FAA Registered Aircraft:9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Armonk)
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.03
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.03
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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Total of 1471 patent applications in 2008-2014.
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The Golden Age of Comics took place during the thirties and forties. During this period, comics saw their first major boom, and the popularity of superheroes led to the creation of many modern mainstays now considered iconic to the medium. The Golden Age also gave us some of the most bizarre and terrifying characters to ever see ink.
Taking the unique Bruce Wayne approach to super heroism, Bart Hill witnesses his parents murder, rendering him mute. Not satisfied with both crippling and orphaning a child, the criminal in question goes the extra mile by branding him, leaving a boomerang shaped mark on his chest. Naturally, Hill honors the memory of his parents by obsessing over boomerangs and eventually becoming the first (only?) master boomerang marksman.
With his new and seemingly impractical power, Hill becomes a the costumed hero Daredevil, bringing criminals to justice by throwing curved sticks and praying they come back. Daredevil ran for sixty-nine issues, remaining popular inpart due to the book's gritty story telling. The character also set a precedent for characters named Daredevil being unable to properly dress themselves.
Ghost Rider
Rex Fury, federal Marshall and owner of a kick-ass name, takes on the persona of Ghost Rider, a phantom horseman, Of course, he wasn't really a phantom; he wore a costume that was white on one side and black on the other, giving him the ability to disappear and reappear at will, causing evil to soil its pants every time.
Ghost Rider is akin to a super natural Batman. Fury did everything he could to appear to be a ghost, using realistic illusions to maintain his mystique and to terrify criminals. His enemies followed the supernatural motif, ranging from your typical wolfmen to a Frankenstein impersonator (why, when choosing a gothic literary figure to impersonate, anyone would elect to be a hodgepodge collection of corpses, is beyond me).
Lady Satan
While on an ocean liner in the Atlantic, the would-be Lady Satan (she apparently had no real name) nearly loses her life in a Nazi bombing. The liner is sunk, presumably killing hundreds. Among the dead are her fiancee (also not worth having a name, may he rest in peace). Eventually our hero found her way to German-occupied France, where she vowed to fight the Nazi's while swearing fealty to the Prince of Darkness. I'm really not sure how one entails the other, but hey, when you're beloved is slain by Nazi explosions, you need to change up your life a bit.
In her original run, Lady Satan was powerless. Armed only with a chlorine gun, she hid her non-identity with a red evening gown and domino mask. Not only is this a questionable costume, but it proposes a very important question: how is it that Nazi's could find entirely families hiding in basements, attics and the very earth itself, but a woman dressed in bright red wondering the streets of Paris with a pool-cleaning gun manages to evade capture so many times she makes a career out of it?
While the character of Lady Satan may not standout in the overpopulated market of the Golden Age, she was among the first heroes to stop Hitler's tyranny before the United States got involved in World War II. Also, she hung out with Wonder Woman once or twice, so she's famous by proxy.
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|Lar gibbon[1]
|Conservation status
|Scientific classification
|H. lar
|Binomial name
|Hylobates lar
(Linnaeus, 1771)
|Lar gibbon range
|Lar gibbon[1]
|Conservation status
|Scientific classification
|H. lar
|Binomial name
|Hylobates lar
(Linnaeus, 1771)
|Lar gibbon range
The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often seen in zoos.
There are five subspecies of lar gibbon:[1][3]
The fur coloring of the lar gibbon varies from black and dark-brown to light-brown, sandy colors. The hands and feet are white-colored, likewise a ring of white hair surrounds the black face. Both males and females can be all color variants, and the sexes also hardly differ in size. Gibbons are true brachiators, propelling themselves through the forest by swinging under the branches using their arms. Reflecting this mode of locomotion, the white-handed gibbon has curved fingers, elongated hands, extremely long arms and relatively short legs, giving it an intermembral index of 129.7, one of the highest of the primates.[4] As with all apes, the number of caudal vertebrae has been reduced drastically, resulting in the loss of a functional tail. Gibbons have tough, bony padding on their buttocks, known as the ischial callosities, or sitting pads.
Lar gibbons have the greatest north-south range of any of the gibbon species.[5] They are found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand.[6] Their range historically extended from southwest China to Thailand and Burma south to the whole Malay Peninsula in primary and secondary tropical rain forests. It is also present in the northwest portion of the island of Sumatra. In recent decades, especially, the continental range has been reduced and fragmented. Lar gibbons are likely extinct in China, but if they still exist, they would only be found in southwest Yunnan, their former range.[7]
Lar gibbon are usually found in lowland dipterocarp forest, hill dipterocarp forest, and upper dipterocarp forest, including primary lowland and submontane rainforest, mixed deciduous bamboo forest, and seasonal evergreen forest. They are not usually found higher than 1200 meters above sea level.[8] The gibbon genus is highly allopatric, usually separated by large rivers. As a result, their range extends through southern and eastern Myanmar, but only east of the Salween River. They are found through the Malay Peninsula. Lar gibbons also exist west of the Mekong River in northwestern Laos and northern Sumatra.[9] The lar gibbon can be found living in sympatry with several other primates and apes, including orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), siamangs (S. syndactylus), pileated gibbons (Hylobates pileatus), purple-faced langurs (Trachypithecus spp.), Thomas's langur (Presbytis thomasi), slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), and several macaques (Macaca spp.)[10] In Thailand alone, lar gibbons probably number between 15,000 and 20,000.[11]
The lar gibbon is considered frugivorous with fruit constituting 50% of its diet, but leaves (29%) are a substantial part, with insects (13%) and flowers (9%) forming the remainder.[4] In the wild, lar gibbons will eat a large variety of foods, including figs and other small, sweet fruits, liana fruit, tree fruit and berries, as well as young leaves, buds and flowers, new shoots, vines, vine shoots, and insects, including mantids and wasps, and even birds' eggs.[12] Its dental formula is 22.214.171.124/126.96.36.199, the generalized formula for Old World monkeys and apes. The dental arcade is U-shaped, and the mandible is thin and light. The incisors are broad and flat, while the molars have low, rounded cusps with thick enamel. The most noticeable characteristic of the dentition of Hylobates lar is the presence of large, dagger-like canines in both the upper and lower jaw. These canines are not sexually dimorphic.
Lar gibbons are diurnal and arboreal, inhabiting rain forests. Lar gibbons are usually active for an average of 8.7 hours per day, leaving their sleeping sites right around sunrise and entering sleeping trees an average of 3.4 hours before sunset. On average, lar gibbons spend their days feeding (32.6%), resting (26.2%), traveling (24.2%), in social activities (11.3%), vocalizing (4.0%) and in intergroup encounters (1.9%), although actual proportions of activities can change significantly over the course of the year.[13] They rarely come to the ground, instead using their long arms to brachiate through the trees. With their hooked hands, they can move swiftly with great momentum, swinging from the branches. Although they rarely come to the ground naturally, while there, they walk bipedally with arms raised above their heads for balance. Their social organization is dominated by monogamous family pairs, with one breeding male and one female along with their offspring. When a juvenile reaches sexual maturity, it is expelled from the family unit. However, this traditional conception has come under scrutiny. Long-term studies conducted in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand suggest their mating system is somewhat flexible, incorporating extra-pair copulations, partner changes and polyandrous groupings.[14]
Pair of lar gibbons hooting in Copenhagen Zoo
Family groups inhabit a firm territory, which they protect by warding off other gibbons with their calls. Each morning, the family gathers on the edge of its territory and begins a "great call", a duet between the breeding pair. Each species has a typified call and each breeding pair has unique variations on that theme. The great call of Hylobates lar is characterized by its frequent use of short hoots with more complex hoots, along with a "quavering" opening and closing.[15] These calls are one of the traits used determining species differences among the gibbons.[3]
Sexually, they are similar to other gibbons. Mating occurs in every month of the year, but most conceptions occur during the dry season in March, with a peak in births during the late rainy season, in October.[16] On average, females reproduce for the first time at about 11 years of age in the wild, much later than in captivity.[17] Gestation is six months long on average, and pregnancies are usually of a single young. Young are nursed for approximately two years, and full maturity comes at about eight years. The life expectancy of the lar gibbons in the wild is about 25 years.[18]
Lar gibbons are threatened in various ways: they are sometimes hunted for their meat, sometimes a parent is killed to capture young animals for pets, but perhaps the most pervasive is the loss of habitat. Lar gibbon habitats is already threatened by forest clearance for the construction of roads, shifting agriculture, ecotourism, domesticated cattle and elephants, forest fires, subsistence logging, illegal logging, new village settlement, and palm oil plantations.[19]
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Demian commented on the diary post Can We Ever Recover from the Murder of John Kennedy? by solartopia.
All the one line paragraphs makes this impossible to read. I like the title, though.
Demian commented on the blog post Obama Tells UN General Assembly 'The Cause Of Empire Leads To The Graveyard'
I don't mean to diss you, but how did you let yourself get fooled? I voted for Obama the first time around, although I was under no illusions about him. (But nobody expected him to be as horrendous as he has turned out to be.) The two tip-offs for me were that he wrote in his book that he admires Reagan, and that he was clear about being against single payer health insurance.
There were people who knew that Obama is a neoliberal stooge even before he ran for president:
Naked Capitalism: Obama at the Hamilton Project, 2006: "This is not a bloodless process."
There's been a sort of contest among the skeptics and hippies for the "Who Called Their Shot on Obama First" title, which I believe Adolph Reed holds (Village Voice, 1996), with Bruce Dixon (2007) also holding an honored place; both writers knew Obama in Chicago, which helped. However, along with Ken Silverstein from Harpers, left blogger A Tiny Revolution called his shot in 2006 (hat tip, Gaius Publius (hat tip jawbone)), based on Obama's appearance at the first meeting of Bob Rubin's The Hamilton Project, where he was the only Senator to appear.
Demian commented on the diary post Stalker: Obama's obsessive harassment of Syria & Ukraine by Jane Stillwater.
Obama is stalking Russia, not the former Ukraine. The latter is now a colony of the US, having no other purpose as far as the US is concerned than as a tool for destroying Russia.
Demian commented on the blog post Obama Tells UN General Assembly 'The Cause Of Empire Leads To The Graveyard'
Thanks for giving a cogent summary of the speech so I don't have to watch/read it. I'll just add Sergei Lavrov's take on it, courtesy of the Saker:
As for the U.S. President's speech, we earned the second place among the threats to international peace and stability: number one is the Ebola virus, number two is the so-called Russian aggression in Europe and ISIL and other terrorists who are now taking hold of the Middle East and primarily of the countries, which have evidenced U.S. interventions, are ranked as number three.
Demian commented on the diary post US/UK media coverup of Nazis in Ukraine continues unraveling and MH-17 falls apart… by operationmindcrime.
I realized that VICE is a CIA news outlet for hipsters when I saw that it has endless videos about Russian homophobia, and then happened to be on hand when Pussy Riot got roughed up at the Sochi Olympics.
I have to defend the American general Breedlove. He is not as crazy as Fogh of war Rasmussen. This is how the article you link to ends:
Breedlove said that allies had to be prepared to "characterize, understand, and survive" hybrid warfare where the aggressor was unknown. "What I think we all understand is that this [...]
I have given up on Merkel. Also, I have always hated her party. I was thinking more about what Germany might do when Merkel is gone (in 2017). That time frame is coextensive with a period of uncertainty that is hanging over the Ukraine. Poroshenko introduced legislation today that would give the Donetsk and Lugansk [...]
The Germans are not crazy. Sooner or later, they will have to reject austerity. It is possible that financial interests dominating manufacturing interests at present in Germany is a consequence of the unipolar regime the world has had since the end of the Cold War. If the world becomes multipolar, Germany could well go back [...]
I wasn't going to say this until the vote because I don't want to jinx things, but the US and England want to break Russia up. So if what happens instead is that the UK breaks up, that would be a psychological victory for Russia, and hence the multipolar agenda. A breakup of the UK [...]
All freedom loving people have a dog in this fight. The US empire is a continuation of the British empire, so the breakup of the UK would strike a blow against the US empire, and thus bring us closer to a multipolar world, one in which the US is not in the position to launch [...]
Demian commented on the blog post Ukraine President Says No Military Solution To Crisis, May Need To Decentralize Power
OK, maybe I was too soft on McGovern. (I certainly don't want to watch that video a second time.)
As for Parry: if you don't want to consider him to be a gatekeeper, I don't think you can deny that he is an Obama apologist. He has taken the line that the responsibility for the Kiev coup lies with neocons in the State Department, and that Obama had nothing to do with it.
Demian commented on the blog post Ukraine President Says No Military Solution To Crisis, May Need To Decentralize Power
Sure, once a CIA agent, always a CIA agent. It is a given in the left blogosphere that Ray McGovern and his buddy Robert Parry are gatekeepers.
But I just watched this CrossTalk with Ray McGovern. I didn't notice him doing any gatekeeping. That is one of the better CrossTalks I've seen, btw; three good American Russia specialists were in Moscow at the same time because there was a conference on how to improve Russia/US relations.
Demian commented on the blog post Ukraine President Says No Military Solution To Crisis, May Need To Decentralize Power
Wikipedia: Federal State of Novorossiya
You are clearly an artificial intelligence program written by the NSA. But not a very good one. Your inability to make an argument or understand what other people write amounts to a failure of the Turing test.
Demian commented on the blog post Ukraine President Says No Military Solution To Crisis, May Need To Decentralize Power
Here's a really good short documentary about Crimea by an American filmmaker. (It's his first film.) It has interviews with the locals and goes a little into the history. Everyone inside the Beltway and in Kiev should watch this.
A lady is interviewed who says that when Crimea was under the Ukraine, children were forced to learn and speak Ukrainian in schools, and Crimeans were forced to use Ukrainian for local purposes. I didn't know that. I thought that Russian had an official status as a regional language.
Demian commented on the blog post Ukraine President Says No Military Solution To Crisis, May Need To Decentralize Power
I haven't seen this rumor mentioned on any Russophone Web site. The idea of Strelkov killing himself is ridiculous, and I'm surprised that the Saker didn't mention this. Strelkov is presented as being a devout Russian Orthodox believer, and I think that he is. In Russian Orthodoxy, suicide is a grave sin, perhaps the gravest sin.
The only thing the Novorossian news agency has about Strelkov today is a second interview (in Russian).
I don't think the junta cares about Strelkov any more; it's got enough on its mind. Gotta build that wall! So this rumor was probably started by the Russian fifth column.
In other news, the second Russian humanitarian aid convoy has begun entering into the former Ukraine.
Demian commented on the blog post Ukraine President Says No Military Solution To Crisis, May Need To Decentralize Power
Reuters has removed the passage that DSWright quoted from the article. The article no longer reports that Poroshenko said that "There is no military solution for this crisis."
It's hard to tell what Kiev is "thinking". Novorossians were under the impression that the junta would start an offensive today, but it hasn't.
The EU imposing new sanctions on Russia even though the ceasefire is holding is a new low for it.
An English language text of Strelkov's speech is now available:
We Will Not Allow for Russia to be Ripped Asunder and Ruined
I am pleasantly surprised that what Strelkov says resonates with Americans. In the West, he is portrayed as a right-wing Russian nationalist.
His sympathies do lie with White Russians, as opposed to the Reds (Bolsheviks). That comes out when he compares the Kiev coup to the Bolshevik Revolution. But of course, like most Russians, Strelkov views the breakup of the USSR is a disaster. I think the mainstream Russian view is that both the Bolshevik Revolution (which led to the breakup of the Russian Empire) and the collapse of the USSR
If you liked that, you should watch this press conference that Igor Strelkov held today, also at the Saker:
Strelkov press conference translated and subtitled
He talks about the traitorous Russian fifth column, which from the very beginning has sought to stop the emergence of a free Novorossia.
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Yeah, I know. But sometimes it's hard not to reply, if I've accidentally read one of his comments.
Your reading comprehension leaves something to be desired. The Saker did not write that.
Also, your wasting your time if you think ad homenems will work on FdL members.
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There are some handsome gentleman on Supernatural.
The good news is they've always been easy on the eyes, but they have paid their dues in guest spots on good shows, unknown shows and some bad shows. Think Sweet Valley High, X-Files, Charmed and ER.
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Jared Padalecki was cute little boy with a bright future in Gilmore Girls and the first season of Supernatural ! Glad that this show gave us the chance to watch him grow from a little boy to a amazing man , a loving husband and a father of two little boys !
This is good stuff. Ooooh - Mark Sheppard also had a recurring role as Badger on Firefly. And Jensen Ackles was just so great on Days of our Lives - I stopped watching Days when he left!
Jensen was on days he was awesome as Eric Brady lol and he had sister name Sami on days


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