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Phillips, New to Mets, Knows Opponent Well
Phillips, New to Mets, Knows Opponent Well Pittsburgh (Pa), Phillips, Andy, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Baseball Comments (0) Andy Phillips begin his Mets career against the Yankees, his former team, after being traded after his short stay with the Reds. @ June 27,…
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JayZ eyes the Yankees?
JayZ eyes the Yankees? June 26, 2008 According to SOHH Mr. Carter has his eyes on the New York Yankees; Jay-Z may be expanding his already vast investment portfolio with a stake in baseball. The mogul is looking into buying shares into the New York Yankees. The former Def Jam president has…
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The Invisible Web Episode 18 (2.09) Our Great Podio Horror
On this episode of the Invisible Web I celebrate Midsummer’s Day with the odd synchronicities of the holiday. I also review two movies an episode of a legendary BBC Science fiction television series. BAD WOLF~! Gylfaginning featuring Fenrir, from Snorri’s Prose Edda. Fenrir @ Godchecker…
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Study Shows Problems With Olympic-Style Tests
From the New York Times: Study Shows Problems With Olympic-Style Tests Although athletes have said EPO is in widespread use, few have tested positive. Most of the athletes who have been linked to doping in recent years have been caught not through drug testing, but rather through criminal…
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Improv at the Gene Frankel, Tuesday June 15th
Improv at the Gene Frankel, Tuesday June 15th June 26th, 2008 Punching Hal returns to the Gene Frankel Underground, 24 Bond St, NYC (between Lafayette and Bowery) on Tuesday, June 15th, for an 8pm show. The bar opens at 7:30, house opens at around 7:45pm. And we’d love to see you there! …
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The Invisible Web Episode 18 (2.09) Our Great Podio Horror
The Invisible Web Episode 18 (02.09): Our Great Podio Horror On this episode of the Invisible Web I celebrate Midsummer’s Day with the odd synchronicities of the holiday. I also review two movies an episode of a legendary BBC Science fiction television series. BAD WOLF~! Gylfaginning featuring…
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Jennifer Hudson Got Punked
Ashton Kutcher had nothing to do with this punking. R&B singer Jennifer Hudson is reportedly latching onto “I Love New York” star Tiffany Pollard’s sloppy seconds. Punk, aka David Otunga and Hudson are hooking up lately, and this comes after her sudden break up with “childhood” lover…
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“Books Not Bombs,” What a Liberal Idea
“Books Not Bombs,” What a Liberal Idea June 26th, 2008 by DORIAN DE WIND The Iraqi refugee crisis–and it is a crisis–continues to draw my interest, and, the refugees, my compassion. Perhaps it is because of my personal involvement in another refugee crisis in the seventies; perhaps…
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Why Chad Pennington Should Not Start
I caught some flack via e-mail for my Kellen Clemens for QB article from Chad supporters insisting that I was wrong and fellow Clemens supporters feeling like I talked about Pennington a bit too much. I’m a Jets’ fan, friends. I’m never going to outright insult any player that wears our…
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NYC Resident Makes Gadget Repair House Calls
Broken gadgets suck, especially when it’s an iPod. All of a sudden you find yourself walking to the subway sans tunes. The train ride gets longer, sights become more boring and overall, the ride sucks. Luckily, there is hope. If you live in NYC, give Demetrios Leontaris a call. This sly Greek…
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What to Do about the House Next Door
When it comes time to sell your home, curb appeal can be tremendously important. From the start, your home needs to make a solid first impression that will carry the future home buyer into the house on a positive note. Even if your home looks wonderful, however, your neighbors house and the…
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The other waterfalls of New York City
Sure those newly constructed waterfalls (actually they’re giant fountains; we’ll let it go) on the East River are getting a lot of media attention. But the city has some real falls that deserve a visit this summer. Pack a picnic basket and enter Central Park at 100th Street. Head north and…
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You Have Chosen Wisely
Lady: Do you sell falafel?Vendor: Ah! Falafel is gyro, gyro is falafel!Lady: Falafel is chick peas. Gyro is meat.Vendor: Falafel is bullshit!Lady: I'll have a gyro.--Canal & GreeneOverheard by: Melina the Sad Falafel Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email …
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NY lawmakers back fines for animal fights watchers
New York lawmakers have agreed to punish spectators at animal fights with fines up to $500 for a first offense. The legislation, which passed the Senate by a voice vote and unanimously in the Assembly, says it’s a violation to knowingly go anyplace animal fighting is staged. A second…
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Jay-Z to Buy Share for Yankees
Jay-Z to Buy Share for Yankees June 27th, 2008 –––– By Dez Hip-Hop icon Jay-Z plans to further his interest in sports. He plans on to expand his investment into the baseball world. Jay-Z aka Shawn Carter wants to buy share from the New York Yankees. He already owns share for the New…
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Ballet and Botany in Brooklyn
This Sunday, the Green Edge Collaborative will be hosting a potluck dinner and discussion in Brooklyn with Leda Meredith, a former ballet dancer turned botanist who is a “locavore” - the term used to describe someone who strives to eat only locally grown foods - as well as a foraging…
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Madonna Divorce
Madonna Divorce Madonna DivorceMadonna Divorce - The Guy Ritchie-Madonna divorce has been in motion for over a month with both hiring expensive attorneys and Madonna relocating to New York, where she recently doubled the size of her Central Park condo to 12000 sq. &#... 0
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a little one from tennessee
I met a very short Jewish banker from Tennessee this evening at a very obnoxious Royalton Hotel. As we sat down for a drink, I wondered if he had to have his clothes custom made for him. I imagined tailors chopping off inches from his sleeves and pant legs. For what he lacked in the height…
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Game 79: Yankees at Pirates
YANKEES (42-36) Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Cano 2B Cabrera CF Molina C Mussina (10-5) RHP vs Maholm (5-5) TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 800 Update: The game has been rained out, and will be made up on July 10
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Century 21 Mannequin Bites Dust
Mannequin Goes Down To some, it may be the happiest place on earth, but to others Century 21 is the epicenter of recent strife between man and mannequin. Case and Point As I was crossing the street today near New York City’s “Best Kept Secret“, I heard a lady screamed (the…
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Ethan Fire Burning Southwest of Phoenix
Ethan Fire Burning Southwest of Phoenix Ethan Fire Burning Southwest of Phoenix(June 26, 2008 - 8:30 am) The Ethan Fire is located 12 miles southwest of Phoenix, burning in the… mattfreed's blog: ETHAN FIRE UPDATEMatt's tracking this fire quite well on his blog- it is g... 0
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Spelling Mystery Behind Hardee Obit [Journalismism]
Setting aside the health implications of fast-food pioneer Wilber Hardee's death at the advanced age of 89, one is drawn to the mystery of his first name. No one seems to know how to spell it. The Times went with "Wilber" for its obit. But hey, Times, how about fact-checking your journalism with…
Swanky apartment ads from the 1930s
It may have been in the middle of the Depression, but Park Avenue developers had lots of recently constructed uptown apartments to push. So they targeted wealthy New Yorkers by placing these ads in the July 4, 1936 edition of The New Yorker. This one below features an “interesting” floor…
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What Summer Means to Me
Summer officially began about a week ago, and I’ve been running into a number of articles about “what is summer” and “what summer means to me.” They have ranged from the typical advice on summer reading to some odd things I haven’t run into. For example, Newsweek had an article…
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The Virgins …
The Virgins, a band that sounds very UK…ish? I think so but their from NYC and started back in 2005. In my opinion just ahead of the whole scene in America. There good, easy indie rockish new wave (if that genre still exists) soul. Non the less it’s great music that will last. Really, just…
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Il prezzo del petrolio potrebbe raggiungere anche i 170 dollari al barile
Il rialzo in una giornata nervosa, caratterizzata dal crollo delle Borse, dal rialzo dell’euro e dai timori di un taglio della produzione da parte della Libria. Borse: l’Europa brucia 180 miliardi. Torna ad infiammarsi il prezzo del petrolio, che oggi è rientrato in zona record. Dopo…
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New York Greets Danilo Gallinari … (VIDEO !!!)
But when Commissioner David Stern announced the selection of Danilo Gallinari with the sixth overall selection, the reaction at the WaMu Theater wasn”t all too positive. Look, Gallinari is young, unproven and may need a lot of work to … WATCH VIDEO REPORT RIGHT NOW !!! WATCH THIS VIDEO…
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Yanks are stuck in Pittsburgh
Just what the Yankees need. The day before coming home to New York for a doubleheader with (yikes!) Dan Giese and Sidney Ponson pitching, they get stuck in an interminable rain delay in Pittsburgh. Worse than being stuck in the Steel City, the game is only through two innings. Which means the…
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Buyout for Bates!
It figures, I layout a post with some salary figures and minutes later learn that another Islander has been bought out! Greg Logan has just posted that Islanders Center Shawn Bates is set to be bought out of the remainder of his contract tomorrow. Anyone who has followed the team for the past…
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Letter never sent, 1960s
Back in pre-1970s New York City, a piece of mail only needed a two-digit “postal code” to get where it was supposed to go. It almost seems too simple, considering what mail requires today: a 5-digit ZIP code, 4-digit add-on number, and a bar code slapped across the bottom. When the ZIP…
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The Small College Take the Bigger Loads
The Small College Take the Bigger Loads June 26th, 2008 by Anthony New York’s big name colleges, like Columbia and NYU, are the colleges that tend to get the most press. They have graduates that are well known scientists and writers, all of whom tout their degrees on a frequent basis as if…
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New York, New York
“Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today I want to be a part of it, New York, New York…” Sounds familiar? That’s how Frank Sinatra’s song goes. I didn’t pay it any mind before although I have sang that song a lot of times (karaoke). But until last week when I was…
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violetsrazul
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Katz's Delicatessen - Jerry Lewis sings "Send A Salami"
It's first Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis feature, "At War with the Army". Jerry Martin is a genius - watch his and Dean's "Colgate Comedy Hour" and enjoy.
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Now you see him, now you don’t
Now you see him, now you don’t Posted in News on June 26th, 2008 at 9:51 pm by BCT copy editor Linda Wondoloski | In a hurry — or just plain foolish? A motorcyclist in New York may lose his license following a police report that set his speed at 144 mph. State police in Brewster, N.Y.,…
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On History, Boxes, and Sunsets
Ah the joys of moving. Better yet, ah the joys of procrastinating on packing for moving. Instead of going straight to Staples to buy my oversized boxes to pack my books, and clothes, and… well I don’t own much more than that, I stopped by my favorite coffee shop (whose environs I will soon…
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New York City
New York City at last. A quick flight from Miami landed me in NYC about 6:30 pm on Wednesday, and I made it to my hostel about an hour after that. It was close to dark then, so I just hung around getting some things sorted out for the next day, what I was going to do and whatnot. I had…
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Fl color promo New york yankees merchandise top px.
At Sports World, across the street from Wrigley Field, sales of Cubs memorabilia were brisk. Nancy Gehman, a Phillies season ticket holder since, understands that feeling completely. We can’t even keep up with it, selling all over the country and to Europe. We’re Sciatica numbness to keep up…
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And If You Could Hand Over Your Wallet and Jewelry, That Would Be Awesome
Woman, after knocking over and resetting a large display: Hey, was it set up like this before?Man behind cash register, counting cash: Oh, I don't know, I don't even work here.--Duane ReadeOverheard by: pete Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote…
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Covering Barack: Literally
Via Gawker. It's not your imagination, he really is everywhere. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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After Big Three Picked, NBA Draft Loves (UC)LA
1. Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose, Memphis 2. Miami Heat - Michael Beasley, Kansas State 3. Minnesota Timberwolves - O.J. Mayo, USC The only real suspense in the opening stages was who was going to go next after the big three. And the next two teams were Bruin for some surprises. Share This
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Pet Peeves, I
Pet Peeves, I Posted by Perpetual Memory Loss on June 26, 2008 What good is a blog if you can’t rail against the things that piss you off the most in life? So in honor of all the things that piss me off I’m starting a weekly (and I use that term weekly very, very loosely) series about the…
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Party like a rockstar, dine like a superstar
It’s true what they say. I am experiencing a taste of post-grad life with this whole living-on-a-budget deal. Yesterday, for the first time in the history of Teresa Wu (it’s times like these I wish I had a middle name… or a longer last time — I think there would be much better impact),…
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Here Ya Go, LetsGoPens.com
This is for the boys at www.letsgopens.com. Who are the equivalent of an infant with a hockey jersey thrown over their heads. In general Penguins fans are true fans, who had their team go bankrupt and almost moved out of town until they’re franchise player became owner and had to fight tooth…
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So It Seems…
That Donnie Walsh, Mike D’Antoni and the rest of the Knicks braintrust wanted to hear lots of boos because they picked Italian forward Danilo Gallinari. I don’t know much about Gallinari’s game but I do know that he’s got to have a brass pair and Rambo-like guts to sit there with Steven A.…
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Green news harvest: Home Depot to recycle CFLs, ‘peak carbon’
A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary. Home Depot offers recycling for compact fluorescent bulbs–The New York Times To address mercury in CFLs. Note quote from EPA official saying that avoided mercury from less power generation exceeds the amount in bulbs. Difficult start at solar…
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Alert me when articles match as these words. News Stories for Avenue a new york. The Times moved its operations to a new tower nearby at Eighth Avenue and rd Street. The, square foot building is being gut Alternating hyperthyroidism hypothyroidism by its owner, an investment company.
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Minisceongo Golf Club
What is the course like?: The course opened in 1994. This course offers a variety of fairways that are mounded. There are many sand and grass bunkers, plus elevation changes, coming into play throughout the course. Most all the water hazards are part of the marshlands. The greens are…
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