Archive for July 12th, 2009

So You Think You Want To Live Here In San Francisco? Then Meet Your Neighbors!

So you think you want to live here with us? Well, here’s what we’re like. . .   We live cheek by jowl. . . With a population of 809,000 we live within 47 square miles. San Francisco is the 2nd most densely populated city in the US, after NYC.   We are split evenly by gender, (though not by gender-preference! ). . . 39% of us are married. The rest are single, widowed or divorced. 16% of us are gay/lesbian. We have the highest number of same-sex households in the US.   We love our kids,
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 17

Photo by Hernan Valencias After week 17 the numbers look like this…   5 year comparison   WK 15 124 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2005   13,835     9   14,547     14,675     116   2006   16,028   15.85%   7   15,716   8.03%   14,698   0.16%   113   2007   13,974   -12.82%   4   15,377   -2.15%   15,005   2.08%   111   2008   23,000   64.59%   5 
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Keeping Score

July 12th, 2009RyanLeave a commentGo to comments Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, on NBC-TV’s top-notch golf analyst: “Someone needs to tell Johnny Miller to not be afraid to speak his mind. Wow, that guy would tell a dying grandmother she looked like hell.” . . . Meghan Huggins, a keeper for Har-Ber High School in Springdale, Ark., is heading for Lamar University and you’re free to wonder what she plans on doing there. “I wish I could major in soccer in college,” she told the Arkansas Democrat-Gaz
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Regional Commission On Airport Affairs Noise Meeting Is 7/17

Jul 17 7:00 pm Bothered by Airport Noise? Wonder just how loud airport noise is in your neighborhood and/or other areas around Sea-Tac Airport? Want to support efforts to monitor airport noise levels and obtain independent measurements? For the past several months, the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA, www.rcaanews.org ) has been monitoring and recording noise in the areas adjacent to Sea-Tac Airport. This data, gathered independently of the Port of Seat
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Top 5 Tuesday: WHL Rookie Forwards

July 12th, 2009KaylaLeave a commentGo to comments ~I know what you’re thinking: Rookie predictions for 2009-10 already!?!? Well I say… WHY NOT?Sure WHL training camps don’t even open for another 6 weeks or so but I’m really looking forward to the new season. Maybe because after two years of the Oil Kings under my nose, I’m feeling like I’ve got a pretty good grasp on the WHL scene. Unlike Dean, I grew up well out of WHL country in NE Alberta so I didn’t get to experience the league first hand u
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Site Update: July 2009

Greetings from Malaysia , my home for most of this week before heading back to my real home on Thursday. After nearly getting deported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia a few days ago, I managed to deport myself a few days later to fly this direction. It’s a really long story, one that I look forward to sharing in more detail later this week. *** Each month I look back at what’s happened with AONC in the previous month. If you’ve missed some articles, you can catch up here. Writing LI
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LIVESTRONG x Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier III – Sue Bird PE

We already knew Sue Bird is rockin’ Soldier III PEs this WNBA season, but this latest pair incorporates Nike’s biggest international athlete.  During her game on Thursday, Bird was spotted in a special LIVESTRONG edition of the Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier III.  The yellow patent leather uppers looked great with Bird’s Seattle Storm uniform, but no word yet on a retail release.  Even if they did, they might not be the craziest LIVESTRONG Nikes .  via LRJ23 Read the rest of LIVESTRONG x Nik
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Recap: Arizona vs. Florida – MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com Recap: Arizona vs. Florida MiamiHerald.com By Sports Network Cody Ross doubled twice and knocked in three and Jeremy Hermida hit a two-run homer, as the Florida Marlins crushed the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-1, in the finale of a four-game set at Chase Field. Hanley Ramirez finished 3-for-5 with ... Johnson, Ross lead Marlins past D-backs 8-1 The Associated Press Johnson closes out first half in style MLB.com MLB: Florida 8, Arizona 1 United Pres
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“Bruno” – Starring Ron Paul

Wallingford Landmark Theater marquee, Seattle
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Mariners 5, Rangers 3 (F)

The Rangers enter the All-Star break having lost 3 of 4 games after Seattle scored twice in the seventh after an error on Elvis Andrus to win 5-3 on Sunday. The Rangers had their chances early against Erik Bedard, but went 0-for-6 against him with runners in scoring position. Overall, the Rangers left 10 runners on base.But the Rangers said the felt good about where there are entering the second half, 48-39 and 1 1/2 games behind Los Angeles in the AL West. The season resumes Friday at Rangers B
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