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Late night news round-up:
Kazakhi denial
The BBC reports Kazakh media haven't mentioned the news lately:
"There has been no word in the Kazakh media that Mr Vinokourov has tested positive for blood doping.
Neither is there any mention of the fact that his team, Astana,...
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The softball teams haven't let me know how they are soing, so nothing softball today.
I guess now that I have found a new sport I should change the photo on my profile? Problem is I can't find something that will cover both dog jumping and softball. Had a relaxing weekend, didn't...
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I've watched this video a bunch of times. Call it my Harry Potter obsession.
I keep cracking up because Doug DeRoo's impersonation of Harry Potter is just....deranged. How can Christina Loren keep a straight face?
Thoughts?
You can see archived episodes here.
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Rabobank boots Rasmussen!! Holy skull-poke, Batman!!
Ras didn't even test positive (yet).
But Rabobank said No No Nanette because he'd lied about his whereabouts when missing a June test date, Velonews reports. Or CyclingNews, or both.
So we've lost: Team Astana and Team Cofidis for...
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AFTERNOON EDIT: TEAM COFIDIS WITHDRAWS AFTER MORENI'S POSITIVE TEST...TWO TEAMS GONE NOW...BETS ON WHO'S NEXT?
Skeletor pulled out for the final kilometres (oooh I'm so fancy and metric) of today's final climb, leaving the Disco boys behind.
Luckily, or whatever, turns out the latest...
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Lots of Bako-related music news floating around the web lately, and here are some choice tidbits:
• From Billboard.com:
A longtime admirer of the style and songs of Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam has crafted a tribute to the country bard on "Dwight Sings Buck," due Oct. 23 via New...
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News flash (yawn): Vino tests positive for blood transfusion, Astana confirms it, withdraw from Ze Tour.
Bummer, but no surprise?
www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/news/
Edit: Here's a great shot of Kloden watching the press watch him from VeloNews...as French police search...
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Liggett and Sherwen kept commenting on Contador's ongoing attacks during today's final climb as clever psychological assaults, etc
Meanwhile, I was more impressed by Rasmussen/Skeletor's quick responses and clever wheel-sucking. He stayed right on the tail of the turbo-accelerating Disco...
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A recent report from the American Bankers Association says that credit cards and debit cards are Americans' first choices when paying, while cash and checks combine for less than half of consumers' monthly payments.
Do you still use cash and checks? How often do you use credit cards and...
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Every morning,
When I get up 'round 6;30-7;30 am, today 7;15am, I always go outside n look at my thermometer gauge. if its under 70, I think it will be an alright day, not too hot, If it's over 70 I know it will be really hot, To my surprise when I went out...
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Contador and Ras take it to the finish, where the Disco-boy shows hips for the stage win. Ras keeps yellow.
Discovery now has two riders in the top 5. The "plan" seems to be going well.
Will Levi be coming forth or is Contie the new strong man of Disco-land?
P.S: Pat- love...
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Kern County has become the epicenter for West Nile virus in the state.
Twenty two cases have been diagnosed so far, and that probably only represents a fraction of total cases considering most are asymptomatic.
One woman has died from the disease. (Read more ...)
But do residents feel a...
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It's Friday and some of us actually have to work around here.
When Boonen won I though of poor JohnBurnsSucks.
Tomorrow is the big day. One of them.
Until then, chat amongst yourselves....Yeehaw!
-- Gretchen
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You Know Bakersfield is a Small Town When An attack on a tortoise is a big story, Im just glad the tortoise is doin OK in hospital, shame on the guy who attacked him, he should get a spanking,
Animal cruelty? Well, don't it hurt when ya take a live lobster n put it into a...
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Last weekend's live-snake-eating incident at a Bakersfield "Survivor" audition has garnered a lot of attention all over the web. [You can see the video, if you haven't already, here.]
Yesterday, the Humane Society of the United States' recruitment of 2003 "Survivor: The...
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I wonder if I'm stepping into the hornet's nest by starting up an ABC 23 blog over here...
Can't be too bad. I have Jason Sperber to protect me, right?? He's the digital media ninja for Bakersfield.com.
Gulp.
Anyway, I'm adding youtube video of ABC 23's interview with the snake eater...
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Happy Thursday Gearheads!
Wildcard team Barloworld got its second stage victory in a wild & woolly sprint finish.
American Freddie Rodriguez crashed in the final meters...darn...this was going to be his chance to go for a stage victory for hisself.
The top contenders except...
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Sinkewitz has tested positive for testosterone, CyclingNews reports. The B sample has yet to be tested.
T-Mobile appears to be handling it proactively, at least.
Please clean up, boys. Please.
-- Gretchen
Here's a link to the story:
www.cyclingnews.com/news.php
Photo...
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After this morning's Marseille finish, Rasmussen cleared up rumors about tension in the Rabobank bus by saying it was clear he is now the team leader. (I didn't find any comments from Menchov, so we'll see if Denis can support Ras or if he'll pout.)
How are your faves doing?
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I think state law provides a law stating its ok n they have to issue licenses to sell smoke for medicinal reasons, Now that's the state law and the sheriff works for the state, he works for he people of the state not the federal govt, why does LA county have over 200 pot stores...
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Watching the Purina incredible dog challenge on ESPN today and was wondering how they were saying those dogs were jumping so far? I did some checking and found out that Purina measures where the front paws hit the water while the Splash Dogs and Dock Dogs groups measures...
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Vallejo--The Sonoma County Fair Splash Dog Challenge was a success for local flying puppy "Prince Andy". On Friday Andy qualified for the "Open" Division by finishing 2nd in the Junior class with a jump of 14' 7". On Saturday, 6 month...
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G'mornin....
Two HCs today.
One reader each for Vino and Ras/Skeletor/Chicken Legs
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How are your picks doing?
Here's how The Californian's office pool is playing out so far (details in this blog's Profile):
4. Valverde, Glenn's pick, is 4th overall, at 2 minutes 51 seconds behind the leader (Rasmussen)
10. Menchov, Gretchen's pick, 3:19
11. Sastre, Vanessa's...
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The Discos say everything is going according to their plan. Hmmm. I guess we'll soon see if the quiet D-boys have been holding back for a lethal strike.
Freire's Tour-ending boils have elicited a few good euphemisms: Cycling News reported Saturday he dropped out because of his "ongoing...
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Is this the best Tour or what?
Us die-hard cycling fans at The Californian LOVE Ze Tour.
We were thinking: We're not alone.
There are probably other leg-shaven fanatics in Bako...maybe feeling isolated in their cubicles...with no one to talk to about the size of Vino's derriere or...
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Andy the Flying Puppy
By Joe Cox 565-1808
I have found a new sport to enjoy. It is called Dock Jumping and features ordinary dogs doing spectacular jumps into water. Thousands of dogs across the country participate in big-air dock jumping. The concept of dock jumping is...
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Good Morning!
I have noticed some dramatic changes in my attitude from when I moved here a year ago. One year ago, I was terrified to drive here, but now I realize there is only one way to go out and have a successful shoe shopping spree--jump in the car and go, baby go! One year...
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Before I start, I think it's important to say the the Dollar Theater... is actually $1.50! I literally had One Dollar in my pocket when I went and had to run out to the car for change. I'm just not a big cash & change carrier.
I have to say though... that it wasn't that bad of an...
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We have a story for tomorrow's paper about Merriam-Webster adding more words that have become commonplace. For example, now you'll find sudoku and speed dating in the newest dictionaries.
I love words. They are my job. And I enjoy the proper use of words.
But I must admit even I would love...
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The Rise and Fall of the BLS (Bakersfield Listing Service)
For a while we had 2 Multiple Listing Services in Bakersfield. The BLS, which was the new one, owned and operated by 5 Real Estate companies, has ceased operations. What happened?
The Pros and Cons of using a Real Estate Agent...
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In 1961, I bought my first pickum-up truck from Howard Wells; who was a janitor at ArvinHigh School. It was a 1951 forest green, deluxe cab, Chevrolet half-ton, narrow-bed, pick up truck. It only had a few problems when I got it. The 6-cylinder engine block was cracked and...
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ONLY THE BEST QUALIFY
The ASA youth program, also known as the Junior Olympic program, annually registers over 83,000 youth girls' fast pitch softball teams comprising over 1.3 million girls and 300,000 coaches who try to qualify for ASA Nationals each year in 2...
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CHECK OUT TONS OF LIVE PIX AND VIDEO FROM THE 2007 VANS WARPED TOUR IN VENTURA, CA ON JUNE 30TH!
CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW OF KEITH MORRIS OF THE CIRCLE JERKS!!!! HURRY!!!! YIKES!!!!
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Now that the iphone is public I am dying to know more about it... and not the marketable news... I want real hands on experience.
Spill the beans on how awesome (or bad) it is.
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This may be a silly question to someone who knows the in's-n-out's of cars... but is there any way to "enhance" my car's air conditioning system? It is WAY TOO HOT outside this summer and my air takes half the distance towards my destination to finally cool off. Is there a...
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I can't believe it! they really did something right! and when i say they i mean the politicians that we voted in......they waived 12 million votes just to do the right thing, it seems a few likes america and the laws we have, too those few out there i tip my hat to you..... bravo bravo........
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That's the premise of a new play-in-progress by former Bakersfieldian and Sacramento English teacher Natalia Mercado.
According to the Elk Grove (Sacramento County) Citizen's news blog, "Zeus and Hera, the Later Years" "...throws Greek gods Zeus and Hera into the 21st century...
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Perhaps if the substation spent more time canvassing the Bernard neighborhood, north of the juvenile justice system, they would notice the nightly gang walkthroughs, the shoes hanging from the power lines, the gang graffitti on the overpass. When I see any officers in the neighborhood,...
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I grew up in Westchester. OK, ok... I was north of 24th Street up in Riviera Westchester. But I had an apartment on 21st Street before I moved to Oleander. So, why have I never heard of this annual July 4th tradition they have down in my old neighborhood? I guess the...
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Driving home through a disgusting and dense smoke filled air (From one side of town completely to the other) I started to wonder... why are fireworks even allowed in Kern County? I hear of other towns and counties where fireworks are banned with the exception of 4-5 permits given out to...
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List of Kern County Teams that have qualified for ASA post season play:
"A" division:
Bakersfield Babes 14u
Bakersfield Havoc 14u
Bakersfield Babes 16u
Bakersfield Mustanges ...
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Bakersfields ASA "A" Division Teams qualify for post season play.
The Bakersfield Babes 14u's of Coach Tim Ford qualifyied for the PCR 14 Regionals in Tulare along with the Western Nationals in Phoenix, Az. The Bakersfield Havoc of Coach Jess Morua also qualified for the...
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SLO-based wedding photographer Cameron Ingalls blogged about a recent wedding he shot here in Bakersfield. (Which, as we all know, is just made for comfortable summer weddings. Heh.)
In a post called "I Heart Bakersfield!" Ingalls writes,
"Because [Doug and Megan]...
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Bakersfield teams qualifying for ASA Nationals:
BASA Blast 10u, Coach Linda Lamb 3rd Place
BASA Blast 12u, Coach Bill Senecal 1st Place
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How many more times will the Californian publish the same photo of Mr. Crisp, looking pensive and worried, right above a few paragraphs detailing the unraveling fortunes of this young flamboyant entrepreneur? Well, as long as those stories rank number one in popularity, get...
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Greetings,
Life continues to be busy. Disaster services continues to be an important part of what we do. We were on call to the White Fire in case the shelters became necessary our Canteen feeding vehicle was ready and a staff prepared to roll 24/7.
I know people think of us at...
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Walking across the graduation stage for a high school student can bring about thoughts of present status in robe, future endeavors of life and past movements of people.
Different reasons can cause students to think upon one of...
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About ASA / USA Softball
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions...
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A few weeks ago Nancy posted some great old photos of Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Inn was once a classic, a beautiful place for a meal or fine lodging at a time when Union Avenue was the "strip" going through town under its arch. In the mid 60's a fire took all of that...
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