Archive for October, 2009


>EPA Waternews

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October 15, 2009

>EPA Issues Final Aircraft Drinking Water Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a final rule to ensure that safe and reliable drinking water is provided to aircraft passengers and crew. The rule provides multiple-barrier protection through requirements for coli form sampling, best management practices, corrective action, public notification, monitoring and operator training. It will better protect the public from illnesses caused by microbiological contamination.

The rule only addresses aircraft within U.S. jurisdiction; however, EPA supported an international effort led by the World Health Organization to develop international guidelines for aircraft drinking water. More information:

US EPA Aircraft Drinking Water

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>Check your home during National Radon Action Week

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>Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in America and claims approximately 20,000 lives yearly according the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The National Safety Council (NSC) has declared Oct. 18-24 National Radon Action Week in order to draw more attention to this silent and relatively unknown health risk.

Radon is a radioactive gas generated through the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water. Radon can be found all over the United States.

Radon is an invisible, tasteless, odorless gas that can be a health threat. Radon typically moves up through the ground and enters buildings through cracks and other holes in foundations. Homes trap radon inside, where it can build up. Any home may have a radon problem: new or old, well-sealed or drafty, and homes with or without basements.

According to the EPA, radon gets into homes and other building structures through:

  • Cracks in solid floors
  • Construction joints
  • Cracks in walls
  • Gaps in suspended floors
  • Gaps around service pipes
  • Cavities inside walls
  • In the water supply

Even though radon can’t be seen, it’s not hard to find out if you have a radon problem in your home. Radon gas can easily be detected with a radon detection kit. Radon in the air is measured in picocuries per liter of air (pCi/L). A radon test is needed to determine if you have a threat of high radon levels in your home. According to the EPA, radon levels of 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) or higher is an “action level” and you should take steps to remove radon gas from your home.

An alternative to conducting the test yourself is to hire a qualified tester to do the radon inspection for you. Contact your state radon office to obtain a list of qualified testers. You can also contact a private radon proficiency program for lists of privately certified radon professionals serving your area. For links and information, visit www.epa.gov/radon/radontest.html.

During National Radon Action Week, take the time to determine if your home is harboring radon gas buildup. Have your home tested for radon gas. For frequently asked questions regarding radon or information on National Radon Action Week and NSC click here.

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>Stay off the tracks!

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October 14, 2009

>I am just issuing that warning since Monday on our way home from the city someone didn’t and got hit by the Amtrak train. So the track was shut down just north of Peekskill for ‘Police Activity’, that’s code for someone got killed and we have to find out why. Well, he/she got hit by a train, so open the track already! Yes, I am a terrible person and should be flogged.

Em called D to see if he would come get us, and he did, then we had to listen to him grip about the excess of construction activity and lack of signs etc on the way home. He also said “Don’t go down to the city again any time soon.” Which is typical of him, this is the first time that we (Em and I) have had a problem with the train since we have been going down. In fact, I come every day and the times there have been a problem are less then 10 in 4 years commuting.
Anyway, I ended up the day with a migraine that was still hanging around Tuesday, mainly cause it wasn’t so bad I wanted to take one of my pills, since I have so few left and don’t want to go to the doctor. I left early from work but didn’t go home, I wanted to see if there were any watches at the Yankee Clubhouse Store. There weren’t and when I got home I was glad there wasn’t because my fan club card was in the mail. I also got a sticker with the Yankee Logo on it, don’t know what I will do with that.
The walk seemed to get rid of the headache, but it must have left me light headed since I agreed to drive the kids out to Buffalo later this month. YIKES! Then I stayed up to 2 am transferring my pictures to my external hard drive. I had a real attack of the stupids.
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>Yankees Short Hops: Game 3

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>Pettitte supplies pitching, A-Rod, Posada the power in win

Fielding the Yankees’ Game 3, 4-1 win over the Twins on a short hop …

In less then 25 words …
Andy Pettitte tossed 6 1/3 dominant innings, and was backed by Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada to complete the American League Division Series sweep.

Frozen moment
With a one-run lead in the eighth inning, Derek Jeter made a heads-up play to erase a leadoff double from Nick Punto. With no play at first on Denard Span’s single up the middle, Jeter threw home to Posada, who relayed the throw to Rodriguez at third base to pick off Punto, who was scrambling back to the bag.

Big number
2: Solo homers for the Yankees in the seventh inning. Rodriguez went deep on the eighth pitch of his at-bat, and one batter later, Posada followed with a blast to left field to give New York the lead for good.

Game balls
Andy Pettitte

Other than an RBI single that he allowed to Joe Mauer, Pettitte was lights-out over his 6 1/3 innings. The veteran lefty struck out seven and didn’t allow a hit until the fifth.

Alex Rodriguez

Rodriguez continued to exorcise his postseason demons with a game-tying solo homer. He went 3-for-4 with three RBIs with runners in scoring position in the series.

Derek Jeter

The Yankees’ captain made a game-changing defensive play to save a run in the eighth inning and connected for a two-out double in the sixth.

Sense of October
Back at the Metrodome with an 0-2 deficit, the Twins’ home confines was packed with a crowd of 54,735 waving white “Homer Hankies” to try to help Minnesota extend the series. Sunday’s loss marked the final baseball game played at the Metrodome.

Lines of the Game
Hitting
Jorge Posada
4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI
Comment: The veteran catcher homered in the seventh inning and laced an RBI single into right field in the ninth to pad the lead.

Pitching
Joba Chamberlain
2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 K
Comment: Chamberlain pitched around a one-out double to keep the Twins from evening the score in the seventh inning.

Spoken
“People can say whatever they want about home runs and big hits. I mean, if you don’t pitch and you don’t defend, you are not going to win. The story of this [ALDS] has been CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte.” — Rodriguez

Next step
The Yankees will travel back home to New York and prepare for their next opponent, the Angels, for a best-of-seven AL Championship Series that starts on Friday.

~Short Hops

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>Columbus Day, A Parade!

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October 13, 2009

>Em and I went down to the city yesterday, she said for the parade. We know it was really because she just wanted to go. We both had off work. Love civil service jobs sometimes.

After getting my nails done Friday, I was very upset to see one of them had broken on Saturday, I noticed it when I got in the car at Ron’s after getting ice cream. So that was the first stop. Then we walked up Fifth Avenue to watch the parade. There were some nice High School marching bands, some important people (that I didn’t recognize) and some floats. Em took some pictures then we continued our walking around.

We found another place to eat, I forgot to write it down, Maxie’s I think it was. Amazing food and this vodka and something and chambord liquor with melted white chocolate around the rim, deadly!

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>Wedding blues

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October 11, 2009

>Ron’s wedding was today. Or perhaps I should say yesterday, since I haven’t gone to bed yet I am still thinking it was today. I love Ron, really I do, I did not particularly like this wedding. First it was outside, not a bad day for it, but kind of chilly and since we didn’t know it was going to be outside, some of us (me) didn’t dress for it. I was wearing a short dress with no hose and just a sweater. The sound system was not good, couldn’t hear much and it didn’t help that a plane kept flying overhead!

Just the wedding was outside, then we went inside and it took forever to get the food! Tigger ended up with a massive headache, I ended up with a stomach ache. My asthma is bothering me now. It is a good thing Em and I are going to the city tomorrow because one of my nails broke yesterday and I need to get it fixed. Right now I need to sleep.

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>YANKEES NEWS ALERT

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>Yankees advance to ALCS

The Yankees keep on rolling. Winners of over 100 regular-season games, the Yankees sweep into the American League Championship Series with three straight wins over the Twins. Next up are the Angels, who completed their own sweep of the Red Sox. Game 1 of the ALCS is Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

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>The Yankees defeated the Twins,

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>The Yankees defeated the Twins, 4-1, to sweep the ALDS and reach their first ALCS since 2004. New York will host the Angels in Game 1 on Friday on FOX.

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>Hollaback is about to go 2.0!

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>We’ve been working hard for the past few months with our friends at RightRides on a new generation of Hollaback. We want to create an online map where women can “Hollaback!” directly from their cell phones. Quick, 140 character stories can be submitted through three easy portals: a) text it, b) tweet it, and c) submit it through a “Hollaback” mobile phone app. Once we launch in New York City, we want to take it worldwide.

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>I watched game 2

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October 10, 2009

>on T.V. of course, I wasn’t there, absolutely no way I can swing that. My boss was there, but then as we all know, my boss is a total shit. Anyway, when Jeter came up to bat in the 10th inning I thought maybe he would get the pie finally, then he was walked! I saw the game winning home run an inning later, the ‘wall scraper’ and I screamed like a little girl. I didn’t see the play mentioned below, where Jeter signaled to Swisher and pumped his fist, Em saw it and said she thought Jeter was going to start dancing right there on the field. I have never seen Mark as excited as he was when they were interviewing him after the game and A.J. finally got him with a pie! Now the only one left is Jeter.

Today was homecoming and Fred (the only one still in band) marched. I took him and Gwen, D had his biopsy yesterday so Em stayed with him. I think she just didn’t want to go to homecoming. Beacon lost 6 to 25. Fred stayed for the whole game, Gwen and I went to the car at 10 minutes before the end. We were getting cold and she couldn’t stop coughing. Then we had ice cream at Ron’s. Then we went up to the mall because I had no card for Ron’s (different Ron) gift. The wedding is tomorrow and I still don’t know what I am wearing!

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