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Brian Roberts could put Cubs over the top
One of them is one of the all-time great liars. Baseball spring training camps open this month and some big-name free agents are jobless and might have to swallow some pride to prolong their careers and sign for much less than they're accustomed to. They include Barry Bonds, Armando Benitez, Mike Piazza, Kenny Lofton, Shannon Stewart, Livan Hernandez, Sammy Sosa, Bartolo Colon, Shawn Green, Corey Patterson and Tony Clark. If they can't find jobs, Bonds, Sosa, perhaps Clemens and Piazza all would be on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot. It would be a very impressive group if they all were "clean." But Piazza is the only one who hasn't been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.
Billionaire Rochester sportsman Tom Golisano over the weekend reiterated that he's prepared to do what he can to keep the Buffalo Bills in western New York.
January 2008
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Men grow beards for Ohio contest honoring president
Ray Blinn, 60, is growing his very first beard for the contest.
"Too bad they don't have the scruffy, mountain-man category, because that's probably going to be what I look like," Blinn said.
There will not only be a prize for the best resemblance to Hayes, but also others in categories including longest, neatest and most unusual beards. .
Casio Exilim EX-V7 digital camera
It turned out to be a challenge to get very worked up one way or the other about Casio's Exilim EX-V7 , a camera that balances out to be an almost perfectly average point-and-shoot. On the plus side, the 7x zoom lens covers a lot of territory, and the camera's battery life of almost 1,195 shots per charge is exceptional for its class. (The Nikon Coolpix S50c [ ] holds the lowest score, with 347 shots per charge; Samsung's NV11 [ ] performed best, achieving 1,233.) Throw in a few points, too, for a full range of manual exposure controls, a rarity in this category. On the mildly annoying side, there's the zoom slider control, which is awkwardly placed adjacent and vertical to the LCD screen. Also, image stabilization proved too ineffective in most situations. And the plastic docking cradle, required to recharge the battery, will take up more room in a suitcase than most folks would care to sacrifice.
Readers divided on snubbing water curbs
Today's expected top temperature will be 34C. Tomorrow is expected to reach 35C, ahead of 33C on Saturday and 36C on Sunday. Monday will reach 37, while 39C has been forecast for Tuesday.Adelaide could experience 11 hot days in a row, which would be a new record. While it is not a true heat wave - defined as five days or more in a row of 35C or higher, or three consecutive days of 40C or higher - people will find it a particularly hot period for spring, Mr Cowan said. Last November 11 days in total were above 30 degrees. Cooler weather on the way Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Simon Timke said the first sign of cooler weather is due on Tuesday."A cooler change is coming through late on Tuesday. Wednesday will be cooler with a temperature in the 20s,'' he said. This could be an early warning sign of a long, hot summer as the three-month outlook for December, January and February forecasts temperatures will be higher than normal across the state.
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