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So, which planet is this in our solar system?


If you blurted out Saturn, you'd be wrong, Saturn isn't the only planet with rings, this planet is Uranus.

There really are rings around Uranus

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Jersey City Council has approved $12.4 million for a new park that used to be a landfill

The property that was purchased is bordered by the Hackensack River and Route 1 & 9, with Hartz Mountain Warehouse to the north and the AMB Warehouse, which is under construction, to the south. It sits under the Pulaski Skyway. There is a lot to this plan and where different portions of money come from in order to make the area a park. The first part of the money, roughly 8 million comes from Waste Management which involves capping the property, planting grass and wildflowers and creating access roads.

After all financial obligations are met on the property it is slated to include soccer fields, jogging trails and a walkway along the river that could connect it to Lincoln Park. There would also be a pedestrian crossing at Route 1 & 9. Future plans could call for a golf driving range and indoor sports facility.

This sure is ambitious we'll give them that. So many places this deal could still fall apart if somebody or some group can't live up to their financial end. Plus we wonder about the imminent popularity of a park running next to and under the 1&9 around there but at least the city council is trying to buy back plots of land for citizen use.

And that's a good thing.

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Here's the sports wrap up with Johnny..

Well neither the Islanders, Devils, Rangers, Knicks or Nets played tonight and so much for that but here is something sports related.


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You waited all day for this......Weehawken police officer OK after shooting himself

No information can be given other than to say, well not much, not his name, rank or serial number. All Weehaken PD are saying is that "It's just a flesh wound". To this news we're grateful.

Tuesday morning open thread

Tell us something we don't know...

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Notable quote night:

"We are a rather big-headed little species in a vast cosmos which can do without us very well."
- Rev. George Carey

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In case you missed it over this past nice weekend, water and sewer bills are going up 24%

According to Daniel Becht, Jersey City Municipal Utility Authority Director, 60% of Jersey City faces a 24% rate increases or roughly $144 per year.

Becht says fixed costs have continued to increase while there hasn't been a rate hike since 2005. "We postponed the increase as long as possible and reviewed all options," said Becht

More of the technical per square footage info is available here.

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Well, amazingly Johnny was wrong on the Giants game prediction.

Just stunning.

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Sunday football thread

Well pigskin fans it's a full on weekend of head knocking fun.

The Giants are out in San Diego at 4:15 in a game one has to wonder if the Giants rebound from their recent atrocious play or if the Chargers can exploit some open spots from the tight-ends behind the linebackers to the flats the Giants have seemed baffled by in how to defend the last little while. Our guess is a fourth quarter Giants victory.

The Jets enjoy the week off as this is their BYE week for the season. It comes at a very very good time.

Yesterday's college football action was excellent stuff. Michigan State won while Michigan had their bowl hopes thrown into great peril by fudging a game at home to Purdue. Michigan MUST beat Wisconsin on the road and Ohio State at home the following week or no bowling in Ann Arbor for the second straight year.

In the Big East, leaders Cincinnati stayed perfect but by barely withstanding a furious UConn charge winning 47-45. Johnny doesn't care HOW perfect Cincinnati finishes the season there is NO WAY IN HELL the NCAA will allow them to play in the National Championship game. They'd jump a one loss team over them faster than you can say Jack Robinson.

Stanford ended Oregon's wild run 51-42, Ohio State dominated Penn State 24-7 while USC looks human more each week squeaking by Arizona State 14-9.

Of course Lehigh lost to Holy Cross 24-20 to continue their abysmal season and speaking of abysmal seasons, Northern Illinois kicked the living crap (and there wasn't much living crap left in EMU they've been beaten so badly all year) out of Eastern Michigan 50-6.

Let the NFL games begin!!!!

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What a beautiful day Saturday was with tomorrow promising to be better yet. Great autumnal weekends, gotta love 'em.

We'll have a most excellent football coverage day tomorrow as as well.

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