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stanley cup turn a law that was approved by a local government with the public s safety in mind.U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl said there is no clear evidence that metal bats cause more serious injuries than wooden bats, but he said the City Council is entitled to make the judgment that the risk is too great. The protection of the health and safety of high school-age students is entitled to great weight, the judge said. While the record does not include clear empirical evidence showing that more serious injuries would occur without the ordinance, it is the city s legislative assessment that th
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stanley termosy ired by a specific watch called Philosophia, which was designed to only show the hours. This idea of showing and hiding different notions of time was the starting point for Eclipse. There no word on whether the clock will be put into production. But if it is, expect to take a more 8230; relaxed approach to telling time. [Dezeen]
