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It reads like an impossible Bollywood fantasy: a teenager who speaks no English and four years ago worked at construction sites to fund a javelin-throwing career is now worth crores of rupees in flood-lit US baseball arenas. Except, it’s true. Four ...

From UP villages to US baseball fields - Hindustan Times

I am currently a senior at IUPUI in Indianapolis studying journalism with a minor in history. I have always loved sports especially baseball. When I am not in class or at work, I can be found either sleeping or at the gym but more of the first one ...

Emily Diekelmann - Bleacherreport.com

During World War II, the United States government moved his Japanese ancestors across the country from one internment camp to another. Wakamatsu's father, an iron worker, was born in one. "I'm proud to represent some of what they went through in ...

M's make Wakamatsu first Asian-American manager in baseball - CBS Sportsline

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WHL Takes Game 5 of 2008 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge - OurSports Central

Two young people stare up at baseball legends Babe Ruth, left, and Ted Williams at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown is the place to go for baseball enthusiasts. Fans ...

Celebrating baseball in Cooperstown - Newsday

NEW YORK (AP) _ Bidders for the Chicago Cubs have until Dec. 1 to submit offers, Major League Baseball said Wednesday after a meeting of its ownership committee. Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, said representatives of four bidders have ...

Major League Baseball says Tribune Co. has set Dec. 1 deadline for ... - Newsday

Some years ago, I sat in Cleveland Municipal Stadium on a cold July day -- every day was a cold day at old Cleveland Municipal -- and I watched the great pitcher Steve Carlton get smacked around like Carlo from The Godfather . Carlton, of course, had ...

Baseball players struggle with age-old quandary: when to retire - CNN Sports Illustrated

NEW YORK - Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. Selig: Weather can't shorten postseason games AP - Thu Nov 20, 6:25 PM ET NEW YORK - There ...

Baseball News - Yahoo News

The Muhlenberg School District Hall of Fame will hold its 11th annual dinner Friday in the Riveredge restaurant, Bern Township. Here's a look at the 2008 inductees: Paul Baker Baker, the managing editor of the Lebanon Daily News, developed a passion ...

Muhlenberg School District Hall of Fame set to induct 11 grads, 1 team - Reading Eagle

Eric Karros, the all-time home run leader in Los Angeles Dodgers history, joined KCAL 9 and CBS 2 as a baseball analyst in March 2006. The former first baseman will partner with Gary Miller to host KCAL 9's THINK BLUE TV Los Angeles Dodgers pre ...

Open Question: What does it take to get a scholarship from Rutgers New Brunswick?

I have been taking all Honors level courses since freshman year excluding math. I take French AP, US History AP, and English AP and get B+'s in each of these courses. I get A's in science (honors), math (A level), and every elective (business), gym, and health I have taken. My GPA is probably in the 3.6 range. I am a member of DECA: national competitor and president of my chapter. I have done a moderate amount of community service. I play baseball (2 JV letters, 1 Varsity) and run track (3 Varsity letters) I am also a white male (so I will miss out on affirmative action stuff) Math + Verbal SAT: Around 1200 What are my chances of getting a partial scholarship from Rutgers New Brunswick? How much does my SAT have to improve? Sorry for the resume-like question. more

Resolved Question: What (in your opinion) Is the defining moment in MLB History?

I could be anything If you could show one clip, to get a person to love baseball, what would it be? EX: I think its Carlaton Fisk's game ending home run in Game six of the 1975 world series. Why? BEcuase It just captures baseball. A histoic field, a great call, die-hard fans going crazy, its almost unreal Please! Incluide why! Uhhh...reported... Read the subquestion Would you really show him that Bud Sleig is our commsioner? Trust me, Im not baised, im one of the least biased in here Im not a Red sox Fan, or a Yankees fan I hate both BUT! I perfer the Yankees more

Resolved Question: Who could have struck out Eddie Gaedel?

You know the story -- in 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck signed Eddie Gaedel, standing 3'7", for a promotional stunt appearance. Wearing #1/8, Gaedel was sent up to pinch-hit, under strict orders NOT to swing no matter what. Eventually the pitcher walked Gaedel on four pitches, he trotted to first base, and was removed for a pinch-runner. And that was all of Gaedel's major league career. He's still on the books (as he should be). Here's a picture of the famous plate appearance: http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/mlb.best.baseball.players.numbers.0-22/images/0.1.8.eddie-gaedel.jpg Gaedel's strike zone was, what?, about the size of a loaf of bread? Even smaller? Clearly he was too challenging for Tigers hurler Bob Swift, who didn't even try to throw strikes. But could someone, over the long reach of baseball history, have beaten the little guy? Someone with such immaculate control that he could nail that microscopic strike zone? Who do you think could have whiffed Gaedel (looking, of course)? I'd go with Greg Maddux, who has always put the ball where he wanted it. Wikipedia on the Gaedel's appearance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel Gaedel's stats (stat?): http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gaedeed01.shtml I thought of this Q a week or two ago, but yeah, seeing Gaedel's name tonight re-prompted me to post it. more

Resolved Question: Afro-Latinos: Do you ever get tired of being ignored by the media?

Everyone knows we're black and though it is sometimes downplayed, our African ancestors had a very large cultural impact on Latin America, creating a very rich culture that people of races in Latin America take part in. Yet in U.S. we are lumped together with African Americans as we have no other history to be proud of. Afro-Latinos in movies and television are almost non-existent, and even those that are present usually have their Latino heritage downplayed and it's never mentioned as race becomes a more important marker for the characters being played. It's like saying we can only be black and proud, and our culture is irrelevant. Most people don't seem to understand that there are black Latinos, and this is perpetuated even by the Hispanic media. Turn to any soap opera on Univision and Telemundo and you'll never see a black leading character. At best you may get a minor supporting role, usually in the form of a maid/servant. The only Afro Latinos that get any recognition are the baseball players, and I've even had baseball fans be completely perplexed when I've explained to them I'm Latino. And I live in NY! More than half of the guys on our baseball teams are black and fresh off the boat! So what has your experience been like? Those who aren't Afro-Latino can feel free to share your thoughts as well. Also has something like this ever happened to you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkoKSMiKjTM Well there's a good point, Choc. I would say that more people come into contact with Afro Latinos than they realize, but many are born to at least one African American parent, and as such tend to assimilate more easily to that culture. But sure, the demographics in NY don't necessarily represent the rest of the country. Even so there are many popular Hispanic figures who are not Mexican, and they are allowed to get plenty of tv/movie roles and other forms of exposure as Hispanics, even though a lot of them are physically indistinguishable from white Americans. I love Gina Torres but I can only think of one role where she played someone that was Hispanic. And I'm not even sure Christina Milan falls into mainstream, but she'd be one out of a handful. more

Open Question: can i get into a decent college?

im a senior with a 2.5 GPA, 1040 SAT's (two part) 1510 (three part)...i took AP history and got a 90, i have good state exam scores..I play baseball...and i think i have a good essay, according to my teacher...i have work experience, and im hispanic.... the only bad thing is i took and elective my first quarter for senior year and got a 64, but everything else was good, i averaged an 81 for the whole quarter...i did well in my core subject classes ive applied to decent school, not competitive schools, but im weary if ill get in... i applied to: western New england C, keene state, east stroudsburg, clarion U, UMASS dartmouth... more

Open Question: 1979 Mickey Mantle baseball card.?

I assume it is from a Topps series, but it only states 1979 TCMA Ltd. on the back. It is given a number 7 on the upper left hand side of the card. It is listed as "Baseball History Series" I can't find it anywhere, as far as price or worth. Anyone have any idea? Thanks more

Resolved Question: Best Singles Hitter in Baseball History?

I'm not talking about Homers, Doubles, etc....I'm talking about Singles. Who's the best? Pete Rose? Ichiro? Rod Carew? Ty Cobb? etc. more

Resolved Question: Whos the best pitcher in baseball history?

Voting Question: Can I get into Syracuse, Umass, Uconn, Michigan, BC, Fordham, and Penn State?

Cummulative GPA the first 2 years of HS: 2.91...which is alright. It would be higher if I didnt have an obsessive love for the New York Yankees and sucked in the first quarter (or Anger Problems...both bring down my GPA...I had a 2.72 first quarter this year and I could get a 3.40 or higher this next one). I'm going to do great on the SAT english, critical reading, essay and such and probably horrible on the Math. On ACT I estimate a 26. My extra-cirriculars: *Mentorship with Sacred Heart communications in 8th grade *Possibly interning with Chelsea FC this summer at Chelsea TV *Proud Sports Broadcasting Camp attendee *Proud Young Democrat Member *Canvasser and phone banker for Democratic Party *Traveled to Pennsylvania to get vote out this election *Pizza delivery guy, part time job *Sports editor of high school paper (head editor next year possibly) *Beat writer for local paper for football, baseball, and basketball team *I'm going to be in AP History and English next year, despite being in support and basic geometry. Out of all those colleges which ones do you think I will get into? What, a 2.91 isnt good? more

Resolved Question: Rugby league world cup, Can Australia ever call anyone else chokers again?

Would be the biggest choke in sports history if anyone took any notice. It would be like America loosing the baseball world cup. more

Resolved Question: price of a auto graphed mickey mantle baseball card?

i have a base ball card autographed in the packeg and its a 500th home run baseball card with a certificate of authenticity it has all of his records on the poster board it comes on and is the first full motion baseball card in history more

Resolved Question: Can I get into Michigan?

Cummulative GPA the first 2 years of HS: 2.91...which is alright. It would be higher if I didnt have an obsessive love for the New York Yankees and sucked in the first quarter (or Anger Problems...both bring down my GPA...I had a 2.72 first quarter this year and I could get a 3.40 or higher this next one). I'm going to do great on the SAT english, critical reading, essay and such and probably horrible on the Math. On ACT I estimate a 26. My extra-cirriculars: *Mentorship with Sacred Heart communications in 8th grade *Possibly interning with Chelsea FC this summer at Chelsea TV *Proud Sports Broadcasting Camp attendee *Proud Young Democrat Member (and likely president of my schools club next year) *Canvasser and phone banker for Democratic Party *Traveled to Pennsylvania to get vote out this election *Pizza delivery guy, part time job *Sports editor of high school paper (and likely head editor next year) *Beat writer for local paper for football, baseball, and basketball team *I'm going to be in AP History and English next year, despite being in support and basic geometry. Honestly, I REALLY want to go to this school. Like REALLY want to go there. I think its perfect for me. But look at my extra-cirriculars. No its good isnt it? I'M GETTING VERY FUCKING ANGRY!!! more

Resolved Question: What is my college situation looking like?

Cummulative GPA the first 2 years of HS: 2.91...which is alright. It would be higher if I didnt have an obsessive love for the New York Yankees and sucked in the first quarter (or Anger Problems...both bring down my GPA...I had a 2.72 first quarter this year and I could get a 3.40 this next one). I'm going to do great on the SAT english, critical reading, essay and such and probably horrible on the Math. On ACT I estimate a 26. My extra-cirriculars: *Mentorship with Sacred Heart communications in 8th grade *Possibly interning with Chelsea FC this summer at Chelsea TV *Proud Sports Broadcasting Camp attendee *Proud Young Democrat Member *Canvasser and phone banker for Democratic Party *Traveled to Pennsylvania to get vote out this election *Pizza delivery guy, part time job *Sports editor of high school paper *Beat writer for local paper for football, baseball, and basketball team *I'm going to be in AP History and English next year, despite being in support and basic geometry. I REFUSE TO GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE! Am I retarded? No. So why should I go to a school for retards. I want to go to a good college where i can major in communications and journalism. Cause thats what i was taught by all my friends. more

Resolved Question: Isn't Coco Crisp one of the greatest names in the history of sports?

He was traded today..... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/19/crisp.traded.ap/index.html I thought of other ones I've liked in the past; Razor Shines - OF Montreal Expos Razor Ruddock - Professional boxer Fulgencio Obelmejias - Professional boxer I forgot! Doink the Clown from the WWF in the 1990's. Milton Bradley! more

Resolved Question: Language Arts Help Please?

1. Find the best word to complete the sentence. My brother clung ___ to his belief that Alfred Hitchcock was the greatest film director of all time. coherently ineptly pertinaciously stringently 2. Find the best word to complete the sentence. In recent years fear of skin cancer has increased, encouraging greater ___ from long hours in the sun. abstinence aptitude astringency commiseration 3. Find the best word to complete the sentence. The sunny ___ house is a wonderful change from the dark, cramped apartment I used to have. coherent commodious colloquial contrite 4. Find the best word to complete the sentence. In the long-running TV series I Love Lucy, the husband and wife enlivened their relationship with ___ wisecracks. astringent commodious stringent tenacious 5. Find the best word to complete the sentence. After several skateboarders were injured on Main Street, the city council issued a(n) ___ for tighter downtown traffic control. abstention adjunct commiseration injunction 6. Find the best answer to the question. Which word applies only to families of verbs? conjugation injunction juncture strait 7. Find the best answer to the question. Which word contains a Latin preposition meaning "not"? aptitude impertinent injunction pertinacious 8. Find the best answer to the question. Which word does not contain a variation of the Latin preposition meaning "with"? colloquial commodious contrite pertinacious 9. Find the best answer to the question. Which word does not have a form of "joining" or "tying" in it? adjunct condone stringent subjugate 10. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below. aptitude : lack of skill :: injunction : disunity pertinacity : stubbornness subjugation : dominate colloquialism : formal speech 11. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below. impertinent : polite :: inept : skillful strait : crooked juncture : conjugate contrite : proud 12. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below. adjunct : addition :: abstention : absence commodiousness : size straits : hardship conjugation : nouns 13. Find the pair of words that has the same relationship as the pair below. tenacious : hold :: condone : fasten stringent : tie inept : grind commodious : speak 14. Find the best word to complete the sentence. People around the world ___ with Chinese farmers who lose homes and farms in the flooding of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. abstain commiserate juncture adjunct 15. Find the best word to complete the sentence. Accountants are responsible for keeping ___ records of money transactions. contrite coherent adjunct astringent 16. Find the best word to complete the sentence. The waters of Lake Erie feed Lake Ontario at the ___ of Niagara Falls. subjugation juncture adjunct ineptitude 17. Find the best word to complete the sentence. The koala bear is known for its ___ in clinging to a tree once it has wrapped its arms around the trunk. subjugation juncture ineptitude tenacity 18. Find the best word to complete the sentence. Medical research suggests that sufferers of heart disease live longer when they ___ from salty and fatty foods. adjunct juncture commiserate abstain 19. Find the best word to complete the sentence. Some baseball historians claim that the ___ of the Chicago Cubs by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 ranks as the all-time high point in the history of the World Series. subjugation tenacity ineptitude adjunct 20. Find the best word to complete the sentence. The foster mother of Anne of Green Gables offers her a ___ apology after unjustly punishing her for the missing brooch. coherent contrite adjunct astringent 21. Find the best word to complete the sentence. Although in modern times obelisks are rarely important monuments, they remain a popular ___ to garden and cemetery decoration. adjunct astringent subjugation more

Resolved Question: The best and worst in the history of Baseball Stadiums?

What are your favorite all time Baseball Stadiums, past and present, and what made them interesting? Which of the old Parks do you wish were still around and a mistake to get rid of, and what Parks have been considered the worst of all time, again past or present? more

Resolved Question: I feel inferior to whites?

I have basically been brainwashed that whites and light skin are superior because that's what men want most of the time and that's what they will prefer in any given situation...(not all but most)...anyway, I see a FEW dark skinned on tv, modeling, etc....I know my history (well at least the theory) that we all came from one race or whatever, but still....I hold my head down everytime I go to a predominately white event...like baseball games, nfl games, etc...I feel some racism every now and then, how do I suppose to act around people who can't stand me? I need some encouragement right now - thanks more

Resolved Question: Do you feel like you know more baseball knowledge then others?

Today after 9th period, a kid was reading the Guinness world record book 2009. He was telling his friends about some baseball facts and they honestly didn't know any of them. Do you get annoyed with people who are great at one sport but have no clue about the history behind it? Just for fun: Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of baseball: 1. A baseball card of what person sold for the most money ever? 2. Who are the 1st and 3rd base coaches of you favorite team? 3. How many world series has your favorite team won. What years did they win? 4. Who is your teams mascot? 5. Where has your team played since the beginning of their franchise? Bonus: Hard: What are the field dimensions of you teams stadium? Thanks! Thanks to everyone who answered! My Answers: 1. Honus Wagner T206 Card 2. 1st Base- Luis Alcia/3rd Base- Razor Shines 3. 2: 1969 and 1986. 4. Mr. Met 5. 1962-1963: Polo Grounds 1964-2008: Shea Stadium 2009: Citi Field Bonus: Shea Stadium: Left: 338 Center: 410 Right: 338 Bonus: Citi Field: Left: 335 Center: 408 Right: 330 Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Baseball fans: survey!?

I was bored and wanted to know your answers to some of these questions. 1. who is your favorite baseball team? 2. who is your favorite player currently playing? 3. do you like the new instant replay? 4.who is you favorite all time player? 5. what is your favorite baseball stadium? 6. what, in your opinion, makes someone a good baseball fan? 7. what are somethings that annoy you when you go to games(can be fans, etc.) 8. who is your least favorite player? 9.if you could spend time with one player in history(present or past) who would it be and why? 10. who do you think will win the World Series this year.(and why?) Thank you :)! Yes, i mean 2009. Thanks you pointing it out! more

Resolved Question: a question about Kentucky?

ok so im doing a portfolio peice in my history class and we have to do an article on why we dont like the name of bowling green's baseball team-hotrods ether we like it or not. and i need some info on why the baseball team's name should be the 92's the only reason i ahve is because kentucky joined the union in 1792 plz help me more

Resolved Question: What's a Good Catchy Title for.......?

okay..i'm writing an article on the invention of Baseball for U.S. History...what would be a good catchy title for it? plz and thank you! more

Resolved Question: Yup, you know what its time for...Baseball Survey!?

1. Out of all of the plays you have seen in MLB history, what is the one that will stick in your heart for ever? 2. Should CC take the Money in New York? 3. Should Manny take the money in LA? 4. Do you follow College baseball? 5. THINK FAST! What is the first word that come to mind when you watch baseball? OFF TOPIC 6. Do you miss any contacts on the baseball section? 7. You guys think Im a guy...right...for some reason it feels like im getting the impression from you guys that im a girl...lmao Ya bout that last question For some reason it seems like people think im a Girl Whatever no important lol Kobe.. more

Resolved Question: In your lifetime, do you see the New York Giants and the New York Jets playing in the Super Bowl?

Throughout the history of Major League Baseball, you have had many Subway Series. These series included the New York Yankees of the American League playing either against the New York Giants or the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. The last Subway Series was in 2000 between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. As for the NFL, the New York Giants and the New York Jets have both one the Super Bowl at least once in their team history. The Giants won the Super Bowl last in 2008 at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona while the Jets only won the Super Bowl once in 1968 at Super Bowl III in Miami. Although neither the Giants or the Jets have never faced off together in the Super Bowl, do you believe in your lifetime you could see a Subway Series of the Super Bowl played between the New York Giants and the New York Jets? Why or why not? more

Resolved Question: Baseball project for school.need help with thinking of players to include!?

at my very boring high school, packed with blonde cheerleaders, I am doing a decade project, where we have to pick a decade and pick a topic (consumer,politics,music,fashion,sports,etc.) and I knew right away I was going to chose sports.I chose to focus more on baseball, since I know a helluva lot about the game's players and history than any other sport. Anyway, I picked the 60's (wish I coulda done the 20's cuz I love learning about Lou Gehrig). I got most of the stuff:how the NL dominated pitching (Koufax, Gibson, Marichal), Roger Maris hitting homer number 61;but I need more. So I thought I would write about the players who were rookies (who became HOF'ers), and players who were retiring (who became HOF'ers) during that time. Here's what I got: ROOKIES IN 60'S: Carl Yastrzemski (1961) Reggie Jackson (1967) Johnny Bench (1967) Juan Marichal (1960) Lou Brock (1961) RETIRED IN 60'S Ted Williams (1960) Mickey Mantle (1968) Yogi Berra (1965) What I want to do with that info is add more. Can ya help me out with any of those two, either players who were rookies (who became HOF'ers) or players who were retiring (who became HOF'ers) in the 60's decade? Thanks you so much. Go Irish and Yankees -how the heck does this make me sound unpopular? My school is boring (except when there's a fight during lunch) and the cheerleaders at my school really are bimbos. Time for me to make friends? How bout it's time you find better teams to root for? Good luck. more

Resolved Question: Please read the first chapter in my book?

Rough Draft! Also please help me in writing good details! I am new to writing books! This is the first book in my new YA book. It is called Lost, the series is called Lost and Found. If you could try to help me out in te verbs, I am only 14. Here: Prologue A s Damien Paterson was walking down the street, with a drink in his hand. Something really strange happened. Something really strange. Something so strange this case wouldn’t be figured out for a long time. He disappeared. Well people say he was kidnapped, but really no one knows what really happened. Damien’s wife explained to the police that she had NOTHING to do with her husband’s disappearance. “I… I was with my son getting him all ready for his baseball game! I did NOT do anything to my husband’s disappearance! Please just get out of my house and leave me ALONE!” And months later, the son, Jason, disappeared. They did not know what to do but arrest the mom. And she figured out that she’d gotten pregnant just after Damien disappeared. Do you dare to start reading these pages? So as we go into the future, you will experience more intense things. Things like government betraying people, making them live on the streets. But maybe, just maybe, they would find Damien someday… sometime… 1 LOST FOURTEEN YEARS LATER… Chapter One I saw my friend walking down the hallway. Well my friend, Jacob, has been walking down the hallway over, and over. I do not know why. I decided to walk up to him and see what he was doing. “Umm,” I started saying as I walked up to Jacob, “I am afraid to ask.” “Keeping myself busy, I have been here for awhile.” “How long?” “Like half - an - hour.” “Why?” “I was being tutored.” “I’m not surprised.” I mumbled to myself then coughed. “What did you say?” “I said oh, uhhh, I wouldn’t know why you want to be tutored… because how smart you are.” “Yeah, okay. What time is it?” “It is,” I said looking at my watch, “seven fifty-six. So we should go on and get our things from our lockers.” And we did. My homeroom class was Mrs. Roberts. She was our History teacher. “All right class take your seats,” She said while everyone got into a desk. “Now, you will read Chapter 3 in your History books. And while you’re doing that I want completely silence. Do I make myself clear?” Everyone nodded. “Good, now get to reading.” I turned to Chapter 3 in my book. Luckily it was about U.S. History, my favorite parts of this class. When class was over rushed out and went straight to my locker, got my stuff that I needed, and almost ran to Math class. I did this because whoever gets to Mr. Burners class you a surprise, and he has one every time. I was the first one there. “Okay, since you are the first one here I will let you skip this class.” He didn’t men literally skip it, he just meant sit and watch or go to the library. Those were our two choices. I chose the library because I would be more interested in books than whatever he’s teaching. The library was full today. I don’t really know why, but it is. I 3 LOST went to the Young Adult section (YA is my favorite type of books and most of the are suspense and those are my favorite genre of books.) I got the book Twilight. I have heard it is such a really good book. When I sat down there were seventh graders throwing paper and what not.. I decided to sit at a table that is empty. I sat at an empty table and turned to the first page and read silently. “I have heard that is a really good book.” Someone said behind me. It was our librarian. “Oh, hi Mrs. Baker. And I have heard that too.” “I hope you enjoy the book, I read it myself and finished it just yesterday! Excellent author and I am reading the second one. I’ll check it out for you.” She said. “Thanks.” “No prob-lamo!” She took the book and scanned it on her computer. When it was time to start heading back to classes it was the same old boring stuff, same, same, same! 4 LOST Chapter Two MY name is Trent Paterson. I am eleven-years-old and I go to Huvington Middle School in the town of Huvington. My dad was in a car accident when before I was born, well that’s what my mom told me. I play piano, it is the only thing I do to calm myself down when something wrong happens. I have been playing for three years. My mom is the only family I got right now. No brother, no sister, nobody except mom. I really wish I had someone else, just someone else. When I got home from school I noticed that there was an unfamiliar white truck in my driveway. I think it could be some repairman of some sort but I really wasn’t so sure. I walked up to my doorway and went inside. Once I passed the kitchen I saw a very tall man in a tight white t-shirt. He was talking to my mom unti until I got there when their heads looked at me. “Hi sweetie, how was school?” Mom asked. “Fine, who’s this?” “This is Jack Richardson, I met him at work today and we got along very well. Trent we are going out today and right now so if you don’t mind I will be back at five thirty, there’s a frozen pizza in the oven in case you get hungry. Ok?” “Ok mom.” Jack held out his hand in front of me. “Nice to meet ya.” He said as we both shook hands. “You too.” I smiled. “Well, bye!” Mom said as she took Jack’s hand and walked out of the door. “Bye…” I mumbled to myself but mom and Jack were already out the door. I went upstairs with my bag and did my homework. Now that I am in sixth grade, it’s getting tough being in middle school. I have math, social studies, and science to do. … 5 LOST Once I was done it was four thirty. I went down stairs for a quick bite of that frozen pizza. I put the oven on four hundred-twenty-five degrees. While that was going to sit in there for the next thirty minutes I went to out piano in the dining room. I really find piano one of my favorite instruments to play. The piano is everything I play. It is the main thing I do in music class, in a band, every gosh darn thing you can think of! Since it’s late November I have been recently playing Christmas music. Well even though Thanksgiving is in three days I am playing it anyways because there isn’t really any Thanksgiving music I have heard of. When the pizza was done I turned on the TV because… well there was really nothing else to do. I turned on the TV to the news. “It has been about fourteen years since Damie-” “Boring!” I said as I turned to the next channel. I took a bite of my pizza. Pepperoni, my favorite. There was nothing on TV that was good, really nothing is good around this time. “Gosh it’s cold in here.” I said to myself. I went to our fireplace in the den and put a couple of logs in it. I went to our fireplace in the den and put a couple of logs in it. Thank gosh that the fire didn’t burn out so quickly, all I had to do is just put a couple of logs in and that was it. The den had a TV and I was cold so I got my pizza out of the living room and moved in here. FOX is the channel I settled for. There was a sitcom on as usual. … I guess I fell asleep because I woke up in an instant because the fire burned out. Also snow was falling so I had to get a fire going quickly. I looked at my watch and it was five thirteen. I better get a fire going…quick! I thought. more

Resolved Question: What is your favorite moment in baseball history?

For me, a Mets fan, it's the 10th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Mookie Wilson...the Buckner ball...magical! I was only 6 yrs old when it happened, but I'll never forget it! more

Resolved Question: NEED HELP 4 PROJECT!!!!?

I have a project for US History. I need an idea for a project on 1920's baseball. Give me an idea...,...... more

Resolved Question: Fun Quizz Time! Are you emo, nerdy, jock...?

PART ONE [x] you own at least 5 black shirts [x] you like skinny jeans [x] you're listening to music right now [] you have painted your fingernails black before [x] You have more than 300 songs on your ipod/mp3 [] Have attempted suicide [x] Like the color black []hate girly girls [x] Like to be alone sometimes [] hate popular music [] keep hair in front of your face [x] give people evil stares [] Hate your parent [] Life sucks for you [x] have been called emo [] Dislike the colors lime green, teal and baby blue [] own thick-rimmed glasses [x] Complain [x] Own a studded belt Total:10 PART TWO [x] own more than 10 tank tops [x] own more than 5 miniskirts [] have kissed more than 7 guys [x] have been called a slut [] You wear dark eye makeup [x] own a shirt that is semi-seethrough [] have been called a tease []Flirt with everyone [x] wear tight clothing [x] own a tube top [] Have posted revealing pictures of yourself on facebook [x] Like wearing swimsuits [] has Sat on the opposites lap [x] Some people dislike you [x] Its nice to be naughty [] you swear alot Total: 9 PART THREE [] own at least 5 jerseys [x] Have 10 trophies/medals/ribbons [x] Wear hair in ponytail like everyday [x] Love at least 2 sports [x] Own 5 sweatpants [] Have / had played lacrosse [x] Play more than 3 sports [x] are athletic in at least 1 sport [x] Can play a sport if you've never played it before [x] You can play Basketball fairly well [x] You play baseball/softball [] You play soccer [x] You run track [] You play football [x] Been called a jock [] Have set a record [] are friends with your coach [x] Love watching sports [x] can do 15 pushups Total: 13 PART FOUR [x] own 5 polo Shirts [x] Own 5 pink tops [] Own at least one designer bags [x] have worn a bow/ribbon in you hair [x] Only like popular music [x] Read tons of magazines [x] Love shopping [x] Gone to the mall In the past week [x] always have your mobile with you [x] have more than 50 contacts on your phone [] hate emo peopl [x] wear heels Total: 10 PART 5 [ ] wear your pants on above your waist [ ] Wear glasses [] have/had braces [] In an advanced class [ ] On Math team [] Have all A's [ ] like spending time with your parents [] Have been called a nerd [ ] are sometimes bullied [] LOVE to learn [] Like your teachers [] Watch history channel [] Never go anywhere on the weekends [x] have been called weird [ ] Scared to talk to the opposite sex [ ] Don't have pics of yourself on facebook [] read a book a month [] You read on your last spring break [ ] Have your own website [ ] wear pocket protectors - Total: 1 If you haven't noticed, the parts represent the 5 high school stereotypes. Part 1= Emo 10 Part 2= Slut 9 Part 3= Jock 13 Part 4= Girly 10 Part 5= Nerd 1 Multiply each number by 5 then repost as - Emo 50% - Slut 45% - Jock - 80% Girly 50% - Nerd- 5% ^ this is my result. Copy and paste too see what you are most like! Then post ur results! more

Resolved Question: Poll- Would you rank Mike Schmidt among the top 20 offensive players in baseball history?

Resolved Question: What ever happened to Cheap Johns Discount Stores on Long Island?

The place was awesome - 3 candy bars for 88 cents, 4 packs of baseball cards for 1.00 - everyone used to do their back to school shopping and then they were gone. I was too little to understand what happened. Bankruptcy? Trying to find out some history on the stores - when they started when they went out of business, locations and what store / stores are there now. more

Resolved Question: what did roberto clemente do?

i know roberto clemente affected the history of baseball but what did he do i know he affected history in someway but i'm not too sure i mean like what did he do to change history and etc. more

Resolved Question: Is this the most harsh review of an album ever?

This is a review of Limp Bizkit's album "Significant Other" by some dude on an albums reviewing site. "This is the band that all the "cool" kids in the early years of highschool were into, along with fellow posers Linkin Park. All those stupid fools wearing baggy pants with the crotch part down to their knees, with those key chains or whatever they're called hanging out of their side pockets, wearing their stupid baseball caps, imitating their talentless idol Fred Durst. Those people who thought that Blink 182 and Good Charlotte were good punk bands. Y'know, the people who would sacrifice their education, and hence, their future, in favour of running after a ball in a field and dedicating their lives to some stupid teenage fad like skateboarding, which would last around 4 years, and following stupid fads like nu-metal, all to make some fat, bald, CEO, who would fit their definition of "uncool", rich. Now, back then, I wasn't really into contemporary music. And looking back now, I can understand why. With talentless hacks like Limp Biscuit (notice how bad their name looks when you spell it correctly) infecting the radiowaves with their tuneless drivel, it's no wonder I didn't find it appealing. Of course, back then, I wasn't aware of real bands like Iron Maiden and Hypocrisy and the only good music I could find was classical and videogame OSTs. This all made me feel that I was somehow "abnormal". I mean, how could so many of my classmates be wrong about bands like this? It all made me feel as if there was something wrong with me. But now, having listened to this talentless drivel, I know that there certainly wasn't. In fact, I now know that I was the only normal one there, and it was everyone else that had the problem for liking this load of feces. OK, perhaps I should explain why anyone who knows the slightest bit about music would realise that this is one of the worst albums ever made. My first problem is that the whole album is completely devoid of hooks and melody. Even the singles "Nookie" and "Break Stuff", which are widely regarded as the album's best songs, have no hooks in them. The only way to explain how these sold is marketing. For example, Limp Biscuit used to have to pay radio stations to play their singles (which also makes them some of the biggest hypocrites ever, considering there is a hidden track on this album called "Radio Sucks". Way to bite the hand that feeds you). There is absolutely nothing catchy about these singles. They have absolutely no melody whatsoever. Even I could have written better music when I was 12. The only way to explain their success is their mass exposure. Now, when an album has no melody and no hooks, it must contain some redeeming factors. Some examples are: speed, brutality, complex instrumental work, good beat, meaningful lyrics. Limp Biscuit has none of these. Instead, we get an amateur guitarist who can barely play 3 chords (hell, just listen to Break Stuff), a talentless drummer who sounds like a five year old beating the drums with no sense of speed or rhythm, a bassist who's lack of talent is hidden under the annoying, completely unnecessary, scratching of the DJ. And to top it off, some of the worst rapping and singing I have ever heard, and the most immature, meaningless, inane lyrics I have ever seen, courtesy of the worst frontman in rock 'n roll history - none other than the talentless Fred Durst. Here are some samples of Fred Durst's lyrical genius: "I did it all for the nookie, come on the nookie, come on so you can take that cookie and stick it up your(yea)" - Nookie "it's just one of those days where you don't wanna wake up everything is f****d everybody sux you don't really know why but you wanna justify rippin someone's head off. no human contact and if you interact, your life is on contract your best best is to stay awake m**********r it's just one of those days!!" - Break Stuff What is the meaning of these lyrics? It means that the standards of modern commercial music are so low that anyone reading this review could become a multi-millionaire in the music business. There is absolutely no clear rhyming pattern in any of their lyrics, and yes, they sound just as awkward when Fred Durst "raps". Speaking of the rapping, Fred Durst has got to be one of the worst rappers I have ever heard. He barely even makes an effort to stay on beat; the only good rapping on this CD comes from Method Man who features on "N 2 Gether Now". Plus his singing is karaoke at best. Fred Durst reminds me of the line from Eminem's diss against Everlast, "Quitter" - "He can't rap or sing, but he wants to do both". Although it was directed at Everlast, I think it perfectly describes Fred Durst. Many people think Limp Biscuit's early albums, including this one, are actually worth listening to. Having listened to it, I cannot understand how anyone could have liked it in the first place. The fact that this band has sold millions of re *records speaks volumes about the sad state of the music industry these days. I cannot understand how anyone who has listened to a decent amount of rock music, even other nu-metal bands, could consider this a good album. Oh I agree with the review don't get me wrong, it's a great review lol more

Resolved Question: Please chance me for harvard and stanford undergrad?

GPA: 4.32 Rank: 2/345 SAT: 2390 (Cr: 800 M: 800 W: 790) SAT II: Math II: 800 Literature: 800 US History 800 ACT: 35 AP: (all 5's and 4's) Art History Biology Calculus BC Chemistry Computer Science AB Macroeconomics Microeconomics European History Comp Government & Politics U.S. Government & Politics Human Geography Latin Literature Latin: Vergil Music Theory Physics C U.S. History World History Extra: Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball National Honor Society (President) Math Honor Society (President) Senior Class President Future Business Leaders of America (President) Intended Major: Political Science/Economics more

Voting Question: My Chances at these COLLEGES?

Hi. My name is Kate, I'm a senior public high school student at a top 100 public school in the nation and top 5 in my state (Minnesota) of all schools (public and private). I am applying to... 1) University of MN- Twin Cities 2) University of Wisconsin- Madison 3) Marquett University (WI) 4) Northwestern Univeristy (IL) 5) Stanford University (CA) 6) University of California- Berkeley 7) Drake University (IA) 8) Macalester College (MN) Stanford, Northwestern, Macalester, and UC-Berkeley are my reach schools (My chances probably are not looking good). What are my chances at these schools???? Academic Info: GPA: unweighted 3.78, weighted 3.96 ACT: 29 SAT Math: 700 SAT Writing: 710 SAT Reading: 660 AP Classes taken/taking and scores on the AP test: AP US History (5) AP European History (4) AP Biology (4) AP Chemistry (4) AP Calculus BC (taking) AP English Literature and Composition (taking) *AP Scholar with Distinction Award *National Honors Society Junior Year Extracurriculars/Volunteer: -Fastpich Softball for 12 Years (4 years on Varsity- lettered as a fresh) and I play year round softball -Member of a club that helps 8th graders get ready for high school -Senior Leader: helps freshmen feel accepted in high school -Volunteered to coach a basketball team twice and a softball team 3 times. -I have a job as a baseball/softball hitting/fielding instructor. Where I coach clinics and run private lessons Other: I am white with no family alumni to any of the colleges. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! more

Resolved Question: Poll- Is Babe Ruth the best offensive player in baseball history?

If not, who is your choice? Please give a reason or two, thanks! more

Voting Question: My chances at Columbia University?

My chances at Columbia University Hey guys can you speculate what my chances of getting accepted to Columbia University are based on the following information. I am applying regular decision to COLUMBIA COLLEGE. I am a junior/senior graduating in an accelerated 3 year program with the following classes. 3 years of English 3 years of Math (Math A, Math B, Pre- Calculus) 3 years of History (one year of U.S. and two years of Global) 2 years of Spanish 2 years of Science with Lab. (Liv. environment with Lab, Chemistry with Lab, and AP environmental Science with Lab) 3 years of P.E. 1 semester of Music 1 semester of Art History Regents Scores: Math A= 95 Math B=96 U.S. = 96 Liv. Environ. = 81 Chemistry = 89 I will graduate with a Advanced Regents Diploma and with 15 College Credits through the College Now Program offered at CUNY schools for high school students. SAT Scores: I took it twice First time: 1810/2400 1220/1600 Reading: 530 Math:690 Writing:590 The second time was this Nov. and I have not recieved my scores but I believe based on assumptions I will get a 1360/1600 and 2000 - 2100/2400. SAT IIs, I will take in December and most likely I will get the following scores. Chemistry: 700+ Math 1: 750+ (possibly a 800) Math 2: 700+ My cumulative GPA is a 97.04 or 3.9 Extracurricular Activities/Clubs: College Now Programs, Alianza Dominica Inc., Biotechnology Class, NASA/STEP Proyecto Access Program for Pre- Engineers at Hostos Community College, Newspaper/English Club(Head of Sports/Puzzles), Guitar Club(regular student), Math Club (Tutor/President). Community Service: Volunteer work at the Library 40+ hours over 3 months. Community Service with the 92nd Street Y(cooking with little kids and homework help with little kids) 30 hours in 16 days over 8 weeks. Awards/Memberships: Improvement Award in Physical Education – 2007 Alianza Dominica, Inc Outstanding Performance and Contributions Certificate – 2007 Certificate of Achievement in Alianza Dominica Inc AIDP/CAPS Program – 2007 Medal for Alianza Dominica AIDP/CAPS Program “For Your Improvement 2007” Certificate of Excellence for Grade Improvement in High School for Medical Science – 2007 Perfect Attendance –2006 – 2007 Perfect Attendance – 2007 – 2008 Member of National Honor Society – 2007 – 2009 American Chemical Society Certificate for Participation in the 2008 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Local Competition Member of Gauss Honors Class – 2007 – 2009 Graduating in three years with all Required High School Credits and 15 College Credits. Skills/Talents Bilingual, Excellent Basketball, Baseball, and Football player. Able to play piano, guitar, and recorder. Expert at using and navigating a Computer, Microsoft Windows XP Processor System, the Internet, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Picture Manager, Computer Security Systems, and installing software. Typing Speed: 68 Words per minute. Personal Essay: My personal essay is about how I wanted to become a heart surgeon but as I grew up I realized my innate skills and how I can use those skills in the field of computer engineer. Interview: Planning on getting a interview(hopefully I will blow them away with my personality) So guys, just assume a 2100 on the SAT and assume the SAT Subject Test scores are what I get, honestly do you think I have a shot at this school and if you guys think I am missing some things do not hesitate to tell me what those things are. If you guys know any secrets or other things that will increase my chances, please tell me. I appreciate any comments that will help me to get in this IVY LEAGUE school. more

Voting Question: BIG POLL WITH LOTS OF QUESTIONS!?

1.) Coke or Pepsi 2.) Diamonds or Pearls 3.) Cats or Dogs 4.) Books or Newspaper 5.) McCain or Obama 6.) Inside or Outside 7.) Red, White, or Blue 8.) Milk or Juice 9.) Ask or Answer 10.) Look or Listen 11.) Fame or Fortune 12.) Wealth or Beauty 13.) Planes or Trains 14.) Country or City 15.) Planes or Cars 16.) Summer or Winter 17.) Quality or Quantity 18.) Math or Science 19.) English or History 20.) Basketball or Volleyball 21.) Football or Soccer 22.) Baseball or Kickball 23.) Nike or Adidas 24.) Los Angeles or New York 25.) Los Vegas or Seattle 26.) Pen or Pencil 27.) Hip Hop or Rap 28.) Pop or Dance 29.) Country or Oldies 30.) North or South 31.) TV or Computers more

Voting Question: Things that start with an "I" that is in these topics?

1) Major League Baseball Team 2) Famous People from History (Last Name) 3) Synonyms for Horrible 4) Brand name Clothings 5) Proper nouns atleast 6 letters 6) Word that rhymes with scare more

Resolved Question: What does a five-tool player means in baseball?

example:Tim Beckham, a five-tool shortstop, is the fourth No. 1 overall pick in Rays history more

Resolved Question: 320 useless facts 201-250?

201. David Sarnoff received the Titanic's distress signal and saved hundreds of passengers. He later became the head of the first radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). 202. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. 203. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than every Nike factory worker in Malaysia combined. 204. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the '30s lobbied against hemp farmers (they saw it as competition). 205. "Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". 206. Only one in two billion people will live to be 116 or older. 207. If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. 208. Rape is reported every six minutes in the U.S. 209. The human heart creates enough pressure in the bloodstream to squirt blood 30 feet. 210. A jellyfish is 95% water. 211. Truck driving is the most dangerous occupation by accidental deaths (799 in 2001). 212. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. 213. Elephants only sleep for two hours each day. 214. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. 215. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. (the heart is not a muscle) 216. In golf, a 'Bo Derek' is a score of 10. 217. In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs and basketballs combined. 218. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. 219. If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple. 220. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. 221. The only real person to be a PEZ head was Betsy Ross. 222. There are about 450 types of cheese in the world. 240 come from France. 223. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers plays football at home the stadium becomes Nebraska's third largest city. 224. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". 225. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. 226. In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50. 227. Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers. 228. Newborn babies have about 350 bones. They gradually merge and disappear until there are about 206 by age 5. 229. There is no solid proof of who built the Taj Mahal. 230. In a survey of 200000 ostriches over 80 years, not one tried to bury its head in the sand. 231. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A quarter has 119. 232. On an American one-dollar bill there is a tiny owl in the upper-left-hand corner of the upper-right-hand "1" and a spider hidden in the front upper-right-hand corner. 233. Judy Scheindlin ("Judge Judy") has a $25,000,000 salary, while Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has a $190,100 salary. 234. The name for Oz in the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator Frank Baum looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z. 235. Andorra, a tiny country on the border between France and Spain, has the longest average lifespan: 83.49 years. 236. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. 237. Mr. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister. 238. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day. 239. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. 240. You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. 241. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. 242. "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English. 243. There are 336 dimples on a regulation US golf ball. In the UK its 330. 244. The Toltecs (a 7th century tribe) used wooden swords so they wouldn't kill their enemies. 245. "Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor. 246. The US has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined. 247. There have been over 600 lawsuits against Alexander Grahm Bell over rights to the patent of the telephone, the most valuable patent in U.S. history. 248. Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world). 249. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters. 250. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. more

Resolved Question: I think this is a Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson moment in our history. Do you agree?

If Jesse Owens didn't achieve as an exceptional olympian, and Jackie Robinson didn't achieve after being brought into the pro baseball league, all black athletes would have been seen as inferior for a long period of time. Now that Barack Obama has won the presidency, will failure in his new administration result in the a reluctance to elect other minorities following his term in office? While Barack Obama is Bi-Racial, he looks like an African American. If the KKK saw him walking down the street in the 50's, they wouldn't care that his mother was black. There are African Americans who have two dark complected parents but have lighter features than President-Elect Obama. This is a sports anallogy but thats not the point of the question... more

Voting Question: help please on history pe.?

Write a 300-500 word essay on where the four sports covered in this unit fit into American society. Argue why some sports are more culturally accepted in America whereas others are not. I don't want an answer I just want to know what they are asking I don't understand it. the 4 sports are soccer, volleyball, baseball, basket ball more

Voting Question: help on history please?

Resolved Question: Are you excited about tomorrow's election? Plus Baseball Question inside->?

Are u excited for tomorrow's election? do you feel the suspense? Either way history will be made tomorrow. My Baseball question if you had the power to vote to keep or dump Bud Selig as Commissioner what would your vote be? more

Resolved Question: Are you still undecided about the Presidential election? If so, why?

If you are still undecided and before you answer, read this: 1) John McCain doesn't believe we should raise taxes on anybody during a recession. Obama does and that will prolong our economic woes. 2) John McCain has been endorsed by the NRA. Barack Obama once supported a complete ban on the manufacture and ownership of handguns in America. 3) John McCain co-sponsored a bill to fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back in 2005. Had it passed, we wouldn't have had a bailout crisis. Obama took in the 2nd largest amount of money from Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. In other words, McCain tried to fix the problem while Obama was in the back pocket of the shady operators who cost the American people over 700 billion dollars. 4) Barney Frank has promised a 25% cut in defense spending if Barack Obama gets into office. John McCain would not support that policy. 5) Both Barack Obama and John McCain publicly pledged to take public financing for their campaigns. McCain kept his word. Obama lied. If he will lie to the American people about that, what else is he lying about? 6) Barack Obama has received hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks, including a million dollar earmark for his wife's hospital. John McCain has never taken an earmark. 7) John McCain's health care plan will make health care more affordable, cover more people, and will keep the market in control. Barack Obama's plan for socialized medicine will put government bureaucrats in charge, will lead to long wait times for operations and lead to a poorer quality of health care. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see how much it costs under Barack Obama when it's "free." 8) Barack Obama says he doesn't want his daughters "punished" with a baby and that abortion is "above my pay grade." Do you think a baby is punishment? Do you think abortion is above Sarah Palin's pay grade? 9) Sarah Palin is a conservative reformer who has taken on oil companies and her own party as a mayor and a governor. Joe Biden is a career Washington insider with no executive experience who's most famous for gaffes, making things up, and being on the wrong side of almost every foreign policy issue from Vietnam to the surge. 10) Barack Obama spent twenty years going to an anti-white, anti-American church run by Jeremiah Wright. He didn't go to that church for so long because he disagreed with the message. 11) John McCain once fought for our country in Vietnam. Barack Obama has never fought for anything but his own career. 12) John McCain has literally had to decide whether to go home from a POW camp or stay and be tortured. He made the right decision. Barack Obama's first tough decision will be made in the White House. 13) John McCain pals around with Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham, Sarah Palin, and Phil Gramm. Barack Obama has "pal'd" around with Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Michael Pfleger, Frank Davis, and Tony Rezko. What does that say about each man's character? 14) John McCain always holds his hand over his heart for the national anthem and has never refused to wear a flag pin after calling it a "substitute for, I think, true patriotism." Do we really want to have the first President in our history who doesn't love his country? 15) For good or ill, John McCain is a moderate, but Barack Obama was the most liberal senator in America in 2007. Do you trust someone that liberal to run the country? 16) When there's an international crisis at 3 A.M. and the phone rings, you can't vote "present." 17) This is what Barack Obama thinks of Americans who live in small towns, And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations. How can someone, who thinks so little of people who don't live in big cities, truly represent all Americans in the White House? 18) Do you really want to spend the next four years listening to Barack Obama's supporters cry "racism" every time somebody criticizes or disagrees with him? 19) The mainstream media has been more biased than at any time in our lifetimes for Obama and they've launched an absolutely unprecedented smear campaign against Sarah Palin -- and worse yet, Sarah Palin's family. Do you want to reward and encourage more of that kind of behavior in the future by putting Barack Obama in the White House? 20) Barack Obama is a socialist who wants to "spread the wealth around." John McCain wants to spread the opportunity around instead of making people dependent on government. 21) John McCain has promised no more bailouts. Barack Obama has not. 22) John McCain favors judges who will stick to the Constitution. Barack Obama says he wants judges with "empathy." Would you want an umpire of a baseball game who sticks to the rules or one who has "empathy?" 23) McCain has promised to balance the budget 23) McCain has promised to balance the budget in four years and whether he makes it or not, he will undoubtedly cut spending. Obama will run trillion dollar deficits. You do the math. 24) We have the 2nd highest corporate tax rate in the world and it is driving our companies overseas. John McCain wants to cut the tax to keep businesses in the U.S. and create jobs. Barack Obama does not. 25) Barack Obama will sign the Union Card Check Bill that will end the right to secret ballots for union members, thereby crippling more American industries via unionization. The unions are destroying the Big 3 automakers and the airline industry -- and under Obama, they'll be a further drag on the American economy. Furthermore, since when do we give up the right to have a secret ballot in America? John McCain opposes the Union Card Check Bill. 26) Barack Obama will sign the Fairness Doctrine into law, which is solely designed to drive conservative radio hosts off the air. 26) Barack Obama will sign the Fairness Doctrine into law, which is solely designed to drive conservative radio hosts off the air. When did we start trying to win political contests in this country by preventing our political opponents from being heard? John McCain opposes the Fairness Doctrine. 27) Barack Obama wants to force gay marriage on the whole country via the court system, which is why he favors overturning the Defense of Marriage Act. John McCain thinks marriage should be between a man and a woman, which is why he supports leaving DOMA in place. 28) John McCain favored the surge. Barack Obama did not. So, if Barack Obama had been President over the last four years, we would have already lost the war in Iraq. 29) Barack Obama wants to leave Iraq in 16 months, whether we win or not. John McCain doesn't want to risk seeing the victory our troops have bled and died for thrown away for politics' sake. 30) It would literally be dangerous to the future of our country to have a large Democratic majority in the House, a large majority in the Senate, and Obama in the White House. Source; John Hawkins, Townhall.com And yes, the indoctrinated will remain so. more

Resolved Question: Is College football the biggest joke in the history of the universe?

It doesn't even have a logical way of crowning a legitimate Champion? Computers? Polls? Opinions? What the? College football makes a mockery of the spirit of sports by not having a playoff and not crowning a legitimate Champion. Unless all the top teams play one another there is no way to say who is the best. All major sports have a playoff. Pro football, baseball, basketball, World Cup soccer all have a rational way to crown a champion. College football is a joke. What's the point in paying attention to it when no true Champion is crowned? more

Resolved Question: Highest scores in one game?

In football, baseball and hockey, what are the highest scores for one game in history for these sports? If you have a website please put it on here. Thanks. more

Voting Question: Help! What could I do to improve getting into a college of my choice?

I'm a california native with a 3.8 gpa weighted entering my senior year. The only problem is the classes I've taken arent too difficult Freshmen: Alg. 1B Eng. 9 Earth Science P.E. Geography/Earth Science Spanish 1 Sopho Spanish 2 World History Geometry English 10 Biology Ceramics Baseball Junior Year: Alg.2 Chemistry English 11 Honors Spanish 3 US History Model United Nations Baseball Entering Senior Year: So far first 6 weeks I have all A's Pre-Calc Physics Eng.12 Honors Spanish 4 Ap Gov/AP Economy Model United Nations Baseball Sat Score: 1750 Finishing Senior year I should have about 100 hours of community service and I started a club my senior year to raise money for the homeless. The Colleges I want to get into: USC University of San Francisco UC Santa Barbara UCLA University on San Diego UC San Diego NYU Backups: University of Arizona, San Diego State, UC Santa Cruz, Can anyone give me an idea on where I stand with the schools I want to get into and what I can do to improve my college application? Thanks more

Resolved Question: Earl Weaver makes Lou Pinnella and Ozzie Guillen look like sissys?

Earl Weaver is straight up the most controversial managers of Baseball history. If Rants are hilarious, much better than Ozzie Guillen (I can't even understand what Ozzie's saying half the time) Checkout Earl Weaver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc more

Resolved Question: Take a Survey! Are you Bored?

Name♥ Renee Age♥24 Status♥ SingLe/Taken://He has my ♥ Gender♥Female Rock or Rap♥ Depends on my mood. Pop or Hip Hop♥ Again,depends on my mood. X's or O's♥ O's=kissez Coke or Pepsi♥ Diet Pepsi 7up or Sprite♥ Diet 7up Do you drive♥ Yes. Music or Books♥ Damn, I can't live with out both. Outside or Inside♥Outside White or Black♥Black....it doesn't get dirty fast,& if it does no one will notice.....and black makes you look slimmer....always a + and it matches with everything♥ Pink or Blue♥okay I am going to sound like a typical girl and say pink Wind or Breeze♥ Breeze Food or Drink♥ Food lol Star or Heart♥ um hello isn't it obvious♥♥♥♥ =) or =]♥ Neither. :o) How cute is it?! Do you have an iPod♥ um, who doesn't have a iP♥d? Baseball or Soccer♥ Soccer BasketBall or Football♥ Big fan of b♥th! Go Pistons!!! Surveys or Polls♥ Survey's!!! AIM or AOL♥ AIM....AOL is so 5 years ago Cell or AIM♥ Cell phone duh! Italian or French (girls,guys,food,language)♥ Well, both languages are extreamly sexy. I am actually taking French lessons. Italian and french guys are hot, food...I would have to say Italian. What place would you most like to visit? Spain or Australia♥ even thought I want to say both...I am not. I am going to have to say Spain. It just has so much more history to me than Austraila. The guys in Austraila are pretty hot though lol Favorite Song♥ I bet the whole world knows by now what my fave song is....for the last time lol Tracy Chapman-Give me one reason Favorite CD♥ Hmmm....I would have to say I really don't have a favorite cd....wait I do....The Best Of Enya...OMG she is amazing! Fun but Ugly or Mean but Beautiful♥ Skipping this dumb question! 32 or 23♥ None. Both numbers suck Pink Rose or Tangerine Rose♥ Tangerine Rose!!! My fave!! Who is your BFF♥ My mom and my sister Who would you want to trade places with for a week♥ Queen Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn....I would be completely happy with both. Fave Fruit♥ Necterines and Strawberries Last Question♥ If granted another life after this one...and you were told that you can choose to be any animal you would want, what would it be and why♥ I would want to be a Horse. They are so graceful and beautiful and are the sweetest things. And I would want to be a horse that lives on a fancy estate. Hey lol these are my questions!! ♥♥ The End!! more