Mr. 3000

Make that 3,002. Biggio goes 5-for-6.
Everyone on the team, including those in the bullpen, stormed the field to congratulate Biggio. His wife Patty, sons Conor and Cavan, and daughter Quinn also joined in the celebration. His sons were in the dugout acting as bat boys. He kissed his wife and held his 7-year-old daughter [...]

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Almost 3 years now…

My friend Sarah is a wonderful poet. She writes beautiful lyrics - just gorgeous. I was thinking of Rox and decided maybe I could write her something. I decided to give it a go. Lil’ Rox…the devastation never truly leaves. (Click pic - Roxy’s video)

‘Thunder away, my Love’
by Mike McMannes (With Epilogue)
She gazes into the [...]

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‘The Road’ was taken!

I don’t write book reviews. I mean, unless you’re a book reviewer, who would actually spend time writing reviews of other people’s work, especially if you’ve begun the process of creating your own? However, I wasn’t going to let this opportunity pass me by because when you’re moved - you’re moved; I’m going to stop [...]

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All good things MUST…

JERUSALEM — Three-century-old manuscripts by Isaac Newton calculating the exact date of the apocalypse, detailing the precise dimensions of the ancient temple in Jerusalem and interpreting passages of the Bible — exhibited this week for the first time — lay bare the little-known religious intensity of a man many consider history’s greatest scientist.Newton, who died [...]

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Cormac McCarthy takes the long hard ‘ROAD!’

Reclusive novelist talks to Oprah
New York, June 06: Nothing is predictable about Oprah Winfrey’s book picks — except for their sales. Once associated with inspirational narratives such as Jacqueline Mitchard’s “The Deep End of the Ocean,” Winfrey has been increasingly willing to take on the most challenging books and the most challenging writers.Over the past [...]

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The Human Being Re-Invented!

Biologists Make Skin Cells Work Like Stem Cells
By NICHOLAS WADE

In a surprising advance that could sidestep the ethical debates surrounding stem cell biology, researchers have come much closer to a major goal of regenerative medicine, the conversion of a patient’s cells into specialized tissues that might replace those lost to disease. The advance is [...]

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Holocaust Diary of 14-Year-Old Dubbed the ‘Polish Anne Frank’ Unveiled

Monday , June 04, 2007

JERUSALEM — The diary of a 14-year-old Jewish girl, dubbed the “Polish Anne Frank,” was unveiled Monday by Israel’s Holocaust museum more than 60 years after the teenager vividly described the world crumbling around her as she came of age in a Jewish ghetto.“The rope around us is getting tighter and [...]

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"No Friend of Mine?"

Michael Jackson: new song surfaces!‘No Friend Of Mine’ appears on the internet
A new Michael Jackson song has surfaced on the internet.The song, ‘No Friend Of Mine (Gangsta)’, is available on DJ Tempamental’s Myspace.The track also features Fugees member Pras.It is the first new material that has appeared from Jackson since since 2001’s ‘Invincible’ album.It was [...]

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THE BITCH IS BACK!! ‘NESSIE’ Re-appears!

An amateur scientist caught the footage this past Saturday.EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Here she comes! In what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature, ‘Nessie’ returns - and the whole world is watching!” Much like an overgrown, sea-faring Greta Garbo, Nessie has always been a [...]

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