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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
According to Ben Shpigel of the New York Times, Johan Santana helped the Mets recruit C Henry Blanco, who the team signed yesterday to a one-year deal. Yesterday, MetsBlog reader Michael D sent me an e-mail: “I think this might be we’re free and clear with not having to be stuck with Bengie Molina and Jeff Francoeur whiffing back to [...]
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
by J Pat Carter - AP MLB.com's Bill Ladson's "baseball sources" think the Nationals might be targeting Marlins' right-handed starter Ricky Nolasco (pictured above). (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) View full size photo » The Nationals Step Back From The Warming Hot Stove... After offering both Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano arbitration yesterday, the Atlanta Braves have apparently signed left-handed...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Blue Jays reporter Jordan Bastian of MLB.com doesn’t think free-agent C Rod Barajas will return to Toronto, who is likely to offer him arbitration. Bastian believes Barajas might have a multi-year offer to play elsewhere. Barajas hit just .226 last season, but with 19 HR and 71 RBI, in 125 games for the Blue Jays, [...]
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Matt Walkden (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Been a funny old week this one, I've been up to Moreton where the ChristmasTreeMan keeps his trees, great little farm there and he's on CountryFile this coming Sunday, the website's going to go nuts so we've had to use load balancing on it to help it cope with the influx. Been working on Swanage too and off up to Kay's for the weekend in Cwmbran, looking forward to it because we're hoping to go down...
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Post-Darwinist (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
I only got round to posting about this conference just now, and do not know if anyone else did before, but note this: Atheists have disabled the web page for the ID conference in Castle Rock this weekend. They are also calling the 800 number and trying to tie up the lines so others cannot get through. This is really ugly. I am re-posting the information on this event info below. They will take people...
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übergizmo (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Ultimate Ears, a household name when it comes to high performance audio products, have just announced that they have uploaded a free iPhone App on the App Store. Known as the Ultimate Ears App, it allows you to measure sound pressure levels and decibels with an SPL Meter. Apart from that, you are able to view artist interviews, see artist backstage photos and watch videos of live performances from...
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The Buck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
My good friend and classmate Mark Rienzi, now of Catholic Univ. Law School, has just filed a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court in a First Amendment case -- McCullen v. Coakley , No. 09-592 . The Supreme Court should grant cert, given the important issues at stake. The case involves a Massachusetts law penalizing people who engage in speech near abortion clinics -- including peaceful speech,...
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DBKP (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Think the "Free Trial" offer from Dazzle White teeth whitener is a good deal? Think again as customers were shocked to discover the "free trial" had turned into a consumer scam credit card nightmare.
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Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
CNN has a new poll up: Do you want the Senate to pass its health care bill? Conservative voters needed. See poll on right, half-way down the page. h/t Nearly Nobody's News. Just above the health care poll is a poll asking: How do you feel about Obama's job performance? I voted and was shocked to see the results. Out of 47 votes, there was one vote each for "approve," "strongly approve,"...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
by Nam Y Huh - AP Where will Mark DeRosa play baseball in 2010? View full size photo » As I have done here each of the last four years, I'm going to run a contest, beginning today, matching the MLB.com Free Agent Frenzy contest. The rules are pretty simple. You'll find, after the jump, the 15 free agents that MLB.com lists in its contest. Choose the team you think the free agent is going to sign...
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Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Author David Meerman Scott recently wrote a terrific blog post about free ebooks and how distribution is affected when registration is required. It's easy to think that "free is free" and requiring registration shouldn't have much of an impact, but...
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mutations of mortality (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Is free speech an absolute freedom that should not be countermanded? The recent appearance of the leader of the British National Party on the flagship public debate program on the BBC was defended on the grounds of free speech. Today on BBC radio there was a campaign to stop cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is the use of social networking sites like Facebook to write cruel and unpleasant things about...
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ThinkFree Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
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Bargainmoose Canada (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The small Canadian retailer, Spa Boutique, is offering free shipping now for all your Christmas purchases! Click here to shop online @ Spa Boutique Canada From looking at their delivery fees, shipping is normally a flat rate of $8.75 for any order under $75. So I think this free shipping promotion, with no minimum spend is a [...] Spa Boutique Canada: Free Shipping Deal! is a post from: BargainMoose...