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Video of play at first base and first base umpire Joyce's call that cost Detroit pitcher Galarraga a perfect game, which would have been only the 21st such event in the history of baseball. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37479309/ns/sports-baseball/ The Perfect Asterisk By BRUCE WEBER...

While visiting this site today about 8:45 , My screen suddenly had a large message plastered across it from Microsoft saying "This web site is unsafe" It gave the web address of CWT and requested that I discontinue posting or opening messages. What was that about? I reentered the site about...

Hi list, Im just wondering if anyone has had a problem with the forum pages loading since the new "f connect" button showed up on the screen.. It takes about a min for a page to load for me, and didnt know what was causing it until I noticed that the page was always ready when the facebook...

I've just become aware that the USS Olympia in Philadelphia is facing a dire future if some really needed repairs are not done. Go to http://www.fotco.org/ I'm sending along a donation.

There was an article on Yahoo News Today about some 22 year old woman who had amassed 97K in student loan debt. I was going to post the article but it was too long. It reads just like the housing debacle. People getting loans they can't afford to pay back. She is not blameless, buth neither is...

WE ARE A PLUTOCRACY.....we are not a Republic for all but a Republic for the wealthy among us...I can not do it the justice it needs but Bill Moyer has..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y33c0KUh4xU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSoglDcRbAg WE ARE A PLUTOCRACY..... What...

During 2000 Jesse James the television personality stated in his documentary Motorcycle Mania that he was a direct descendant of the American outlaw and ex-Confederate. I recalled that the real outlaw only had one surviving son Jesse Edward James. The son married Stella Frances McGowan and the...

During a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield, military historian Alan Gropman, left, shares some stories behind the Gettysburg Address, shown on a display, with Amidon-Bowen Elementary School students Xavier O'Carroll (in white shirt), Devonté Williams and Hasan Warren. (Emily Langer/the Post) ...

It's that time of year again when we think of those who have served, those who came home and those who didn't. Thanks to all of you who have served, and to everyone - if you're taking a trip, be safe - if you're sticking around, hope to see you on the boards! Lee

Drove down to my brother's house in Greensboro this afternoon, and made a quick stop at McDonalds. McDonalds is not my favorite, but I didn't have to make any detours to get to it. I placed my order and when I got to the window the guy said they were out of tomatoes. While I like tomatoes on my...

The Virtual Wall is a commemorative website created to extend the legacy of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial. Go to www.virtualwall.org (http://www.virtualwall.org) to visit. It is a very moving website.

Having spent some time in France, I took the time to look at the war memorials in a couple of towns where I was working. Very similar to British war memorials, in that the names of those lost in WWI far outnumber those of WWII. No real surprise there, but what was interesting was the extra detail...

Ok Folks, here is what I want to ask you all. A older gentleman came to me at work ( a law office ) and showed me the actual pistol Jeff Davis surrendered in Georgia when he got caught. The pistol still has the rounds intact in the cylinder. There is documentation from the people that caught...

On September 4, 1878, three ex-Confederates known as "the colonels" shot and killed J.W. Calder over allegations of embezzling funds of the ill-fated Dallas & Wichita Railroad. The Confederates were Col. M. Pointer of Wheeler's Cavalry, R.S. Rosser, brother of General Rosser of the Virginia...

Hopper with Jack Nicholson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson) at the 62nd Academy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/62nd_Academy_Awards) in 1990. Actor Dennis Hopper Dies After Battle with Prostate Cancer Easy Rider actor Dennis Hopper has died from complications of...

I work in a program for high school students who have been diagnosed with emotional disabilities. My classes are small, ranging from four and eleven students, overall the program has forty odd students. I've been working with this population for about 18 years. The kids are intelligent,...

i just found this really interesting.. some things you just never think about. http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/26/news/companies/road_striping/index.htm

Why couldn't this have happened in New York? http://www.wsbtv.com/news/23684991/detail.html

Oldest WW II Medal of Honor Recipient has died. He is up there with all of the other heroes Oldest Medal of Honor recipient from WWII dies (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_war_hero/print) ...

Got a kick out of this when I saw it on another forum. Hope ya'll enjoy!

I am now an official resident of the grandparent 'hood! My daughter Devin had her first baby on Tuesday night. It was a 12 hour induced labor. Devin's father and myself were in the room coaching her at each "push!" We welcomed Allison D. Martinez into the world at 6:55 PM. She...

There is a memorial to J W Booth on the site where he died at the Garrett Farm. The memorial is about three years old and was placed with no permits or permission from the Army as it is on Camp A P Hill property. The group who placed this thing describe themselves as The Twenty First...

I was told that when civil war reenacting began in the 1960s or should I say got really popular a lot of very non authentic uniforms got past the authenticity police, things like Polyester jackets and pants , zippers ,plastic buttons, mass produced kepis that could have been give aways. but...

Anyone watching this season? I haven't been watching very closely, but I've seen enough to know that Crystal Bowersox rocks!! Wow! IMO she might just turn out to be the best ever...