A proposal to build a coal slurry pipeline with Lake Superior water from Duluth, Minn., to the West in the 1980s and a proposal to ship Great Lakes water to China in 1998 are examples of the lengths people will go to in order to get their hands on the largest body of fresh water in the world. Diverting water outside the Great Lakes only compounds the problems we are starting to see with the low water levels in the lake; they are reaching historic lows and appear to be going lower.largest body of fresh water. For nearly 90 years, the Black Sox scandal has been baseball’s darkest hour. Shoeless Joe Jackson and seven others on the 1919 Chicago White Sox were charged with conspiring to throw the World Series against Cincinnati. They later became known as the “Black Sox” and were banned from baseball for life by the game’s first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis.1919 black sox scandal.Mo Vaughn was an infielder and DH with three teams between 1991 and 2003: the Red Sox (eight seasons), Angels (two) and Mets (two). While with the Red Sox in 1995, he was voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player. He played in three All-Star Games. . That is all
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Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on Thursday, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark - if not an asterisk - next to some of baseball’s biggest moments.players named in mitchell report It is an instantly recognizable tango waltz, a true modern classic. Horacio wrote the lyrics to a number of other Piazzolla tangos, as well as the libretto to Piazzolla’s truly unique opera Mara de Buenos Aires. The two men were very close friends. modern love lyrics Card Lab is an interactive Web site where consumers can build their own Capital One credit cards. Card-builders can choose from a menu of introductory offers, interest rates, annual fees and rewards. Capital One also provides options for front-of-card designs.capital one card lab
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BHP needed to sell its own value and prospects, relative to Rio, for at least three reasons. One was to ensure that whatever happens to the merger proposal the market didn’t take on board some of Rio’s assertions about the outlook for BHP. Another was the need to re-base the core argument that the proposal is about relative rather than absolute value. And yet another was the need to condition the market in its own shares and Rio’s for the possibility that this could turn into a long game.On this day in 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the Constitution, by a vote of 46-23. Pennsylvania was also the first large state to ratify the nation’s founding legal document. first state to ratify the constitution.Mr. John had a different idea. “I’ve got nothing else to do tonight,” Mr. Flanagan recalled him saying. “I’ll go out and play a show for them.” And so he did, for an hour. The next day CMT sent Mr. John a bouquet of flowers. “Someone saved my life last night,” Mr. Philips had written on the card, appropriating the title of one of the singer’s hits.someone saved my live tonight lyrics.
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Pamela Anderson and husband Rick Salomon to star in their own reality show The couple - who married in a whirlwind Las Vegas ceremony two months ago - are in talks with the E! network to star in a fly-on-the-wall documentary of their family life due to air next year. I hope the world gets tired of me: Johnny Depp Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp has said that he hopes that one day the world will get tired of him.Michael Jackson ordered to turn over financial information within 25 days Michael Jackson has been issued a court order, which gives the former king of pop 25 days to return financial information to a law firm that previously won a 256,000 dollars judgment against him in July.
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Mary-Kate Olsen dating ‘Brothers and Sisters’ star Dave Annable The actress was seen “all over” 28-year-old actor Dave when they recently dined in Los Angeles’ Teddy’s restaurant in the Roosevelt Hotel. Discontent amidst Fall Out Boy band mates over Ashlee Simpson? Failure to win a Grammy nomination is causing rumblings of discontent amidst Fall Out Boy band mates who believe that bassist Pete Wentz romance with Ashlee Simpson could be affecting public opinion about the band. Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe Hollywood’s Most Overpaid actors The ‘American Gangster’ actor topped the new list compiled by Forbes magazine, who compared stars’ salaries to the gross income made by the film.
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Golden Globes set new faces on road to stardom Some stars are born, others toil for years before landing a dream role and occasionally the road to Hollywood’s red carpet starts at a New York ice cream shop. John Travolta cashed in male ego for “Hairspray” He’s played stone cold killers, sexy leading men and military heroes, but John Travolta figures his best role yet may just be the woman he portrays in movie musical “Hairspray.”Hulk Hogan Takes On Rosie; Ro Fights Back Move over Donald Trump, Rosie O’Donnell has a new sparring partner ” Hulk Hogan. At a press event earlier today, the former wrestling legend-turned “American Gladiators” host took on Rosie after a journalist asked him which celebrity he’d like to see one of the show’s muscle members take on.
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Billboard crowns ‘Daughtry’ top seller He may not have won “American Idol,” but Chris Daughtry is the king of the album charts this year, according to Billboard. The “Idol” finalist’s band, Daughtry, sold 3.2 million copies of their self-titled debut, making it the most popular album of the year, according to the trade magazine.Spice Girls unveil winning name of plane That’s one Spicy plane. The Spice Girls have unveiled the new name of a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet: Spice One.Port Arthur pays its respects to Pimp C Thousand of people — citizens of Port Arthur, Texas, fans and fellow rappers — attended the funeral of Pimp C, who died suddenly on Dec. 4 in Los Angeles. Pimp C was one-half of the trailblazing rap duo Underground Kingz. He was 33 years old.
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Hollywood’s Most Influential Infants. From Shiloh Jolie-Pitt to Suri Cruise, celebrity tots send the media swooning.Globe nominees named, but will show go on? The nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday, but will the writers’ strike impact the live ceremony on Jan. 13? AP correspondent Steve Fluty recaps the winners and losers and asks the experts. Spielberg urges China to press Sudan on Darfur. Film director Steven Spielberg, artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sent a letter to China’s president on Thursday urging Beijing to press ally Sudan to accept peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur.
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Hollywood’s Most Influential Infants. From Shiloh Jolie-Pitt to Suri Cruise, celebrity tots send the media swooning.Globe nominees named, but will show go on? The nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday, but will the writers’ strike impact the live ceremony on Jan. 13? AP correspondent Steve Fluty recaps the winners and losers and asks the experts. Spielberg urges China to press Sudan on Darfur.Film director Steven Spielberg, artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sent a letter to China’s president on Thursday urging Beijing to press ally Sudan to accept peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur.
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Hollywood collectibles fetch big bucks CALABASAS, Calif. A photograph of Soviet film pioneer Sergei Eisenstein and a poster from an early Bette Davis movie commanded huge prices Thursday at the opening day of an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.The World According to Katie Holmes After posing for the January cover of In Style, Katie Holmes sat down to play a quick word association game. See what she had to say. Katie’s Closeup Katie Holmes strikes a pose for the the January cover of In Style magazine.
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