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    Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf :: * Bits and pieces, Oct. 5, 2009
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    "A 40-year-old baseball autographed by onetime Chicago White Sox second-baseman Nellie Fox is the source and double-entendre of the title of Sara Paretsky’s latest novel featuring private detective V.I. Warshawski." A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze the remains of baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams, alleges that Williams’ body was mistreated by the company. Full Article at Sports Blogs
    A 40-year-old baseball autographed by onetime Chicago White Sox second-baseman Nellie Fox is the source and double-entendre of the title of Sara Paretsky’s latest novel featuring private detective V.I. Warshawski.
    SOURCE: Sports Blogs 1 month ago

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  1. Indonesians queue up to buy mobile phone package sold at discounted price outside a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The sale held by a cellular provider and a local mobile phone manufacturer sells the phone for 99.000 rupiah each (US$ 10 or EUR 7)after discounted from its original price of 299,000 rupiah (US$ 31 or EUR 21).
  2. Protesters wearing face masks depicting, from left to right, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso take part in a protest on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, outside of the building housing the European Union representative office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 3009.
  3. Indonesians jostle to buy mobile phone packages sold at a discounted price outside a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The sale held by a cellular provider and a local mobile phone manufacturer sold the phones for 99.000 rupiah each (US$ 10 or EUR 7) discounted from their original price of 299,000 rupiah (US$ 31 or EUR 21).
  4. Indonesians jostle to buy mobile phone package sold at discounted price outside a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The sale held by a cellular provider and a local mobile phone manufacturer sells the phone for 99.000 rupiah each (US$ 10 or EUR 7)after discounted from its original price of 299,000 rupiah (US$ 31 or EUR 21).
  5. South Korean children wearing Santa Claus outfits wait to participate in a special event to promote business in coincident with the upcoming Christmas at the Time Square in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Many South Korean companies take advantage of the Christmas to promote their business amid weak sales and economic slowdown.
  6. The buildings are seen shrouded by heavy fog, as a huge screen displays a television commercial showing a girl dancing against blue skyline, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 24: Model Selita Ebanks attends Maxim's December issue celebration at Avenue on November 24, 2009 in New York City.
  8. MACAU, MACAO - NOVEMBER 24: Hong Kong singer and actor Andy Lau attends a media call for his concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Macao SAR at Macau Stadium on November 24, 2009 in Macau, Macao.
  9. CHENGDU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 25: Firemen who took part in rescue missions in the May 12 earthquake, attend a retirement ceremony on November 25, 2009 in Chengdu of Sichuan, China. About 115 'Hero Firemen' retired today. During the earthquke, China has mobilized over 140,000 rescue personnel including military soldiers, firemen and policemen.
  10. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 24: Model Selita Ebanks attends Maxim's December issue celebration at Avenue on November 24, 2009 in New York City.
  11. MACAU, MACAO - NOVEMBER 24: Hong Kong singer and actor Andy Lau attends a media call for his concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Macao SAR at Macau Stadium on November 24, 2009 in Macau, Macao.
  12. CHENGDU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 25: Firemen who took part in rescue missions in the May 12 earthquake, attend a retirement ceremony on November 25, 2009 in Chengdu of Sichuan, China. About 115 'Hero Firemen' retired today. During the earthquke, China has mobilized over 140,000 rescue personnel including military soldiers, firemen and policemen.
  13. Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol of Spain (L) fights for a rebound with New York Knicks' Wilson Chandler during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles November 24, 2009.
  14. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (C) is congratulated by team mates Kumar Sangakkara (R) and Prasanna Jayawardene after he took the wicket of India's Sachin Tendulkar during the second day of their second test cricket match in Kanpur November 25, 2009.
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  16. Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol (C) of Spain drives on New York Knicks' David Lee (L) and Wilson Chandler during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles November 24, 2009.
  17. Khmer rouge survivor Chum Manh speaks to journalists during a break in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, who ran the Khmer Rouge's "S-21" torture and interrogation centre, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 25, 2009. Closing arguments began on Monday in the trial of Pol Pot's chief torturer, the first for a top Khmer Rouge cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in Cambodia.
  18. Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol (R) of Spain drives on New York Knicks' David Lee during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles November 24, 2009.