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Hitting for the Cycle

Fri, 07 May 2010 13:20:29 EDT

On August 14, 2009, the Baltimore Orioles’ Felix Pie hit for the cycle (a baseball term for the single-game feat of hitting a single, a double, a triple and a home run regardless of the order).

Few Baseball Closers Return for Seconds

Tue, 04 May 2010 14:38:15 EDT

For Yankee fans, it is “ Enter Sandman;” for Red Sox fans, “ I’m Shipping Up to Boston;” for Twins fans, “Stand Up and Shout.” Those songs, respectively, are the entrance music for the closers of each of those teams, and when they come blaring through the stadium loud speakers they serve as a notice that, in all likelihood, the game is about to be over.

License and Registration, Please: The Odds of Getting a Speeding Ticket

Tue, 04 May 2010 17:01:13 EDT

Nothing ruins a trip like the sight of a police car about to pull you over. One minute you’re blissfully cruising along, and the next you’re miserably watching other cars go by while you wait to find out if the officer will write you a speeding ticket—and how much it will cost you.

The Odds a Family is Homeless

Tue, 04 May 2010 15:32:46 EDT

If members of homeless families were grouped by themselves into one city it would be the size of St. Petersburg, Florida, population 248,500. There would be offices and stores, hospitals and courts, schools and strip malls, but no homes.

The Greening of Corporate America

Fri, 07 May 2010 16:33:03 EDT

With 1 in 3.33 adults claiming to be environmentally conscious, and 1 in 7.69 claiming to be green, corporations see green practices and marketing as a way to build a positive public image that will in turn drive up business