Rockies' Arenado: State of free-agent market is 'sad'
The sluggish free-agent market the last two years has not scared Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado
The sluggish free-agent market the last two years has not scared Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The sluggish free-agent market the last two years has not scared Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado, who could be among the prizes in the next pool. “I’m not afraid of it at all,” Arenado said. “It doesn’t have an effect on me. I think free agency is something you earn. You’ve […]
Elizabeth Debicki keeps it chic and sophisticated while striking a pose at the Max Mara show held during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2019/20 on Thursday (February 21) in Milan, Italy. The evening before, the 28-year-old Australian actress rocked an all-black suit for the Max Mara Dinner where she was honored with the Women in Film [...]
Our gardens are starting to show signs of spring renewal, but we're not there yet.
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I don’t pay much attention to Spring Training statistics. You never know who the statistics are coming against. Baseball-Reference did, however, have an amazing tool last year that attempted to quantify the quality of opposing pitchers or batters faced during spring training games on a scale from 1-10 with 10 being MLB talent and 1-3 being high A to low A level. This tool is great, but it averages all the Plate Appearances or batters faced. Читать дальше...IT was a case of which team was most clinical in the Toolstation Northern Counties League Cup fourth round as Selby Town brought Eccleshill United's undefeated streak to an end with an impressive 3-1 victory, despite the Eagles having the best of the game.
A 23-year-old man undergoing an internship programme at a state university attempted suicide on Thursday by consuming pesticide at the campus in Krishna district, police said. T Yuvaraju, who has completed BTech and is undergoing internship in Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technology in Nuzvid, reportedly attempted to take the extreme step after he got to know that his mother was ill, police said. Yuvaraju's father had passed away last year. He hails from Macherla of Guntur district, police said. Читать дальше...
IF GOD IS in the details, then in a movie, theology is in the credits — the oft-ignored info-dump where the secrets of creation and the law are spelled out to the hyper-attentive. If you stick around to near the very end of the Coen Brothers’ 2016 movie Hail, Caesar!, you’ll be rewarded with this […]
Читать дальше...ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has set a March 8 sentencing date for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on his Virginia conviction for hiding millions of dollars from the IRS that he earned advising Ukrainian politicians. The order issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III means Manafort will face sentencing in […]
Last year, Men's Journal released not one, but two lists, naming the 25 most adventurous men and women of all past 25 years. Both of those offerings were unique, interesting, and even perhaps a bit controversial, as you could make an argument for the inclusion of some folks who got left out. Now, less than two months into the new year, the magazine has floated a new list, this time offering a selection of the most adventurous women of 2019.
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Clockwise from top left: Dinara Kasko’s ruby chocolate algorithmic modeling cake, blueberry geometric kinetic tart, strawberry and cherry origami-like folding cake, bubbles fruit cake, white chocolate geometric kinetic tart and dual-layer cherry cake.
As soon as you sign up for free Ganbreeder account you can start creating algorithmic monstrosities simply by clicking "Make Children."
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An amazing brand of hot sauce, as fiery as has been released that changes colour when vigorously shaken. The strangely satisfying moment was shot at The Gateway Market in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday (February 19). The "Magma" hot sauce was bought by the filmer for her brother's birthday and is said to be around 500,000 Scoville units, around the minimum level used in law enforcement pepperspray.
Yesterday the government’s Tax Working Group released their final report of recommendations for changing our tax system. While the media have fixated on the prospect of Capital Gains Tax, a quick skim through the report threw up something quite relevant to many of the discussions we have and is something we’ve suggested before too.…
Читать дальше...Scores of military veterans are feared to have taken their own lives since this newspaper joined others nationwide in calling for action last year.
There’s a debate going on among athletes sparked by the controversial comments of tennis legend Martina Navratilova. She says it’s cheating when transgender women compete in women’s sports.
Fixed-route bus use, in particular, has seen steep declines in use while ride-sharing continues to grow in popularity, according to a new report.
If Georges St-Pierre was going to take one more fight, it was going to be against the very best.
Читать дальше...Fat Tuesday is March 5, and for those who won’t be able to make the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans or Carnival in Brazil, here are six ways to gorge yourself in L.A. before the big Easter countdown known as Lent:
Curry has made the “relocation three” a terrifying weapon in his untouchable offensive arsenal.
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Several hundred offshore oil and gas wells could cease production by 2021 in the face of today’s bearish oil market. As a consequence, so-called decommissioning obligations in the global oil and gas industry rose to $11.7 billion last year and are projected to hold steady at an average of about $12 billion per year from 2019 through 2021, according to Rystad Energy. “2018 was an all-time high, and the next years are set to break this record,” said Rystad Energy partner Audun Martinsen. “To put this into context... Читать дальше...
Image of the day: Newly inducted Tejas aircraft gets special pilot
Pulwama fallout: Kashmiri students thrashed in Maharashtra's Yavatmal allegedly by Shiv Sena workers