AP
Dunn homers, White Sox pound Indians 9-3
CHICAGO (AP) -- Adam Dunn hit his 15th homer, A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo each went deep for the second time in as many nights, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games....
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Washington Post
Michael Morse hits a homer in extended spring training, will rehab Monday in Potomac
Nationals left fielder Michael Morse played in his first extended spring training today in Florida, and on Monday he will begin a rehab assignment at Class A Potomac, Manager Davey Johnson.
Morse has been sidelined all season with a strained lat muscle, but the Nationals’ projected cleanup hitter, a slugger who hit 31 homers last season, is nearing his season debut. In an extended spring train...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Morneau homer helps Twins crush ChiSox
Minnesota clobbers Chicago 9-2
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Los Angeles Times
Dodgers win it on Scott Van Slyke's three-run homer on 3-0 pitch |
Huffington Post
Stephen Strasburg Helps Nationals In Big Win Over Orioles 9-3 (PHOTOS)
WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall.If Strasburg's first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not. With Strasburg leading the way, the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday to avert a three-game sweep.Read More...More on Video
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Mets avoid a Blue Jays sweep
Bautistas homer not enough as Mike Baxter powers New York to 6-5 series finale win
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USA Today
Joey Votto hits 3-run HR, Reds hold off Yankees 6-5
Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first save and the Reds held off the Yankees 6-5.
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New York Times
Roundup: For Rockies, Bees and a Loss
Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies, 9-7.
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SI
Harper hits first homer as Nationals drop Padres |
Los Angeles Times
Mark Trumbo relishes Angels beating Rangers 'with some attitude'
Mark Trumbo was fired up after Saturday's win: He hit a two-run homer, for one thing, but also liked the execution of 'the small things' and aggressive pitching.ARLINGTON, Texas -- Pitcher C.J. Wilson considers himself "straight edge," a subculture whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco and recreational drugs. Utility player Mark Trumbo would like the Angels to be more hard edge.
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sueddeutsche
Klima in Europa: Schmuddelwetter zu Homers Zeiten
Vor 2800 Jahren wurde es in Europa plötzlich kühler, 200 Jahre lang waren die Winter besonders windig. Ein internationales Forscherteam konnte nun zeigen, dass die Klimaänderung mit einem Phänomen zusammenhing, das nach dem griechischen Dichter Homer benannt ist.
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Reuters
Sabathia helps Yankees snap three-game losing skid
(Reuters) - New York pitching ace C.C. Sabathia extended his win streak to four games and Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer as the Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on the road on Friday.
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ElPais
Basagoiti acusa a López de aplicar recortes sociales que critica a Rajoy
El PP exige al ‘lehendakari’ que gobierne y no haga “demagogia" y una política "irresponsable”
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National Post
Lawrie’s blast lets Jays walk off with a win
To the delight of a sparse crowd, No. 7 hitter Brett Lawrie belted a walkoff homer off Mike Adams to lift the Jays to an 8-7 victory
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dlisted
Vision Of Labia
While most singers try to sing from their diaphragm, Mimi goes way deep and sings from her coochie. Now, that is how it's done! During the closing concert at the Ischgl ski resort in Austria yesterday, Mimi prepared to let out a 32 octave butterfly yodel by breathing in so hard that her Spandex ski pants practically polished her damn cervix. Mimi's poon will be spitting out Spandex for d...
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science blogs
Kommentar von axel bei "Dies und das - Teil III" (Primaklima) am 29.04.2012
Ach Kai, Astronaut kann doch heute jeder werden.
Homer Simpson war auch schon im All (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnPGDWD_oLE) und Klimaskeptiker ist er auch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTR-xzA8xLk).
Ich finde ihn sogar glaubwürdiger als Harrison Schmid, weil Homer nicht Board Directory Mitglied des Heartland-Instituts ist.
PS:
Resistance is futile ;-)
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Daily Mail
Pride before a fall for baseball player who scores winning homer... and smashes his windscreen
Jameson Painter hit the home-run in the eighth-inning, much to the delight of his Chuckey-Doak High School, Tennessee, teammates, securing a 7-3 victory over Jonesboro University High.
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TechCrunch
D’oh! Homer Simpson, And His Donut, May Show Up In Angry Birds Space
We heard from Peter Vesterbacka himself that Angry Birds Space would be Rovio's biggest launch yet. It's had crazy success since its launch in March, and in proper Rovio fashion, the company has just released an update to the next level: "Fry Me To The Moon." But with access to the next level, we also get a glimpse of what the level past that might look like, and guess what!
It looks a helluva...
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Daily Mail
Worcester 16 London Irish 25: Tom Homer ends Exiles losing streak
London Irish ended a seven-match losing streak in the Aviva Premiership against an out-of-sorts Worcester as Exiles full-back Tom Homer was the hero with 15 points.
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Hoy
MARBELLA EN MINISERIE
Un día, Matt Groening dijo que el Springfield de 'Los Simpson' era el de Oregón y otro día se desdijo. El creador de la familia amarilla había contado que eligió esa ciudad por 'Father Knows Best', serie que veía de pequeño y que tenía lugar en un pueblo llamado Springfield. Y él, que vivía en Portland, pensaba que la 'sitcom' de Robert Young y Jane Wyatt se desarrollaba a cien kilómetros de su...
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AP
Napoli homers again as Rangers beat Red Sox 6-3
BOSTON (AP) -- Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, Derek Holland pitched seven solid innings and the red-hot Texas Rangers completed a two-game sweep with a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night....
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Gala
Serienblog: Homer Simpson aus Oregon
Nach 25 Jahren und 23 Staffeln hat Simpsons-Erfinder Matt Groening endlich verraten, in welchem amerikanischen Bundesstaat die gelbe Familie zuhause ist
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The Sun
Homer town is named
THE Simpsons’ creator reveals which city inspired his cartoon version after 23 years
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science blogs
"Science, Danger, and Progress" a Talk by Featured Author William Gurstelle [USA Science and Engineering Festival: The Blog]
The USA Science and Engineering Festival will really heat up when Popular Science and Make Magazine writer William Gurstelle speaks at the Family/Hands-on Science Stage on Sunday morning. Gurstelle, who wrote the bestselling DIY science book Backyard Ballistics, will be reading from his newest book, The Practical Pyromaniac. The book is a han...
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Irish Times
Simpsons creator 'outs' Springfield
One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed after The Simpsons creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated home town of Homer and family.
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Telegraph
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening reveals Springfield, Oregon is his inspiration
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has revealed that Springfield, Oregon is the inspiration for the cartoon town home of Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa.
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AP
'Simpsons' creator: Real Springfield is in Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and his dysfunctional family....
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omg
'Simpsons' creator reveals the real Springfield
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The tales of Homer Simpson and his family have become embedded in television lore, but ever wonder where Springfield, the illustrious hometown of "The Simpsons," is really based? The town of Springfield has become a character of its own on the popular animated TV show, serving as the backdrop to the adventures of the Simpson family. But in 23 years on air, the show's cre...
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Mashable
Major League Baseball Uncorks a Social Media Homer
Can Major League Baseball pitch a perfect season with social media? The league is taking impressive steps to beef up its social presence and eng…
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BBC
The modern-day Shakespearean fools
Which of his fools would Homer Simpson play?
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New York Times
Opinionator | Draft: A Picture of Language
How a teacher in Homer, N.Y., changed the way students learn grammar.
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Daily Mail
Homer Simpson Stargazer fish found buried in seabed by divers in the Lembeh Strait
The fish, known as a Stargazer, was spotted peering up from the seabed in the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Huffington Post
Diana Farr Louis: Writers' Workshop in Greece With Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Author
"We write to exist." That was the statement on Amalia Melis' placard when she joined another 500 poets and writers in central Athens on March...
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The New Yorker
Movies: Spring Preview
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Guy Maddin’s “Keyhole” (April 6) borrows styles from nineteen-thirties crime dramas and themes from Homer to tell the story of a gangster (Jason Patric) who faces a series of trials as he tries to return home to his wife (Isabella Rossellini . . .
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Telegraph
Former UK Border Agency boss promoted to head of HMRC
Lin Homer, the civil servant who presided over years of chaos at the UK Border Agency, has been promoted to chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs.
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Daily Mail
Controversial Border Agency boss Lin Homer is to take reins at HMRC
The civil servant who presided over years of chaos at the UK Border Agency has been promoted to chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs.
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Entertainment Online
The Simpsons Still Has It—Donald Trump Doesn't?
Homer Simpson and Donald Trump have something new in common.
The Simpsons and Celebrity Apprentice drew to a TV ratings duel, which was good news for The Simpsons.
And bad news...
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FAZ
Hellenische Seelenlage: 37 Thesen über einen griechischen Vater
Was der griechische Mann über Kredite, Homer und die Götter denkt, wie seine Ohrläppchen beschaffen sind - und warum nur er Herr des Desasters sein kann. Zur Psychopathologie eines ganz besonderen Menschenschlags.
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Los Angeles Times
'The Simpsons' at 500: Show runner talks angry Homer, Julian Assange
Q&A: Executive producer Al Jean worked on the first episode to air in 1989 and has been through two stints as show runner: during the third and fourth seasons and again from the 13th season to the preQ&A: Executive producer Al Jean worked on the first episode to air in 1989 and has been through two stints as show runner: during the third and fourth seasons and again from the 13th season...
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Times of India
Its all about the 'first' family first
When the Simpsons jostle for space with one another on that one small couch to catch a game on television, there is immense competition with each other for vantage position. Bart will try to edge out Lisa and baby Maggie, Marge will try to distract Homer, the dog eyes Snowball the cat and it goes on and on. When Homer, the official couch potato sits on his throne slurping beer sloppily and tak...
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National Post
Bart and Homer join Barbie on the Iranian ban list
The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.
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Reuters
Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.
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DerSpiegel
Iran: Teheran verbannt Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson ist in Iran zur Persona non grata erklärt worden: Figuren von ihm und seiner gelben Familie sowie Simpsons-Filme dürfen nicht mehr verkauft werden. Das staatliche Institut für die intellektuelle Entwicklung von Kindern hat etwas dagegen. Superman und Spiderman dürfen bleiben.
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Daily Mail
London Irish 23 Gloucester 15: Homer kicks the boot into holders
A masterly kicking display from London Irish full-back Tom Homer condemned defending champions Gloucester to defeat in the final LV= Cup group weekend of the campaign.
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Gizmodo
This Centimeter of Dried Glue Is Apparently Worth Thousands of Dollars [Video]
This glob of dried glue kind of looks like Homer Simpson. Kind of. The thing is that this insignificant blip in the scheme of humanity is about to sell on eBay UK for a metric crap ton. It's at £151,000 with two days to go. More »
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Telegraph
Bidders fight to own Homer Simpson-shaped glue blob on eBay
Christopher Herbert says he could not believe it when Simpsons fans started bidding for his bit of dried glue that bears a resemblance to Homer Simpson.
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Slashdot
Linux-Powered Christmas Display Puts Rudolph To Shame
xmas2003 writes "Over at Linux.com, Zonker writes about Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease.
This annual Internet tradition uses a hi/low-tech combo of LAMP'ed Redhat Web Servers, a 7+ year old Thinkpad running Unbuntu for the X10 control, and an old-school webpage design that could be politely described as Web 0.0 — wait until you see the animated cursor — D'OH! The site i...
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Daily Mail
California doctor Gregg Home denies procedure to turn brown eyes blue is ethnically insensitive
Dr Gregg Homer, from Stroma Medical in California has denied that his one-way only procedure to turn brown eyes blue is ethnically insensitive.
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Hoy
Nuevos capítulos de 'Los Simpson'
Antena 3 estrena hoy a las 14.30 horas la 21º temporada de Los Simpson, la serie más veterana de la televisión. Bart, Lisa, Homer, Maggie y Marge contarán con la visita de estrellas invitadas como las actrices Neve Campbell (protagonista de la saga de terror 'Scream') y Anne Hathaway ('El diablo se viste de Prada', 'Alicia en el país de las maravillas'). Después del tira y afloja entre la produ...
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Scientific American
A Brief History of Stephen Hawking: A Video Tribute
In most cases, you need to make a huge donation to have a building named after you. The Perimeter Institute, however, made no such demands on its new Stephen Hawking Centre because, well, he’s Stephen Hawking. The renowned physicist, of course, is known for pushing the frontier of science, mentoring and inspiring younger generations, communicating [...]
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Daily Mail
'Doh' might have been one of man's first words... Homer Simpson would have been proud
Research suggests that ‘Duh’ -the very modern catchphrase of Homer Simpson - may have prehistoric origins, because of the shape and mechanics of the mouth, throat and other parts of the vocal tract.
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perez hilton
How To Write A Successful Young Adult Book Series, By Homer Simpson
Look, if you've got a pulse, you know the big thing now is turn YA book series into big money-grubbing movie franchise before the other guy does. Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games - all exceedingly different stories, one major thing in common - $$$! (Yes, The Hunger Games will make money. Trust us!)
Naturally, it seems [...]
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Wired
Neil Gaiman, Homer Bring Trolls to The Simpsons
Only Homer Simpson would take his daughter's disillusionment with tween books and try to cash in on it. Fantasy author Neil Gaiman makes a guest appearance in this Sunday's show to help out with Homer's potentially lucrative literary project.
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| 6 | Austria | 0.390 |
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| 3 | USA Today | 2.000 |
| 4 | ESPN | 1.000 |
| 5 | Sportsillustrated | 1.000 |
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MIX |
| 1 | English | 28.558 |
| 2 | German | 1.130 |
| 3 | Spanish | 0.570 |
| 4 | French | 0.430 |
| 5 | Portuguese | 0.305 |
| 6 | Czech | 0.150 |
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| 10 | Norwegian | 0.020 |
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