Pittsburgh Steelers: Still the Team to Beat in the AFC

Let’s face the facts. The national media, especially ESPN, loves the New England Patriots . It’s not that hard to figure out why. They have won three and played in four Super Bowls in the last 10 years. They have a star quarterback in Tom Brady , who may be the best player in the league, and he is married to a supermodel. And they play in a big market that is close to the ESPN headquarters.  So …

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Today’s TribuneReview — Tue Feb 08 07:33:09 UTC 2011 We fully understand the facts surrounding the Pittsburgh Pirates’ decision to raise ticket prices. There’s been no across-the-board increase since 2002 and their prices have been among the lowest in Major League Baseball. That, however, is not the whol… about: Baseball Editorials Major Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates Sport Sports

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EP Global Communications, Inc. Sets Date for Major Announcement on Company Developments

JOHNSTOWN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Current Facts and Opportunities to be Outlined by CEO On November 17th, 2010.

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NFL Week 3 Behind the Numbers: Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0

NFL Week 3 Behind the Numbers: Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0 — Sat Sep 25 04:14:28 UTC 2010 Behind The Numbers: The Pittsburgh Steelers (-0) at The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0). A look at some of the facts and figures for the week three matchup in the National Football League Match-up of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Interesting facts and numbers on… about: Charlie Batch Mike Tomlin National Football League NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Rashard Mendenhall RSS Feeds Sports Tampa Bay Buccaneer Tampa Bay Buccaneers at: Pittsburgh Steelers

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Pittsburgh Steelers – Facts For Fans

With the Pittsburgh Steelers being the most recent winners of the Super Bowl here is a look at their road to victory through the years including a little bit of the Pittsburgh Steelers founding and history. Firstly, they are the fifth oldest franchise in the NFL being founded in 1933 by Art Rooney – the ownership of the team has remained with the Rooney family since foundation with the current Pittsburgh Steelers owner being Dan Rooney, a son of Art´s.

They pride themselves in having 18 members and coaches inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame, this makes Pittsburgh Steelers the third most recognized within the NFL. There championships consists of 6 Super Bowl wins, 7 Conference Championships and 19 Divisional Championships between the AFC Central and North. In this time they have also had 25 Playoff appearances dating from the first in 1947 through to last season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have moved home several times through the years, the story started at Forbes Road which was their field from 1933 until 1963, with a small gap which they spent the season of 1958 at Pitt Stadium which later become home from 1963 ´til 1969, moving from there to the Three Rivers Stadium until 2000 when they then moved on to their current home at Heinz Field.

We mentioned the Hall of Fame members from the Pittsburgh Steelers, so to mention them in simply in alphabetical order of their surname they are; Bert Bell, Mel Bount, Terry Bradshaw, Len Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Robert Hubbard, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Johnny McNally, Marion Motley, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster and Rod Woodson.

As you can see the Pittsburgh Steelers have made some remarkable achievements in their time and deserve all the victorious glory they received after their most recent Super Bowl win, and look set to continue their success into the next season after adding a further 3 investors into the team including John Stallworth.

We will have to wait and see what the next season brings for the Pittsburgh Steelers but until then you can visit QuarterbackFan – a dedicated NFL store online for all Pittsburgh Steelers memorabilia, apparel and gifts for yourself, a family member or even a friend. With the love of the NFL growing rapidly the store caters for all 32 teams within the NFL so you are sure to find what you are looking for.

What Are Some Facts About Jehovah’s Witnesses And Charles Taze Russell?

i am doing a religion project for school and my religion that i decided to study is jehovahs witness…. i know that the founder was charles taze russell and he started it in pittsburgh…. but im confused about the whole deal!!! i know catholics believe in 1 god alone and no women preists….. etc….. is there any way to easily describe the JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES religion?

More Random Facts?

• Steve Austin is a big time antiques collector!
• One of the band members who did DeGeneration X’s theme song if Triple H’s real life brother.
• Test (Andrew Martin) was trained by Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
• Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor were scheduled to have a gay marriage as a part of a storyline at a PPV, but Jerry Lawler, Brian Christopher’s father strongly objected.
• Kane (Glen Jacobs) was born in Madrid, Spain.
• Edge (Adam Copeland) is actually engaged to Val Venis’s sister.
• Kane (Glen Jacobs) has a degree in English and Teaching.
• Former WWF superstar, Tito Santana owns a hair salon in Roxbury, New Jersey.
• Prior to joining the WWF, Hardcore Holly (Robert Howard) worked as a full-time welder.
• Bret “The Hitman” Hart owns a professional hockey team known as The Calgary Hitmen.
• Shane Douglas and Headbanger Mosh have licenses to teach!
• Jerry Lawler and The Honky Tonk Man are cousins!
• Shawn Michaels is a huge fan of country singer, Garth Brooks!
• Bradshaw used to compete in the NFL, but had to retire due to a knee injury.
• Rocky Maivia is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman.
• Along with Chyna and Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Perry Saturn was also trained by Killer Kowalski.
• Jimmy Hart composes most of the WCW stars’ entrance theme songs.
• Colonel Robert Parker (Tennessee Lee in the WWF) used to wrestle under the name of Robert Fuller before retiring and becoming a manager.
• D-Lo Brown is a Certified Public Accountant!
• Vader knows how to play the piano!
• The Bushwhackers own a restaurant and it’s called “The Bushwhackers Down Under!” It’s located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
• Jerry “The King” Lawler is a die hard Cleveland Indians fan!
• Marc Mero won three New York State golden gloves in boxing before entering pro wrestling.
• Ahmed Johnson used to play football for the Dallas Cowboys.
• Chris Chetti was the first man to graduate from ECW’s School of Hardcore.
• Kevin Nash played Super Shredder in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2″ the movie.
• X-Pac is a computer whiz!
• Duke “The Dumpster” Droese loves to do imitations and his best one is none other than Vince McMahon!
• Steve Austin is also good at doing impressions. His best is none other than Eric Bischoff!
• Brian Pillman played two years of football for The Cincinatti Bengals!
• Before entering the WWF, Rena Mero was a model for Guess Jeans wear.
• Before she married Brian Pillman, Melanie Pillman went out with Jim Hellwig (The Ultimate Warrior).
• Brian Lee (Chainz) was the best man at Mark Callaway’s (The Undertaker) wedding.
• Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Marty Jannetty, and Blitzkreig have all used The Hollywood Blondes’ theme music.
• Scott Hall agreed to be the best man at Justin Credible’s wedding but failed to contact him in the weeks before the ceremony and ultimately no-showed.
• Roddy Piper announced that his last wrestling match would be at WrestleMania III against Adrian Adonis.
• Terry Funk first announced his retirement in 1983.
• In 1995, Marcus Bagwell had calf implants which leaked and he had them removed.
• Vince McMahon, Jr. wanted to become a wrestler, but his father, the late Vince McMahon Sr. strictly forbid him in doing so.
• Before breaking into wrestling, Jerome Young (New Jack) worked as a bounty hunter.
• Tom “Dynamite Kid” Billington despises his cousin Davey Boy Smith so much, he can’t bring himself to say his name.
• During one drinking session, Andre The Giant downed 119 bottles of beer.
• Barry Windham’s father, Blackjack Mulligan served time for counterfeiting.
• Cactus Jack & Terry Funk were originally scheduled to face the New Age Outlaws in a Barbed Wire Match at WrestleMania XIV, but the PPV people forbid them to do it, hence the Dumpster Match.
• Back when the ECW/WWF angle was going on, the WWF was going to hold a live Raw from the ECW Arena, despite it’s size. This idea was nixed however.
• Back in the 1980′s Hulk Hogan’s opponents were banned from mentioning his receding hair line in interviews.
• Stan Lane was once billed as Stan Flair because people thought he resembled Ric Flair.
• All Japan Pro Wrestling hasn’t fed it’s fans a count-out or a disqualification in over five years. • Shawn Michaels is married to former Nitro Girl, Whisper!
• Marc Mero didn’t leave WCW over money issues. He left because of the angle he was in where he was involved with another man’s wife. • Larry Zbyszko is a licensed pilot.
• Sid once backed down from a fight with Brian Pillman in a hotel bar, retreated to his car to arm himself with a weapon with which to defend himself and returned clutching a squeegee.
• Ted Dibase was once the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion.
• World Championship Wrestling was once called Georgia Championship Wrestling.
• In many of his WrestleMania matches Randy Savage would foreshadow the result of his bout by the color hat he wore to the ring. Two examples: 1 when he wrestled the Ultimate Warrior at WMVII as a heel and left as a babyface, he entered the ring wearing a white hat. 2. when he defeated Ric Flair at WMVIII to take the WWF strap, he wore a gold costume.
• Hulk Hogan agreed to drop the world title to the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI because he was planning on retiring and wanted to pass the torch on to his babyface successor so he wouldn’t have to come back and get “revenge” on a heel for his fans.*Hogan forced McMahon to give him the strap at the end of WMIX by threatening to no-show his tag earlier on the show with Brutus Beefcake against IRS & Ted Dibiase.
• WrestleMania VII was moved from the Rose Bowl to the Sports Arena in Los Angeles because Vince McMahon feared a sniper might try and take out lead heel Sgt. Slaughter, playing the role of a Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War.
• Apparently feeling he had nothing to lose, Sid Justice doublecrossed Vince McMahon by kicking out of Hogan’s legdrop at WMVIII. Sid had been caught cheating on a drug test a few weeks earlier and was going to be suspended. Sid’s manager, Harvey Whippleman (who is said to have supplied Sid with the false urine sample that WWF official Dave Hebner found Sid carrying in a vile) reacted quickly, jumping into the ring and getting his man disqualified before all hell broke loose.
• McMahon wanted a Flair-Hogan main event for WMVIII, but before Flair surprisingly was unable to re-up on a contract with WCW, McMahon signed Sid with the promise he would wrestle Hogan at the next WM. So, McMahon went with a double main event of Hogan-Sid and Flair-Savage.
• Prior to WMX, McMahon had Lex Luger come out with the world belt for a television taping, scheduled to air after the pay-per-view. Either planning a swerve all along or changing his mind after word got out, McMahon had Bret Hart win the three-way tournament between Hart, Luger and Yokozuna.
• In 1994, WCW used to hire paid models and actors to sit in the audience to cheer and boo their wrestlers because the audience was usually dead for their shows.
• When WCW did the World Wide show, they used to have a monitor to tell the audience who to cheer and who to boo. One one occasion when Rick Rude and the Equalizer (the “heels”) came out, the audience accidentally cheered for them and WCW had to reshoot their entrance over again.
• When Shawn Michaels was attacked outside of a nightclub by approximately 10 “thugs” (actually it was by a marine group), Shawn was accompanied by Davey Boy Smith and Sean Waltman (1-2-3 Kid). Shawn tried to be the brave one and he ended up suffering for it.
• The WWF says that the Dynamite Kid left the WWF and retired because of an injury. Actually, the Kid still wrestles in England and the real reason he left was because of a locker room fight with him and Jacques Rougeau. The Bulldog opted to keep contact with the WWF and because of that and other reasons, the Bulldog and the Dynamite Kid haven’t spoken in years.
• On May 11, 1987, Kevin Von Erich collapsed in the middle of the ring during an eight-man bout pitting him, The Fantastics, and Bruiser Brody against Brian Adias, Black Bart, Al Madril, and Al Perez. Fantastic Tommy Rogers, seeing Von Erich turning blue, administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Bam Bam Bigelow was chosen as the opponent for Lawrence Taylor at WMXI because he was the WWF’s best big man worker. Bigelow says that as payment for doing the job he was promised a big babyface push down the road. That didn’t happen as The Cliq (not fans of Bam Bam) began gaining political power, and Bigelow wasn’t with the company very much longer.
• The Undertaker is undefeated at WrestleMania’s. His record as of right now is 9-0.
• Prior to entering the squared circle, Steve Corino worked in a milk processing plant in Philadelphia.
• Elektra was once married to Big Dick Dudley.
• Washington Redskins head coach George Allen once offered Andre the Giant a contract to play professional football.
• Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair’s first match took place in October 1991 with the “Nature Boy” winning the contest.
• J.J. Dillon thought of the Model gimmick for Rick Martel.
• Rick Martel is a gourmet chef.
• The Warlord (real name Terry Szopinski) was forced to retire following a 1996 car accident involving a Pizza Hut delivery carrier. A lawsuit is depending.
• DDP credits Bobby “The Brain” Heenen for coming up with the name Diamond cutter.
• Spike Dudley is a former third grade teacher from Rhode Island before getting into the wrestling business.
• Kurt Angle’s wife is a former stripper.
• In the summer of 1995, Kurt Angle failed in a tryout to make the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
• Al Snow is well trained in martial arts, mat grappling, free style, hardcore, and shoot-fight wrestling.
• Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty won the WWF tag team title from Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart in October of 1990 at a taping for Saturday Night’s Main Event. Neidhart had been fired and was filling contractual obligations, which including jobbing the tag titles to another team. In what should have been a minor point, the top rope broke at one point during the match. The Rockers defended the titles for a week after that, but then Neidhart was re-hired by the WWF, and Vince McMahon decided that the title change never actually happened, in one of the goofier decisions of the 90s, and one of many to affect the careers of Shawn and Bret. As an explanation, a story was sent to Pro Wrestling Illustrated about the rope break causing an “unfair working environment” for both teams, and hence the title reign was annulled. This was simply to cover up for the fact that they reported the title change as fact a week prior and needed a reason to no longer report it as such. The title change was edited out of the Main Event broadcast, and thus went down in history that the Rockers never had the belt.
• From 1986-1989 Ric Flair averaged 34 minutes per-match. In that span he had 19 matches that lasted longer than 50 minutes. • The Rock’s wife Dany is the Associate Vice President of Merrill Lynch.
• Leatherface caused the scar on Mick Foley’s left arm.
• Hulk Hogan earned 1.8 million dollars with his match up against Randy Macho Man Savage at Wrestlemania 5.
• Buff Bagwell, before becoming a wrestler was a model, exotic dancer and acted in a few Soft Porn flicks.
• The Peoples Eyebrow was first named the “Heat Brow”. The Rock called it that in college, but he changed the name do to the fact that the name didn’t catch on.
• D’Lo Brown began his career as the “head of security” for the Gangstas in Smokey Mountain Wrestling. He later debuted in the WWF as one of the many members of Faarooq’s Nation of Domination entourage.
• Former Nitro Girl Fyre (Teri Byrne) attended Arizona State University, and used to be a mortgage home broker.
• Rick Rude was trained by Eddie Sharkey, who also trained the Road Warriors, Barry Darsow, and Nikita Koloff.
• The British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) paid the WWF $100,000 to get out of his contract to leave for WCW.
• The orginial Midnight Express was a six man tag team in Alabama, consisting of Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin.
• Mark Henry and Pittsburgh Steeler Kevin Henry are cousins.
• Jerry Jarrett brought Rick Rude to Memphis, and gave him the nickname “Ravishing.”
• ECW’s Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV special as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines.
• Gorgeous George, real name Stephanie Bellars, spent jail time as a teenager for burglaziring a home and slashing a girl’s face with a broken beer bottle.
• “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan got the idea of bringing a 2×4 to the ring from the movie, “Walking Tall.”
• Jim Hellwig (The Warrior) studied to be a chiropractor in Atlanta.
• Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie) is a former school teacher.
• Two days before WrestleMania 9, Hogan was injured in a jet-ski accident. That explains the shiner he had when he wrestled at WrestleMania 9. • Roddy Piper was Ric Flair’s best man.
• Before becoming a wrestler, Val Venis used to race motocross.
• The Big Bossman was a prison guard in Georgia.
• Randy Savage was trained by his father, Angelo Poffo.
• Dusty Rhodes played college football at West Texas.
• Verne Gagne trained Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat.
• Lex Luger played college football at Penn State.
• Meng once wrestled as jobbber Larry Hurst.
• Johnny Ace once dated former adult film star Seka.
• Madusa is an accomplished singer.
• The original idea for UPN’s Smackdown! was for an all women wrestling show.
• Kevin Nash was a doorman/bouncer at a Michigan night club before entering the wrestling business.
• Disco Inferno was released from his WCW contract in ’97 after refusing to do the job for Jacquelyn (now Jacky in the WWF). He returned to the promotion later in the year only after agreeing to wrestle her. However, Ted Turner had a ‘no man against woman violence’ clause on his networks. So Disco had to avoid making physical contact with her throughout the entire match.
• Linda McMahon is a laywer. • Bad News Brown used the name “The Ultimate Warrior” before Jim Hellwig.
• “Sweet” Stan Lane is the only wrestler ever trained by Ric Flair.
• Del Wilkes sold the rights to the Patriot gimmick to Tom Brandi.
• Simon Diamond was a catcher on the Virginia Commonwealth baseball team for three years but then he got hurt and that ended his baseball career. He did eventually go back to college and get his degree in English.
• Bruce Hart gave Wayne Farris The Honkey Tonk Man name.
• Chyna is fully licensed to compete in boxing.
• The WWF considered giving Dustin Rhodes a “Gunslinger” gimmick, before coming up with Goldust.
• Rikishi has a brother that wrestles as Fatu in Japan. • Jimmy Hart thought of the 3 Count gimmick.
• Jimmy Hart and Jerry Lawler attended the same high school in Memphis (not at the same time).
• Prior to WrestleMania IV, USA Today got a copy of the post-WrestleMania WWF Magazine which listed Randy Savage as champion before the tournament (where Savage beat Dibiase in the finals) took place. McMahon publicly referred to it as a coincidence.
• The Ultimate Warrior left the WWF in 1991 because he and Vince McMahon did not come to terms on his future role…Warrior wanted to be in the title situation but the WWF saw differently…in 1992, the Warrior disappeared again because he did not want to get involved in a second-rate feud with Nailz.
• In 1991, Ric Flair was fired/quit WCW. He showed up in the WWF soon thereafter holding the WCW title and claimed to be the “Real World’s champion.” The reason he was able to leave the company with the title is because he owned that title. WCW later bought it back from Flair for reportedly $75,000.
• On May 26, 1987, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Iron Sheik were arrested by N.J. State police. Duggan was charged with possession of marijuana and drinking alcohol while driving. Sheik was charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine. Duggan received a conditional discharge and Sheik received one year probation.
• On July 4, 1989, Davey Boy Smith, Jason the Terrible, and Chris Benoit were injured in a head-on automobile accident in Jasper, Alberta. Smith suffered a cracked vertebrae in his back and needed a hundred stitches in his head after being thrown through the windshield of the car. Jason suffers 2 fractures in his left leg. Benoit suffers an injured right knee.
That before Mark Henry joined the WWE ,he was actually sponsored by Titan Sports during the 1996 Olympic’s in which he compeated in the sport of weight lifting
Mark Henry and Pittsburgh Steeler Kevin Henry are cousins
Gorgeous George (real name Stephanie Ballars) ,spent jail time as a teenager for burglaziring a home and slashing a girl’s face with a broken beer bottle.
Eddie Guerrero’s father Gori invented the camel clutch.
Terry Funk is Jason Harvey’s Godfather.
Ryan Shamrock’s real name is Alesha Webb and she is a top less dancer form Houston ,Texas
The WWE’s first pick for the Mr Perfect gimmick was Terry Tayor
Former Freebird Jimmy Garvin is now an airline pilot.
D’Lo Brown began his career as “the head of security” for the gangstas in the smoke mountain wrestling.He later made his debut in the WWE as a member of the nation of Domination.
Nitro Girl Fyre attended Arizona State University and used to be a mortgage home broker.
The Warlord (real name Terry Szopinski) was force to retire from wrestling following a car accident in 1996
ECW’S Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV sepecial as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines.
Chris Chetti was the first man to graduate from ECW’s House of Hardcore wrestling school
Taz and Chris Chetti are cousins.
Paul Wight played college basketball at Wichita State
Nicole Bass’s married name is Fuchs.
Jerry Jarrett brought Rick Rude to Memphis and give him the nickname “Ravishing”
Rick Rude still held half of the NWA Tag team title when he signed with the WWE (The NWA later claimed that The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express won back thous titles in a match that never took place)
Rick Rude was for a short time managed by his sister Raven.
Rude was the only foreign talent to make the finals of G-1 Tournament in Japan.
That before Mark Henry joined the WWE ,he was actually sponsored by Titan Sports during the 1996 Olympic’s in which he compeated in the sport of weight lifting
Mark Henry and Pittsburgh Steeler Kevin Henry are cousins
Gorgeous George (real name Stephanie Ballars) ,spent jail time as a teenager for burglaziring a home and slashing a girl’s face with a broken beer bottle.
Eddie Guerrero’s father Gori invented the camel clutch.
Terry Funk is Jason Harvey’s Godfather.
Ryan Shamrock’s real name is Alesha Webb and she is a top less dancer form Houston ,Texas
The WWE’s first pick for the Mr Perfect gimmick was Terry Tayor
Former Freebird Jimmy Garvin is now an airline pilot.
D’Lo Brown began his career as “the head of security” for the gangstas in the smoke mountain wrestling.He later made his debut in the WWE as a member of the nation of Domination.
Nitro Girl Fyre attended Arizona State University and used to be a mortgage home broker.
The Warlord (real name Terry Szopinski) was force to retire from wrestling following a car accident in 1996
ECW’S Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV sepecial as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines.
Chris Chetti was the first man to graduate from ECW’s House of Hardcore wrestling school
Taz and Chris Chetti are cousins.
Paul Wight played college basketball at Wichita State
Nicole Bass’s married name is Fuchs.
Jerry Jarrett brought Rick Rude to Memphis and give him the nickname “Ravishing”
Rick Rude still held half of the NWA Tag team title when he signed with the WWE (The NWA later claimed that The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express won back thous titles in a match that never took place)
Rick Rude was for a short time managed by his sister Raven.
Rude was the only foreign talent to make the finals of G-1 Tournament in Japan.

18 Facts You Should Know But Dont Really Need 2 Know?

1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!
“When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm,” says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. “This spasm relieves the tickle.”
2. Experience supersonic hearing!
If you’re stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. It’s better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. If, on the other hand, you’re trying to identify that song playing softly in the elevator, turn your left ear toward the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music tones.
3. Overcome your most primal urge!
Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? You are male? Then fantasize…
Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won’t feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.
4. Feel no pain!
German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the painconducting structures of the spinal cord.
5. Clear your stuffed nose!
The easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to relieve sinus pressure is to alternately thrust your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then press between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you’ll feel your sinuses start to drain.
6. Fight fire without water!
Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid reflux. The esophagus and stomach connect at an angle.
When you sleep on your right, the stomach is higher than the esophagus, allowing food and stomach acid to slide up your throat. When you’re on your left, the stomach is lower than the esophagus, so gravity’s in your favor.
7. Cure your toothache without opening your mouth!
Just rub ice on the back of your hand, on the V-shaped webbed area between your thumb and index finger. A Canadian study found that this technique reduces toothache pain by as much as 50 percent compared with using no ice. The nerve pathways at the base of that V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.
8. Make burns disappear!
When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natual method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the skin is less likely to blister.
9. Stop the world from spinning!
One too many drinks left you dizzy? Put your hand on something stable. The part of your ear responsible for balance, the
cupula, floats in a fluid of the same density as blood.
“As alcohol dilutes blood in the cupula, the cupula becomes less dense and rises,” says Dr. Schaffer. This confuses your brain. The tactile input from a stable object gives the brain a second opinion, and you feel more in balance. Because the nerves in the hand are so sensitive, this works better than the conventional footonthefloor wisdom.
10. Unstitch your side!
If you’re like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground.
This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch, according to The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men. The fix: Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground.
11. Stanch blood with a single finger!
Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed if you don’t mind choking on your own O positive. A more civil approach: Put some cotton on your upper gums just behind that small dent below your nose and press against it, hard.
“Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose,” says Peter Desmarais, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Entabeni Hospital, in Durban, South Africa. “Pressing here helps stop them.”
12. Make your heart stand still!
Trying to quell firstdate jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. It’ll get your heart rate back to normal.
13. Thaw your brain!
Too much ice-cream too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. “Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too,” says Abo. “In compensating, it overheats, causing an icecream headache.” The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
14. Prevent nearsightedness!
Poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics, says Anne Barber, O.D., an optometrist in Tacoma, Washington. “It’s usually caused by nearpoint stress.” In other words, staring at your computer screen for too long. So flex your way to 20/20 vision. Every few hours during the day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breath, and, after a few seconds, release your breath and muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles such as the biceps and glutes can trick involuntary muscles like
the eyes into relaxing as well.
15. Wake the dead!
If your hand falls asleep while you’re driving or sitting in an odd position, rock your head from side to side. It’ll painlessly banish your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure. Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don’t let your sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around.
16. Impress your friends!
Next time you’re at a party, try this trick: Have a person hold one arm straight out to the side, palm down, and instruct him to maintain this position. Then place two fingers on his wrist and push down. He’ll resist. Now have him put one foot on a surface that’s a half inch higher (a few magazines) and repeat. This time his arm will cave like the French. By misaligning his hips, you’ve offset his spine, says Rachel Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., coowner of Results Fitness, in Santa Clarita, California. Your brain senses that the spine is vulnerable, so it shuts down the body’s ability to resist.
17. Breathe underwater!
If you’re dying to retrieve that quarter from the bottom of the pool, take several short breaths first essentially, hyperventilate. When you’re underwater, it’s not a lack of oxygen that makes you desperate for a breath; it’s the buildup of carbon dioxide, which makes your blood acidic, which signals your brain that somethin’ ain’t right. “When you hyperventilate, the influx of oxygen lowers blood acidity,” says Jonathan Armbruster, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Auburn University. “This tricks your brain into thinking it has more oxygen.” It’ll buy you up to 10 seconds.
18. Read minds!
Your own! “If you’re giving a speech the next day, review it before falling asleep,” says Candi Heimgartner, an instructor of biological sciences at the University of Idaho. Since most memory consolidation happens during sleep, anything you read right before bed is more likely to be encoded as longterm memory.

Some Facts, What You Say Guys?

1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear.
When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you’re more discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it’s not worth gagging over. Here’s a better way to scratch your itch: “When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm,” says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro , New Jersey . “This spasm relieves the tickle.”
2. Experience supersonic hearing!
If you’re stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. It’s better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. If, on the other hand, you’re trying to identify that song playing softly in the elevator, turn your left ear toward the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music tones.
3. Overcome your most primal urge!
Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? Fantasize about Jessica Simpson. Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won’t feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. For best results, try Simpson’s “These Boots Are Made for Walking” video.
4. Feel no pain!
German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord.
5. Clear your stuffed nose!
Forget Sudafed. An easier, quicker, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure is by alternately thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then pressing between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you’ll feel your sinuses start to drain.
6. Fight fire without water!
Worried those wings will repeat on you tonight? “Sleep on your left side,” says Anthony A. Star-poli, M.D., a New York City gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at New York Medical College . Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid reflux. The esophagus and stomach connect at an angle. When you sleep on your right, the stomach is higher than the esophagus, allowing food and stomach acid to slide up your throat. When you’re on your left, the stomach is lower than the esophagus, so gravity’s in your favor.
7. Cure your toothache without opening your mouth!
Just rub ice on the back of your hand, on the V-shaped webbed area between your thumb and index finger. A Canadian study found that this technique reduces toothache pain by as much as 50 percent compared with using no ice. The nerve pathways at the base of that V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.
8. Make burns disappear!
When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natural method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the skin is less likely to blister.
9. Stop the world from spinning!
One too many drinks left you dizzy? Put your hand on something stable. The part of your ear responsible for balance—the cupula—floats in a fluid of the same density as blood. “As alcohol dilutes blood in the cupula, the cupula becomes less dense and rises,” says Dr. Schaffer. This confuses your brain. The tactile input from a stable object gives the brain a second opinion, and you feel more in balance. Because the nerves in the hand are so sensitive, this works better than the conventional foot-on-the-floor wisdom.
10. Unstitch your side!
If you’re like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground. This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch, according to The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men. The fix: Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground.
11. Stanch blood with a single finger!
Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed—if you don’t mind choking on your own O positive. A more civil approach: Put some cotton on your upper gums—just behind that small dent below your nose—and press against it, hard. “Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose,” says Peter Desmarais, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Entabeni Hospital , in Durban , South Africa . “Pressing here helps stop them.”
12. Make your heart stand still!
Trying to quell first-date jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical-services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh . It’ll get your heart rate back to normal.
13. Thaw your brain!
Too much Chipwich too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. “Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too,” says Abo. “In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache.” The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
14. Prevent near-sightedness!
Poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics, says Anne Barber, O.D., an optometrist in Tacoma , Washington . “It’s usually caused by near-point stress.” In other words, staring at your computer screen for too long. So flex your way to 20/20 vision. Every few hours during the day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breath, and, after a few seconds, release your breath and muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles such as the biceps and glutes can trick involuntary muscles—like the eyes—into relaxing as well.
15. Wake the dead!
If your hand falls asleep while you’re driving or sitting in an odd position, rock your head from side to side. It’ll painlessly banish your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure. Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don’t let your sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around.
16. Impress your friends!
Next time you’re at a party, try this trick: Have a person hold one arm straight out to the side, palm down, and instruct him to maintain this position. Then place two fingers on his wrist and push down. He’ll resist. Now have him put one foot on a surface that’s a half inch higher (a few magazines) and repeat. This time his arm will fold like a house of cards. By misaligning his hips, you’ve offset his spine, says Rachel Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., co-owner of Results Fitness, in Santa Clarita , California . Your brain senses that the spine is vulnerable, so it shuts down the body’s ability to resist.
17. Breathe underwater!
If you’re dying to retrieve that quarter from the bottom of the pool, take several short breaths first—essentially, hyperventilate. When you’re underwater, it’s not a lack of oxygen that makes you desperate for a breath; it’s the buildup of carbon dioxide, which makes your blood acidic, which signals your brain that somethin’ ain’t right. “When you hyperventilate, the influx of oxygen lowers blood acidity,” says Jonathan Armbruster, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Auburn University . “This tricks your brain into thinking it has more oxygen.” It’ll buy you up to 10 seconds.
18. Read minds!
Your own! “If you’re giving a speech the next day, review it before falling asleep,” says Candi Heimgartner, an instructor of biological sciences at the University of Idaho . Since most memory consolidation happens during sleep, anything you read right before bed is more likely to be encoded as long-term memory.

Seattle Mariners Tickets and Baseball Facts

The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team located in Seattle, Washington. They play for the West Division of the American League. They first entered the League along with the Toronto Blue Jays for the season of 1977. The Seattle Mariners are mostly owned by Nintendo, the video game company. Since baseball is so popular, you need to book your Seattle Mariners tickets much before hand. A sports ticket broker can help you book Seattle Mariners tickets without you having to go through any hassle. You can even have the Seattle Mariners tickets delivered at your doorstep if you deal witha reliable ticket broker.

Facts About Baseball

Whether you love playing baseball or are a crazy fan of a particular baseball player, there are certain fun facts about baseball that every person should know.

The first World Series in baseball was played between the teams of Pittsburgh and Boston in the year 1903. It was a nine-game series. The game was won by Boston with the score 5-3.

The New York Yankees are the only team to win 26 World Series titles.

The former Yankees right fielder known as Mickey Mantle has the record for making the most career home runs – eighteen to be precise and RBI (40) in the World Series history.

The baseball stars from the National League team as well as the American League team had played the first All-Star Game in 1933. The National League had won around forty of the seventy-three games played by them. The game had ended in a draw twice. In the year 1961, torrential rain in Boston prohibited extra innings. The game had ended in a 1-1 draw. Later in the year 2002, the game went on till eleven innings with the score fixed at seven. Finally it was cancelled due to a lack of pitchers.

Cal Ripken, Jr. of Baltimore Orioles had not missed a single game in sixteen years of his play. He played in 2,632 successive games starting from April 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998.

Pete Rose, playing for the Cincinnati Reds holds the record for most number of hits (4,256) and the most number of games played (3,562). He was, however, banned from the game of baseball, for betting gambles while he was the team manager.

In the year 2001, San Francisco’s Barry Bonds had broken the unprecedented single-season home run record. He had hit seventy three. He surpassed the target run of seventy, which was set by St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire in 1998.

In totality, there have been fourteen players who have hit four home runs in one game. They are Bobby Lowe, Ed Delahanty, Lou Gehrig, Chuck Klein, Pat Seerey, Gil Hodges, Joe Adcock, Rocky Colavito, Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt, Bob Horner, Mark Whiten, Mike Cameron, and Shawn Green.

Talented pitcher Nolan Ryan has played twenty-seven seasons in a major league baseball. He is also known for striking out more number of batters in his entire career as compared to any other pitcher.

Philadelphia A’s manager Connie Mack has to his credit 3,755 career victories. It is a glorious career, and a better record than any other manager has in baseball history.

A museum was created in the year 1935 to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of baseball.