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Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players’ career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating teams, which had to meet strict eligibility requirements. [1]

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.: The Tournament of Roses parade is just the beginning of the excitement. [2]

Here’s a look at the schedule from the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl to the BCS Championship Game. [3]

Cotton Bowl, Dallas: Big game, big parties. [2]

College football’s bowl season ended with the crowning of the LSU Tigers in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game, but not before Georgia and USC made convincing arguments on the field that they deserved to be the top team in the land. [3]

– COACHES: Lloyd Carr, eight season at Michigan (75-23); Ron Zook, first season at Florida (8-4). [4]

In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. [1]

… In the midst of a feel-good run after six years of three wins or less and three years of NCAA probation, Mississippi State will look to keep the good vibes rolling for Sylvester Croom, the 2007 SEC coach of the year. [...] Penn State’s Joe Paterno will coach his 500th college game. [5]

– LAST MEETING: 1963 Cotton Bowl, LSU won 13-0. [...] — LAST MEETING: 1967, Oklahoma won 21-0. [4]

At lower levels, teams play in playoff games with a national championship game at a neutral site, like a bowl. [1]

One of James’ favorite cities, San Diego, hosts the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl each December. [2]

While the NFL Championship was not named a Bowl initially, the league instituted the Pro Bowl as the name of its all-star game in 1951, and introduced the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl as a matchup of the two second-place teams in each division from 1960 to 1969. [1]

ESPN/ABC analyst Craig James shares his list of top bowl locales. [2]

Sources:
[1] Bowl game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] 10 great places for a parade of football: Bowl games …
[3] ESPN 2007-2008 Bowl Schedule
[4] Today’s bowl games
[5] TODAY’S BOWL GAMES

If you are planning to celebrate the New Year in the Southeast, it is most likely that you will be offered black-eyed peas in some form, either just after midnight or on New Year’s Day. [1]

For those of us in the southern United States, it is very common to be offered a generous helping of black-eyed peas just after midnight on New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day. [2]

Other beans of somewhat similar appearance, such as the “frijol ojo de cabra” (”goat’s eye bean”) of Northern Mexico, are sometimes incorrectly called “black-eyed peas” and vice versa. [3]

Down in the south, black eyed peas and cooked cabbage are New Year’s Day traditions.There are many ways to cook these dishes. [4]

From grand gala gourmet dinners to small casual gatherings with friends and family, these flavorful legumes are traditionally, according to Southern folklore, the first food to be eaten on New Year’s Day for luck and prosperity throughout the year ahead. [...] Whether you choose to follow the Southern New Year’s tradition or not, black-eyed peas are a good source of nutrition. [1]

When the northern states invaded the south, they took everything they wanted, including most of the food supplies. [4]

Hoppin’ John, a dish made with black-eyed peas and rice, is one of the more popular ways of serving them, but many serve them in salads or simply cooked as a side dish. [5]

This New Years, treat guests to a few new dishes that will ensure tradition, but excite the taste buds. [4]

Many cultures serve similar vegetables and meats in their New Year’s Day celebrations to bring good fortune. [6]

Black eyed peas are extremely drought tolerant and excessive watering should be avoided. [3]

Inspired by old Scottish tunes, the lyrics to the song Auld Lang Syne were written by the poet Robert Burns and published after his death in 1796. [7]

According to Southern folklore, black-eyed peas are supposed to be the first thing you eat on New Year’s Day in order to ensure good luck and prosperity thoughout the coming year. [2]

According to Jessica Harris, author of “Welcome Table,” some add a dime to the peas for an extra “boost” of luck to the recipient. [5]

I eat Black Eyed Peas every New Years for good luck but had not heard of these. [2]

Sources:
[1] Black Eyed Peas - New Year’s Eve Traditions in the South …
[2] Black-eyed Peas-A Southern New Year’s Tradition
[3] Black-eyed pea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Three Delicious Ways To Cook Black Eyed Peas: New Year’s Day …
[5] Black-Eyed Pea Recipes - About.com
[6] New Year on the Net - Black-Eyed Peas - Eating Your …
[7] New Year’s Traditions

3′ X 5′ Battle Born (Nevada State) Flag This Nevada State Battle Born Flag is a high-quality Nylon (Perma-Nyl) 3′ X 5′ flag & comes with brass grommets. [1]

Pictures of characters, places, events, & maps, over 275 illustrations in all, guide the reader through Nevada from prehistoric Indians through statehood during the Civil War & on to modern Nevada with its diverse ethnic & cultural population. [...] *The estimated delivery time is based on the seller’s handling time, the shipping service selected, and the payment method selected. [...] Please remove some items from your watch list in My eBay if you want to add more. [2]

FACT: Nevada Territory was a federal territory, a part of the Union, and President Abraham Lincoln appointed Governor James Warren Nye, a former Police Commissioner in New York City, to ensure that it stayed that way. [3]

These Nevada travel stories and recommendations are drawn from the experiences of two best friends/fellow geeks/quirky goddesses, who decided after 15 years of friendship that going car camping together was a brilliant idea. [4]

SHIPPING INFO: This flag will ship via USPS Priority Mail - or if you’re in Northern Nevada, save shipping costs and stop in at our store in Carson City. [1]

Who hasn’t heard ad nauseam that our state was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864 because its silver and gold production were needed to help finance the Civil War. [3]

A reserve price is the minimum price the seller will accept. [2]

Flat-top Tom at Big O in Yucca Valley totally save our road trip with a used tire on day one, and Ranger Tom at Mohave’s Hole-in-the-Wall totally got our fire going and his dog Max was great entertainment. [4]

President Lincoln sought reelection and faced a three-way race against General John C. Fremont, the Radical Republican candidate, and General George B. McClellan, a Democrat–he had earlier in the war relieved both generals of their commands. [...] Therefore, Nevada’s creation as a TERRITORY on March 2, 1861 by the United States Congress ensured that its riches would help the Union and not the Confederate cause. [3]

The two of us have been friends since we met years ago, living in Santa Cruz, CA, when we were both working at SCO. [4]

Earlier writers were so caught up in romanticizing Nevada’s role in the Civil War they decided to re-invent history. [3]

Highway 6 brought us sights of the Wall, the Lunar Crater, a gathering pow-wow, a guy who was camped out in the middle of nowhere to watch US military secret flights at night, and the Clown Motel. [4]

Sources:
[1] State of Nevada Battle Born Flags
[2] Battle Born Nevada People History Stories Lynch Unused | eBay.com
[3] Nevada Become A State? by Guy Rocha>
[4] Battle Born: Nevada Road-Tripping

And both by logic and by convention (as I understand the convention), ‘the 1980s’ means 1980′89, even if ‘the ninth decade of the twentieth century’ means 1981′1990. [...] We’ve set up our BC and AD dating system so there’s no year zero, presumably because back when they were set up, the concept of ‘zero’ as a number was not well-established in Europe. [...] But in any event the usage gets rare past the first few decades of a century. [1]

Received an audience rating of 2 stars. [2]

Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS). [1]

Jeff Jacoby (Boston Globe) writes: The first decade of the 1st century ran from Year 1 through Year 10. [3]

As I have seen the term used, the 1900s are a century that goes from 1900 to 1999, probably because it would seem quite odd to treat 2000 as part of the 1900s but to exclude 1900 itself from the 1900s. [...] By convention we don’t label 1937 to 2036, for instance, a century. [1]

And best of all, when you rate a post, your opinion becomes helpful to other people. [2]

But of course any consecutive sequence of 100 years can constitute a century. [1]

This post was found by Blogowogo and given an initial rating of 1 star. [2]

The first decade of the 21st century, therefore, consists of the years 2001 through 2010, no matter how many ‘Decade in Review’ essays, roundups, recaps, and slideshows you’re being bombarded with as 2009 comes to an end. [...] Well, it all depends on which decade you’re speaking of. [1]

RIM Faces Yet Another Patent Investigation. [2]

All this premature enumeration reminds me of a lapel button the late David Brudnoy took to wearing in the last weeks of 1999, amid the frenzied countdown to Y2K and the ‘end’ of the 20th century. [1]

Sources:
[1] The Volokh Conspiracy ” Blog Archive ” When Does the New …
[2] BlogoWogo - The Blog Network | SO WHEN DOES THE NEW DECADE …
[3] Law - WSJ.com: When Does the New Decade Start?

Air Force and Houston meet in a rematch of last season’s bowl, which was won by Houston 34-28. [1]

Air Force is a surprise team that after losing near all of its offense with Chad Hall leaving and losing an experienced quarterback; this year was to be a rebuilding year. [2]

Huffpost - Armed Forces Bowl 2009: Air Force Vs. [3]

The Cougars won their first bowl game in 28 years with a 34-28 win over the Falcons last season. [4]

The nation’s top-ranked passing offense will face the No. 1 pass defense when Houston and Air Force square off Thursday, Dec. 31, at Fort Worth, Texas. [...] Coach Kevin Sumlin’s Cougars are first in total offense (581.2 y?rds per game), first in passing offense (450 yards) and second in scoring offense (43.9 points). [5]

As for Houston, they have an all out air attack starting with quarterback Case Keenum who threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns the last time these two teams met. [2]

FORT WORTH, Texas ‘ A rubber match of sorts will occur at this year’s Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to be played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of TCU at 11 a.m. CST on December 31. [...] For the second year in a row, the University of Houston Cougars (10-3) of Conference USA will tangle with the United States Air Force Academy Falcons (7-5) of the Mountain West Conference. [...] Earlier last season, Houston was forced to move its regular season home game scheduled against Air Force on the same weekend that Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coastline near Galveston. [6]

Coach Troy Calhoun’s Falcons are third nationally in rushing offense (273.5 yards) and 118th in passing offense (48.2 yards). [5]

Both the Cougars and Falcons are very different teams than when they met back on Sept. 13 in Dallas. [7]

Permission to republish Houston vs. Air Force Football in print or online must be granted by the author in writing. [5]

Thursday’s Armed Forces Bowl looks a lot like last season’s Armed Forces Bowl. [1]

The Noon EST game, which is scheduled for telecast by ESPN, will also match one the country’s top rushing attacks against one of the worst run defenses. [5]

Sources:
[1] Rivals.com College Football - Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force vs …
[2] Armed Forces Bowl Preview: Air Force Vs. Houston | Bleacher …
[3] Armed Forces Bowl 2009: Air Force Vs. Houston
[4] UH Headed To Fort Worth Bowl Vs Air Force - Houston Sports …
[5] Houston vs. Air Force Football: 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Preview
[6] Bombs Away! Houston vs. Air Force in Bell Helicopter Armed …
[7] Scout.com: 2008 Armed Forces Preview - Houston vs. AF