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Tony Hillerman was born May 27, 1925 and died October 26, 2008. He was an American author of detective novels and non fiction works.
Tony Hillerman: The Art of the Mystery

His mystery novels are set in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and Arizona. The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police. Lt. Leaphorn was introduced in Hillerman's first novel, The Blessing Way 1970. The second book in the series, Dance Hall of the Dead 1973, won a 1974 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel. In 1991, Hillerman received the MWA's Grand Master Award. Hillerman has also received the Nero Award, for Coyote Waits, and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friends of the Diné Award.
Hillerman, who was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, is a decorated combat veteran from World War II, serving as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division and earning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. Later, he worked as a journalist from 1948 to 1962. Then he earned a Masters degree and taught journalism from 1966 to 1987 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he resided with his wife until his death in 2008. Hillerman, a consistently bestselling author, was ranked as New Mexico's 22nd wealthiest man in 1996.
Hillerman's writing is noted for the cultural details he provides for the people he writes about: Hopi, Zuni, European-American, federal agents, and especially Navajo. His works in non-fiction and in fiction reflect his appreciation of the natural wonders of the American Southwest and his appreciation of its people, particularly the Navajo.
Hillerman repeatedly acknowledged his debt to an earlier series of mystery novels set among tribal Aborigines in remote desert regions of tropical and subtropical Australia written the British-born Australian author Arthur W Upfield. The Upfield novels appeared first in 1928 and featured a half-European, half-Aboriginal Australian hero, Detective-inspector Napoleon Bony Bonaparte working with deep understanding of tribal traditions. The character was based on the real-life achievements of an Aborigine known as Tracker Leon, whom Upfield had met during his years in the Australian bush.
Hillerman acknowledged the debt in many interviews, and in his introduction to the posthumous 1984 reprint of Upfield's A Royal Abduction.
In this, he described the seduction in his youth of Upfield's crime novels' descriptions of both the harsh outback areas, and "the people who somehow survived upon them ... . When my own Jim Chee of the Navaho Tribal Police unravels a mystery because he understands the ways of his people, when he reads the signs in the sandy bottom of a reservation arroyo, he is walking in the tracks Bony made 50 years ago."
Upfield and Hillerman are recognized as pioneers of what is now known as the tribal mystery genre.
Bio info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hillerman

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Greg Carr was born October 8, 1985 in Citra, Florida. He is 23 years old now. Greg Carr Height is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and Weight is 210 lb (95 kg). He is an American football wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles. He is considered one of the best receivers in college football due to his size and athleticsm, and is expected to be a mid to late round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Carr is considered one of the best wide receivers in college football and is expected to be a mid to late round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Carr played high school football at North Marion High School in Citra, Florida. He earned first steam all-state honors in Class 3A as a junior and senior. He was also a star basketball player, earning first team honors during his senior year.
During Carrs freshman year he led all Florida State receivers in yards per reception with 20.6 and receiving touchdowns with nine. He also tied former Virginis Cavaliers and current Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Millers ACC record for receiving touchdowns by a freshman. His great season earned him second team All-ACC and third team freshman All-American. During his sophomore year he made 34 receptions for 619 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping him earn a second team All-ACC selection. During his junior campaign he made 45 receptions for 795 and four touchdowns.
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Sharod Roddy Lamor White was born November 2, 1981 in James Island, South Carolina. He is 26 years old now. Roddy White is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He was selected with the 27th pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the UAB.
Atlanta Falcons Training Camp: Roddy White running drills

White saw instantaneous action in his rookie campaign. He ranked fourth among all rookie receivers in 2005. Although a high ankle sprain caused him to remain on the sidelines for much of the preseason, he recovered by Week 2 of the 2005 season and was put on the team's roster. In Week 4 of the 2005 season, against the Minnesota Vikings, he was inserted in the lineup as the No. 3 receiver. During the course of the game he racked up 64 yards on 5 catches. However, during the rest of the season, his performance was spotty at best. He made a fantastic leaping catch over three defenders on a trick play against the New Orleans Saints during Week 14 for a 54-yd touchdown, but dropped a touchdown catch the next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, although he had a 108-yard receiving performance vs. Tampa Bay (11/20) which was the second-highest receiving total put up by a rookie wide receiver in 2005, only surpassed by Jaguars WR Matt Jones (117 yards vs. Baltimore).
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In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, White showed his support for fellow Falcon Michael Vick by wearing a t-shirt that said "Free Mike Vick" and pulling up his jersey after scoring a touchdown. Earlier that day, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail on dogfighting charges. White was fined $10,000 by the league for his actions.
Roddy White became the first Falcon WR since 1999 to reach 1,000 single season receiving yards on December 23, 2007. He also finished tied for 8th among all NFL wide receivers in receiving yards in 2007 with 1,202 yards. He had 6 receiving touchdowns.
Roddy White's 2008 performance looks to be even better than the previous year. Through five weeks he has 26 receptions, 454 receiving yards (3rd in the NFL) and 2 touchdowns. He is on pace to have 1,450+ receiving yards in 2008, behind quarterback Matt Ryan.
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Michael August Timlin (age 42) was born March 10, 1966 in Midland, Texas. He is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox. He signed a one-year contract with the club on Saturday, December 1, 2007.
As of the end of the 2008 season, Timlin ranks seventh in appearances among all-time pitchers, with 1058 appearances. He is second among active pitchers, behind only Mike Stanton.
An important man in the Boston bullpen and a veteran setup man, Timlin has a good command of his 93-MPH fastball. He also throws a slider and a sinker that have a downward break, inducing a significant number of ground balls.
Red Sox Players Celebrate Division Win

In 2004, Timlin made 76 pitching appearances, the third most in Red Sox history and tied for fourth in American League history. On September 3, he made his 800th major league appearance, becoming only the 29th pitcher in major league history to reach that mark. Timlin made his 1,000th career appearance on August 31, 2007, against the Baltimore Orioles.
After his first three successful seasons with the Red Sox, Timlin struggled in 2006 and the beginning of 2007 due to injuries to his right shoulder and left oblique, making multiple visits to the disabled list. In the period after his return from the disabled list through July 23, 2007, Timlin recorded over 14 consecutive scoreless innings and appeared to have overcome any shoulder issues. In the week following, however, he has again experienced shoulder soreness. Since then, however, Timlin has once again stepped in as an important setup man for the Red Sox. Bio info (c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Timlin

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Gregory Kinnear (age 45) was born June 17, 1963. He is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television personality. Kinnear married Helen Labdon in 1999. In 2001, Labdon was seven months pregnant when she suffered a miscarriage with their first child. The couple welcomed a daughter, Lily Katherine, in September 2003, and another daughter, Audrey Mae, in June 2006.
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Greg Kinnear filmography
1994 Blankman Talk Show Host
1995 Sabrina David Larrabee
1996 Dear God Tom Turner
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ATF Agent Bork Uncredited Voice Role
1997 A Smile Like Yours Danny Robertson
As Good as It Gets Simon Bishop
1998 You've Got Mail Frank Navasky
1999 Mystery Men Captain Amazing/Lance Hunt
2000 What Planet Are You From? Perry Gordon
Nurse Betty Dr. David Ravell/George McCord
Loser Professor Edward Alcott
The Gift Wayne Collins
2001 Someone Like You Ray Brown
2002 We Were Soldiers Maj. Bruce "Snake" Crandall
Auto Focus Bob Crane
2003 Stuck on You Walt Tenor
2004 Godsend Paul Duncan
2005 The Matador Danny Wright
Robots Phineas T. Ratchet Voice Role
Bad News Bears Roy Bullock
2006 Fast Food Nation Don Anderson
Little Miss Sunshine Richard Hoover
Invincible Dick Vermeil
Unknown Broken Nose
2007 Feast of Love Bradley Smith
2008 Baby Mama Rob Ackerman
Ghost Town Frank Herlihy
Flash of Genius Bob Kearns
2009 Green Zone Clark Poundstone post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1988 What Price Victory ABC TV-Movie
1989 Life Goes On Corey Episode: Break a Leg, Mom
1990 Murder in Mississippi News Reporter NBC TV-Movie
Mancuso, FBI Photographer Episode: Adamant Eve
1991 Dillinger Arizona Legislator ABC TV-Movie
L.A. Law Reporter Episode: Spleen It to Me, Lucy
1991–1995 Talk Soup Host
1993 Based on an Untrue Story Orlando Chang Stein FOX TV-Movie
2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Prince Gavin Voice Role
Episode: The Frog Princess
2001 Dinner With Friends Tom HBO TV-Movie
2003 Friends Benjamin Hobart Episode: The One with Ross' Grant
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It was also in 1994 that Kinnear had his first big screen role, as a talk show host yet again in the Damon Wayans comedy Blankman. In 1995 he won the part of the David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic Sabrina. He then received the lead role in the 1996 comedy Dear God. In 1997, Greg was cast in James L. Brooks' blockbuster comedy-drama As Good as It Gets, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His next film, the romantic comedy A Smile Like Yours, had him starring opposite Lauren Holly as part of a couple trying to have a baby. The film met with lukewarm reviews and a low box office, but his next film, You've Got Mail, struck gold. He played Meg Ryan's significant other, a newspaper columnist wholly unlike what was to be his next character, that of Captain Amazing in the 1999 summer action film Mystery Men. His next films were Nurse Betty, Loser, and Someone Like You.
In 2002, Kinnear starred in the movie Auto Focus about the life and murder of actor Bob Crane. In 2005 he starred in the black comedy The Matador opposite Pierce Brosnan. In 2006, Kinnear co-starred with Steve Carell in the Oscar-winning comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, and with Mark Wahlberg in Invincible, based on the true story of a bartender who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He also appeared in Fast Food Nation, playing a fast food executive who discovers secrets about his company.