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Atlanta Braves Announce Additional Details for Atlanta Area Stops of the 2010 Community Caravan, Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors

Braves players, coaches, alumni, broadcasters, and executives get ready to hit the road, January 30 – February 13, visiting fans in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast in the BIGGEST Braves Community Caravan ever ...

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American Cancer Society Marks 34th Great American Smokeout® by Encouraging Smokers to Quit
The American Cancer Society sponsored the 34th Annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19th.   The entire month of November marks an opportune time to take smoking cessation seriously in Georgia, even if just for one day ...click title for more 
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[ In Public Safety ]
Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween plans typically include frightful activities, and paying attention to a few safety tips can make the difference between having a frightfully-fun experience versus a frightfully-tragic one.
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SEC Football for Week 2
SEC East Game of the Week: South Carolina vs Georgia in Athens. This game will be a War.  Nothing is easy about picking the winner of this game. I could make the case for a win by either team as I did on the radio earlier this week. I like Georgia because they are hungry for a win..
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Marietta's Oudin battles past Sharapova in marathon
Another Russian, another big comeback win for Melanie Oudin. Oudin, two days after rallying against fourth seed Elena Dementieva, cemented her status as the women’s darling of the tournament by eliminating three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova ... click the title to read more ...
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SEC East Predictions and Coaches to Watch in 2009
SEC Sports Report--If you want to know about a team, look at the coaches first. I listen to what they are saying and what kind of moves are they making and here is how it should play out in 2009...
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The Florida Gators Are Great But Won't Go Undefeated in 2009
SEC SPORTS REPORT--The magnitude of being a consensus pre-season #1 team is like a curse.  It’s a lot of extra pressure.  The bar has been set very high and people expect huge success which is hard to do week in and week out.  The game is tough enough to play with excellence consistently.  More media, more fans, more enemies.  The additional pressure will hurt team dynamics.
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[ In Government & Politics ]
Preparedness Vital Amid H1N1 Threat, Hurricane Season
Ready Georgia is partnering with The Home Depot stores across Georgia for the second consecutive year to bring the message of preparedness to thousands of families during The Home Depot’s monthly Kids Workshop on September 5... 
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SEC Football Moves into Prime Time Television Exposure with ESPN Deal
With the ESPN deal, the SEC just got elevated to a higher status, and everybody else moved down.  Of course, High school football players want to be on television when they go to college.  The best chance to be on the ESPN highlights is to play in an ESPN game.  So recruiting will largely favor SEC schools quickly.
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[ In Opinion ]
News Corp Charges To Access Online Newspaper Websites
Because what News Corp just doesn't get is that people wont pay for online news. Its been a free model ever since the internet began. Changing the structure now will only see people go elsewhere for their daily news fix. Its kind of like the boffins at the top of News Corp just don't understand how the internet advertising game works. Drag people to your site, and advertisers will pay. Either cost per impression or cost per click. That's fairly simple. ...
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