The Route 1A Curse (also known as the "North Shore Curse") refers to the seemingly unlikely frequency of tragic curtailment of careers of baseball players who grew up on Boston's North Shore, became local sports heroes, and went on to play for the Boston Red Sox. The name, which dates back to the late 1960s, comes from the Massachusetts Route 1A, which runs north from Boston to Salisbury, MA and is one of the primary roadways a North Shore resident would use to travel to and from Boston (and hence Fenway Park).
Notable players involved in the history of the legend include:
Harry Agganis of Lynn, MA: A star football player for Boston University and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, he was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft, Agganis was signed away from the Cleveland Browns by the Red Sox in After a great rookie season in 1954, became ill and died of a pulmonary embolism in 1955.
Tony Conigliaro of Revere, MA: After becoming the youngest player to hit 100 career home runs and playing a major role in the Red Sox 1967 "Impossbile Dream" season, he was hit in the eye by a pitch on August 18, 1967. While he made a somewhat successful comeback, his career never fully regained its previous promise. Further tragedy ensued when he suffered a massive heart attack in 1982 and remained in a coma for eight years before dying in 1990.
Steve Lomasney of Peabody, MA: A much-awaited prospect in the late 1990s, Lomasney played a single game for the Red Sox at the end of the 1999 season. By 2001, he had moved all the way up to Pawtucket, Boston's highest-level minor league team when, in an eerie coincidence, he was hit in the eye with a batting practice line drive in the same week of the year as Conigliaro's injury - the end of the second full week in August - and never recovered fully to resume his career.
Notable players involved in the history of the legend include:
Harry Agganis of Lynn, MA: A star football player for Boston University and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, he was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft, Agganis was signed away from the Cleveland Browns by the Red Sox in After a great rookie season in 1954, became ill and died of a pulmonary embolism in 1955.
Tony Conigliaro of Revere, MA: After becoming the youngest player to hit 100 career home runs and playing a major role in the Red Sox 1967 "Impossbile Dream" season, he was hit in the eye by a pitch on August 18, 1967. While he made a somewhat successful comeback, his career never fully regained its previous promise. Further tragedy ensued when he suffered a massive heart attack in 1982 and remained in a coma for eight years before dying in 1990.
Steve Lomasney of Peabody, MA: A much-awaited prospect in the late 1990s, Lomasney played a single game for the Red Sox at the end of the 1999 season. By 2001, he had moved all the way up to Pawtucket, Boston's highest-level minor league team when, in an eerie coincidence, he was hit in the eye with a batting practice line drive in the same week of the year as Conigliaro's injury - the end of the second full week in August - and never recovered fully to resume his career.
'Wugging' refers to the newly coined phrase 'Web Use Giving'. This is a new phenomenon, also known as '21st century giving', which involves web users using search engines which donate some of their proceeds to charity. Several people seemed to have had this idea at the same time, as websites such as Goodsearch, and all sprang up at the same time. Indeed, these three were all launched in 2005 and the latter two are UK-based and are both powered by Ask.com search results.
The term can also be applied to shopping websites where a percentage of each sale is donated to a charity. All 'wugging' should be at no expense to the user.
A list of 'charity search engines' can be found at . They do not all appear to work in the same way so read the small print before you choose one.
The term can also be applied to shopping websites where a percentage of each sale is donated to a charity. All 'wugging' should be at no expense to the user.
A list of 'charity search engines' can be found at . They do not all appear to work in the same way so read the small print before you choose one.
Rich Hammond
Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere.
Rich Hammond on himself.
Rich Hammond has covered the Kings on a full-time basis since 2005 and a part-time basis since 2001. He can often be found shivering beside a practice rink in El Segundo or shivering inside the coldest press box in North America, located near the top of Staples Center. He misses attending games at the Forum, even with its ugly yellow and orange seats and the long trek down to the underground restrooms..
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Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere.
Rich Hammond on himself.
Rich Hammond has covered the Kings on a full-time basis since 2005 and a part-time basis since 2001. He can often be found shivering beside a practice rink in El Segundo or shivering inside the coldest press box in North America, located near the top of Staples Center. He misses attending games at the Forum, even with its ugly yellow and orange seats and the long trek down to the underground restrooms..
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December 25th is a day surronded by mythology, mysticism and religious significance. :
*Horus 3.000 b.C.
:Egyptian God of the Sky, from Sun and Moon.
:Was born from Isis, within a miraculous birth, with no sexual intercourse.
:The birth is celebrated on December 25th.
:Ressurected with the name EL-AZAR-US.
:One of its names is "Krst" ou "Karast".
*Mithras I b.C.
:Originally a persian god, but he was adopted by romans and transformed into the god Sun.
:Intermediator between Ormuzd (God-Father-Pai) and human being.
:The birth is celebrated on December 25th.
:Was born from Isis, within a miraculous birth, with no sexual intercourse.
:Ministers came to adore him with presents, gold and incense.
:After its death, he ressurected.
*Buda V b.C.
:Your mission of saving the world was predicted when he was still a baby.
:Initiated his spiritual life at thirty years old.
:He was mercilessly attempted by evil while abstained from eating .
:Walked on the water (Anguttara Nikaya 3:60).
:He taught with parable, including one abut a prodigal son.
:From a single bread he fed 500 discipules, and still left (Jataka).
:Transfigured in front of the discipules, with a light coming out of his body.
:After his death, he ressurecetd (only in the chinese tradition).
*Baco/ Dionysus II b.C.
:Greek God of the wine
:He was born from virgin Sémele (who was fecundated by Zeus)
:Suffered attempts of murder, when was a child.
:Made miracles, like the transformation of water in wine and the multiplication of fishes.
*Hercules II b.C.
:Born from the virgin Alcmena, who was fecundated by Zeus.
:His birth is celebrated on December 25th.
:He was mercilessly attempted by evil.
:His wife caused his death and afterwards killed herselef hanged.
:When he died, his mother and his beloved discipule (Hylas).
:His death is accompained by an earthquake and a Sun eclipse.
:After his death, he ressurected, rising to the skies.
*Horus 3.000 b.C.
:Egyptian God of the Sky, from Sun and Moon.
:Was born from Isis, within a miraculous birth, with no sexual intercourse.
:The birth is celebrated on December 25th.
:Ressurected with the name EL-AZAR-US.
:One of its names is "Krst" ou "Karast".
*Mithras I b.C.
:Originally a persian god, but he was adopted by romans and transformed into the god Sun.
:Intermediator between Ormuzd (God-Father-Pai) and human being.
:The birth is celebrated on December 25th.
:Was born from Isis, within a miraculous birth, with no sexual intercourse.
:Ministers came to adore him with presents, gold and incense.
:After its death, he ressurected.
*Buda V b.C.
:Your mission of saving the world was predicted when he was still a baby.
:Initiated his spiritual life at thirty years old.
:He was mercilessly attempted by evil while abstained from eating .
:Walked on the water (Anguttara Nikaya 3:60).
:He taught with parable, including one abut a prodigal son.
:From a single bread he fed 500 discipules, and still left (Jataka).
:Transfigured in front of the discipules, with a light coming out of his body.
:After his death, he ressurecetd (only in the chinese tradition).
*Baco/ Dionysus II b.C.
:Greek God of the wine
:He was born from virgin Sémele (who was fecundated by Zeus)
:Suffered attempts of murder, when was a child.
:Made miracles, like the transformation of water in wine and the multiplication of fishes.
*Hercules II b.C.
:Born from the virgin Alcmena, who was fecundated by Zeus.
:His birth is celebrated on December 25th.
:He was mercilessly attempted by evil.
:His wife caused his death and afterwards killed herselef hanged.
:When he died, his mother and his beloved discipule (Hylas).
:His death is accompained by an earthquake and a Sun eclipse.
:After his death, he ressurected, rising to the skies.