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Monday, May 9, 2011

Did you know that their have been 12 player-coach combo to win MVP and Coach of the year?


Did you know that their have been 12 player-coach combo to win MVP and Coach of the year?
SeasonTeamMVP, Coach of Year
10-11Bulls
Derrick Rose
Tom Thibodeau
08-09CavsLeBron James,
Mike Brown
04-05SunsSteve Nash,
Mike D'Antoni
02-03SpursTim Duncan,
Gregg Popovich
00-0176ersAllen Iverson,
Larry Brown
95-96BullsMichael Jordan,
Phil Jackson
89-90LakersMagic Johnson,
Pat Riley
72-73CelticsDave Cowens,
Tom Heinsohn
69-70KnicksWillis Reed,
Red Holzman
68-69BulletsWes Unseld,
Gene Shue
65-6676ers
Wilt Chamberlain, Dolph Schayes
64-65CelticsBill Russell,
Red Auerbach
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Friday, May 6, 2011

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky was the first player in NHL to win eight consecutive MVP'S in a row?


Did you know that Jim Brown, Cleveland's first-round draft choice at No. 6 overall, was the NFL's Rookie of the Year in 1957, leading all running backs with 942 yards?

Did you know that Jim Brown in 1958 was the youngest player in the NFL to win a MVP at 22 years old?

Did you know that Brown lead the league in rushing with 1,527 yards and touchdowns with 18?

NHL

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky in his first NHL season, 1979–80,   was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the League's Most Valuable Player at 18?

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky was the first player in NHL to win eight consecutive MVP'S in a row?

Did you know that Gretzky became the youngest player to score 50 goals?



MLB

Did you know that Vida Blue Jr. won the American League Cy Young award and Most Valuable Player Award in MLB in 1971 he was 22?

Did you know that Blue was a 6 time all-star, and is the only pitcher in major league history to start the all-star game for both the American League (1971) and the National League (1978)?

NBA

Did you know that Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is the youngest Most Valuable Player award-winner in the history of the NBA he was 22?

Did you know that Rose got 1,182 points and 113 first-place votes from a panel of media voters, supplanting Wes Unseld as the youngest to win the award with a runaway win?

Did you know that Derrick Rose was also the Rookie of the year in 2009?

WNBA

Did you know that Lauren Jackson a 6-foot-5 Forward/Center  was voted in 2003, the WNBA's Most Valuable Player she was 23?

Did you know that Lauren Jackson led the league in scoring with 21.2 points per game and was fourth in rebounds, pulling down 9.3 per game?


Did you know that Jackson declared for the WNBA Draft in 2001 and was selected by the Seattle Storm?
Did you know during her rookie season, Lauren Jackson led the Seattle Storm in points with 15.2; rebounds with 6.7; and blocks; with 2.21 assists per game.
Did you know that in 2004, the Seattle Storm team won the WNBA Championship by defeating the Connecticut Sun, two games to one?
Did you know that Jackson was runner-up for the MVP award in 2004 and again in 2005?



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Did you know that Lauryn Hill set a new record in the industry, becoming the first woman to win five Grammys in one night. Between 1998 and 1999?



Did you know early in her career, Lauryn Hill established her reputation in the hip-hop world as a member of the Fugees?

Did you know that Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean dated through the majority of the Fugees time together?

 
Did you know at the 1999 Grammy Awards, Hill was nominated 10 times, becoming the first woman ever to be nominated 10 times in one year?

Did you know that Hill won five Grammys including Album of the Year (beating Madonna's critically acclaimed Ray of Light and Shania Twain's bestselling Come on Over), Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist?

Did you know that Lauryn Hill set a new record in the industry, becoming the first woman to win five Grammys in one night. Between 1998 and 1999?

Did you know that Hill earned $25 million from record sales and touring?



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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Did you know that in 2001, FedEx Express signed a 7-year contract to transport Express Mail and Priority Mail for the United States Postal Service?


Did you knows that FedEx Express is a cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States?


Did you know that Fed Ex is the world's largest airline in terms of freight tons flown and the world's second largest in terms of fleet size?

Did you know that it is a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, delivering packages and freight to more than 375 destinations in nearly every country each day?




Its headquarters are in Memphis with its global "SuperHub" located at Memphis International Airport.[3]


Did you know that FedEx Express was founded in 1971 as the Federal Express Corporation?[5]

Did you know that FedEx was originally founded by Fred Smith in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1971?

Did you know that after a lack of support from the Little Rock National Airport, Smith moved the company to Memphis, Tennessee and the Memphis International Airport in 1973?[6]


Did you know that Federal Express installed its first drop box in 1975 which allowed customers to drop off packages without going to a company local branch?[6]


Did you know that the 1977 Airline Deregulation Act (Public Law 95-163) removed restrictions on the routes operated by all-cargo airlines, and enabled Federal Express to purchase its first large aircraft: seven Boeing 727-100s?[6]

Did you know that In 1978,Fed Ex went public and was listed on The New York Stock Exchange?[6]

Did you know that in 1979 Fed Ex became the first shipping company to use a computer to manage packages when it launched "COSMOS" (Customers, Operations and Services Master Online System), a centralized computer system to manage people, packages, vehicles and weather scenarios in real time?

Did you know that in 1980Fed Ex implemented "DADS" (Digitally Assisted Dispatch System) to coordinate on-call pickups for customers; this system allows customers to schedule pickups for the same day?[6]



Did you know that in 1994, Federal Express adopted the "FedEx" name, formalizing the abbreviation that until then was unofficial?

Did you know that in 1994 FedEx launched Fedex.com as the first transportation web site to offer online package tracking, which allowed customers to conduct business via the internet?

Did you know that in 1995, the company acquired air routes from Evergreen International to start services to China, and opened an Asia and Pacific hub in Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines?


Did you know that in 2001, FedEx Express signed a 7-year contract to transport Express Mail and Priority Mail for the United States Postal Service?

Did you know that this contract allowed FedEx to place drop boxes at every USPS post office, in 2007, the contract was extended until September 2013. USPS continues to be the largest customer of FedEx Express?[11]





Did you know that the FedEx Express fleet consists of the following aircraft as of February 28, 2011? [23]
FedEx Express fleet
Aircraft Total Notes
Airbus A300-600 71
Airbus A310-200/300 56 Exiting service: 3 in 2012
Boeing 727–200 75 Exiting service:
7 in 2011, 24 in 2012, 9 in 2013, 19 in 2014, 10 in 2015, 6 in 2016
Replacement aircraft: Boeing 757–200
Fitted with hush kits
Boeing 757–200 55
(13 used orders)
Entering service: 2 in 2011, 11 in 2012
Replacing Boeing 727–200
Boeing 777F 12
(25 orders)
(15 options)
Entry into service: 2009–2019
Entering service: 6 in 2012, 6 in 2013, 7 in 2014, 3 in 2015, 3 in 2016
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10 58
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30 17 Exiting service: 1 in 2012, 2 in 2013, 3 in 2014
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 63 Entry into service: 1 in 2011
ATR 42-300/320 26 Operated as FedEx Feeder
ATR 72–200 21 Operated as FedEx Feeder
Cessna Caravan 208A 1 Operated as FedEx Feeder
Cessna Caravan 208B 242 Entry into service: 5 in 2012, 5 in 2013
Operated as FedEx Feeder
Total 697(+49 orders)
FedEx fleet in 2008


Did you know that FedEx Express operates the world's largest cargo airfleet with 697 aircraft,[24] and is the largest operator of the Airbus A300, Airbus A310, ATR 42, Boeing 727, Cessna 208, McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-10, and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11?



Did you know that FedEx Express   member a is one of the world's largest airfleets,of the United States Civil Reserve Air Fleet in terms of aircraft pledged?[30]

 

Did you know that FedEx contract these carriers?



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Did you know what John Calipari an Rick Pitino have in Common?

Did you know that Rick Pitino holds the distinction of being the first coach in NCAA history to lead 3 different teams to a Final Four (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) .

Did you know that Pitino has coached on the professional level for the NBA's New York Knicks and Boston Celtics?


Did you know that John Calipari  is the second coaches to direct three different colleges to a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament,and take three different schools to the Final Four: UMass (1996), Memphis (2008) and Kentucky (2011)?
 
Did you know that John Calipari coached in the NBA's, the  New Jersey Nets?






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Did you know that Derrick Rose is the NBA's youngest MVP?



Did you know that Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is the youngest Most Valuable Player award-winner in the history of the NBA he was 22?




Did you know that the 22-year-old Rose leading the Bulls to a 62-20 record and No. 1 seed in the playoffs?
Did you know that Rose got 1,182 points and 113 first-place votes from a panel of media voters, supplanting Wes Unseld as the youngest to win the award with a runaway win?

Did you know that Orlando's Dwight Howard (643 points) finished second, Miami's LeBron Jameswas third, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant was fourth and Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant finished fifth?
Did you know that Michael Jordan was the last Bulls player to win the MVP award?

Did you know that Jordan won the MVP Award five times, with the latest being 199?
Did you know that Rose ended the two-year MVP reign of LeBron James?
Wes Unseld
Did you know that Wes Unseld was the youngest MVP at 23 and Unseld was the rookie of the year and MVP with the Baltimore Bullets for the 1968-69 season?
Did you know that former Bulls, Scottie Pippen and B.J. Armstrong, who is Rose's agent?
Scottie Pippen and B.J. Armstrong
Did you know that Rose ranked seventh in scoring and 10th in assists, making him the only player this season in the top 10 in both categories. The only other Bulls player to do that was Jordan in 1988-89, when he led the league in scoring (32.5 points) and finished 10th in assists?

Did you know that Rose joins another elite group, he's the seventh player in league history to average at least 25 points, 7.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds, along with Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Larry Bird, Wade and James, according to the Elias Sports Bureau?





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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!