From: Will Ford (i- To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: July 17th tidbits & quotes Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:28:24 +0000 Yankees’ Rivera Spends His Goodbye Tour Saying Hello - In his final season, relief pitcher Mariano Rivera is taking a behind-the-scenes tour to meet some fans and employees, who drive the machinery of baseball. http://nyti.ms/1dBuUi “Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." - John Wooden About 85% of people breathe through only one nostril at a time. It switches nostrils every 4 hours or so. "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” -John Wooden “Work is not a curse, it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.” - Calvin Coolidge On Sunday, Cleveland Indian's season ticket holder Greg Van Niel caught an amazing four foul balls in a single baseball game. To put his feat in perspective, the odds of catching a single foul ball in a game is one ina thousand. The odds of catching four foul balls in a single game is estimated to be one in a trillion. Further adding to the improbability of Van Niel's good fortune was the fact that he wasn't even sitting in his usual seats. A Low-Tech Mosquito Deterrent - Simulated wind, provided by an electric fan, is good at both discouraging insect flight and dissipating the mosquito-attracting emanations that humans emit. http://nyti.ms/13dVgAs EFTA00387409