Sold in 2002, the Winter Egg held the previous record for a Faberg?? egg sold at auction.
Even the Miami Marlins, scorned for taking a blowtorch to their roster last winter, held on to one star player, slugger Giancarlo Stanton, and will have a higher payroll than Houston.
Then, in 1924, the first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France.
It said turnout was affected because they were held in winter, and voters were not given enough information.
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The elections will be held at the Winter Meetings each year and the eras will rotate.
If the election were not held by early November, winter weather would make voting impossible and force a delay until spring of 2010, according to Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, Said Jawad.
Solid arms for sure, but this matchup of fourth-place teams that held their money tight last winter probably won't make many national headlines on a day when the likes of Stephen Strasburg, Justin Verlander and Felix Hernandez are on the mound.
Many races are held to stave off cabin fever in the dead of winter, such as the longest running race in Concully, Washington in January, and the competition held at the Fur Rondy Festival in Anchorage, Alaska, in March.
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The top placing StarCraft II finishers from the MLG Winter Regional Online Qualifiers and the top eight finishers from the MLG Pro Circuit 2011 National Championships held in Providence last November, will advance to the MLG Winter Arena in New York City, February 24-26 where they will compete for Pool Play placement at the MLG Winter Championship competition and cash prizes.
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You've probably heard of the World Economic Forum that's held in Davos, Switzerland, every winter.
More salt is being held in reserve to spread on Cumbrian roads this winter.
Takahashi took more time out in 2011 when he had to have the bolt from that knee surgery removed, but he recovered the following year to win his first Grand Prix Final -- which was held in Sochi, the Russian resort city that will host next year's Winter Olympics.
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Home Depot shares might not have held up under pressure when the company reported fourth quarter results because of a highly profitable winter last year an unseasonably warm period that boosted numbers across retail.
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