Though its history is short, it can claim Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale as one of its own.
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The other nominees are Bristol scrum-half Shaun Perry, Northampton fly-half Carlos Spencer, Wasps wing Tom Voyce and Sale flanker Jason White.
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The White Sox will keep Chris Sale on his usual schedule and have him start Sunday rather than move him up a day.
Coach Ian McGeechan opted for Sale flanker Jason White instead of Ross Beattie, who drops out of the 22-man squad that edged Fiji 22-20 last weekend.
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The omission of Gloucester flanker Alasdair Strokosch and Glasgow Warriors' Thom Evans, this season's top try scorer in Scotland, will raise eyebrows, as will the inclusion of White, whose appearances for Sale this season have been limited.
Nathan Hines misses out because of a knee injury and his place in the second row is taken by Sale's Jason White.
Prospective owners will be able to choose from two neutral launch colors, grey and white, when it goes on sale this Thursday.
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Unlike the actual newspapers, these black-and-white posters aren't for sale, but "the images and stories they conjure are amazing, " said one of the artists, Gilbert Proesch.
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Perhaps this helps explain why most of the 250 elephants that were recently on display and for sale in London were not painted white but in very bright colours.
Just 1, 000 of these commercial farms have been purchased by the government as part of its land reform program, and white farmers must offer the government first refusal on any sale of land.
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And Bale, who volleyed a remarkable goal in Spurs' 2-1 win at Stoke in August is being chased by Europe's biggest clubs after taking the Premier League by storm - despite White Hart lane boss Harry Redknapp insisting he is not for sale.
For pearl lovers, the sale includes a three-stranded necklace composed of 143 white natural pearls with lustrous quality.
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The spacious black and white tiled garage is just the cherry on top of this Gig Harbor home for sale.
Also among the modern watches on sale is the Opus 6 (left), an art piece in white gold which combines stunning design with cutting-edge technical excellence.
Sale's primary goal this year is to pitch 200 innings and lead the White Sox to the playoffs.
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On the flip side, the White Sox are in last place, yet clearly can't blame that on ace Chris Sale.
Ed Barnes did slot the opening points with a penalty but Sale responded with Richard Wigglesworth, Elvis Seveali'i and Sean Cox combining before White ploughed over.
Leading the way were five fancy colored diamonds, one white diamond and an emerald all exceeding the million-dollar mark with four items smashing top pre-sale estimates.
FORBES: 30.52-ct. emerald-cut diamond sold for $3.3 million.
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