Sports played with spheres are easier to master than rectangular sports, such as Rubik's cubing and throwing bricks into windows. Circle fun with today's GrouponLive deal: you get a G-Pass to see a Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball game at the Target Center. Because the ticket is a G-Pass, Groupon customers can use it to enter the venue directly; they will not need to redeem their Groupon at will call. Groupon customers will also receive a promotional Timberwolves T-shirt (a $20 value). Choose from the following options:
- For $29, you get an upper-level gray-section seat at the game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, January 1, at 6 p.m. (a $54 value).
- For $59, you get a lower-level purple-section seat at the game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, January 1, at 6 p.m. (a $119 value).
- For $25, you get an upper-level gray-section seat at the game against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, January 2, at 7 p.m. (a $44 value).
- For $55, you get a lower-level purple-section seat at the game against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, January 2, at 7 p.m. (a $113 value).
The Minnesota Timberwolves return with a retooled squad in back-to-back New Year's games during a compressed season of just 66 games. Rookie Ricky Rubio leads the new-look lineup, as the 2009 NBA draft's No. 5 overall pick dazzles slack-jawed fans and opponents with deft dribbling and high-flying alley-oops. Center Kevin Love continues to get the job done in the paint, hoping to build upon last year's All-Star stats of 20.2 points and 15.2 rebounds per game.
On New Year's Day, watch Love lock horns with NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki, as the two battle for post position and fence with squeegees in hand. Rookie Derrick Williams and the rest of the youthful roster greet the veteran Spurs on January 2. Look for Head Coach Rick Adelman to test San Antonio's weary legs as he orchestrates an aggressive game plan to dash into passing lanes, push the ball up court, and slow down the opposition by setting several snare traps. During breaks in the five-on-five action, T-shirt-sporting fans can stretch their legs by miming either the dancers' choreography or Crunch the mascot's stationary backflips.
Due to security restrictions, G-Passes must be printed out and presented in person at the event. They cannot be redeemed through Groupon's mobile app.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: the Differences Between Dogs and Cats
Though dogs and cats are often confused, they belong to two quite separate taxonomic families. Here is a guide to telling the difference:
• The most obvious external differences are visible in the head—dogs have wider and shorter heads and a more U-shaped than V-shaped snout. For hard-to-distinguish specimens, the protruding tooth is the most reliable feature to define a species.
• Dogs lack the jagged fringe which appears on the hind legs and feet of the cat, and the toes of the hind feet are webbed not more than halfway to the tips. Dogs strongly prefer freshwater, and cats can better tolerate seawater because of specialized glands for filtering out salt.
• Dogs also tend to be darker in color than cats—often nearly black—but color is very dependent on water quality. Algae-laden waters produce greener skin, and tannic acid from overhanging trees can often produce darker skin.
• When cleaning dog pools, some zookeepers can tread on dogs without eliciting a response, though cats almost invariably react aggressively and are for the most part more aggressive in their natural habitat.
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