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20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports
Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
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The top 11 promposals in 2013
It's prom season. What's your prom proposal/promposal going to be?What? Wait wait wait, hold on. You're telling me you didn't write an original song, choreograph a routine for it, and present it flash mob-style to your dream high school prom date? Well, listen up rookie, you've got a lot to learn. Promposals these days are elaborately produced mating rituals — think of Planet Earth's Birds of Paradise and mash it up with your favorite episode of Glee. Then upload it to YouTube because this isn't about your exuberant manifestation of true love, it's about that special someone. Don't they deserve Internet fame? Sometimes done well enough to gain national attention – I'm looking at you Kate Upton fan – sometimes too cringeworthy to view, here are 11 promposals you need to consider before planning your own.
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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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Evolution of the NFL: 16 ways the game has changed
Forty-seven years after the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles before a less-than-capacity crowd, let’s look back at some of the ways the NFL has changed.
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Summer school got cut? Kids can still learn.
Online courses, new day camps, and tapping stimulus funds are ways to minimize 'learning loss.'
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Time for a new job? This week's most intriguing openings
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Hound Dog
The story of two blues-crazed teens who became one of the best songwriting teams of the 20th century.
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France passes new law to ban 'gangs'
President Sarkozy's law-and-order push now includes three years in jail or a 45,000 euro fine for being a member of a gang.
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For black America, Jackson was an icon who transcended race
Many African-Americans look past the controversies and cosmetic surgery to his achievements as a barrier-breaking musical star.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Synthetic diamonds that fool the experts, L.A. on foot, a website for the philosophical, and more.
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Immigrant actors tell their story
Day laborers in Los Angeles offer impromptu street theater between jobs.
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Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di
Nostalgia for a musical prodigy seemed to trump the pop star's dark side, as albums sold out and fans swamped social media with tributes.
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Subway crash investigators look at early-warning system
Among the other new clues about Monday's accident: Marks on the rail tracks could suggest braking.
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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosopher-author Alain de Botton asks: Why do we work?
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In stunning reversal, LAPD goes from reviled to respected
The police department once known for beating Rodney King has resuscitated its public image by reaching out to the minority communities it once antagonized.
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McMahon reveled in the role of second banana
His effervescent sidekick persona represents a bygone era of entertainment.
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FTC to patrol bloggers who receive gifts from companies
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The Food of a Younger Land
How America used to eat.
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Schwarzenegger shows some swagger after emergency plane landing
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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Urban meets rural in this memoir of life on a farm in the slums of Oakland.
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Man jailed for copying 'The Love Guru,' pretty much the worst movie ever
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Schwarzenegger, Democrats dig in their heels on budget
California’s governor said Thursday he would veto Democrat lawmakers' plan if it had any tax hikes.
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In partnership with disgraced scientist, US company clones hero pooch
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Fleeting architecture
As novelty and sustainability drive design, more structures are deliberately temporary.
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TV crews flee Hollywood for...Hoboken?
A first-of-its-kind study confirms that a key part of the TV industry – pilot production – is moving to other states, costing California millions.
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Travel books for the inquisitive
Playing down the usual vacation fare, these guides encourage travel to satisfy historical, architectural, and ecological curiosity.
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Shooting of two soldiers in Little Rock puts focus on 'lone wolf' Islamic extremists
Did alleged attacker Abdulhakid Mujahid Mohammed act on his own, or was he a trained jihadist?
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A wake-up call on water use
A long-running resource issue finally trickles down to more consumers.
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Rise of the Recessionistas
Fashion meets frugality as self-confidence, pragmatism drive labels to broad market.
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