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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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I decide to attend the opera, with Raisinets and bonbons.
Live performances of the New York Metropolitan Opera are beamed into movie theaters across the country, offering audiences ways to experience high culture at low prices. But is it the same as live or is it just Memorex?
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Black comedians adapt to Obama era. Is 'angry' out?
With a black president, stand-ups may have to rethink some of their material.
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Aussiewood reinvents itself
In push to create more international hits, Australia's film industry is reorganizing and offering hefty rebates for new productions.
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Guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case could chill Internet speech
The jury convicted a Missouri mother on three counts, but not conspiracy.
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California wildfire lessons: Steps by homeowners cut damage
Fireproofing existing homes and enforcing limits on brush allowed some communities to survive.
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Bored at work? Read this.
A third of all U.S. workers struggle with 'boreout.' But there are remedies.
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Gay activists protest Mormon church
Beyond the anger over the church's support for a gay-marriage ban in California, some seek dialogue.
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USA
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Review: 'Repo! The Genetic Opera'
This musical is a cross between 'Rocky Horror' and 'Sweeney Todd' but without the savage wit.
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Over the Hedge
A yen for a familiar kind of fast food
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California votes down same-sex marriage
Voters in Florida and Arizona also approved similar bans in a setback for the gay rights movement.
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In Australia, bid to help trafficking victims
At country's only dedicated safe house, women learn to rebuild their lives after being tricked into sex slavery.
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South Africa's garden route
Beautiful scenery and charming gardens.
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Studs Terkel
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
A well-sourced website for the undecided voter, Snow Patrol's latest anthemic album, Kit Kittredge's sweet charm out on DVD, and more.
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World
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The new voter: A young Arab-American feels duty-bound to vote
Syrian-born Omar Kurdi of Irvine, Calif., became a US citizen at age 15. A student activist, he gives much weight to the candidates’ foreign-policy stances, especially in Iraq and the Middle East.
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The Monitor's View: Bite the bullet on fast trains
Californians should approve a ballot measure for a bullet train – despite financial storms.
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Can antiabortion Catholics support Obama? Some do.
Several conservative bishops counter that candidates’ stands on abortion should be the litmus test.
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USA
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A book deal for Joe the Plumber?
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