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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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California wildfire lessons: Steps by homeowners cut damage
Fireproofing existing homes and enforcing limits on brush allowed some communities to survive.
11/19/2008 12:00 am -
USA
11/18/2008 12:00 am -
USA
11/17/2008 12:00 am -
Bored at work? Read this.
A third of all U.S. workers struggle with 'boreout.' But there are remedies.
11/17/2008 12:00 am -
Gay activists protest Mormon church
Beyond the anger over the church's support for a gay-marriage ban in California, some seek dialogue.
11/13/2008 12:00 am -
USA
11/10/2008 12:00 am -
Review: 'Repo! The Genetic Opera'
This musical is a cross between 'Rocky Horror' and 'Sweeney Todd' but without the savage wit.
11/08/2008 12:00 am -
Over the Hedge
A yen for a familiar kind of fast food
11/07/2008 12:00 am -
California votes down same-sex marriage
Voters in Florida and Arizona also approved similar bans in a setback for the gay rights movement.
11/05/2008 12:00 am -
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.
11/04/2008 12:00 am -
South Africa's garden route
Beautiful scenery and charming gardens.
11/04/2008 12:00 am -
Studs Terkel
11/02/2008 01:00 am -
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.
10/31/2008 01:00 am -
World
10/30/2008 01:00 am -
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.
10/30/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Bite the bullet on fast trains
Californians should approve a ballot measure for a bullet train – despite financial storms.
10/30/2008 01:00 am -
Can antiabortion Catholics support Obama? Some do.
Several conservative bishops counter that candidates’ stands on abortion should be the litmus test.
10/29/2008 01:00 am -
USA
10/28/2008 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse A book deal for Joe the Plumber?
10/28/2008 01:00 am -
Key to stemming high-school dropouts: parents
Many parents of students in low-performing schools say they're not kept informed, a new report finds.
10/27/2008 01:00 am -
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
A detailed, candid exploration of "the oracle of Omaha."
10/27/2008 01:00 am -
All the family under one roof
The multi-generational family is making a comeback.
10/27/2008 01:00 am -
How Estonians sang their way to freedom
A new documentary tells story of how the national tradition of singing helped unite the masses against the Soviet occupation.
10/24/2008 01:00 am
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