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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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12 promising novels for spring 2013
Here are 12 spring 2013 fiction titles that we're looking forward to picking up.
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Briefing Gay marriage laws around the globe
There is no national gay marriage legislation in the pipeline in the US, however, numerous countries around the globe already recognize same-sex marriage or the right to civil unions. Here’s the breakdown by region.
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Top 5 ways to save on your summer vacation
If you're pining for a summer vacation but worried about costs, consider how Wayne and Pat Dunlap of Del Mar, Calif., managed to tour 51 countries over two years, marvel at the Egyptian pyramids, scale a New Zealand glacier, and visit Laotian Buddhist monks all for less than $100 a day. "We often stayed at guesthouses and hostels, ate at local family restaurants, took public transportation, and in some cases, traveled on cruise ships offering reduced rates," says Mr. Dunlap, author of the travel book "Plan Your Escape." This year amid price worries and higher summer airfares, especially to Europe such ingenuity could prove essential. Here are five cost-cutting strategies that can help:
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International Women's Day: How it's celebrated around the globe
International Women's Day has served for more than a century as a day to honor the achievements of women globally. Here are some ways people are celebrating:
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09/25/2008 01:00 am -
Behind bad baby milk, an ethical gap in China's business
Inspectors found that 13 percent of dairy firms inspected since last week had produced melamine-tainted formula, state TV reported Tuesday. Critics say state regulation alone won’t prevent more food scandals.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
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09/15/2008 01:00 am -
Communities plan for a low-energy future
‘Transition initiatives,’ begun in Britain, aim to empower people to tackle effects of climate change and decline of oil.
09/11/2008 01:00 am -
India a step closer to nuclear trade
The Nuclear Suppliers Group agreed Saturday to lift a 34-year ban on selling nuclear technology to India, even though it hasn't signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
09/08/2008 01:00 am -
Name change for an adopted daughter?
She wanted to name her adopted daughter after her great-grandmother. But the girl had already been named by her birth mother.
08/25/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security International community split over U.S.-India nuclear deal
Nations participating in the Nuclear Suppliers Group summit will debate whether the deal undermines efforts towards nuclear nonproliferation and sets a precedent for other would-be nuclear powers.
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
A garden built around the view
Marnie and Jim McNeill’s garden on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, was planned to complement the gorgeous scenery surrounding their property.
08/15/2008 01:00 am -
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08/01/2008 01:00 am -
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07/31/2008 01:00 am -
The stolen dahlia
Perhaps garden flowers are to be shared with others, after all.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Horizons New jetpack jumps one step closer to our high-flying dreams
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
International aid for Burma (Myanmar) faces funding crunch
About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance.
07/26/2008 01:00 am -
Chinese snatch up Olympics tickets
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
World
07/22/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Should we relocate species threatened by climate change?
A group of scientists has suggested that species threatened with extinction by climate change should be moved to other parts of the world where they could survive.
07/21/2008 01:00 am -
Al Jazeera English looks at news through a different lens
The 20-month-old channel expands its global audience but barely penetrates US market.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
Al Jazeera English looks at news through a different lens
The 20-month-old channel expands its global audience but barely penetrates US market.
07/09/2008 01:00 am -
Canada fights wedding fraud abroad
In India, one temple had a rent-a-wedding scam to help couples get faster residency in Canada.
07/08/2008 01:00 am -
Mark Morris puts his creative twist on a 'new,' less tragic 'Romeo & Juliet'
Using the original score by Prokofiev, Juliet awakens in time for Romeo to see she's alive
07/04/2008 01:00 am -
WWOOFing in Normandy
Tending an organic farm is exhausting and exhilarating.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View The real price of solar power
An industry that relies on government finds its market falters when subsidies do, too.
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Needed: Underwater ‘national parks’
Set-asides can restore ocean balance and diversity – but all stakeholders must buy into them.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
World
06/24/2008 01:00 am -
Midocean trawlers mine world’s seamounts
Unregulated fishing fleets work fast and deep, but rising cost of fuel may rein them in before laws do.
06/19/2008 01:00 am



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