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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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Companies we love in 8 industries we hate
A trip to the bank doesn't have to be a nightmare. Here are the customer service winners in eight industries that customers hate, from airlines to cable companies.
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Ferris Bueller lands in Top 5 Super Bowl car ads of 2012 (+ video)
The Super Bowl is way more than a football game. It's a coming out party for the year's most creative and humorous ads. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 5 Super Bowl car ads for 2012. What's your favorite - Bueller, The Bark Side, or another?
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In Pictures Stars on skateboards
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In Pictures Carmageddon in Los Angeles
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States make way for low speed vehicles
More and more permit them to travel on state roads where speed limits are low.
09/03/2008 01:00 am -
Americans love picnics – except when they don't
Our attitudes toward picnicking are usually based on childhood memories.
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
Americans love picnics – except when they don't
Our attitudes toward picnicking are usually based on childhood memories.
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
The future of tech in just one word: plastics
Thin, bendable, organic screens of sci-fi movies are almost here.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
Guerrilla gardening takes root in Los Angeles
Under cover of darkness, gardeners plant and maintain neglected plots of public land.
07/08/2008 01:00 am -
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse For art and architecture, a favorite bookstore
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
In L.A., valet is everywhere – and not just for cars
In the city where parking your own car is so yesterday, residents rely on valet service for their bikes as well as BMWs.
06/19/2008 01:00 am -
In L.A., valet is everywhere – and not just for cars
In the city where parking your own car is so yesterday, residents rely on valet service for their bikes as well as BMWs.
06/18/2008 01:00 am -
How a group of California teens won a national science bowl
The team from Santa Monica High School – a band of savants in the land of surfers – went through a grueling yearlong quiz class.
06/17/2008 01:00 am -
How a group of California teens won a national science bowl
06/17/2008 01:00 am -
New car loans stretch to greater lengths
More buyers finance for six, even seven years – a risky move given how quickly some cars depreciate.
03/31/2008 01:00 am -
Richard Diebenkorn's exploration of color
The artist's abstract paintings are powerfully organized around different hues.
03/28/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Must you buy health insurance?
Plans from Clinton and Obama may be unconstitutional.
03/26/2008 01:00 am -
USA
03/06/2008 12:00 am -
Backstory: Saving the planet, one car at a time
Switching an old convertible to run on plug-in power is tricky, expecially in front of an expectant crowd. Part 2 of two.
03/20/2007 01:00 am -
Backstory: From gas-powered to electric auto in 36 hours flat
We ride along as entrepreneur Greg Abbott turns a 1978 Triumph Spitfire into a completely clean, zero-emissions electric vehicle. Part 1 of two.
03/19/2007 01:00 am
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