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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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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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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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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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Hugo Chavez: Global reactions to the Venezuelan leader's death
While he was alive, Hugo Chávez – the longest ruling democratically elected leader in Latin America – inspired people who loved him as often as he inflamed those who didn’t. That polarization seemed to follow him in death.
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Global News Blog At #Thatcher, no halfhearted tweets on Iron Lady's legacy
The global reaction to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death displayed the depth of her impact – like it or not.
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How Kickstarter campaigns find success
Having a successful Kickstarter campaign is easier said than done. Some find that hook and go viral -- others flop. But creative and prepared entrepreneurs can find success even in failure.
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Gang of Eight seem on the verge of bipartisan immigration bill
Both Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. indicated the bipartisan committee working on immigration reform may be close to proposing a bill.
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Michigan, solid all around, scorches Syracuse
The Michigan Wolverines advanced to the NCAA national championship game Saturday night, beating the Syracuse Orange 61-56. Michigan will face the Louisville Cardinals Monday night at 9:23 p.m.
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The New Economy Worst company in America: Will it be EA, the video gamemaker, again?
Worst company in America: Why is Electronic Arts in the Final Four for "worst company in America?"
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Kansas passes anti-abortion bill declaring life begins 'at fertilization'
Kansas state legislators passed a bill Friday declaring life begins at fertilization and blocking tax breaks for abortion providers. While it doesn't ban abortions outright, abortion-rights advocates argue the bill could be used to threaten services.
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Cuts to Social Security? What Obama is proposing.
In an effort to reach a bipartisan agreement to reduce federal deficits, President Obama is backing a change in the inflation formula used to calculate adjustments in Social Security benefits.
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Iran stance 'puzzles' negotiators after first day of nuclear talks
The threat of deadlock loomed over Iran nuclear talks in Kazakhstan today after Iran presented a revised set of proposals.
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Facebook Home: Teens won't want it dominating their Android smart phone
Facebook Home, Mark Zuckerberg's super app for Google's Android OS unveiled yesterday, despite its name, won't be much of a home for teens. They busy themselves by switching from app to app and won't appreciate how Facebook Home comands their smart phone.
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As Facebook matures, is it getting less fun?
Facebook's popularity keeps climbing in terms of new members, but some say 'Facebook fatigue' or 'News Feed overload' make visiting the site a chore.
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Internet-based attacks hit emergency call centers. What's the damage?
The emergency call centers are administrative ones where 911 calls are routed after having been received. The attacks are part of an extortion scheme, federal authorities say.
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Roger Ebert dies, leaves legacy as groundbreaking movie critic (+video)
Roger Ebert dies: He started as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. Roger Ebert won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the first movie reviewer to do so.
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Backchannels Diplomatic fail whale? US embassy, Muslim Brotherhood clash over @TheDailyShow (+video)
A less-than-diplomatic tweet from the US embassy in Cairo did not go over well in Egypt. Worse, perhaps, was its effort to make amends.
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Opinion: In Syria, the only way out is a political deal
As in Northern Ireland, no matter how much the warring sides in Syria struggle for a battlefield win, fighting is unlikely to bring either side a real victory. The main parties need to sit down and negotiate a mutually agreed political transition and power-sharing plan for afterward.
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Culture Cafe Kendra Wilkinson quits 'Splash.' Why? (+video)
Kendra Wilkinson quits the ABC the reality competition 'Splash,' saying she was unable to complete the required dive. Kendra Wilkinson quits after one other contestant withdrew due to injury and two others were eliminated.
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Terrorism & Security Hunt for Kony becomes a casualty of Central African Republic overthrow (+video)
The country's membership in the African Union has been suspended, putting a freeze on the AU's military effort there to catch notorious warlord Joseph Kony.
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Jimmy Fallon faces impossible 'Tonight Show' task (+video)
As 'Tonight Show' host, Jimmy Fallon will try to hold on to Jay Leno's traditional audience while also tempting the social media generation. Analysts say he might not be able to do both.
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Does Sweden have a racial profiling problem?
A police campaign to catch illegal immigrants in the Stockholm subway has spurred debate over racial profiling, after the stops ensnared nonwhite Swedish citizens.
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Apple CEO apologizes to China for repair policies
Apple CEO apologizes after Chinese government media attacked Apple repair policies in the country. Some Chinese consumers mocked the government's attacks but Apple CEO apologizes nonetheless.
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Backchannels In Indonesia, and Southeast Asia, the return of optimism – and the bankers.
Building booms, easy credit, and predictions that it can only get better from here. Shades of 1996.
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Latin America Monitor Venezuela presidential election: lack of issues becomes the issue
As Venezuela's presidential candidates kick off their campaigns in the lead-up to the April 14 election, some fear the mudslinging is distracting from needed post-Chávez policy debates.
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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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This year's best online April Fools' Day jokes
Better watch out: the interwebs are joining in on the April Fools' festivities. Check out some of these prank pages and announcements by some of the biggest names on the Web.
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A 'like' for linguistics: Can social media save Mexico's unwritten languages?
Many indigenous languages alive in Mexico today don't have formal written systems, but a growing number of computer-savvy young people want to Facebook and tweet in their native tongue.
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Google takes Easter heat over Cesar Chavez doodle
Rather than Easter, Google's doodle today commemorates farm labor leader Cesar Chavez's birthday. That's brought much criticism, although Chavez himself was a devout Christian.
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