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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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Movie critic Roger Ebert prepares to write a memoir
Ebert's blogs hint at the nature of his upcoming memoir.
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Gallery: Top uprisings of the past decade
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British Airways cabin crew begin new strike
British Airways cabin crew began a new strike on Monday after weekend talks to try to resolve a long-running dispute over wages, job cuts and working conditions broke down in acrimony.
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Difference Maker Planting saplings in tree-starved Mumbai 'is the least I can do.'
Satish Vijaykumar's The Sapling Project wants to plant 10,000 trees in Mumbai, where trees are losing out to rapid economic development, and then expand to the rest of India and beyond.
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Why you won't quit Facebook
Over the past couple of weeks, thousands of users have threatened to leave Facebook. Will the Facebook haters actually have the gumption to quit? Fat chance.
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London's choice for its 2012 Olympic mascots? Think cyclops.
Organizers unveiled the one-eyed 2012 Olympic mascots, interactive creations from the digital age named after two small English towns.
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Wimbledon gets its own poet
British poet Matt Harvey will produce a poem a day as Wimbledon's first official poet.
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Greyson Chance: What is real in an age of media manipulation?
Reports so far suggest that the Greyson Chance YouTube video is legit. But media experts warn that the Internet is rife with staged events made to seem spontaneous.
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One Book, One Twitter: the world's largest book club?
'What if a zillion people read and talked about a single book?'
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YouTube traffic milestone: what it says about us
As it celebrates its fifth anniversary, YouTube now serves 2 billion videos a day.
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Is Greyson Chance's serendipitous Youtube rise a ruse?
His meteoric ascent to millions of Youtube views and maximum-exposure media tour have some questioning whether there's a Big Media hand behind sixth grader Greyson Michael Chance.
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Space shuttle Atlantis embarks on its final mission
After this flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis there are only two space shuttle missions left before the orbiters are retired.
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Space enthusiasts gather to watch final launch of space shuttle Atlantis
Organized via Twitter, some 150 enthusiasts gathered at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to witness the final planned launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.
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How the Senate climate bill missed an opportunity
The newly introduced climate bill establishes a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gasses. This setup leaves many allocation distribution questions unanswered.
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Thought bite: Quote for May 6, 2010
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Free software: 14 programs to keep you organized
These 14 free software programs can organize everything from email to music.
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Is the 'tea party' in Utah set to oust a Republican senator?
Many in the tea party movement in Utah aren't happy with Republican Sen. Robert Bennett, saying he's too moderate. They plan to vote their displeasure at the state GOP convention Saturday.
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Veteran film critic Roger Ebert, Jim Carrey win Webby awards
It was announced Tuesday that longtime film critic Roger Ebert has been selected for a 'Webby' award, recognizing his work in online journalism. Actor and comedian Jim Carrey was also selected for a 'Webby.'
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Star Trek's William Shatner for Governor General of Canada?
A Facebook campaign is calling for Star Trek icon and Montreal native William Shatner to be appointed Governor General of Canada, a largely ceremonial role.
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Hugo Chavez will reportedly take the revolution to Twitter
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez once called Twitter a haven for terrorists. Now, a rep for Chavez says the president will soon join Twitter. Too bad @HugoChavez is already taken.
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Flip side to China's censorship at home: more PR in America
Even as China cracks down on dissidents and the Internet, Beijing ramps up efforts to sway opinion in the US and elsewhere.
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How to pick a password that's secure and easy to remember
Password cracking: It's just a matter of time. Here's how to fight back.
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Drug war gunmen kidnap six people in Mexico hotel raids
In the latest surge of drug war violence, dozens of gunmen raided two Mexico hotels in Monterrey, the Holiday Inn and Hotel Mision. Four guests, two receptionists, and a guard were abducted.
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Going for a softer touch, Ruth Reichl renames her memoir
Ruth Reichl's memoir about her mother has morphed from "Not Becoming My Mother" to "For You Mom, Finally."
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What is Foursquare Day?
As Foursquare Day excitement sweeps the Web, we look at the roots of the world's first social-media holiday.
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