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Top 10 Presidential Cars
KickingTiresElection season kicked into high gear last night as the country prepares to peacefully elect a new leader. While everyone is grading the first of three presidential debates from last night and how President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt......Tags: William Howard Taft, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Arts and Culture, Library of Congress, Manufacturing and Engineering
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If religions can have limits, why can't gun owners?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI got a lot of feedback on my Sunday column/letter to the NRA, but in the spirit of the season I figured I'd wait until after the holidays to fire back. At the end of the column, I rhetorically asked,......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
  Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Curtis Granderson, Chauncey Billups, San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Saints
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Sportswriters, and elephants, never forget
Anna Burns Welker added her name to the list of Patriot Wives Pouting (see Gisele Bundchen) when she went after Ray Lewis' reputation on Facebook after the AFC Championship game Sunday. "By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis'...Tags: Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs
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Molusi's voyage in 'Cadre' is set in years after apartheid
The voice of Nelson Mandela crackles through much of "Cadre," the interesting new work-in-progress created, mostly in Chicago, by the South African writer-director Omphile Molusi, known internationally for his play "Itsoseng." Those of us of a certain age...
Tags: Celebrities, Arts and Culture, Navy Pier, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Nelson Mandela
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'MasterChef' auditions coming to Chicago, 'House Hunters' hits Lou Malnati's, Common cast in indie film
If you’re a great cook and wouldn’t mind getting screamed at by a guy who looks like a Scottish Nick Nolte, the casting directors of Fox’s “MasterChef” want to talk to you.
The Gordon Ramsay-hosted reality show will hold...Tags: Hannibal Buress, HGTV (tv network), Lifestyle and Leisure, Television Industry, Nick Nolte
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The Makerbot Replicator 2X
I’m sure that at least a few of you have heard about 3D printing. No, not the kind of printing you do on printing presses, but 3D. No, it does not involve wearing green and red glasses like we did in the 1970s. From Wikipedia: “The practice of...
Tags: Science and Technology
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Flying with Swan
When you travel as much as I do, you’re bound to run into the occasional luminary. In Cincinnati I’ve waited for the same plane as Gallagher, the comedian who smashes watermelons. Of course I covered myself in plastic and hid my bag of...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Franco Harris, National Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, Regional Authority
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'Snitch' review: Real problem, outrageous solution
* (out of four) If I know ruthless drug dealers (which I don't, but still), I really don't think you can just approach their operation and say you want in. When trust is paramount, a new face, particularly one attached to a body the size of human anvil...
Tags: Google Inc., Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Jeff Bridges, Snitch (movie)
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Interesting flight companions
When you travel as much as I do, you're bound to run into the occasional luminary. In Cincinnati I've waited for the same plane as Gallagher, the comedian who smashes watermelons. Of course I covered myself in plastic and hid my bag of grapefruit...Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Franco Harris, National Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, Regional Authority
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Why count birds?
Have you heard of the term "citizen scientist"? If you haven't Wikipedia defines it as scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists, often by crowdsourcing. Citizen science is sometimes called "public...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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Yes, Tina Fey is right about 'yes'
Yes, yes, yes. I've been fixated on the word "yes" for the past few days, ever since hearing some radio pundit discussing Tina Fey, whose sitcom "30 Rock" ended its run last week with a gush of praise for its presiding genius. Whoever the radio talker...
Tags: 30 Rock (tv program), Tina Fey, Oprah Winfrey, Radio
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