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It's All About Borders
Just for clarification, this is not about Borders Bookstores. This little article is about the borders in our lives. The theme is not original, but it is, in fact, potentially consequential to us all. Borders are either what we embrace or consciously...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion
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The future may hold space porn over free Wi-Fi
Happy Super Bowl Monday, Baltimore. Unsurprisingly, game-related topics are getting a lot of attention online today, along with several news stories that broke as the weekend was commencing. That latter category includes the possibility of large, free Wi-...
Tags: National Football League, Google Inc., Football, San Francisco 49ers, Murder
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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), Entertainment, Radio, Oprah Winfrey, Tina Fey
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Super apps for Super Bowl XLVII
Watching the Super Bowl used to mean sitting in front of a TV, captive to whatever the network decided to show. Not anymore, thanks to a slew of apps that not only can turn a smartphone into a substitute for the TV but also provide an interactive...
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, National Football League, Verizon Wireless, CBS Corp., Football
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‘Arrow’: Seth Gabel’s take on Vertigo inspired by Ledger’s Joker
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe roster of villains on the CW's “Arrow” series continues to grow, and fans of the “Green Arrow” comic book ...... -
Divas que no cantan pero lo saben todo
Wikipedia, que va camino a convertirse en el gran diccionario universal, dice que "diva" es el "nombre que se le asigna a las cantantes de ópera". Pero se queda muy corto, porque si se hiciera una encuesta colectiva sobre divas de la ópera, la mayoría...Tags: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lana Turner, Bette Midler, Greta Garbo, Joan Collins
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Google unveils its new maps of North Korea
Google unveiled its new maps of North Korea on Monday, beginning to fill what was once a blank expanse on its digital maps with streets, subway stops and even the locations of infamous North Korean prison camps. The crowdsourced maps were created by...
Tags: North Korea, Social Media, Science and Technology, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt
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Seniors on the Go: Want to be a travel writer?
Every so often I get an email from someone wanting to be a travel writer. The good news is that you can be — as long as you don't need to get paid and don't need a byline. Wikitravel (wikitravel.org/en) has recently divorced from its previous...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Fate of Timbuktu manuscripts uncertain as library burns
The fate of tens of thousands ancient manuscripts in Mali remained uncertain Monday as French troops liberated the city of Timbuktu from Islamic insurgents who were said to have set fire to the library there. Timbuktu is the last major city occupied...
Tags: Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, UNESCO, Arts and Culture
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Larranaga has UM in rare air atop ACC
CORAL GABLES — This run to the top of the ACC all started for Jim Larranaga a couple of years ago in Erie, Pa., where he was visiting his son, Jay, who was coaching a NBA developmental team there. A phone call came from a Miami friend and...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Social Media, Doc Rivers, North Carolina Tar Heels, National Basketball Association
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Diagnosis: You're old
Here's a big question: When does old age begin? Will 30 years do it? Is being 50 and the holder of an AARP card with senior discounts enough? Both would be wrong guesses. Until recently, I hadn't thought much about it. Yet, I got the answer to this...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chocolate Cake, Healthy Diet, Preventative Medicine, Yellow Fever
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Wes Welker's wife apologizes for comments about Ray Lewis
The wife of New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker has apologized for her remarks about Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis in the wake of the Ravens' 28-13 win over the Patriots in the AFC title game. On her Facebook page, Anna Welker posted the...
Tags: National Football League, Baltimore Ravens, Bill Belichick, New England Patriots, Social Media
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