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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: Mae West, Jacqueline Bisset, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe
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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: Science and Technology, Google Inc., North Korea, Kim Il Sung, Social Media
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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, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Laws, UNESCO
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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: Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, ESPN (tv network), Miami Hurricanes, College Sports
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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: Yellow Fever , Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, General Practitioners
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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: Wes Welker, American Football Conference, Baltimore Ravens, National Football League, Sports
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Emily Raboteau's fresh exploration of identity and faith
-------------------- Searching for Zion The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora Emily Raboteau Atlantic Monthly Press: 320 pp., $25 -------------------- In 1965, author and civil rights essayist James Baldwin appeared at the Cambridge Union...Tags: Judaism, Jamaica, Israel, James Baldwin, Crime, Law and Justice
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New Year's traditions around the Tri-State area
alnotarianni@aol.comAs a 12,000-pound crystal ball works its way down a pole in New York City’s Times Square bidding farewell to 2012, people across the United States — including those locally — will raise their cups with cheers and a toast to ring in the...Tags: Times Square, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Monopoly (game), Customs and Tradition
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'Walking Dead' mid-season finale recap, 'Made to Suffer'
Well THAT wasn't how the Dixon brothers reunion was supposed to go down! For a second, right after the Governor accused Merle of being a traitor in Sunday night's episode, I was very scared that ol' Merle was going to get killed off right then and...
Tags: Horror (genre), The Wire (tv program), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Jon Bernthal, Prisons
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Listicle: 10 Things Wikipedia Taught Me About Drummer Carmine Appice
1) He's an American rock drummer. (For a few years I thought he was British.) 2) He was the first rock drummer to organize drum clinics on college campuses, in theaters and in drum stores. 3) He influenced Phil Collins, Neil Peart and John Bonham. (!)...
Tags: Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Jimmy Page
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Time for a textbook revolution
Change of SubjectFrom Why are textbooks so absurdly expensive? by Jordan Weissmann, Atlantic: You thought the rising cost of college tuition was bad? Then check out the rising cost of college textbooks. The American Enterprise Institute's Mark Perry has put together this.... -
Brain teaser
Change of SubjectFrom Australia comes the right-brain v. left-brain test. If you see the dancer turning "clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa." I can see both, but have a very hard time shifting......
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