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Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates were expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth ...
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Jedi What the movie means to me
Image Credit: THE RETURN OF RETURN OF THE JEDI: 30 YEARS AND COUNTING – Directed by Kyle Newman — Pictured: Kyle Newman’s wife and actress Jaime King with Storm Trooper (Screengrab) EW approached filmmaker Kyle Newman ...
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Crimson Tides Saban to enter state sports Hall of Fame
BIRMINGHAM — Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his ...
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On the Runway Blog With Endorsements Uniqlo Has a Knack for Picking Winners
The week before Adam Scott won the Masters in April, Uniqlo announced that it had signed the golfer to a multiyear endorsement contract. A year earlier, Novak Djokovic (at right) also became a brand ambassador for Uniqlo and reclaimed his spot as the world's No. 1 men's tennis ...
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Modern Family Sunshine State day
Swapping the sunshine of California for the humidity of Florida, the Dunphy-Pritchett clan gathered down South for Phil’s mother’s funeral. What ensued was a lot of exaggerated stereotypes, even more sweating, and a few tender ...
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Salisbury Council rejects sports ground smoking bans
NORTHERN sports clubs will be forced to adopt their own policy to deal with spectators lighting up at local venues if Salisbury Council decides it will not proceed with a policy to ban smoking in open spaces. Salisbury Council planned to become the first local government in SA to ban smoking at parks and ovals 365 days year and not just at community events. But after advice from the SA Tobacco ...
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Changes in the Marketing of Men’s Underwear
Five middle-aged men were seated in a clinical gray conference room to discuss the latest advertising campaign for 2(x)ist, an underwear label famous for plastering aggressive images of hyper-ripped, nearly naked men on bus shelters and phone kiosks just about ...
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St. Louis man creates new app to connect sports fans
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Tim Murphy is a bit of a sports fanatic. "This is a bubble boy game signed by Wayne Gretzky," Murphy pointed out. He has mounds of memorabilia to prove it. "This is a Masters flag signed by Tom Watson," he added. It's his love of sports that also sparked an idea. "It's a smartphone app for live sporting and music events," Murphy ...
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Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas
Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...
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Skin Deep ‘Beach Hair’ Is Riding the Wave — Skin Deep
Among its enthusiasts are Brett Heyman, 33, founder of the luxury accessories line Edie Parker, named for her daughter, Edie. Both Edies came into the world about three years ago, and that is when Ms. Heyman, with "definitely a lot going on in my life," met Chris Lospalluto, a hair stylist at Sharon Dorram Color in Sally Hershberger's Upper East Side location, who has since given ...
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Universals Adam Fogelson on Legendary Rumors Fifty Shades and Movies as a Spectator Sport
's annual Power Lawyers breakfast, Fogelson said Universal often is approached by possible financial backers and has turned away several proposals. "They did not meet our needs," Fogelson told the crowd of entertainment attorneys and executives. "We are under no pressure to take a financing partner at all. Legendary, which has financed a healthy chunk of Warner Bros.' ...
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Fun house big help in dire days
By the age of three, Danielle Fleer had spent more than a third of her life in hospital.Diagnosed with cancer at just two, she had 12 months of chemotherapy, flying between Perth and her home in Albany to get treatment. Doctors had found a 1kg tumour in her abdomen and the toddler had to have risky surgery. Vital blood vessels had tangled around the tumour and only a portion of it could be ...
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iStyle It’s hip to be square
The term windowpane, it must be admitted, is a rather lovely one, at once painting a picture in the imagination and being ever so slightly archaic and old-fashioned. It even imparts a touch of whimsy; conjuring, as it does, the idea of gorgeous, rattling sash windows in a Georgian property with original period features rather than the double-glazed uPVC ones that the majority of people live ...
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Staff voice fears over quality of care in NHS
Survey by the Kings Fund will alarm ministers coming after the Francis inquiry into the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust was published last ...
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Looking Back on Fire Island Pines
As the Pines is rebuilt after damage from a fire and a hurricane, photographers and others revisit the years before both AIDS and, later, broader social acceptance of homosexuals. A number of the modernist homes that dot the Pines and are featured in the book "Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction,"an overdue monograph about a little-known architect ...
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Government accused of using anti-GP rhetoric to mask its own failings
Doctors ' leaders and the health secretary are on a collision course over claims the government is using "anti-GP rhetoric" to mask its own failure to effectively reform ...
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The 20 Types Of Depressed Sports Fans
Toronto Maple Leafs fans react to the Boston Bruins first goal while watching the game at Maple Leafs Square in Toronto on Monday May 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ...
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Sports Briefing | Cycling Visconti Wins Another Giro Stage
Giovanni Visconti claimed another solo victory by winning the 17th stage of the Giro ...
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Cannes-Fashion Photos Robert Redford Suits Up and Sports Illustrated Model Irina Shayk Bares Skin on the Croisette
Even though they did not have premiere tickets, the same pesky rain clouds that reigned over the Cannes Film Festival's first weekend stormed back into the coastal town on Wednesday. And while they succeeded in showering the red carpet, they could not dampen the day's glamour. Robert Redford, Jessica Chastain, a gaggle of designer-clad models, and even Roman Polanski still swept down ...
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Here are the highest-paid coaches in US sports Forbes
Photo credit: Giants' head coach Tom Coughlin ranked No. 8 with an annual salary of $6.67 million. (Getty) The NFL dominated Forbes' list of the highest-paid coaches in American sports in a report released Wednesday. Eight of the top 10 call the shots of football teams, including Giants coach Tom Coughlin at No. 8. The other two on the list are from the NBA. Here's the full top ...
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Getting Ready for the Beach Sales and Kate Spade by Gilt – Scouting Report
Now that the weather's finally turned in time for the holiday weekend, drop by Everything But Water's first New York shop for a selection of specialty swimwear; a Basta Surf strappy bandeau top ($106) and reversible hipster bottoms ($99) look well suited for that first StndAIR trip. Or Scoop Beach, Scoop NYC's one-stop pop-up for beach-ready essentials, like a Theodora & ...
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T Magazine On the Make | Scott Campbell’s Jailhouse Tattoo Rigs
In a world where Dave Navarro hosts the competition reality show ';Ink Master'; and every mall has its own tattoo parlor, where does a true believer in tattoo culture go for inspiration? For Scott Campbell, the answer was Mexican prisons. ';I was looking for a way to fall in love with tattooing again,'; said Campbell, the Southern-born, Brooklyn-based founder ...
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Splint made by 3D printer used to save baby’s life
A baby's life has been saved by using a device to help him breathe created by a 3D printer. The operation, carried out in the US, follows the development of a controversial 3D-printed gun openly available ...
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Technology And Sports Will Get You On The Forbes Most Powerful People List But Not Entertainment
Reading through Forbes’ list of the 71 most powerful people in the world this afternoon, I was struck by something interesting. For all that we talk about the influence of culture on both society and individuals, there only two people involved in the production or distribution of culture or the arts on the list. There are a lot of figures from tech companies, many of which are made more ...
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Kids using study drugs but parents not paying attention Study
A dangerous trend on the rise among teenagers in the US is the use of "study drugs" - a prescription stimulant or amphetamine - to cram for exams. But a new study released May 20 shows that most parents aren't paying attention.Researchers from the University of Michigan in the US surveyed 710 parents of teens between the ages of 13 and 17 and found that only 1% believed that their ...
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Tajikistan making sacrifices for the future
A massive hydroelectric dam in southern Tajikistan may be the key to the future energy independence of the country and its development, but it comes at a staggering cost and with doubts over its viability.
Tajikistan is an ancient land and one of the oldest states in human history, having been founded by the Samani dynasty in the 9th century, long before territories such as Great Britain or other European nations became unified states. Yet for all this, Tajikistan has remained impoverished and sidelined throughout much of its existence. Read more
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