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Palm Beach Wrestling team-by-team preview
*please report any name misspellings to rduteau@sun-sentinel.com. District 8-3A Jupiter Coach: Doug Rasmusson 2007-08 record: 18-6 Returners: Josh Smith (Sr., 119); Bobby Radli (Sr., 125); Hans Rasmusson (Jr., 135); Devon Bradley (Jr.); Karl...Tags: Chris Thomas, Stephen Alexander, Wrestling, Matt Smith, Andrew Williams
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Word Watch: Similes Put A Smile Into The Conversation
'Trying to sneak a fastball past Henry Aaron was like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster." "Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks." "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Al Franken, William McKinley, Branch Rickey, Karl Rove
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Charo torea a los toreros
Cuchi cuchi… Ésa expresión la hizo famosa en el mundo entero. Al igual que su talento para masacrar el inglés, su montañosa melena de cabello rubio, sus ceñidas vestimentas y su música bailable.
Antes que los nombres artísticos monosilábicos se...Tags: Sammy Davis Jr., Shakira, Buddy Hackett, Carol Burnett, Bob Hope
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Irving Brecher dies at 94; Comedy writer got an Oscar nod for 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
Irving Brecher, a comedy writer whose career in radio, television and the movies included writing two Marx Brothers comedies, co-writing the Judy Garland musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" and creating the radio and TV series "The Life of Riley," has died. He...Tags: Jackie Cooper, Manhattan (New York City), Groucho Marx, Movies, CBS Corp.
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Long Island's got 2 PGA Tour pros for 2009
mark.herrmann@newsday.comLarry DellAquila, the Nassau Community College golf coach, was following the tournament from Chattanooga over the Internet. "When he made double bogey, I went crazy," he said, referring to his former star player, Arjun Atwal. The coach didn't stay...Tags: Schools, Justin Timberlake, PGA Tour, Arjun Atwal, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Chihuahuas reign as Los Angeles County's most popular dog breed
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf you're in a dog park and yell, "Here, Princess," don't be surprised if 1,262 Chihuahuas come running. There are that many tiny pooches with the royal moniker registered in Los Angeles County and almost 60,000 registered Chihuahuas in total. "L.A.&...Tags: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Mike Piazza, Beyonce, Arcadia
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Del Mar racetrack: A day at the races
Special to The Los Angeles TimesDel Mar From Del Mar's upper grandstand levels, you can see the glistening Pacific. During turf races, you can marvel from the infield at the grace of the Thoroughbreds racing toward you, the afternoon sunlight bringing out every sparkle in the jockeys'...Tags: Celebrity, Physical Fitness, Burt Bacharach, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz
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Top 10 Most Difficult Foods to Eat
Dining@LargeWhen I decided to go with a Top 10 Most Difficult Foods to Eat, I thought, no problem. I'll do a search in the Sun archives, key phrase 'difficult to eat,' byline 'Large.'But I found that in almost two decades I've...... -
Tiger Woods sets tone for '08
Sentinel Staff WriterWith this convincing win, Tiger Woods might have earmarked his championship at the U.S. Open several months early. The major championship will be played in June at this same Torrey Pines South course where Woods coasted to an eight-stroke win Sunday at...Tags: Tiger Woods, PGA Tour, Accenture Limited, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Arnold Palmer
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The voice of God -- Elliott Gould
TRIBUNE REPORTERAs movie deity figures go, Elliott Gould is not nearly as wry as George Burns in "Oh, God!" nor as slight as Alanis Morissette in "Dogma." Not that he needs to be: Gould's voice of God in the animated film "The Ten Commandments" has enough spark to ignite...Tags: Alanis Morissette, Elliott Gould, Movies, Ben Kingsley, Michael Keaton
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'The Mad Playboy'
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — Will Elder, an early cartoonist for Mad magazine who spent 25 years illustrating Playboy's "Little Annie Fanny" strip, which parodied the magazine's fetish for buxom women, died of Parkinson's disease May 15 at the Jewish Home at...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Schools, Manhattan (New York City), Dave Berg, Diseases
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Cigar bars: Where to light up and chill out
dcarrington@am-ny.comWhile cigarettes have long ceased to seem sexy, cigars still have a certain mystique. For one, they smell and taste better and, be you male or female, their macho charisma is endlessly alluring. If that tumbler of Johnnie Walker blue label doesn't make...Tags: Ian Fleming, Little Italy (Manhattan, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Johnnie Walker, SoHo
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