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By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing Writer
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) – by Tony Stewart's standards, his tongue-in-cheek assessment of NASCAR's latest wreckfest at Talladega was tame stuff. but his four-minute Q&a following Sunday's race was vintage Smoke, and boy did he deliver.
The three-time NASCAR champion deadpanned his way through a flurry of questions about his afternoon, which [...]

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It figures that, in the midst of the tropical splendor of Hawaii, the final episode of “The amazing Race” would come down to two very Wisconsin skills — sledding and bowling.
And it was enough to give Madison’s Dave and Rachel Brown the edge — and the million dollars — as they won “Amazing race 20,” [...]

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by Andrés Cardenal – April 30, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, BKS, MSFT, NOK | 0 Comments
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Shares of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) were rising by more than 60% on [...]

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Remember last month when Deion Sanders’ estranged wife Pilar named Tracey Edmonds as one of the reason she and her husband were on the outs?  Tracey denied she was his mistress and responded as if nothing was going on–as she said she and Deion had just met on a business level a couple months prior.
 Well [...]

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We took a week off from The Fight last week to observe Good Friday but we’re back at it tonight.  It’s Justin Moore at week #2 with his song, “‘Till My last Day” taking on Scotty McCreery, “Water Tower Town”.  It’s Friday Night!  Let’s get it on!!
Justin Moore — ‘Till My last Day
Scotty McCreery — [...]

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Pregnant man’ separates from wife
Hermann J. Knippertz / AP fileThomas Beatie, better known as the “pregnant man,” has separated from his wife. The couple has three children together.

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April 9 (Bloomberg) — Tumi Holdings inc., the premium travel-bag company, is seeking as much as $319.3 million in a U.S. initial public offering, allowing private-equity owner Doughty Hanson & Co. to begin recouping its investment.
The company, London-based Doughty Hanson and other stockholders are offering 18.78 million shares at $15 to $17 each, according to [...]

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Great Balls of Fire! Bear Grylls throws some heat at L.A Dodgers game · The Score

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It’s still an annual pilgrimages for thousands of people….Grant Park, Chicago in August. the 2012 Lollapalooza lineup has been announced with details and the official video here:
Alabama ShakesAloe BlaccAmadou & MariamAmbassadorsAnamanaguchiAnimal KingdomAt the Drive-InAviciiBand of SkullsBassnectarBear in HeavenBig GiganticBlack SabbathBlind PilotBloc PartyBombay Bicycle ClubBowerbirdsCalvin HarrisChairliftChancellor WarholChildish GambinoDawesDelta SpiritDEVDie AntwoordDJ MelDJ NihalDJ ZeboDoomtreeDr. DogDry the RiverDum [...]

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I’ve mentioned Sailor Moon before on this blog, via an alternate look at her fashion and while discussing Ai Yazawa’s art & manga. Recently I decided to read the manga in full, as previously I’d only seen the anime (the american dub, at that). I enjoyed it much more than I thought possible and it brought [...]

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