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2 hrs ago | Oxford Times

Theatre calls for help with knitting mission

The Knitting Circle's Sanjiv Hayre is pictured on the ladder with fellow cast members, the writer, crew and volunteer knitters THE Pegasus Theatre is well versed in spinning yarns.

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Related Topix: Life, Knitting, Charity

4 hrs ago | Radio Times

The most persistent celebrity death conspiracies

He enjoyed devising elaborate hoaxes and was said by many, including close friend and colleague Bob Zmuda, to have been obsessed with the idea of faking his own death.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Man on the Moon, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Celebrities, Jim Carrey, Pop/Rock, R.E.M., Bob Zmuda, Life, Conspiracy Theory

5 hrs ago | WLTX-TV Columbia

Feds Investigate After Plane Parts Land on GA Home

Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house in Clayton County.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Boeing 747, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta, GA

6 hrs ago | Fortune

Inside Amazon's tax fight

For many years, Amazon.com enjoyed a crucial leg up compared to traditional retailers like Barnes & Noble, Sears, and Wal-Mart: The e-tailer didn't charge sales taxes to its customers.

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Related Topix: Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Collecting, Life

7 hrs ago | Burlington Times News

Hillsborough brewery wins $50,000 on TV show

Mystery Brewing Co. won $50,000 to help grow the more than one-year-old Hillsborough brewery in a competition between three small businesses held as part of a new CNBC Prime television series.

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Related Topix: Hillsborough, NC, Beer, Drink, Life, Homebrewing

10 hrs ago | Townhall

John Ransom: Impeaching Holder is a Good First Start

Conservatives have alleged that progressives have been engaged in a callous attempt under this plutocratic administration in creating artificial crises so that the plutocracy can abridge citizens' rights.

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Related Topix: Life, Conspiracy Theory, Opinion

Wed May 22, 2013

The New Zealand Herald

Changing Adults hit the road [+free download]

Following tour announcements last week by UMO and TimeOut cover stars Shapeshifter , this week sees separate tours by the Phoenix Foundation, the Adults, Fat Freddy's Drop , and Ladi6 scheduled for mid-winter, multi-date runs around the country.

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Related Topix: The Phoenix Foundation, Pop/Rock, Life, Homebrewing

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Blue Ridge Mountain Quilt Guild

The Blue Ridge Mountain Quilt Guild is dedicated to charitable & educational purposes of the art of quilting in the community.

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Related Topix: Life, Quilting, Canton, NC

Honolulu Weekly

Reassembling

The reader weary of cutesy novels with multiple story lines that are obviously going to be inextricably tied together, somehow, might not want to venture too far into Darien Gee's The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society .

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Related Topix: Life, Scrapbooking

National Review Online

Jonah Goldberg: Obama's - Idiot' Defense

The best defenses of his administration require undermining the rationale for his presidency.

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Related Topix: Life, Conspiracy Theory

The Atlantic

Yes, Oklahoma Truthers Think Obama Used His Anti-Scandal Weather Magic

On Sunday, six days after a furious and deadly tornado, President Obama will reportedly head to Moore, Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Moore, OK, Life, Conspiracy Theory

WISN-TV

New Miller Park beer named after team mascot

The Milwaukee Brewers now have a beer named in honor of the team's mascot. Brewers officials announced Wednesday that "Bernie's Barrelman Ale" was the name selected by fans for a new Leinenkugel Brewing Company beer available only at the ballpark.

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Milwaukee, WI, Life, Homebrewing, Entertainment

Santa Fe Reporter

Fests for the Wicked

Some of the city's top art festivals might be well over the hill, but with an influx of fresh faces on the cultural scene [ Arts Valve, April 24: "New Kids on the Art Block" ] , don't relegate them to RainbowVision just yet.

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Related Topix: Institute of American Indian Arts, Life, Crafts

Iol.co.za

Feathers fly as foursome squawk

In an increasingly eco-conscious world, a play like Twitch is sure to resonate with a broad spectrum of theatre-goers, even though its material encompasses far more than the bird-watching activities of its protagonists.

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Related Topix: Life, Bird Watching

Tue May 21, 2013

Gawker

Why Did Obama Make Those Tornadoes? Ask the Tornado Truthers

If our planet's increasingly extreme weather isn't caused by man-made climate change, then it stands to reason that it's actually caused by man-made supervillains using government technology to take American Freedoms with superstorms like Monday's mile-wide monster tornadoes.

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Related Topix: Weather, Global Warming, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Life, Conspiracy Theory

Salon

Here come the tornado truthers. Already

Popular conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says the government wields a " weather weapon " that can "create and steer" tornadoes.

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Related Topix: Life, Conspiracy Theory, US Politics, US News, Joe Biden, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul

The Star Online

Make a spool necklace

WOODEN spools are a great vintage find. These days, you can still find a bundle of them lurking about in craft shops and the occasional craft bazaars.

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Related Topix: Life, Embroidery, Malaysia

The Austin Chronicle

DVD Watch: 'My Neighbor Totoro'

When Japanese animation icon Hayao Miyazaki moved in next door to My Neighbor Totoro , it was almost a disaster.

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Related Topix: Life, Anime and Manga, Family, Kids

SciFi Japan

VIZ Media Vecomes Master Licensor for Anime Series K

Episodes of the new anime series K will debut on the same day in Japan and the US.

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Related Topix: Life, Anime and Manga

Examiner.com

Brew Riot 2013: successful craft homebrew celebration packs Bishop Arts Center

Sunday's Brew Riot, combined with near-perfect weather, brought out about 2,500 craft beer lovers to the Bishop Arts District for a fun and relaxing homebrew celebration.

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Life, Homebrewing, Dallas, TX, Oak Cliff, TX