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3 hrs ago | MLive.com

'So You Think You Can Dance' May 21 features 4-year-old born in Flint

Flint native and dancer Anthony "JFreeze" Naylor Jr. is following in his mother's footsteps with his dancing career, but he's moving a lot faster: At 4 years old, he has already landed in a pair of commercials, and Tuesday, May 21, he appears on Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance." Anthony Naylor Jr.

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Related Topix: Flint, MI, Antonio, Entertainment

8 hrs ago | Naples Daily News

Smoother Roads For Naples

This story is contributed by a member of the Naples community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Naples Daily News B Pothole Free, a state-of-the-art pothole repair solution franchise has expanded service into the greater Gulf Coast area of southern Florida.

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Related Topix: Smoother, Florida

12 hrs ago | Tyler Morning Telegraph

Officials call Toll 49 a major successa

Regional and state officials called Toll 49 a "major success" on Monday at the Council of Cities meeting and praised Smith County communities for cooperating in making it a well-traveled, alternative road way to take the traffic stress off of cities.

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Related Topix: Smith County, TX, Whitehouse, Whitehouse, TX, Tyler, TX, Bullard, TX

13 hrs ago | Charleston City Paper

Freeloaders: Art show confidential

This week is full of visual arts openings and exhibits to help you stretch out your cultural appreciation muscle before Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto start on Friday.

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Related Topix: Automatic, Folly Beach, SC, Home Gardening, Home, North Charleston, SC, Mount Pleasant, SC

17 hrs ago | Examiner.com

'X Factor' U.S. gets backlash for picking Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio as judges

"X Factor" viewers all over the Internet have had mostly negative reactions to the news that Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio have become judges on "The X Factor" U.S. As previously reported , Fox officially announced the news on May 20, 2013, that Rowland and Rubio have joined " The X Factor " U.S. judging panel as replacements for Britney Spears ... (more)

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, The X Factor, Kelly Rowland, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dance, Paulina Rubio, Pop/Rock, Antonio, Charleston, SC, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV

17 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio reportedly sign on as 'X Factor' U.S. judges

Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are set to replace Britney Spears and Antonio "L.A." Reid as judges on Fox's "The X Factor" U.S. , according to what TMZ reported on May 19, 2013.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, The X Factor, Kelly Rowland, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Dance, Paulina Rubio, Pop/Rock, Antonio, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Celebrities, Simon Cowell

Mon May 20, 2013

411mania.com

[VIDEO] Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama 7.10.04

Jun Akiyama 7.10.04 Posted by Larry Csonka on 05.20.2013 Check out the video... GHC Heavyweight Title match: Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama Commentators: Mauro Ranallo & Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski Pro Wrestling NOAH Departure 2004 Tokyo Dome

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ContactMusic.com

Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance In Concert - Album Review

Dead Can Dance have been 'dancing' on and off now for over thirty years and over the past twelve months have played to more people in more places than ever before.

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Related Topix: Gothic, Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard

WBIR-TV Knoxville

'Stand in the Gap' continues push to curb meth use

The Stand in the Gap Coalition is looking to tackle the region's meth problem with the help of local politicians and officials.

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The Jersey Journal

Photos: Memorial Day parade in South Amboy rained on

SOUTH AMBOY - A steady drizzle kept the usual crowds away from the Memorial Day parade here Sunday, but it didn't drown out the sound of bagpipes, Civil War-era gunshot volleys and cheers from the damp sidewalk.

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Related Topix: South Amboy, NJ, Sayreville, NJ, Scott Thomas, Cliffwood Beach, NJ

AlertNet

Using technology - and cooperation - to fight drought

People collect water at a well in Garissa, Kenya, on August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Ken Oloo/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/Handout When the governments of eastern Africa created the Intergovernmental Authority on Development more than 25 years ago, they hoped it would forge the cooperation needed to roll back the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, World News, Kenya, Africa, The Federation, Famine, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

BBC News

Understanding Ulysses

In a month's time it will be Bloomsday, which celebrates a day in the life of the fictional Leopold Bloom, the main character in James Joyce's famous novel Ulysses.

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Related Topix: James Joyce, Pop/Rock, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Sun May 19, 2013

National Public Radio

First Listen: Sean Nelson, 'Make Good Choices'

In the playfully faux-autobiographical "Kicking Me Out of the Band," Harvey Danger's Sean Nelson closes his solo debut by painting a comical portrait of a deluded former frontman whose hedonistic exploits get him booted from the band he'd founded.

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Related Topix: Harvey Danger, Arts, Painting

Global Voices Online

"Who Wants to be Prestigious?"

On the blog section [es] of Chilean newspaper El Mercurio [es], columnist Leila Guerrero analyzes the meaning of prestige [es] and notes: Rock musicians have been smart: 'rock star' is one of the few jobs where a loss of prestige means an increase of quotation.

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Related Topix: Blog News, South America, Chile, World News, Leila

RTE.ie

Doubts raised over reaching savings target in 2013

Minister of State Brian Hayes has indicated that all of the 300 million in savings from the public service being sought for 2013 may not be reached this year under proposals currently being examined at the Labour Relations Commission.

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Minot Daily News

Cleaner, cheaper fuel

North Dakota's long distances and sparse population have been obstacles in developing a transportation system powered by natural gas.

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Related Topix: North Dakota, The Clean, Grand Forks, ND, Dickinson, ND

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Westlake Elementary School students take a ride on the 'walking school bus'

Students at Westlake Elementary School are saying no to a ride to school in the family vehicle and yes to their walking school bus.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids, Santa Cruz, Science, Ecology

Bradenton.com

On Manatee's June 18 sales tax referendum: Issue lacks merit at this time

The Manatee County Commission approved a "special referendum" to request a public vote on June 18 for a half-cent sales tax increase to fund our indigent health care.

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Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Tax, The Federation

Sat May 18, 2013

Concert Tour

Perks of Being a Wallflower: The Music Behind the Book

There is a rich history of coming-of-age novels that strike a fine balance between universally relatable youth and the time period the plot takes place in.

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Related Topix: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Erin Linney: Santa Cruz needs an energy code

Throughout my four years in Santa Cruz, I have rented four different houses. All have been old, inefficient, and owned by absentee landlords.

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Related Topix: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, UC Santa Cruz, Opinion