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    Oct 16, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  1. Terry Teachout's New Play About Louis Armstrong Shows the Man Behind the Trumpet

    Satchmo at the Waldorf By Terry Teachout. Directed by Gordon Edelstein. Through Nov. 4 at the Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven. (203) 787-4282, longwharf.org   Enter, coughing. Not laughing or blowing his treasured trumpet. The great...

    Tags: Long Wharf Theatre, Eugene O'Neill, Brian Dennehy, Louis Armstrong, Music

    2. Aug 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. 10 things you might not know about beards

    There's been a lot of beard news to comb through this summer: Egypt elected Mohammed Morsi, its first bearded president. In Ohio, the big news is a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks by Amish people against fellow Amish. Meanwhile, entertainment websites have been excited over the bearded versions of Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman. Here are 10 facts that come within a whisker of profundity.
    Chicago Tribune reporters
    There's been a lot of beard news to comb through this summer: Egypt elected Mohammed Morsi, its first bearded president. In Ohio, the big news is a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks by Amish people against fellow Amish. Meanwhile, entertainment...

    Tags: Fidel Castro, Central Intelligence Agency, Abraham Lincoln, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Aldrich

    3. Sep 3, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  3. Philip Winchester explores dark side of 'Strike Back' character

    RedEye
    Philip Winchester's character, Sgt. Michael Stonebridge, has been wrestling some heavy demons in the new season of "Strike Back." In the season premiere, he was forced to kill one of his Special Air Service trainees. The trainee's brother, former special...

    Tags: YouTube, Strike Back (tv program), San Diego Comic-Con International, Wrestling, Johannesburg (South Africa)

    4. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Terry 'Tubesteak' Tracy dies at 77; model for Big Kahuna in 'Gidget'

    In 1956, Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy, freshly fired from his job at a downtown insurance company, bid goodbye to the 9-to-5 life and headed for the Malibu shore, where he built himself a shack out of wood scraps and palm fronds and sailed into surfing history.
    In 1956, Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy, freshly fired from his job at a downtown insurance company, bid goodbye to the 9-to-5 life and headed for the Malibu shore, where he built himself a shack out of wood scraps and palm fronds and sailed into surfing...

    Tags: Diabetes, Surfing, Cancer, Cliff Robertson, The Beach Boys

    5. Aug 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Sweet kisses

    The Baltimore Sun
    Pity the anchorman. Andrew Johnson of CTV Vancouver Island was on the air talking to Astrid Braunschmidt, the weather reporter. Transitioning from a story about a town where couples used to come to "canoodle," he said to her, "It's time now for a look at...
    6. Aug 22, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Columnist Ken Blanchard: Use care when speaking

    If you are entertained by politics, as I am, Joe Biden is the gift that keeps on giving. Speaking to a largely African-American audience in Danville, Va., the vice president accused Mitt Romney of wanting to unchain Wall Street. He then said: “They...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Movies, Joe Biden, Entertainment, Fargo (movie)

    7. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Battle rattle

    Hookers, rock stars, football coaches, cops, psychiatrists, pickpockets, political policy wonks — every trade has its own insider jargon, every group a lingo or recognition code that separates “ins from outs,” “us from them,” the clued from the un-clued, the frontline vets from the REMFs and Beltway Clerks.
    Hookers, rock stars, football coaches, cops, psychiatrists, pickpockets, political policy wonks — every trade has its own insider jargon, every group a lingo or recognition code that separates “ins from outs,” “us from them,”...

    Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Chicago Tribune, Defense, The Pentagon, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. Jul 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. SkyWarn weather spotter terms

    <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong><a name="A"></a>-A-</strong></span>
    -A- ACCAS (usually pronounced ACK-kis) - AltoCumulus CAStellanus; mid-level clouds (bases generally 8 to 15 thousand feet), of which at least a fraction of their upper parts show cumulus-type development. These clouds often are taller than they are wide,...

    Tags: Subway Transportation, Weather Science, Weather Statistics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters

    9. Jul 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Not so everyday weather terms

    <strong>ALGORITHM </strong>- A computer program (or set of programs) which is designed to systematically solve a certain kind of problem. WSR-88D radars (NEXRAD) employ algorithms to analyze radar data and automatically determine storm motion, probability of hail, vertically integrated liquid water, accumulated rainfall, and several other parameters.
    ALGORITHM - A computer program (or set of programs) which is designed to systematically solve a certain kind of problem. WSR-88D radars (NEXRAD) employ algorithms to analyze radar data and automatically determine storm motion, probability of hail,...

    Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Weather Statistics, Natural Disasters

    10. Jul 31, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. An Update on Agile, Aging Rapper Ghostface Killah Before His New Haven Date on Aug. 4

    <strong>Ghostface Killah</strong>
    Ghostface Killah w/ Sheek Louch, Saigon, Rowdy City, Debo and Krystyle. $25 adv., $28 doors. 8 p.m., Aug. 4. Toad's Place, 300 York St., New Haven, toadsplace.com   Dennis Coles has never let a good opportunity go to waste. The Staten Island, N.Y.-bred...

    Tags: Toad's Place, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan (music group), Staten Island (New York City), Entertainment

    11. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  11. Chinese dictionary leaves out gay slang

    Check this out: the latest edition of the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary has added more than 4,000 words to its manifest of acceptable terms and definitions this year -- and left out one. "Tongzhi" is both the Mandarin and Cantonese word for comrade. But since the 1980's it's come to represent something else altogether.
    KIAH
    Check this out: the latest edition of the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary has added more than 4,000 words to its manifest of acceptable terms and definitions this year -- and left out one. "Tongzhi" is both the Mandarin and Cantonese word for comrade. But...

    Tags: Social Issues

    12. May 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 10 things you might not know about losers

    We're at a loss to explain two things: Why JPMorgan Chase took a $2 billion bath on risky trades, and how the <a href="http://chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> can maintain such futility, holding the worst record in the National League. It appears to be high season for lowliness, with both JPMorgan and the Cubs among the Elite of Defeat. Some other losers:
    We're at a loss to explain two things: Why JPMorgan Chase took a $2 billion bath on risky trades, and how the Chicago Cubs can maintain such futility, holding the worst record in the National League. It appears to be high season for lowliness, with both...

    Tags: U.S. Elections, The Wall Street Journal, Politics, Chicago Cubs, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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