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"DWTS:" QB Killa Should Win. Will He?
The TV Zone"Vote for MEEEEE!!!!!" My God, is the fix in on "Dancing with the Stars," or what? For some reason - probably some reason to do with demographics, ad rates, money, finance, profit, and the continued dominance and preeminence of......Tags: Warren Sapp, Dancing, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Television
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Something about Rick Reilly, Mt. Rushmore on ESPN
WatchdogMy eyes started to glaze over about three graphs into ESPN's news release about its February-dog-days "Mount Rushmore of Sports" series, but it sounds like it could be an interesting thing for bloggers to make fun of in the coming......Tags: Maryland, Physical Conditions, Periodicals, Peyton Manning, Ozzie Newsome
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Senate on junkets: Ban 'em and take 'em
The Swampby Mark Silva A couple of weeks after the Senate approved a measure limiting "luxury" spending for corporate travel by recipients of federal bailout dollars, two dozen senators of both parties left town for political meetings on the Florida coast.......Tags: New York, Maryland, Tourism and Leisure, Parliament, Connecticut
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The Fairy Food Post
Dining@LargeNotableM, Joyce W. and Sean did a good job of trying to stave off the Fairy Food Post, but somebody, not mentioning any names, was still a teeny bit grumpy. Too bad for the rest of you, but you know......Tags: Elves and Fairies (legendary entities)
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Clock running out on ESPN Zone
Dining@LargeHate to break your hearts, foodies, but it looks like ESPN Zone in the Inner Harbor is closing.At least that's what an unidentified source tells the LA Times. The source tells the Times that Walt Disney Co., which owns the chain,......Tags: Inner Harbor, Anaheim, Downtown Disney, Los Angeles Times, ESPN (tv network)
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About that venison heart
Dining@LargeA friend of mine recently traveled to Chicago and, while dining out at The Publican restaurant, was surprised to see venison heart on the menu.Sounds to me like a twofer movie sequel, in which the huntsman charged with doing in......Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Restaurants, Snow White (fictional character), Alcoholic Beverages, Restaurants
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Happy Birthday Quiz: 15 years of Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom marks its 15th year of existence on Monday. Fittingly, it has an Earth Day birthday. Take our quiz that looks back on the theme park's first decade and a half. 1. Even before the park opened, it had a name change. What word was...
Tags: Earth Day, Zoology, Amusement and Theme Parks, Avatar (movie), Michael Eisner
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The many faces of business-casual
Good news for facial-hair enthusiasts. After six decades of flagrant beardscrimination, Walt Disney Co. has lifted its ban on employee goatees and other face fuzz.
It's a bold move by a notoriously conservative company. As Walt Disney himself once did...Tags: Rex Huppke, Viacom Inc., Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Getting into stormtrooper gear at Disney's Star Wars Weekends
Guests at Disney's Hollywood Studios can have their likenesses transformed into a stormtrooper figurine, pose for photographs with Jabba the Hutt's pet and hear a short story from a man who was an Ewok during this year's edition of Star Wars Weekends. The...Tags: Ray Park, Warwick Davis, Amusement and Theme Parks, Interstate 4, Jim Cummings
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Pro sports leagues aim to put workers' comp out of play
One would think that we've learned from bitter experience not to trust a word uttered by our major professional sports leagues. Yet here they are trying to put another howler over on us. This is their assertion that retired pro athletes — many...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Alzheimer's Disease, San Francisco 49ers, Injuries and Wounds, National Football League
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Theme parks with mommy issues
Moms are almost invisible at our theme parks. No, not the ones wielding double-wide strollers and juggling a bambino or two plus a little princess. Those I see a lot. But what about fictional mothers built into the stories of individual attractions? They'...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Starbucks Corp., Tourism and Leisure
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Best of the new — and renewed at Orlando theme parks
Here are my picks for the best happenings at theme parks and attractions for 2012. •Best new costumes: Storybook Circus, Magic Kingdom. Step right up and see the red, ringmaster-inspired costumes — complete with tails — that fit the...
Tags: Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Travel, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Universal CityWalk
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