Lifestyle Stories from December 14, 2015 (Change date)
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NASA Want Ad: Astronauts needed to help get to MarsDec 14, 2015 12:05 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Need more office space? How about outer space? NASA opened its astronaut-application website Monday. It's accepting applications through Feb....
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Violinist Perlman wins 'Jewish Nobel'Dec 15, 2015 5:05 am - JERUSALEM - Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has been awarded this year's "Jewish Nobel" for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for the dis...
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School is where adolescents get most of their exercise, but it's not enoughDec 17, 2015 5:15 am - Even though adolescents spend less than 5 percent of their time at school engaging in physical activity, according to a new study, this time accounts for almost half of ...
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Snippets of original 1977 reviews of 'Star Wars'Dec 17, 2015 5:07 am - When George Lucas' "Star Wars" first landed in 1977, some critics were swept away, while others resisted the tide. A sampling: Exhausting "'Star Wars' is like getti...
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Chevelle produces a life of fun in the fast laneDec 16, 2015 5:21 am - “Ya know what the problem is,” declared Larry Pugesek, gazing judiciously out the plate-glass window at his 1966 Chevelle SS. “It's just not fast enough.” He was in the ...
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Gadgets for runners who want to step smartlyDec 16, 2015 5:21 am - Lately, everyone has some sort of device to measure their stats in walking, running or biking. Wearable applications - known as smart apparel - shipped to consumers by 2...
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Fans will help create crowdsourced Taylor Swift bookDec 15, 2015 10:38 am - NEW YORK - Simon & Schuster will publish a crowdsourced book on Taylor Swift that fans will help create. The publisher announced Sunday that it will hold a contest where...
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Lawrence Kasdan on the past, present and future of Han SoloDec 15, 2015 10:38 am - LOS ANGELES - Lawrence Kasdan isn't afraid to play favorites. For him, Han Solo is it. He didn't create the scruffy-looking smuggler. He hadn't even heard the lore that ...
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With 'Force Awakens' looming, 'Heart of the Sea' sinksDec 15, 2015 10:38 am - NEW YORK - The movie industry braced for the coming storm of "The Force Awakens" over a quiet weekend where "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" notched its fourth-str...
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$100 to buy a student eyeglassesDec 15, 2015 5:12 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Maureen Wright of Mundelein. Here is an excerpt of her story: "After many weeks of not being able to see the...