Posts Tagged ‘year’

Zen out on 2012: New Yorkers will bring in the new year with silence, not booze 

More than 1,000 New Yorkers searching for peace in the New Year hope to find it by chanting one loud “om” when the clocks strikes midnight.

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New Year cheer starts early in time-jumping Samoa (AP)

Map locates Samoa; country plans to move their calendar forward one day by moving across the International DatelineAP – The New Year’s Eve parties started a whole day early on the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, after a hop across the international date line transported the country 24 hours into the future — making it the first in the world to ring in the new year.


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Kick off the New Year with travel deals

If you’re suffering from a holiday hangover, a vacation may seem like just the right remedy. Luckily, early January brings travel bargains.

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The NBA year in preview   

Opening a box of NBA predictions on this Christmas Day: Miami defeats Oklahoma City in the 2012 Finals, 4-1 and LeBron James wins his third regular-season MVP.

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Americans adhere to MyPlate guide just seven days a year: report 

First Lady Michelle Obama launched the new plate icon this year, replacing the decades-old food pyramid.

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2011 in Review: Rank top sports story of the year

The year that is fast coming to a close in Big Apple sports will be remembered as much for what happened off the field than for any achievements between the lines.

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’Bama out to avenge loss to Auburn last year

Alabama and Auburn have split the last two national championships. This is the fourth straight year this game has had BCS and SEC title game implications and a case can be made for this being the most heated football rivalry in the country.

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