2014年10月12日 星期日

2014-10-13 U.S. Spotlight

  ESPN   
The run that birthed Dallas' dynasty  ESPN
In 1989, the largest trade in NFL history sent Herschel Walker from Dallas to Minnesota. The Vikings ruined what looked to be a budding dynasty by selling the farm for Walker. Dallas became the team of the 1990's, restoring its place as America's Team.

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  PBS NewsHour   
As midterms near, political shake-ups in Kansas, South Dakota possible  PBS NewsHour
U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, right, greets George Edwards, left, after Cotton addressed a crowd of supporters at a Republican headquarters office April 26, 2014 in Hot Springs, Ark. Sen. Pryor is in a tight reelection campaign with Republican opponent, U.S. Rep.

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  New York Times   
Before the Advice, Check Out the Adviser  New York Times
Merlin and Elaine Toffel question whether variable annuities they bought, which came with high fees, were completely in their best interest. Credit Nathan Weber for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story.

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  National Geographic   
Will Catalonia Hold a Referendum on Whether to Break Away From Spain?  National Geographic
An independence vote was slated for November 9, but Madrid declared it illegal. Who will win the tug-of-war? People hold "estelada" flags, Catalan separatist flags, during a gathering to. Catalan separatist flags brighten a gathering of thousands in ...


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From stutterer to star: How James Earl Jones found his voice  PBS NewsHour
James Earl Jones, the 83-year-old acting legend who recently made his return to Broadway in the play "You Can't Take It With You," discusses the highs and lows of his six-decade-long career, from his modest beginnings suffering from a stutter to a ...


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  The Star-Ledger   
Sayreville football parent reveals sexual nature of alleged locker room hazing ...  The Star-Ledger
It came without warning. It would start with a howling noise from a senior football player at Sayreville War Memorial High School, and then the locker room lights were abruptly shut off. In the darkness, a freshman football player would be pinned to the locker ...


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  Search Engine Land   
Why SEOs Need To Stop Automating Email Outreach For Links  Search Engine Land
Link building is a time-consuming process, so it may be tempting to take shortcuts. But email outreach is one area where you should always invest the time. Matthew Barby on October 8, 2014 at 9:35 am. More. mobile-email2-ss-1920. Email outreach is ...


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Pearson's wrong answer — and why it matters in the high-stakes testing era  Washington Post (blog)
Sarah Blaine is a mother, former teacher and full-time practicing attorney in New Jersey who writes at her own parentingthecore blog. Early this year, I published a post of hers under the headline, “You think you know what teachers do. Right? Wrong,” that was ...


   

  National Geographic   
An Unexpected Capital for the Internet of Things  National Geographic
Ireland has found large investment from tech companies, and Dublin wants to push it even farther. Photograph by Chris Hill, National Geographic Creative. Story from our partner OZY. Laura Secorun Palet. for OZY. Published October 11, 2014. Smart cities are ...


   

  New York Times   
Can Celiac Disease Affect the Brain?  New York Times
WHEN Andre H. Lagrange, a neurologist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, saw the ominous white spots on the patient's brain scan, he considered infection or lymphoma, a type of cancer. But tests ruled out both. Meanwhile, anti-epilepsy drugs failed to ...


   

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