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FlyBy, though, has managed to find plenty of gems in Pretty Polly's proposal, whether you're longing for your elementary school days (Hanson), a Latin rock buff (Los Lonely Boys), or just a fan of dances everyone knows how to do (Soulja Boy), and because of how many performers are on the list, there's sure to be someone you like...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa | Title: Yardfest 2010 Poll Released | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...have never been a fan of the torch relay
 - and you might be incensed to learn that its roots lie in Nazi Germany. Carl
 Diem, the secretary-general of the 1936 Berlin Games, pitched the event as a
way to infuse the Games with pageantry and buff the mythic image of the Third Reich. That year, on its way from
 Greece to Germany, the flame passed through Yugoslavia, Hungary,
 Austria and Czechoslovakia - all of which would be annexed or occupied 
within a few years. (See a timeline of the 2008 Olympic-torch relay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Olympic-Torch Relay | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...she’s too busy shopping for new exercise attire that day, I often encounter a second type: those who note the pace of those around them and seek to go just a little faster. We all know the slightly older man attempting to look buff as he huffs and puffs amongst the row of women will take her place, or the woman in an over-sized T-shirt reaching the peak of her mountain trying to shed a few pounds. But no matter who it is, they all share one commonality—an inability to keep their...

Author: By Lea J. Hachigian | Title: Madness at the MAC | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...avid outdoorsman who has enjoyed the trail since he was a teenager. But knowledgeable hikers may still have raised an eyebrow at the claim, as Sanford's absence coincided with Naked Hiking Day, the annual ritual in which courageous trekkers take to the great outdoors in the buff. While the tradition has its fans, not everyone welcomes the combination of hiking boots and birthday suits. "It's just rude," said Brian King, a spokesman for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. "People are out there hiking with their kids and families, and there are Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Appalachian Trail | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

Supporters say Sotomayor would bring much needed passion and real-world experience to the Supreme Court, while detractors claim she bullies attorneys from the bench and lacks intellectual firepower. A divorced food buff who listens to soft rock, Sotomayor once reportedly joked about the ease of filling out financial-disclosure forms on her relatively modest judicial salary: "When you don't have money, it's easy. There isn't anything there to report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sonia Sotomayor: Obama's Supreme Court Nominee | 5/27/2009 | See Source »

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