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...the late actor Leslie Nielsen couldn't still be making jokes, six months after he died of pneumonia, could he? He is, and don't call us Shirley. Pictures today show Nielsen's Fort Lauderdale grave site at Evergreen Cemetery -- which, of course -- wouldn't...
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2011/06/leslie_nielsen_gravestone_epitaph_fort_lauderdale.php
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...AP FILE - In this file photo taken Dec. 12, 2003, actor Leslie Nielsen... LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Leslie Nielsen (L) and wife Barbaree Earl Nielsen arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Anchor Bay Entertainment's "Stan Helsing" on October...
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Connecticut Post
http://www.ctpost.com/movies/slideshow/Leslie-Nielsen-dead-at-84-2132.php
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Tribe councilman Max Osceola, Jr. is the Chairman of the Board of the 2009-2010 Winterfest Executive Committee. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler and actor Leslie Nielsen will be parade judges.
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Emediawire.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3357984.htm
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Tribe councilman Max Osceola, Jr. is the Chairman of the Board of the 2009-2010 Winterfest Executive Committee. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler and actor Leslie Nielsen will be parade judges.
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
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Emediawire.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3357984.htm
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Alfred Hitchcock directed only a handful of episodes of his classic '50s TV
series , but he was on hand every week to offer
a witty introduction and take a few jabs at his sponsors. Hitchcock was already
such a brand, that even though he had less
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DVD Verdict
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/hitchcock4.php
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It took some time and a lot of Juno references, but we finally have an internationally-adopted American export worse for health than fast food: there's a Spanish version of the [Genre] Movie series. As you'd expect, it's a full dinner's worth of spoof
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I Watch Stuff!
http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/12/genre_movie_series_goes_intern.php
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With "Ironman 2" scheduled to be released in the spring of 2010 there is already anticipation to see actress Scarlett Johansson in her Black Widow catsuit costume. The hype began with a twitter from director Jon Favreau who mentioned how mind blowing
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2450982/alltime_top_15_catsuits_in_movies.html
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With "Ironman 2" scheduled to be released in the spring of 2010 there is already anticipation to see actress Scarlett Johansson in her Black Widow catsuit costume. The hype began with a twitter from director Jon Favreau who mentioned how mind blowing
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2450982/alltime_top_15_catsuits_in_movies.html
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The idea that someone would assault the president with silverware strikes me as improbable. In fact, that scenario reminded me of the state-dinner scene in "Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear," in which Leslie Nielsen's dimwitted detective commits mayhem
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/OpinionLa/~3/1a0OcmJG774/we-are-not-amused.html
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All you need to know about 'Stan Helsing' is right up there. It's so unoriginal, so uninspired that those are the names that parody the modern slasher icons, leading one to wonder how
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High-Def Digest
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/highdefdigestbluraynews/~3/kMqchi5GKS0/stanhelsing.html
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All you need to know about 'Stan Helsing' is right up there. It's so unoriginal, so uninspired that those are the names that parody the modern slasher icons, leading one to wonder how
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High-Def Digest
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/highdefdigestbluraynews/~3/kMqchi5GKS0/stanhelsing.html
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OH SNAP! Joanna's Ultra Halloween Bloodmoon Vampire Extravaganza Party is tomorrow night and you still haven't gotten your righteous costume together! You decided weeks ago that you were going to be a shining beacon of individualism at the party by
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MTV.com
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/10/30/five-non-twilight-saga-alternatives-for-an-awesome-vampire-costume/
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OH SNAP! Joanna's Ultra Halloween Bloodmoon Vampire Extravaganza Party is tomorrow night and you still haven't gotten your righteous costume together! You decided weeks ago that you were going to be a shining beacon of individualism at the party by
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MTV.com
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/10/30/five-non-twilight-saga-alternatives-for-an-awesome-vampire-costume/
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WHY is quality such an anathema to sci-fi? The wobblier the sets, the dodgier the alien make-up and the sillier the scientific explanations, the more we take it to our hearts. 1950s and 60s B-movies are a case in point, Plan 9 From Outer Space
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Edinburgh Daily News
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/reviews/-Review-Return-to-the.5781104.jp
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WHY is quality such an anathema to sci-fi? The wobblier the sets, the dodgier the alien make-up and the sillier the scientific explanations, the more we take it to our hearts. 1950s and 60s B-movies are a case in point, Plan 9 From Outer Space
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Edinburgh Daily News
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/reviews/-Review-Return-to-the.5781104.jp
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Small films with big scares on DVD just in time for Halloween -- starring folks like Anna Paquin, Terry O'Quinn, and, yes, Leslie Nielsen
Chris Nashawaty is a senior writer for EW, and author of EW.com's DVD Insomniac column
Forget the forgettable
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Entertainment Weekly
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20310838_20316311,00.html?xid=rss-dvd-16+little%2Dknown+horror+gems
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I think of myself as an omnivore -- both of food and film -- but am allergic to certain actors. Maybe it's an allergy to certain actors in certain roles. Watching the World Series last night, I got hives from the ad for the forthcoming A
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Philly.com
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/flickgrrl/Actor_Allergies_and_Leslie_Nielsen_Syndrome.html
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PowerSafe Technology Corporation (PSFT.PK) subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (www.amplificationtechnologies.com) (ATI), is offering higher performance thermoelectrically cooled discrete amplification single photon counting solid state
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TransWorldNews
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FindittBlog/~3/W1PnysSHDaQ/Post.aspx
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Clipping my toenails. Cleaning the gutters. Watching the same half-hour
infomercial three times in a row late at night. Listening to a CD of nature
sounds. Watching Norton Anti-Virus run a scan on my computer.
Oh, hey there. I didn't see you standing
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DVD Verdict
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/stanhelsingbluray.php
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There's only one "Stan Helsing" -- but that won't last long. When a movie is advertised as being "from the executive producer of 'Scary Movie,' " the one thing you can count on is more of the same, which is precisely what producer-writer-director Bo
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Variety
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/variety/headlines/~3/Tz7yuL-jDF4/VE1117941443
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There's only one "Stan Helsing" -- but that won't last long. When a movie is advertised as being "from the executive producer of 'Scary Movie,' " the one thing you can count on is more of the same, which is precisely what producer-writer-director Bo
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Variety
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/variety/headlines/~3/Tz7yuL-jDF4/VE1117941443
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The crude spoof movie "Stan Helsing" manages to deliver a few laughs, which is a few more than bigger-budget competitors like "Dance Flick" managed. Two couples (Kenan Thompson of "Saturday Night Live" is the biggest name in the cast, unless you count
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/stan_helsing_wSzW3LhuR8qOj4X3X5WrgJ
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The crude spoof movie "Stan Helsing" manages to deliver a few laughs, which is a few more than bigger-budget competitors like "Dance Flick" managed. Two couples (Kenan Thompson of "Saturday Night Live" is the biggest name in the cast, unless you count
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/stan_helsing_wSzW3LhuR8qOj4X3X5WrgJ
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Your eyes do not deceive you. In the spirit of Scary Movie and all its illegitimate progeny, Hispano Foxfilm (20th Century Fox International) presents Spanish Movie, which releases in Spain on Dec. 4. From the looks of these posters and the below
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Agent Bedhead
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agentbedhead/WhQS/~3/y74L2TZz55I/
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Television has answered our prayers—well, some viewers’ prayers, anyway—and returned 1990s staples Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210 to the air. So, in the wake of the current Curb Your Enthusiasm plotline—in which the fictional Larry David
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WomansDay.com
http://www.womansday.com/content/view/full/42978
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2009-10-20 00:36:02 -
BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/19/09 -- The most feared monsters in cinematic history have met their match! Watch out villains, here comes... Stan Helsing? From the executive producer of "Scary Movie," the
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PR-Inside.com
http://www.pr-inside.com/anchor-bay-entertainment-unleashes-stan-r1535559.htm
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2009-10-20 00:36:02 -
BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/19/09 -- The most feared monsters in cinematic history have met their match! Watch out villains, here comes... Stan Helsing? From the executive producer of "Scary Movie," the
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PR-Inside.com
http://www.pr-inside.com/anchor-bay-entertainment-unleashes-stan-r1535559.htm
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Home plate umpire Bill Miller did his best Leslie Nielsen imitation on a pitch to Jorge Posada in the second innning. Miller gave an emphatic strike call, all but moon-walking to the dugout. It was so emphatic, in fact, that Posada decided to check
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4577908&name=mlb_playoffs
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Home plate umpire Bill Miller did his best Leslie Nielsen imitation on a pitch to Jorge Posada in the second innning. Miller gave an emphatic strike call, all but moon-walking to the dugout. It was so emphatic, in fact, that Posada decided to check
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4577908&name=mlb_playoffs
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October 14, 2009 2:55 PM EDT
Who: Writer/Director/Producer Bo Zenga and cast members Leslie Nielsen
("Airplane!," "Scary Movie 3 and 4"), Steve Howey ("Reba,"
"Bride Wars"), Kenan Thompson ("Saturday Night Live"), Desi Lydic
("Big Heart City"),
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Your+Red+Carpet+Coverage+Is+Invited+at+the+October+20th+Star-Studded+Los+Angeles+Premiere+of+the+Hilarious+Horror+Film+Parody+%26quot%3BStan+Helsing%26quot%3B/5017189.html
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October 14, 2009 2:55 PM EDT
Who: Writer/Director/Producer Bo Zenga and cast members Leslie Nielsen
("Airplane!," "Scary Movie 3 and 4"), Steve Howey ("Reba,"
"Bride Wars"), Kenan Thompson ("Saturday Night Live"), Desi Lydic
("Big Heart City"),
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Your+Red+Carpet+Coverage+Is+Invited+at+the+October+20th+Star-Studded+Los+Angeles+Premiere+of+the+Hilarious+Horror+Film+Parody+%26quot%3BStan+Helsing%26quot%3B/5017189.html
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Capt. Hilts bangs the wall slowly in ‘The Great Escape’ (1963)
No baseball scenes are both lighter and more heavy with meaning than those in “The Great Escape.” In a WWII German concentration camp, Capt. Hilts (Steve McQueen) is known as “The
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MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33243140/ns/entertainment-5top/
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The Times' high school football rankings by Ben Bolch:
Cougars to the Southern Section: "Is that all you've got?" (1)
Will Smith said Tommy Lee Jones could play Coach Bill Redell in a movie; Leslie
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/highschool/~3/1CSBROHrd4M/la-sp-prep-rankings5-2009oct05,0,1993881.story
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The Times' high school football rankings by Ben Bolch:
Cougars to the Southern Section: "Is that all you've got?" (1)
Will Smith said Tommy Lee Jones could play Coach Bill Redell in a movie; Leslie
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/highschool/~3/1CSBROHrd4M/la-sp-prep-rankings5-2009oct05,0,1993881.story
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Watching David Paterson play dumb on "Meet the Press" on Sunday called to mind a favorite scene from "The Naked Gun," when Leslie Nielsen's Lt. Frank Drebin tries in vain to dissuade shocked passersby from staring at a truly spectacular explosion by
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Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/28/paterson-wastes-his-meet-_n_302089.html
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Watching David Paterson play dumb on “Meet the Press” on Sunday called to mind a favorite scene from “The Naked Gun,” when Leslie Nielsen’s Lt. Frank Drebin tries in vain to dissuade shocked passersby from staring at a truly spectacular explosion by
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New York Observer
http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/paterson-wastes-his-meet-press-moment
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DEWITT - DeWitt Public Schools announces the appointment of several new staff for the 2009-10 school year. Superintendent Tina Templin praised the new hires as "talented, creative and committed."
Staci Davis teaches kindergarten at Fuerstenau Early
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Lansing State Journal
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090913/DEWITTBATH02/909130579/1006/NEWS05
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Director: William Girdler
Tagline: “For centuries they were hunted for bounty, fun, and food… now it’s their turn.”
Plot: An opening crawl sets up the premise; like Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, deals with the negative effects of global warming on
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The A.V. Club
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http://www.avclub.com/articles/day-of-the-animals,32626/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=channel_dvd
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HOLLYWOOD, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/25/09 --
An independent comedy with a working title of
"Brand Dead" featuring Patrick Cavanaugh, Pauly Shore, Phil Morris and
Leslie Nielsen, which wrapped production just a few weeks ago, was the
subject of
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Film+to+Be+Distributed+by+Mass+Hysteria+Entertainment+Subject+of+International+Press+Frenzy/4900308.html
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HOLLYWOOD, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/25/09 --
An independent comedy with a working title of
"Brand Dead" featuring Patrick Cavanaugh, Pauly Shore, Phil Morris and
Leslie Nielsen, which wrapped production just a few weeks ago, was the
subject of
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Film+to+Be+Distributed+by+Mass+Hysteria+Entertainment+Subject+of+International+Press+Frenzy/4900308.html
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Growing from its roots in 1994 as a comic book convention, the Fan Expo now encompasses all kinds of genre entertainment, which according to event co-ordinator James Armstrong, is just the nature of fandom now.
Despite its massive size (attendance: 4
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Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/685152
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Growing from its roots in 1994 as a comic book convention, the Fan Expo now encompasses all kinds of genre entertainment, which according to event co-ordinator James Armstrong, is just the nature of fandom now.
Despite its massive size (attendance: 4
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Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/685152
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Not to be outdone by the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Olympic Games on
rival CTV, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is set to roll out
winter sports-themed TV programming.
The Canadian pubcaster has ordered a sitcom pilot from E1
Television and Serendipity
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Hollywood Reporter
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/international/~3/bKPiA223i6A/e3i537b1397c7b1ba3ec8aa6e85aa03cab3
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Punching-bag Goldman Sachs has chalked up yet another reason to be evil-eyed: It is America’s (and New York City’s) No. 1 source of office sublease space.
That means that should the average, small-time businesswoman with nary a bailout to her name, yet
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New York Observer
http://www.observer.com/2009/weeks-observer-0
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Punching-bag Goldman Sachs has chalked up yet another reason to be evil-eyed: It is America’s (and New York City’s) No. 1 source of office sublease space.
That means that should the average, small-time businesswoman with nary a bailout to her name, yet
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New York Observer
http://www.observer.com/2009/weeks-observer-0
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Got laid off? Thinking of fleeing to another city before you devour whatever is left in your piggy bank? How about sexy Scottsdale?
Wipe that disdainful expression off your face! If it’s good enough for Jenna Jameson, Hugh Downs, Barbara Eden, Leslie
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New York Observer
http://www.observer.com/2009/style/beam-me-scottsdale
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Leslie Nielsen went undercover as an umpire at the end of The Naked Gun. He danced after strike calls, called pitches right down the middle balls, got into rundowns with base runners and pretty much made a complete mockery of the game. But, hey, at
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/1537598.html
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Bear with me for a moment here as I attempt to clumsily segue into whatever the hell I'm talking about: my good friend in Long Island plays rec league soccer, and frequently plays against a former Dutch League goalie-turned-alleged-embezzler, about
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2007498&src=rss
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Tagline: “The one and only real live Evel Knievel in his first dramatic movie role.”
Plot: It’s the late ’70s, and the daredevil is king. Evel Knievel, the most daring devil of them all, rules the roost. Between jumping over things for money and smugly
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The A.V. Club
Related Topics
http://feeds.theonion.com/~r/avclub/daily/~3/rzg4_2IY2lE/
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Tagline: “The one and only real live Evel Knievel in his first dramatic movie role.”
Plot: It’s the late ’70s, and the daredevil is king. Evel Knievel, the most daring devil of them all, rules the roost. Between jumping over things for money and smugly
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The A.V. Club
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http://feeds.theonion.com/~r/avclub/daily/~3/rzg4_2IY2lE/
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