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Mariah Carey to launch Las Vegas shows in May
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Mariah Carey to launch Las Vegas shows in May
Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press 
Jan 15, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey is heading to Sin City. Caesars Palace announced Thursday that the 44-year-old pop icon would open a series of shows May ...
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List of 87th annual Academy Award nominations
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List of 87th annual Academy Award nominations
The Associated Press 
Jan 15, 2015
Complete list of 87th annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1.Best picture: "American Sniper"; "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ig...
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Right at Home: decor made of bicycle parts KIM COOK, Associated Press Bikes have become part of hipster culture. There are bicycle-themed dining, drinking and shopping establishments from Portland, Oregon, to Brooklyn, New York, and dozens of bike-friendly burgs in between. While the rides themselves are often tricked out with colored tires, swanky seats and vintage baskets, there are also those who see more than the sum of two wheels, a frame and a seat. Designers and artists are creating furnishings and art that give bicycles a whole new way to roll down Cool Street. Some of the best: Canadian cyclist and metal artisan Gilbert VandenHeuvel turns out all sorts of reworked bicycle art and accessories from his studio in Goderich, Ontario. “The sexy sprockets, curvy rims, flexible rubber and sturdy frame make for endless design possibilities,” he says. Bikes are “almost begging to be reborn, reshaped into something surprising and beautiful.” His online shop offers wall hooks crafted from gear sprockets, mirrors made from spoked wheels, clocks crafted from drive trains and chain rings, and sleek chrome “urban antlers,” with the bike seat as the “skull’ and the handlebars as the antlers. (www.therecycler.ca ) Designer Hilary Nagler of Santa Barbara, California, plays with a similar idea, making “bicycle taxidermy” by mounting handlebar “horns” on a basswood plaque. Ebonizing the handlebars gives them a rustic patina and vintage aesthetic. Nagler says the pieces are a “sentimental nod to my beloved childhood Schwinn,” while also tipping an artsy hat to Picasso’s bull’s-head motif. (www.fleamarketrx.com ) In Marquette, Michigan, designer and former bike mechanic Andy Gregg has combined his skills to make high-style furniture that’s found its way into homes, hotels and restaurants. There’s a chair made out of wheels, with soft rubber tires as arm rests and handlebars as the feet. Seats and backs are padded in black or paint-box-bright yellow, red or blue vinyl. Some versions are outdoor-friendly, great seating for a beachside cottage or city balcony. A stylized table is comprised of swirls of aluminum and steel rims, with the radiating spokes covered with glass. The collection’s got a mix of Deco, midcentury and contemporary vibes, which make the pieces versatile. (www.bikefurniture.com ) Solo Home Design, a collective in Chicago, has an oversize cotton throw pillow trimmed in inner-tube fringe. Inner tubes form a great outdoor mat, and are also woven into coasters. Here too is a wooden cutting board fashioned out of a slab of wood and a bike rim. Spokes are reworked into a neat trivet. “With cycling being a major part of Chicagoans’ lives, including ours, we feel it’s our duty to help with some of the waste that comes from it,” says Meg Leese, co-owner and designer at Solo. “We’ve been collecting scrap from The Bike Lane, a local bike shop, for a couple of years now and we’ll be adding a second bike shop in the new year. “There’s an industrial vibe in our designs, and bicycle parts are a perfect fit. Gears, tires, inner tubes, spokes, chain . we try to use it all. They’re not always the easiest materials to work with, but the different textures add something extra to each piece, and knowing we’re helping the planet is the most rewarding feeling,” she said. (www.solohomedesign.com ) And finally, from the Phillips Bicycle Collection of upcycled rims, pedals and frames, a fireplace screen made of welded wheels makes a functional and striking piece. (www.phillipscollection.com )
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Right at Home: decor made of bicycle parts KIM COOK, Associated Press Bikes have become part of hipster culture. There are bicycle-themed dining, drinking and shopping establishments from Portland, Oregon, to Brooklyn, New York, and dozens of bike-friendly burgs in between. While the rides themselves are often tricked out with colored tires, swanky seats and vintage baskets, there are also those who see more than the sum of two wheels, a frame and a seat. Designers and artists are creating furnishings and art that give bicycles a whole new way to roll down Cool Street. Some of the best: Canadian cyclist and metal artisan Gilbert VandenHeuvel turns out all sorts of reworked bicycle art and accessories from his studio in Goderich, Ontario. “The sexy sprockets, curvy rims, flexible rubber and sturdy frame make for endless design possibilities,” he says. Bikes are “almost begging to be reborn, reshaped into something surprising and beautiful.” His online shop offers wall hooks crafted from gear sprockets, mirrors made from spoked wheels, clocks crafted from drive trains and chain rings, and sleek chrome “urban antlers,” with the bike seat as the “skull’ and the handlebars as the antlers. (www.therecycler.ca ) Designer Hilary Nagler of Santa Barbara, California, plays with a similar idea, making “bicycle taxidermy” by mounting handlebar “horns” on a basswood plaque. Ebonizing the handlebars gives them a rustic patina and vintage aesthetic. Nagler says the pieces are a “sentimental nod to my beloved childhood Schwinn,” while also tipping an artsy hat to Picasso’s bull’s-head motif. (www.fleamarketrx.com ) In Marquette, Michigan, designer and former bike mechanic Andy Gregg has combined his skills to make high-style furniture that’s found its way into homes, hotels and restaurants. There’s a chair made out of wheels, with soft rubber tires as arm rests and handlebars as the feet. Seats and backs are padded in black or paint-box-bright yellow, red or blue vinyl. Some versions are outdoor-friendly, great seating for a beachside cottage or city balcony. A stylized table is comprised of swirls of aluminum and steel rims, with the radiating spokes covered with glass. The collection’s got a mix of Deco, midcentury and contemporary vibes, which make the pieces versatile. (www.bikefurniture.com ) Solo Home Design, a collective in Chicago, has an oversize cotton throw pillow trimmed in inner-tube fringe. Inner tubes form a great outdoor mat, and are also woven into coasters. Here too is a wooden cutting board fashioned out of a slab of wood and a bike rim. Spokes are reworked into a neat trivet. “With cycling being a major part of Chicagoans’ lives, including ours, we feel it’s our duty to help with some of the waste that comes from it,” says Meg Leese, co-owner and designer at Solo. “We’ve been collecting scrap from The Bike Lane, a local bike shop, for a couple of years now and we’ll be adding a second bike shop in the new year. “There’s an industrial vibe in our designs, and bicycle parts are a perfect fit. Gears, tires, inner tubes, spokes, chain . we try to use it all. They’re not always the easiest materials to work with, but the different textures add something extra to each piece, and knowing we’re helping the planet is the most rewarding feeling,” she said. (www.solohomedesign.com ) And finally, from the Phillips Bicycle Collection of upcycled rims, pedals and frames, a fireplace screen made of welded wheels makes a functional and striking piece. (www.phillipscollection.com )
KIM COOK, Associated Press 
Jan 13, 2015
Bikes have become part of hipster culture. There are bicycle-themed dining, drinking and shopping establishments from Portland, Oregon, to Brooklyn, N...
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Key numbers to know for your 2014 federal tax return
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Key numbers to know for your 2014 federal tax return
The Associated Press 
Jan 13, 2015
Key numbers to know when you're filing your 2014 taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service: PERSONAL EXEMPTION: —Each personal or dependent exe...
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La Dolce Vita actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83
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La Dolce Vita actress Anita Ekberg dies at 83
COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press MALIN RISING, Associated Press 
Jan 11, 2015
MILAN (AP) — Anita Ekberg, the Swedish-born actress and sex-symbol of the 1950s and '60s who was immortalized bathing in the Trevi fountain in "La Dol...
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