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The six centuries that lit up IPL 5
Cricketnext.com
From Ajinkya Rahane to Murali Vijay, we look at six centuries that were scored in this edition of the Indian Premier League. Murali Vijay – 113 off 58 balls It was not long ago when Murali Vijay was dropped from Chennai's playing XI due to his ...

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Sky News
Lit cigarette probably caused illegal vodka factory explosion that killed five
Telegraph.co.uk
A cigarette was the likely trigger of an explosion in an illegal vodka distillery that killed five men. A man who survived a blast at a factory where illegal vodka was being made has said he is still having treatment for his injuries almost a year ...
Illegal vodka factory explosion 'started with cigarette'BBC News

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Olympic stage is set, but where is the cauldron?
Fox News
In the ancient games, Greeks lit a ritual fire to commemorate Prometheus and his theft of fire from Zeus. Then at the 1928 Amsterdam Games, a cauldron was lit -- although no one is quite certain about how that came about, said Bill Mallon, ...

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TIME
Twit Lit: 14 Authors We Wish Were on Twitter
TIME
By Anoosh Chakelian | @anooshchakelian | May 25, 2012 | + Perhaps a breath of fresh air from the hideous lies and libels incessantly pervading the Twittersphere, considering she seems only to write of truths “universally acknowledged.


 
Word on the street Schtick Lit
Irish Times
It's known as schtick lit – doing something wacky with the purpose of writing a book about it. The current king of schtick lit is AJ Jacobs, who has written The Know-It-All, in which he reads the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and The Year of Living ...


 
Esquire Bets New 'Dude Lit' Will Entice Men to Read Fiction
ABC News
Granger said he has no idea if this new testosterone-laden "dude lit" will tap into the new lucrative eBook market. "This is an experiment," he said. "I see how rabidly men, as well as women, consume the works of writers like Michael Connelly and Lee ...

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Crime Stoppers alert: Northeast Greensboro lit by arsons
Greensboro News & Record (blog)
Since January, 14 fires have been set throughout the northeast section of Greensboro, according to an alert from the Greensboro-Guilford County Crime Stoppers. The sites include the areas of Berryman Street, Greenbriar Road, Spicewood Drive, ...

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