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Welcome to the Chinese New Year! (Year of the Monkey)
Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is also known as theSpring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between 21 January and 20 February.[2] In 2016, the first day of Chinese New Year falls on Monday, February 8th.[3]
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Notre Dame Now Has the Most Pro Football Hall of Famers, Syracuse Tied for Fourth (foxports.com; Feldman)
Some of the most storied programs in college football added a touch more luster over the weekend after the new Pro Football Hall of Fame elections were announced. Among the new inductees were former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, massive offensive tackle Orlando Pace, speedy former wideout Marvin Harrison and late Raiders QB Ken Stabler.
With DeBartolo's election to the Hall, it means there now have been 13 Notre Dame products voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, more than any other college, breaking a first-place tie with USC. Pace's induction means there now have been 10 Ohio State Buckeyes; Harrison increases the list of Syracuse products to eight; and Stabler becomes the eighth member from Alabama. He also becomes the third former Tide QB voted in.
Here is the top 10 by college:
1. Notre Dame - 13
2. USC - 12
3. Ohio State - 10
4. Alabama - 8
4. Michigan - 8
4. Pittsburgh - 8
4. Syracuse - 8
8. Illinois - 6
8. Miami - 6
8. Minnesota - 6
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Lady Gaga National Anthem: Best Super Bowl Performance Since Whitney Houston? (PS; Herbert)
Lady Gaga performed the national anthem just before kickoff at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
The pop star nailed the high notes while accompanied by a piano, and kept her wardrobe modest in a sparkling red pantsuit with red glitter eyelashes and blue nail polish. For casual fans, it was a reminder that the "Born This Way" and "Bad Romance" hitmaker can really sing, beyond her usual antics.
Some viewers started comparing Gaga's rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" to Whitney Houston's performance at Super Bowl XXV, 25 years ago. The late singer's national anthem has frequently been hailed as the greatest or one of the greatest of all time.
Hyundai's 'First Date' Wins USA Today's Super Bowl Ad Meter (usatoday.coim; Woodyard)
The 2016 Super Bowl Ad Meter results are in, and Hyundai is the big winner. Find out the biggest disappointment and see the ultimate "wow" moment from this year's Super Bowl ads. USA TODAY
The main advertising formula for this year’s Super Bowl pretty much boiled down to three words: Make ‘em laugh. And the winner of USA TODAY's Ad Meter certainly was no exception.
Hyundai drove away with first-place honors. That ad depicted a dad, played by comedian Kevin Hart, who hands the keys of his new Hyundai Genesis to a young man who is taking his daughter on a date. The ad shows off a feature of the car that allows an owner to track its location. Hart uses it to show up multiple locations frequented by his daughter and her date to keep tabs on them.
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