T-Shirt Showdown: White Tees Tested By The Chicago Tribune
A comparison of popular men’s 100 percent cotton white T-shirts reviews fit and feel across brands GAP Merona Eddie Bauer Lands End Fruit of the Loom. Durability and wash performance highlighted with notes on shrinkage and shape retention.
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Bike polo rises from street to city courts in LA scene
Abby Sewell reports on the Los Angeles bike polo wave sparked by photographer Alex Dash and a small LA High School court group. Riders bike on a tennis court using ski-pole mallets, forming a tight community with names like Lil' Sarah and Too $hort and seeking city sanctioned space for tournaments.
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Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
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Nola
Too $Hort
Amanda
Jinxy
Wainscott
Fontana
Calif
Riverside
Bagley
Southwest
Vancouver
Canada
Milwaukee
Valley Plaza Park
Healthy literature gifts for food and nutrition fans
A McClatchy Newspapers selection suggests gifts for nutrition focused readers. The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook Concise Edition lists per recipe nutrition data. Easy Gluten-Free explains celiac basics and offers recipes and resources. Fitness After 40 provides science based fitness guidance. Slow Cooker Comfort Food offers 275 recipes. The Earth Bound Cook highlights eco friendly recipes and appealing photography.
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Tricia Thompson
Marlisa Brown
Vonda Wright
Wright
Judith Finlayson
Myra Goodman
Clean your fruits and vegetables
Fresh illness reports heighten focus on washing produce. Rinse under cold water for 30 to 60 seconds, rub soft fruits gently, and ignore prewashed labels. Do not use detergents soaps or bleaches as they may seep inside fruits and vegetables.
Work It Crunches in a Chair From Ashlee Ladikos
Ashlee Ladikos of the EMH Center for Health & Fitness in Avon shares seven chair based exercises to curb holiday weight gain. She suggests power walking while shopping and performing seated crunches to target the abdominal muscles with 10 to 12 reps and 2 sets per move.
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Ashlee Ladikos
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