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  • The Berlin Senate has chosen a winner for the Templehof design competition. Included in the winning design is a 60 meter high "mountain," climbing walls, water features, and an exhibition pavilion. Not all are pleased with the outcome of the contest.
  • Using data they bought from a maker of GPS navigators, Dutch police set up speed cameras where drivers were most likely to break the limit.
  • Despite initial reservations, President Obama is now ready to move forward with two of the three trade agreements he inherited from the Bush administration. The deals with South Korea and Panama are "solid," says an administration official. But the third pact — with Colombia — has hit some stumbling blocks.
  • With gas prices mounting in recent weeks — in some states, they top $4 a gallon — the large tax breaks offered to oil and gas producers are falling under tighter scrutiny from Washington.
  • A wholesome Disney movie that's thin on youth revolt but lays the mainstream tropes on extra thick, Prom earns points for casual color-blindness — and is sure to please parents irked by all the hormone-fueled adolescents seen in fictional high-school hallways of late.
  • Drummer Scott Clark is one of the best to be found in Richmond, Va., anchoring a number of excellent bands. But in an interview, he reveals that the life of a musician isn't as easy as his playing looks.
  • The secret to a good fistfight isn't the perfect sucker punch — it's endurance. Victory belongs to the last one standing, says author Alan Heathcock. He suggests three books with characters who never say die as they fight tooth and nail to outlast every obstacle in their way.
  • President Obama chose officials as part of his national security team who should be easily confirmed by the Senate. They also have a familiar, Bush-era feel.
  • Wesley Morris, film critic for the Boston Globe, recently wrote that the movies in the Fast and the Furious franchise promote progressive, multicultural ideals. Fast Five, the fifth installment of the franchise, races to theaters this Friday.
  • Cultures clash when the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond sets out to adapt his show for Russian audiences. But a lack of focus distracts from what could have been a smart look at "universal" comedy.
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