Claire Danes: Actress has finally found her true home
Independent Fri, 04 May 2012 12:07 PM PDT
Claire Danes's chin does something remarkable when her face shows emotion. It simultaneously trembles and crumples, drawing her bottom lip and then her whole jaw into ugly yet irresistible contortions. Her eyes bulge and dart, as if they too are equipped with extra muscles. The movement then extends below the neck until she is almost dancing and you worry her energy might blow a fuse in the ... |
Numbers that look too good
The Japan Times Fri, 04 May 2012 12:06 PM PDT
Economist Patrick Chovanec's claims that China's official economic statistics about inflation and growth do not match the reality that he is experiencing in the tough actual world caused the jaw of a Bloomberg Television news anchor's to drop. "What are you saying?" she said, then repeated, "What are you saying?" in disbelief. |
New York Drilling Wastewater Disposal Regulations Too Lax, Report Finds
The Huffington Post Fri, 04 May 2012 12:06 PM PDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) â€" A new report from an environmental group says New York's oversight of waste disposal from existing natural gas-drilling operations is too lax, making it virtually impossible to track how much waste is produced and how drillers dispose of it. |
Consumer Reports Finds Very Small Percentage of Facebook Users 'Sharing Too Much'
Forbes Fri, 04 May 2012 12:05 PM PDT
When Consumer Reports writes about home appliances, it tells you their strengths and weaknesses but I've never seen any dire warnings about how you can lose your hand if you stick it in a garbage disposal. Even when they review cars, they don't fill their articles with awful statistics about how thousands die each year ... |
Sox pitcher's hit & run case delayed
ABC 7 Gulfshore News Fri, 04 May 2012 12:02 PM PDT
Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks told deputies he "took too many muscle relaxers" before running into two vehicles at a Fort Myers strip club and then driving off. |
Kentucky Derby Odds 2012: Horses with Odds Too Good to Pass Up
Bleacher Report Fri, 04 May 2012 12:01 PM PDT
With a field as stacked as the Kentucky Derby's, it's tough for handicappers to pinpoint which horses have the best shot at winning it all. That opens the door wide open for bettors to strike gold by pegging the right long shot, just as those who bet on 20-1 Animal Kingdom did a year ago. While favorites like Bodemeister and Union Rags are enticing betting options, they aren't even close to ... |
Meet the lady who thinks ‘women have too many rights’
seattlepi.com Fri, 04 May 2012 11:59 AM PDT
You've probably heard about Abby Johnson, a controversial anti-abortion author who inspired a ruckus at the University of Washington campus Thursday evening. Johnson is a former Planned Parenthood clinic director, but she joined the Pro-Life movement and authored the book "Unplanned," citing religious convictions. Even just the title of her talk at the UW was enough to make some women angry: "Do ... |
Obama urges "common sense" from Congress on jobs
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 04 May 2012 11:59 AM PDT
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would urge Congress next week to implement "common sense ideas" to accelerate job growth, as he sought to deflect blame toward Republican lawmakers for not doing enough to bring down unemployment. Obama, in remarks after government data showed the pace of hiring by U.S. businesses slowed in April, acknowledged that too many ... |
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