Barack Obama, who lamented Friday that “we have not managed our federal budget with any kind of discipline,” is nonetheless promising to spend $50 billion on a United Nations anti-poverty program that critics say will drive up American debt. “The short-term weakness in the capital market is a reflection of long-term problems that we have in our economy,” Obama told reporters in
An interesting piece, albeit a bit dramatic and overly projective. Quote: "Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave?” So the supercomputer HAL pleads with the implacable astronaut Dave Bowman in a famous and weirdly poignant scene toward the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Bowman, having nearly been sent to a deep-space death by the malfuncti
Sarah Jessica Parker is bemoaning the loss of a city that many say she helped push out.
As trendy bars and boutiques take over Manhattan's corner bodegas and laundermats, the famously stiletto-heeled "Sex and the City" star laments the loss of grit for glamour in New York.
"I don't know if you do this with your husband," Parker told New York magazine in an interview that hits
Nico Rosberg claims the troubled time he has had in Malaysia just a week after his podium finish in Australia shows how 'tough' Formula One is. The German took his maiden podium in Melbourne with a strong run to third place, as his Williams team appeared able to take the fight to BMW Sauber in the battle behind McLaren and Ferrari. But with his FW30 appearing unsuited to the new asphalt surface at Sepang, Rosberg could manage no better than 16th in qualifying at Sepang. Speaking to autosport.com ahead of the race on Sunday, a philosophical Rosberg said: "It's a tough sport, isn't it? I was super happy and we come here and it couldn't be worse. It is unbelievable." Rosberg admitted that he and the team were baffled about why their tyres were not producing grip in Malaysia - especially as it
KEERTHI CHAWLA was the female lead of AADI. She hit jackpot with that movie. But has she continued on? Well, she did a few forgettable roles and now she laments, "If I were with good height, I would have got better roles to play and I used to be in top slot as an actress. It's because of my height I am trailing behind".So according to her, it is her height that is holding her back from becoming one of the leading ladies of Tollywood. What do U think guys/gals? As for me, I don't think she would have made it to the top even if she were to be say, 5 ft. 8 in. Just think about it... Most of the heroes that Tollywood has today are just around 5 ft. 5 in. And then what about her weight Guys/Gals? In fact she was just lucky that she landed in that blockbuster movie as NTR was just beginner in those days...
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Training has been a challenge for Letitia and Darren, with Letitia’s confidence at a low, and nerves about performing on Saturday getting higher by the day.
‘I know I will be terrified,’ says Letitia. ‘What I’m going to do is try to focus on Darren and dance with him. The reality might be a different thing! I might fall over. This is just Darren and myself, that’s what I’m going to channel into.’
‘I’m not that competitive with the girls, I think that starts this Saturday. But, what is competitiveness? I’m competing with myself – I’m dealing with my own issues at the minute.’
Darren explains, ‘This year you have a group of female celebrities who have long legs. Models, pop stars, all in their twenties and thirties, so Letitia is feeling a little vulnerable at the moment. She thinks þWhat do I look like in comparison?’ as opposed to thinking ‘how much better am I at danci
Excitement quickly turned to regret, as Craig Simpson, 31, a supporter of Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul, woke up in the middle of the night with a slight chill. Meanwhile, Simpson’s best bed sheet flapped slowly in the breeze off of an I-10 overpass.Simpson had spent his weekend stenciling “Myspace Ron Paul” in black, red and white letters on the 220-Thread-Count TrueWhite Sheet Set that he had purchased at Target several months back. Caught up in the excitement, Simpson simply ripped the sheet off of his unmade bed and began to paint.The homemade sign is among several that have been placed in prominent freeway locations recently to help raise the profile of the Libertarian turned Republican in Arizona. The signs have piqued interest from curious drivers and serve as a short and simple way for people to learn more about the Texas Congressman.Simpson reportedly had a difficult time falling back asleep and ultimately had to get up and turn down his ceiling fan. While
BMW ace Robert Kubica says he laments the passing of traction control from Formula 1 at the end of the season. With a ban on such devices coming into force for 2008, the Polish 22-year-old, who survived an enormous accident in the Canadian Grand Prix in June, claims he hates the idea of anything that will might slow him down. “We’ve gone from nice, slick racing tyres to grooved tyres,” he said in an interview in the new edition of F1 Racing, out Tuesday. “We’ve gone from V10s to V8s. And now more…
At the risk of turning this blog into an "All Harry, All the Time" blog, I continue to read interesting takes on the final book that I want to share here. I suppose the good news is that this will pretty much all be over in the next few days, although I warn you that I still hope to snag some pictures Friday night at my local Barnes & Noble when the final Potter Party is held.
This particular
BMW Sauber lamented a missed opportunity after leaving Indianapolis with just one point to show for its US Grand Prix weekend.
It was a disappointing payback for the Hinwil-based squad after it challenged Ferrari throughout practice and qualifying.
Nick Heidfeld ran fourth in the early stages but lost ground with an uncharacteristic spin just before his first pit stop and then retired with a hydraulic leak in the closing stages.
It was left to debutant Sebastian Vettel to provide the only more…
Kaiser inquiry: Sunkuli lamentsStory by FRANCIS THOYAPublication Date: 2/22/2007Daily NationFormer minister of State Julius Sunkuli took the dock yesterday denying killing Mill Hill missionary John Kaiser, seven years ago.Testifying in an inquest, the former minister said allegations that he had a motive to kill Father Kaiser were untrue, adding that such a story was mooted with a sole purpose of damaging his reputation and ruining him politically.“Although we had differences with Fr Kaiser, I had no reason to kill him,” Mr Sunkuli told principal magistrate Maureen Odero.In a private prosecution, the Catholic Church has insisted that Mr Sunkuli plotted to kill Fr Kaiser. The church says the differences related to the minister’s acts of sexual molestation against school girls in Kilgoris and his involvement in the tribal clashes in Trans Mara.Sexual scandalYesterday, Mr Sunkuli said the Fr Kaiser and the Federation of Women Lawyers’ (FIDA) push to implicate him with sexual scand
