As if the government didn't have enough headaches, another might be coming along to make Gordon Brown and co reach for the Nurofen. This time, it's nothing to do with banking collapses or tax U-turns (although more of those will undoubtedly arrive with this lot in Downing Street).
For another sign of how surging gas prices and the slumping economy shape consumer spending, consider a tale of two races this month at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Ticket sales are ahead of last year's pace for Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race, a shorter, cheaper event that usually draws fans from the Carolinas. Demand is down, however, for the more expensive Coca-Cola 600, which brings people
The first-inning three-run hole Ardrey Kell fell into against North Mecklenburg on Friday during their third round 4A state playoff game was just another day at the office, according to Knights' coach Hal Bagwell. It was a situation his second-year team has faced all year, said Bagwell, and one the Knights have felt comfortable with. Ardrey Kell responded with three runs of its own in the second
Having previously dabbled in song-writing, former medical device inventor Mark Poncy of Jupiter has become intent on a career makeover, diving into the uncertain waters of musical comedy. For his initial effort, Makeover, a lighthearted look at our collective obsession with youthful looks, he penned the music, lyrics and script to the entertaining, if derivative tale of 40-ish Valerie Dugan, a
Cannes has a tradition of shaking audiences up, and this year that slot was occupied by the powerhouse film, "Waltz With Bashir," written and directed by Ari Folman. Bad openers are another Cannes tradition, so it wasn't much of a surprise that "Blindness" by Fernando Meirelles is such a misfire.
NPR.org , May 17, 2008 ยท You could scarcely find a better illustration of the two disparate wings of the Democratic Party than the upcoming primary states of Oregon and Kentucky.
LAKELAND | Old Mother Hubbard, the fairy tale lady whose cupboard was bare, would find a lot that is familiar in the recently released Polk projects list from the Florida Legislature.
The stuffed body of Owney, a stray mutt who died 101 years ago, is on display behind protective glass at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.