BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — The head of a southwestern Michigan mental health agency has learned his future: at least 32 months in prison for using public money to hire a fortuneteller.
The stock character of the stage mother has often been an object of cinematic derision veering to pathos (as in Luchino Visconti’s “Bellissima,” from 1951). The same year, the director and independent producer Ida Lupino—who was also one of Hollywood’s toughest and worldliest actresses—made the drama “Hard, Fast and Beautiful” (which I discuss in this clip), the story of a sports mother whose ambitions for her daughter, a tennis star, bring the family to grief. Lupino doesn’t deride the ambitious... Читать дальше...
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NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- You don't have to go swimming to be poisoned by red tide toxins. A recent study found dangerously high levels of palytoxins in a home aquarium.
If the murmur of financial pundits is to be believed, the stock market could be in for a major crash — and soon. Some cautious investors are pulling their money out of stocks and putting it into safer investments like money markets, while those feeling bullish are staying in. Take all their money out of stocks, and buy a crapton of Hermès bags instead.
The government has reportedly scrapped a contentious plan to extend Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa into the surrounding territory of the Oromo people.
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Website Mode.com released a video that captures a hundred years of female and male fashion transformation. "We're taking a stylish walk down memory lane with a side-by-side look a women's and men's fashion from 1915 to now," the description to the video states. The video has two characters who are being dressed up and made up in a fashion belonging to a certain decade.
Ray Black Jr. and SS Green Light Racing will both move up together to the Xfinity Series in 2016.
“I’m not having any me time ‘cause I can’t see ME.”
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Obama's State of the Union lays out optimistic tone, Rams moving back to Los Angeles and Uncle Sam wants some of your Powerball winnings.
Video Premiere: KNTRLR Debuts ‘Double Helix’
With the same brand of silliness and a bit more creativity than the original, "Ride Along 2"doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is: a sequel designed to offer a second helping of …
With the same brand of silliness and a bit more creativity than the original, "Ride Along 2"doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is: a sequel designed to offer a second helping of exactly what worked the first time around.
Former England centre Jeremy Guscott says England head coach Eddie Jones must back the young players in his new squad.
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Viva N Diva says the campaign is about seeing “beauty in a very different way.”
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Photo By Photo: Fort Point Brewing CompanyFort Point Beer Company’s new kiosk at the Ferry Building. Since opening Fort Point Beer Company in Crissy Field in 2014, Tyler and Justin Catalana (Mill Valley Beerworks), have steadily been introducing San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area to their unique beer offerings, which include their Good Food Awards-winning charred Manzanita beer. Related Links Fort Point Brewing Company opens in the Presidio In addition to showcasing their beers on local restaurant and bar taps... Читать дальше...
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Neighbors near Mark Zuckerberg's $10 million San Francisco pied-à-terre say the billionaire's security detail is parking illegally, and have circulated a letter — obtained by BuzzFeed News — urging residents to report the vehicles to the local parking authority.
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The letter was distributed this weekend to some residents of Liberty Hill, a neighborhood adjacent to Dolores Park. It claims that Zuckerberg's... Читать дальше...
Yet the limits of this cease-fire were brought home with a speed facilitated by the technology of instant communication: A dispassionate perspective might acknowledge the successes of a president who took over when the nation’s economy was in free fall and a new global Great Depression was a genuine possibility. Obama was not wrong to assert that unemployment has been cut in half on his watch, that the United States “has the strongest, most durable economy in the world,” and that “anyone claiming... Читать дальше...
Hue Jackson accepted the Browns’ offer to become their head coach, so who’s next for the 49ers? The 49ers have also met with former Giants coach Tom Coughlin and if Coughlin is hired, he could bring offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo with him and McAdoo could eventually succeed the 69-year-old Coughlin. Former Raiders assistant and current Browns offensive coordinator John DeFilippo could also be paired with Coughlin. The 49ers might be looking at this situation as many fans do in that the head coach... Читать дальше...
George Miller's wasteland action epic "Mad Max: Fury Road" and the Lady Gaga-led TV series "American Horror Story: Hotel" will enter the 2016 Makeup and Hair Stylists Guild Awards with three nominations apiece.
