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‘Rise of The Planet of The Apes’ Remembers What Made Original Great
The Beatles knew the best way to revive a moribund movie franchise: Get back to where you once belonged. Or, better yet, get back to before then. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” does exactly that, breathing new life into a cinematic series consigned to the tomb of dead franchises after director Tim Burton’s …
Money Fund Assets Fall To $2.568T In Latest Week
Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $65.84 billion to $2.568 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation’s retail money market mutual funds rose by $11.41 billion to $930.85 billion, while assets of institutional money market funds fell $77.25 billion to $1.637 trillion, the Washington-based mutual fund trade group said Thursday.
Arsenal Reject Barcelona’s Latest Approach for Fabregas
Arsenal have rejected the latest Barcelona bid for captain Cesc Fabregas because it falls short of their valuation, according to widespread reports.
Wall Street Wave Bites Sensex, Markets Tank Over 400 Points
It is a bloodbath on D-street. The markets took a big knock following a crash in global markets on fears of the world’s largest economy—US seeing another recession despite the recent increase in debt limit. The 50-share NSE Nifty was struggling to hold the 5200-levels. It was trading at 5,199, down 131 points and the …
Wall Street Numbers Plunge
The closing bell couldn’t come soon enough on Wall Street Thursday, as the market took a huge dive. The numbers tell the story – investors could only watch as the Dow Jones plunged more than 500 points. The dramatic drop has investors full of questions.
After Bruising Debt Battle, Obama Pivots to Jobs
WASHINGTON — Admitting a bruising debt-limit battle has likely hampered US recovery, President Barack Obama urged polarized lawmakers to help the job-hungry economy put out the “now hiring” sign. Stung by the bitter feud, Obama is eager to change the subject to economic growth and putting Americans back to work. “In the coming months,” …
The Sounds and Songs of Stanley Cup Rivals
Here at the Wachovia Center, "God Bless America" is performed live by Lauren Hart or with her accompanying a videotape by Kate Smith, who died in 1986. "It´s just so much fun for me," Hart, wearing her lucky outfit – a black leather jacket, a Flyers T-shirt from 1974, their first Stanley Cup year, and …
Where Bands Jam, but Traffic Flows
MANCHESTER, Tenn. – In a warehouse next to his home, David Pennington, the mayor of Coffee County, stores enough pop-culture memorabilia to make a lesser collector gasp. There are entire walls of Gene Autry items, faded Coca-Cola signs hanging from the ceilings and rare baseball cards in a glass display case. Stashed throughout are reams …
Chasing musical legends in Joshua Tree National Park
The wide opens spaces, accommodating inns and restaurants, and the echoes of Gram Parsons draw them to the desert each year. But during this visit, a lively 3-year-old is in the mix. Reporting from Twentynine Palms – Typically, we go to the desert at least once a year. We love the expansive space, several of …
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The raft drew beyond the middle of the river; the boys pointed her head right, and then lay on their oars. The river was not high, so there was not more than a two or three mile current. Hardly a word was said during the next three-quarters of an hour. Now the raft was passing …
Top 10 quirky science tricks for parties
Presently she stepped into the kitchen, and Sid, happy in his immunity, reached for the sugar-bowl?a sort of glorying over Tom which was wellnigh unbearable. But Sid fingers slipped and the bowl dropped and broke. Tom was in ecstasies. In such ecstasies that he even controlled his tongue and was silent. He said to himself …
