Word: bets
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...asked Google how much traffic the chrome tulips drove to iGoogle, but a company spokesperson declined to comment, saying only that Google had received "positive feedback" from users. She said that iGoogle currently accounts for 20 percent of visits to Google's home page - a proportion, I bet, that Google would love to reverse. The spokesperson also declined to address any link between iGoogle and OpenSocial, noting only that "we recently launched an iGoogle sandbox to developers, which gives developers the ability to build more interactive gadgets that can incorporate OpenSocial." Indeed, you can find more than 75,000 "gadgets...
...getting back on the fence." Indeed, on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton picked up the endorsement of one important superdelegate: North Carolina Governor Mike Easley, who is backing her despite the fact that much of the rest of the state's political establishment has lined up behind Obama, considered a strong bet to win the state's primary next week. "There's been lots of 'Yes we can, yes we should,'" Easley said in a dig at Obama. "Hillary Clinton is ready to deliver...
...simple dialogue and an uninteresting storyline. Reynolds seems to realize his character’s lack of depth and submits to it, presenting the same blank facial expression when his wife leaves him as he does at the poker table. “Deal” is not a bet worth taking. For actual entertainment, turn on the World Series of Poker on ESPN. After all, it’s free...
...retired factory worker from Beijing and newbie stock buyer, says her investment fund has shrunk by 40%. Li, who receives monthly pension of $171, has lost $8,571 in recent months. "China's stock market is the biggest gamble," she says. And lately, it's been a losing bet...
...speed, plus acute hearing, no need for sleep WEAKNESSES An aversion to stakes, crosses, garlic, holy water and beheading Immune to garlic and stakes. But they do burn in sunlight They turn to dust when staked in the heart. Sunlight and holy water hurt too Not many. Your best bet is to cut one up and burn the pieces IF YOU MEET ONE... Run. Dracula is evil, persistent and hungry. And he likes the ladies Who knows? Rice's bloodsuckers are frequently perverse and amoral Again: run. Vamps are demonic, so they're not into moral reflection...