Word: brighter
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...Still, Hong Kong's skies at least remain brighter than those of some Chinese cities. Last week, Beijing was forced to close highways and delay flights in and out of its airports due to a choking, opaque haze, while its air-pollution index reached 414 out of a possible 500-a level even Chinese authorities described as "hazardous." By comparison, Hong Kong's troubles seemed almost enviable...
...little themselves. The film is by no means a disappointment—its humor is up to Guest’s standard brilliance and it is a must for his fans. Only a Christopher Guest film could produce lines such as “It’s brighter than bloody Stephen Hawking in here” and “Dying is edgy, playing a lesbian is hard.” Bottom Line: Despite the fact that “For Your Consideration” is slightly different from Christopher Guest’s usual “mockumentaries...
...coming national figure whose reputation could be on the line in all this is Massachusetts' outgoing Governor Mitt Romney, one of the party's brighter 2008 presidential prospects. As chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Romney raised a record $20 million in the first three quarters of the year (the previous high mark was $18 million in 2004). But with the Republicans' poor showing in the governors' races, some of the blame will fall on Romney...
Jimmy Turner, director of horticultural research for the Dallas Arboretum, says demand for rare plants like the Wollemi has grown sharply in recent years. "The buying public is looking for brighter, bigger and better plants," he says. Sales of simple seeds and bulbs have correspondingly slowed, he adds, because plant fans want ever more exotic species that are already partly grown. "Gardeners are more interested in decorating their yard than the old-fashioned process of planting seeds and watching them grow slowly...
...parent who has sat at traffic lights with The Wheels on the Bus blaring out the car window knows, after the stork arrives, it flies away with your last shred of cool. But help is at hand in the form of Colours Are Brighter, a compilation of 13 original songs[an error occurred while processing this directive] by alternative rock acts put together by Belle and Sebastian's Mick Cooke. Issued on Rough Trade, the label that evolved from the legendary punk-era London record shop, it's specifically for kids ("and grownups too" acknowledges the small print...