Word: headful
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...after the Cold War, Brazil finally started tapping its vast potential, first under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1994-2002) and since then under Lula, a former São Paulo metal workers union leader. As he told TIME in an interview last year, Lula, who is also head of Brazil's leftist Workers Party, channeled his skills and philosophies as a labor negotiator into a hybrid development policy that's about "doing things right" instead of right-wing or left-wing. By eschewing the ideological polarization that has paralyzed Latin America for centuries, he's helped forge...
...Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for research from the University of Bern, Switzerland. Stephan Bolliger and Steffen Ross sought to determine whether a full or empty beer bottle did more damage when smashed over someone’s head (it was the latter). Bolliger accepted the award with a smile and proceeded to smash a prop bottle over his own head...
April and Rachel both make it their own and skip the Liza impression. Chenoweth nails it, of course. The song’s perfect for her character, and she plays it effortless, funny, and sympathetic. Rachel cleverly turns the optimistic song on its head, making it about unraveling desperation. But while actress Lea Michele hits the notes beautifully, she just doesn’t leave herself quite enough room to act, coming across more shell-shocked than dejected...
Shaker remained unconscious early this morning at Boston Medical Center with extensive internal bleeding in her head after she was injured yesterday, according to an e-mail sent to Harvard Polo Club members by coach Crocker Snow...
...Five" venues - the main Olympic stadium, the aquatics center, the velodrome, the Olympic village and the broadcast/media center. London is on track as far as timing and budget are concerned, which is a feat considering this is the largest building project anywhere in Europe, said John Armitt, head of the Olympic Delivery Authority. The International Olympic Committee has also taken notice: Chairman Denis Oswald said recently he is "greatly impressed by the good progress that London 2012 has made." In addition to the sporting venues, London is also building more than 30 new bridges, about 20 miles of new roads...