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...laws into fits, Biel is more than just a pretty face. She's funny and poised, rather than simply posed, as so often is the result when directors are confronted with someone who makes everyone else look like mutton. There are a few moments when you sense the nervous tension inherent in an actress trying to make a breakthrough that could and should change her career, but they are outweighed by the number of times she's in command. She also has the most memorable scene involving a household pet since the time Christopher sat on Adriana...
...recession tightens, employees nervous about their own positions have found themselves blowing the whistle on others. Helping drive up fraud-related calls to the Network, "employees are saying, 'Hey, I'm not going to look the other way', because if my company can't make its earnings or can't safeguard its assets, then my job might be lost," says Ramos. With analysts forecasting plenty more fraud as a result of the global slowdown, whistle-blowers may have their work cut out for them...
Meanwhile, as the H1N1 virus continues its rapid spread around the world - as of May 18, 40 countries had officially reported 8,829 cases, including 74 deaths - nervous customers have been snapping up face masks in the U.S. Prestige Ameritech's sales have doubled in recent weeks, forcing the company to maintain a seven-days-a-week production schedule to keep up with demand. Even though Prestige Ameritech is a wholesaler that sells its products to retailers, such as 3M, there have been so many people trying to buy masks directly from the Prestige factory in suburban Fort Worth that...
...Drank's ingredients could stir an even bigger controversy. Melatonin, valerian root and rose hips give Drank its calming effect. Melatonin is a hormone that is sometimes used to treat insomnia and jet lag. A medicinal herb, valerian root relaxes the central nervous system and can quell anxiety. The rose hips provide antioxidants. But do I really want to buy a pharmacological mix at 7-Eleven? Is it safe to drink this cocktail over the counter? "I would not recommend it," says David DiPersio, clinical pharmacist at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. "Valerian roots and rose hips are not really...
...Honestly, I was so nervous and excited I threw up and pooped my shorts (quite a trick, as I was lying on my stomach at the time). But hockey'll do that to you. It takes the mild-mannered and turns them into screaming soldiers of shinny. With its speed, agility and even beauty, Lord Stanley's favorite sport has always made the heart soar and the pulse race. Nobody who's ever attended a hockey game has opted against a second viewing because they found it boring. (Read about Joel Stein's quest to write about hockey...