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...Theories abound as to Sanjaya's staying power on the show, from suggestions of a flood of offshore voting to the texting power of pre-pubescent girls. There is one theory that can actually be quantified by Internet data: shock-jock Howard Stern's campaigning for show-spoiler site Vote for the Worst, started in 2004 "to support voting for the entertaining contestants who the producers would hate to see win on American Idol," according to site creator Dave Della Terza, who teaches a course in reality television at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn...
...year-old sister, punching a fist-sized hole in her 4-year-old brother's lower back, and slicing into her arm. Sinnathambi has now moved his family further south to the district of Batticaloa, where I found them in a makeshift camp in early March, still in shock at what had happened. "She was full of life before," he says, nodding at Jeevatharsini. "Now she's scared and cries and comes to me all the time. She cries...
...important in helping to overshadow some of the weaker characterizations. Some supporting actors occasionally fall into the trap of over-dramatization, as is easy and common with a Shakespearean play. For several, the monologues and long passages are difficult to deliver realistically. Others attempt to maintain an appearance of shock and artificial enthrallment in the action of the play that is ultimately not believable...
...individual championship.And that’s exactly what he did.Beyond leading his squad to a sixth-place finish, the New York, N.Y. native became just the fourth Crimson man to win a title, following junior Benji Ungar’s epee victory last season.The honor comes as no shock to head coach Peter Brand.“Overall in the 25 years I’ve been coaching fencing, I can honestly say Tim is probably the best overall player I’ve had the privilege of coaching as the whole package, as far as a person who makes...
Hoping to repeat his shock 2002 election performance in which he made it to a runoff with President Jacques Chirac, Jean-Marie Le Pen has undergone a major image makeover. Guided by his youngest daughter and campaign strategist, Marine, the leader of the far-right National Front uses softer language to sell more inclusive policies. Although he's currently polling around 13%, French analysts warn that similarly low numbers had preceded his 2002 shock second-place finish. Marine Le Pen discussed her father's evolution and prospects with TIME's Bruce Crumley...