Feel So Close

Why dissecting a frog explains nothing about life

Edit New Statesman 21 May 2016

I feel confident that only a few old-school biology teachers deliberately encourage their students to think of life as just so much machinery ... That our bullying figures are so high may well be an indication that we are failing to arouse in our children the feelings of love for other living creatures that Carson so eloquently invokes – and the outcome can be disastrous....

Divyanka-Vivek's wedding plans revealed

Edit DNA India 21 May 2016

With the wedding on July 8, I feel I am little dumb about these matters (laughs out loud) ... With the date being so close, it's daunting to know that you have to start from scratch. When you realize that there's so much to be done, it's pretty scary. Close knit affair ... It will be a close-knit affair with family members and close friends in attendance....

What I've learned: Children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 May 2016

I lived in a world of my own as I'm an only child and wasn't desperately close to my parents ... I grew up on a council estate, and my mum sent me to elocution lessons so I wouldn't get the wrong kind of accent ... I wrote them a story and to my astonishment they bought it and offered me a job, which taught me so much about writing ... Emma cried a lot as a baby, but all my hours rocking and walking around with her created a really close bond....

Rory McIlroy hoping to hit top gear in pursuit of Dubai Duty Free Irish Open win

Edit The National 21 May 2016

"I knew I was coming in here playing pretty well so I never thought the cut was going to be an issue ... I feel like I've given myself a great chance." ... "It was windy at times and there were a couple of sneakier flags out there as well so you can't come off being joint leader and be too unhappy." ... "I feel like the last few weeks on the Tour have been tough weather, so I think that's definitely helped coming in here....

So Yeon Ryu shoots 64 to take Kingsmill Championship lead

Edit Boston Herald 21 May 2016

— So Yeon Ryu had six birdies in an eight-hole stretch and shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Kingsmill Championship ... "I consistently play really well here, so I feel really comfortable to stay here ... You have a lot of long irons into the par 4s, so you're not going to make a ton of birdies, and when you do hit it close, you need to make the putt."....

Serena Williams targets Steffi Graf in French Open

Edit The Times of India 21 May 2016

But to do so, the 34-year-old American will have to achieve something she has so far failed to manage -- defend her crown in Paris ... The American star insists she is feeling no pressure. "I think now it's different because I want to win more than I think most people ever, but also I think it's different now because I don't have anything to prove and I don't have anything -- it's just a different feeling," she said ... "It feels great....

9 confidence hacks to prepare you for any event

Edit The Oklahoman 21 May 2016

Save the headache and wear something you know you feel comfortable and confident in ... This will keep body odour at bay and keep you feeling fabulously confident ... The less you worry about bra and panty lines, the less insecure you'll feel, and the more you'll be able to focus on being your confident self and blessing others' lives ... You'll feel most confident in your own skin....

Blues' Hitchcock tunes out 'white noise' to stay focused on his team

Edit Toronto Sun 21 May 2016

Well, it was probably best that Hitchcock was in California after his team was shut out 3-0 Thursday and fell behind 2-1 in the best-of-seven series against the Sharks, who have been so superior to the Blues they could have been playing for a sweep in Game 4 here tonight ... So you have to live in that world ... I know people in your business who I really respect and feel like there’s a mutual respect....

French Open: Serena Williams seeks ultimate glory, equalling Steffi Graf's Grand Slam record

Edit DNA India 21 May 2016

But to do so, the 34-year-old American will have to achieve something she has so far failed to manage -- defend her crown in Paris ... The American star insists she is feeling no pressure ... "Whereas five, ten years ago, oh, I';m defending and I feel that pressure ... "It feels great ... So it's only four ... So it's not like I was playing every week."....

Maruthu Movie Review

Edit The Times of India 21 May 2016

Going by his three films so far (Kutti Puli, Komban and Maruthu), it is evident that Muthaiah has a skill for capturing rural areas with a rawness and staging action scenes that make us feel every bone-crunching punch and slice of a sickle ... The film also feels overlong, and characters and their relationships are so broadly sketched that Muthaiah doesn't make us care for these characters as much as we should....

Michael Arace column | Nyquist, Exaggerator bring shades of '70s to Preakness

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 21 May 2016

Yet, out on the race track, it feels like 1977, or maybe 1978 ... Among others, Jay Privman of The Daily Racing Form has noted a feeling of flashback ... Exaggerator has gone head-to-head with Nyquist four times and closed the gap each time ... He closed like a freight train and finished a neck out of third place, which is how close I came to hitting a trifecta....

Shocking. Another White Nationalist Trump Delegate

Edit TPM 21 May 2016

White nationalists and neo-Nazis aren't the only group represented among Trump delegates. There are also ones being busted on child pornography, weapons and explosives charges ... "I'm so angry I don't even feel like I live in America ... "I'm all for closing the borders ... ... ....

Moby: ‘There were bags of drugs, I was having sex with a stranger’

Edit The Guardian 21 May 2016

(Moby sourced these samples, and others, from Alan Lomax’s folk music field recordings.) Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? has featured on the GSCE syllabus for music since 2008 ... pot in the kitchen, or fighting…” Every so often, they would stay with his grandparents in wealthy Darien, Connecticut, which was nice, but made him feel poor and ashamed....