Nature & You: The cardinal is a popular bird that is known to all

Edit The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2016
Everybody knows the scissor-tailed flycatcher is Oklahoma’s official state bird. It is no big surprise why that choice was made. The bird’s beauty is almost beyond compare ... Scissor-tailed flycatchers, on the other hand, would much prefer to live out in the country ... Power to the people!. Of course, it matters not a whit that the cardinal is not the official state bird of Oklahoma. That makes its plumage no less brilliant ... ....

'The Hills' 10th anniversary: They're all grown up

Edit CNN 04 Aug 2016
(CNN)MTV aired its highly anticipated special, "The Hills. That Was Then, This Is Now," on Tuesday night. It's been 10 years since Lauren Conrad first left Laguna Beach for the hills of Hollywood. (Yes, a decade has passed.) Allow us to catch you up on "LC" and her friends. Lauren Conrad. So nice to have the day off to do a little exploring... Read More ... She launched a clothing line, "Whitney Eve," and published a book, "True Whit ... ....

Furious Sheep

Edit Information Clearing House 04 Aug 2016
But do you have any political power, or are American elections just a game of manipulation in which you lose no matter how you vote? A 2014 study, conclusively showed how the preferences of average citizens matter not a whit, while those of moneyed elites and interest groups certainly do ... your stand on issues matters not a whit (see study above) ......

Trump's shrinking electoral map

Edit Politico 04 Aug 2016
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The 2016 battleground map may soon have one fewer state on it ... No one close to the Clinton team is ready to say the state’s nine electoral votes are in their column ... For Trump, it’s a worrisome sign of a narrowing electoral path to victory ... The same is true in Nevada ... Maybe not attack a Gold Star mother while she’s grieving?” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who worked for Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign ... ....

Capsule reviews of feature films

Edit The Miami Herald 04 Aug 2016
BAD MOMS. 2.5 stars ... 1 hr. 41 R (profanity, sex, nudity, adult themes) - Steven Rea. THE BFG. 3 stars ... Newcomer Ruby Barnhill and Oscar-winner Mark Rylance star, and even if the story takes some silly turns, there is magic here - on a very large scale ... 58 ... Whit Stillman adapts a lesser-known, posthumously published Jane Austen novella about a widow of devilish charms - as frank, fearless, and flirtatious a character as Austen ever imagined....

Stonegate Mortgage Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results (Stonegate Mortgage Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Aug 2016
(Source. Stonegate Mortgage Corporation). August 4, 2016. INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- (Marketwired) -- 08/04/16 -- Stonegate Mortgage Corporation(NYSE. SGM)('Stonegate Mortgage' or the 'Company'), a leading, non-bank mortgage company focused on originating, financing and servicing U.S ... Compared to the second quarter of 2015, revenues were down $49.0 million or 65% ... 2015 ... As of ... Sloane & Company (on behalf of Stonegate Mortgage Corporation)Whit Clay....

TRUMP getting TROUNCED in Mich., N.H., Pa. -- POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Will Trump drop out? -- Steve ...

Edit Politico 04 Aug 2016
POLLS DU JOUR -- DISASTER for Trump -- Donald Trump is down nine points in Michigan, 15 points in New Hampshire and 11 points in Pennsylvania, according to three new polls out this morning ... In New Hampshire, WBUR found Clinton is up 47 percent to 32 percent ... “Gov ... Maybe not attack a Gold Star mother while she’s grieving?’ said Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who worked for Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign.” http.//politi.co/2aPHJ5W ... ....

Video: Clarkstown residents help police recruit for diversity

Edit Lower Hudson Online 03 Aug 2016
Cylinda Whitted from South Nyack is assisting with local police recruitment efforts and creating a more positive relationship between community member and police departments.      .   ... ....

CM keen on dress code for puhskarams

Edit The Times of India 03 Aug 2016
VIJAYAWADA ... The so-called dress code requires the male employees to wear white 'dhoti' with a 'kanduva' draping over the shoulders, vermilion and 'vibhoodi' (sacred ash) on the forehead while their female counterparts in whit saree. Addressing a media conference on the pushkaram arrangements here on Tuesday, Naidu, however, maintained that the river festival will be an all-faith event ... Click here to download it for your device. RELATED....

THE NBCUNIVERSAL OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS DISPATCH NEARLY 40-PERSON TEAM TO DELIVER COVERAGE OF 2016 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES IN RIO (Bravo Media LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Aug 2016
(Source. Bravo Media LLC) ... The team - representing 19 U.S ... NBC 4 New York's Bruce Beck will be covering his seventh Olympic Games, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's Brian Curtis his fifth Games and NBC 7 San Diego's Steven Luke and NBC Connecticut's Kevin Nathan their fourth Games, while NBC4 Southern California's morning anchor team, Whit Johnson and Daniella Guzman, are making their Olympic debut ... The Olympic Zone will highlight local U.S ... ###....

Movie guide: Capsule listings, reviews of current releases

Edit The Miami Herald 03 Aug 2016
Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are ... Compiled by Kevin Crust. OPENING IN HOLLYWOOD THIS WEEK ... (1.33) NR ... (1.45) R ... (1.22) NR ... "Love & Friendship" - Whit Stillman has finally made a full-fledged Jane Austen adaptation, a master class on the art of comic timing, taking the author's early epistolary novella and infusing it with his own droll, mocking spirit and expert way of looking behind societal facades ... ....

Golfer Fight!

Edit Deadspin 02 Aug 2016
If you spend enough time on golf courses, you are bound to be involved in or bear witness to a scuffle. Nothing puts polo-clad whit dudes in the mood to scrap like golf’s combination of heat, frustrating gameplay, and cheap beer. Things usually cool down before any punches are thrown, but sometimes you get something like this. ... ....

15 dramatic storylines that make the Rio Olympics simply irresistible

Edit Mashable 02 Aug 2016
Water cooler conversations across the world will revolve around the Olympics beginning Aug. 5. But the Olympics are quite a lot. To whit. Over 19 days in Rio, 136 medals will be awarded for women and 161 medals will be awarded for men — plus nine mixed medals. How do you even begin to make sense of the madness?. We're here to cut through all that noise ... SEE ALSO. Cocaine and kidnappings. The Rio Olympics look more screwed than ever ... 1 ... Image ... 8....
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