• With Adele belting it out over the sound system, rising above the roar of nine blow-dryers on full blast, women ages 21 to 62 are spun out sleek and smooth.

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  • He worries that municipalities may decide that defaulting on an insured issue is different from an uninsured one and thus, having less of a blow-back effect on them.

    FORBES: Buffett Frets Over Municipals, So Should You

  • The instrument has established that winds generally blow east-west on the floor of the crater - something of a surprise to researchers who thought the rover's position close to the northern slopes of Gale's big central mountain might drive winds in a prevailing north-west direction as air moved up and down the peak in a day-night cycle.

    BBC: Dust-devils flirt with Curiosity Mars rover

  • But they survived some real pressure as David Murphy flashed a header inches wide of Rob Green's right-hand post and then struck the killer blow on the night - and, they hope, the tie - after introducing the fresh legs of Cole and Zavon Hines.

    BBC: West Ham 2-1 Birmingham

  • Antonio Tarver, the now dethroned undisputed light-heavyweight champion, unleashed a low blow on the tussle of the old-timers for The Ring Magazine light-heavyweight belt on Saturday.

    BBC: Calzaghe hits back at the critics

  • Yeah, it's juicy -- read on for the full blow-by-blow.

    ENGADGET: HP bought Palm after a five-company bidding war

  • The home side, who need 389 to avoid the follow-on, suffered a triple blow, losing Daren Ganga, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Brian Lara to close on 65-3.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | Kaif shines as India take control

  • Obama has banned the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen since January 2010 because of security concerns after a would-be bomber attempted to blow up a U.S.-bound flight on instructions from al-Qaida operatives in Yemen.

    NPR: Gitmo Closure Elusive, Obama Looks At Other Steps

  • Clarke eventually fell to a slower ball from Darren Maddy, but Chris Rogers - who had earlier retired on 10 after a blow to the helmet from Neil Carter - returned to continue the onslaught.

    BBC: Ambrose injury scare for England

  • It turned out to be a triple blow - with the jockey missing out on the horse's victories in the Epsom Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Irish Derby.

    BBC: Richard Quinn

  • Everyone was hit with the same wind and water, but those who were unable for whatever reason to get to places of safety, the burden--the blow fell more harshly on the poor than on the privileged.

    NPR: Rebuilding with an Eye to Social Equity

  • Virtually every morning, it seems, image-makers in the gainful employ of opposition leader Tony Abbott and Prime Minister Julia Gillard conjure up some kind of unimaginative photo-opportunity, where their leaders appear brandishing a blow-torch, a spade, a butcher's knife, an on-button or some kind of piece of light industrial machinery.

    BBC: The scandal that could bring down Australia's government

  • This has dealt a big blow to businesses that rely on part-timers, such as shops, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers.

    ECONOMIST: The euro economy

  • Having lost all-rounder Andrew Flintoff to a side strain at the end of the first day, England suffered an early blow on day two as first-innings top-scorer Owais Shah was ruled out because of an eye problem.

    BBC: Panesar shines as England stroll

  • The space industry of 2006 is like a rocket about to launch on its maiden voyage--nobody knows whether it will take off or just blow up on the pad.

    FORBES: The New Space Race

  • It is advantage United - who suffered a scare late on when Rio Ferdinand went off after suffering a blow to the ribs - but the narrow lead still leaves the semi-final in the balance ahead of next week's return game.

    BBC: Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal

  • Certainly the Fund was an accessory to the collapse: it overpraised Carlos Menem, Argentina's president of 1989-99, failing to blow the whistle on his loose fiscal policy.

    ECONOMIST: The IMF and Argentina

  • You may be able to turn one of those into a secondary stream of income, which could lessen the blow, as you -- as you work on the other side.

    CNN: Transcript of June 'CNN Money Summit: Money & Main St.'

  • Connacht seemed to start dictating play towards half-time but suffered a blow when their skipper Frank Murphy got himself sin-binned for a high tackle on Scarlets full-back Andy Fenby.

    BBC: Magners League: Scarlets 35-33 Connacht

  • Cas suffered their main blow when the highly-rated Owen was carried off on a stretcher after falling awkwardly under a tackle from Glenn Hall.

    BBC: Bradford Bulls 41-22 Castleford Tigers

  • When asked if his son met with the man charged with trying to blow up a U.S.-bound plane on Christmas day, al-Awlaki's father said it's not likely.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • In the wake of the Bear Stearns blow-up, rule makers will put renewed emphasis on the cash positions of major financial institutions--a traditional gauge of a bank's ability to weather crisis.

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  • Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, has said he believes there is a connection between AbdulMutallab, who is accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day, and the American-born cleric.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • It's not difficult to guess where this is heading -- Marvel stories are all permutations on a handful of stock scenarios -- but Favreau doesn't blow it up any more than he has to.

    CNN: Review: 'Iron Man' packs a terrific punch

  • It combines a love story with a blow for racial justice on the set of a teen-age television dance show.

    NPR: '60s Singer Darlene Love Takes on 'Hairspray'

  • Then the film crew revved up its generators and turned on their huge fans to blow fake potato-flake snow down the main street for the sake of consistency.

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  • It's not hard to recover from a black eye (as anyone who's been in a fist fight would know), but when that blow is self-inflicted, well, the bruising takes on more of an existential quality -- and adds an extra layer of humility.

    ENGADGET: Jawbone starts over, announces a redesigned version of its Up lifestyle-tracking wristband

  • The Tigers' hopes suffered a major blow when replacement Michael Korkidas was sin-binned just after coming on.

    BBC: Castleford 14-40 Huddersfield

  • Cliftonville's title challenge suffered a blow on Saturday as they went down to a 3-1 defeat at Coleraine.

    BBC: Glentoran defeat Crusaders in title clash

  • Munster suffered a further blow on 66 minutes when prop Marcus Horan was sin-binned for throwing a punch in the scrum.

    BBC: Munster 22-13 Scarlets

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