Posts Tagged ‘Figures’

Burglar Hiding In Pistorius’ Bathroom Figures Now Probably His Best Chance To Escape

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA—Over a week after Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’ arrest for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, the burglar hiding inside the sprinter’s shower decided that now was probably his best chance to make his getaw… Tweet This Post

Really Hip 90-Year-Old Figures He Has Every Right To Torrent Glenn Miller’s ‘In The Mood’

CORAL GABLES, FL—Noting that he had already purchased the song for his wind-up Victrola seven decades ago, extremely hip 90-year-old Emmet McInerny insisted Monday that he had every right to download a recording of Glenn Miller’s “In Th… Tweet This Post

Revised Greek GDP figures show recession deeper than thought

ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek economy shrank even more over the last five years than previously estimated, according to revised economic growth figures released by the debt-ridden country’s statistics agency. In a statement published late on Friday, the ELSTAT agency said gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 4.9 percent in 2010 and 7.1 percent in [...]

Some Taliban figures ready to negotiate peace deal: report

LONDON (Reuters) – Some Taliban figures are ready to negotiate a comprehensive peace deal involving a long-term U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, but will not accept Hamid Karzai’s government, the Guardian reported on Monday. Citing a report to be published by the Royal United Services Institute, the British newspaper said the Taliban was determined to [...]

Beware in Comparing Fundraising Figures

First Read: “We want to make an additional point about the money race: Way too many people are jumping to conclusions right now. What appears to be going on is that Romney — since becoming his party’s presumptive presidential nominee — is grabbing the big checks from his party (up to $ 75,000 per donor [...]

Man Figures Why Not, Adds Photo Of Ridley Scott To ‘Alien’ Wikipedia Page

Man Figures Why Not, Adds Photo Of Ridley Scott To ‘Alien’ Wikipedia Page Tweet This Post

Rajon Rondo: ‘I Have Too Many Father Figures On This Team’

BOSTON—At a press conference last week discussing his suspension for bumping a referee, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo blamed his conduct on having "too many role models and people to look up to" on the team to get a coherent idea of how h… Tweet This Post

[audio] Authority Figures Call For Closing Of Area Rough House

Authority Figures Call For Closing Of Area Rough House Tweet This Post

Area Dad Figures He’s Got At Least Three More Months Of Screwing Around Before Son Gains Ability To Form Long-Term Memories 

LIVERMORE, CA—Judging by his 18-month-old son’s recent cognitive developments, local father Ryan Hardell figures he has about three more months to get drunk, curse, and make cruel jokes before the child begins forming long-term memories. "… Tweet This Post

Sports figures choose teams in 2012 elections

The New York Giants and New York Jets share an NFL stadium but their owners don’t share political views. Woody Johnson of the Jets is a top fundraiser for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, while Giants co-owner Jonathan Tisch is a generous backer of President Barack Obama. Tweet This Post