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...bridge names are currently enjoying an uptick. On the yearly list of 1,000 most popular names, Hector has improved from No. 193 in 1981 to 181st most popular in 2008; Daniel has gone from 12th place to 5th over the past decade; and Cecilia has similarly risen from slot No. 300 to 270. Sandra has bounced around in the top 40 for decades, but since 1990 has inched up from No. 33 to 27. (See the top 10 worst corporate name changes...
...weekends at the top of the box office. None of the other repeaters - Paul Blart: Mall Cop in January, Madea Goes to Jail in February and, over the big summer season, Night at the Museum 2, The Hangover, Transformers 2 and Final Destination 4 - are likely to earn a slot on the newly expanded, 10-title list of Oscar nominations for Best Picture. Nor did any of them except The Hangover earn money-quote lines from the critical establishment. But they underline the importance of comedies and action films to the one line Hollywood cares about: the bottom. (See TIME...
Michael Hayes and Andy Nguyen competed together in the No. 2 doubles event in the No. 1 slot, defeating Lin/Wong in a thrilling 9-8 quarterfinal victory...
...went for it, this time with a different result. Lorditch managed to beat his man, and Winters tagged him from 46 yards out for a touchdown.“Our receivers were a little mixed up,” Winters said. “We had Luft as a slot receiver, which he’s usually not. But it worked out good for us because it kept the safety in. He was kind of keying on Luft. The corner was peeking inside and Lorditch just ran by him. I saw him and just threw...
...Lured by the Fox News Channel from CNN's Headline News channel last year, Beck has lit up the 5 p.m. slot in a way never thought possible by industry watchers, drawing upwards of 3 million viewers on some recent days. Indeed, despite his late-afternoon start, he sometimes beats even Bill O'Reilly, Fox's prime-time behemoth, in key ratings demographics. The value of his Fox contract is reliably said to be about $2 million per year. (See a Q&A with Glenn Beck...