Skepticism About Pill Scare Stories Oct 9, 2009
any time I see yet another story about the potential evils of the pill, both my eyebrows shoot straight for the ceilling. Science stories, like any other stories, get promoted because they have a hook, be it a counterintuitive one or a confirmation of people's ugliest impulses. (Slate)
Authorities: Ohio deputy lied about having cancer Oct 8, 2009
Investigators also believe Russell shaved his eyebrows and head, used tanning beds to make himself appear red from cancer treatments and once told others he was receiving treatments at John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore when he really was staying with a friend. "His concern was only for himself, not his wife, not his young daughter, not his friends," Bailey said following the news conference. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Connick Jr offended by Hey Hey It's Saturday blackface skit Oct 8, 2009
Or someone who is satirizing former Prime Minister John Howard putting on huge fake eyebrows. Does that make a person prejudiced against people with big eyebrows. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Scientists prepare to turn fiction into fact with first full-face transplant Oct 8, 2009
Surgeons would need to save not just the donor's skin - from hairline to jawline and from ear to ear - but also the nose, mouth and lips, eyebrows and eyelids, subcutaneous fat, some of the muscles, the nasal substructure and the nerves. Then they would have to painstakingly reconnect all of this to someone rendered almost unrecognisable by burns or scarring. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Autopsy shocker: Jackson was healthy Oct 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press ... Jackson had several tattoos including dark tattoos in the areas of both eyebrows and under his eyes, and a pink tattoo around his lips. (Montana Standard, MT)
Michael Jackson Was Reportedly Healthy At Time Of Death Oct 2, 2009
" The AP claimed it had obtained a copy of the autopsy report but did not reveal how it came into possession of the document, which coroner's officials told MTV News is under until police finish their probe. It was unclear from the AP story if the document is the final autopsy report or a preliminary document. The spokesperson for the L.A. County coroner's office could not be reached for comment at press time, but an employee told MTV News the office would not be making any comment on the... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Jackson fairly healthy, LA coroner’s report says Oct 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson s arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred, and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he was not the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report. The Los Angeles County coroner s report says that Jackson was a fairly healthy 50-year-old before he died of an overdose. (Boston Globe)
Organ grinder Oct 2, 2009
(He doesn't need a heart but probably needs his eyebrows done ... (He doesn't need a heart but probably needs his eyebrows done. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Bad KarmaAwful Team Oct 1, 2009
Reading about George Preston Marshall raises eyebrows. Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2009. (Slate)
* EXHIBITIONS Sep 30, 2009
Large almond-shaped eyes that glare at the viewer with a distant yet confrontational expression are set amid a ghost-white face with barely apparent eyebrows and nostrils above thick lips. By contrast, Fukuis landscapes possess as much life as Kawashimas women seem to lack. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
A Novel About People Who Are Genetically Immune To Stress Sep 30, 2009
In (2005), I wrote that the Science report had "raised eyebrows on a number of grounds," and I expressed doubts that the finding of absolute stress immunity would hold up. When it came, the debunking was dramatic. (Slate)
Jenna Bush visits Sep 25, 2009
Yes, you are indeed an ass with uneven eyebrows. Comment by obie one September 24, 2009. (The Palm Beach Post)
Goggin: Blackjack a fun way to teach math Sep 23, 2009
Raising my eyebrows at my husband, I eased through the door and kneeled behind Kate's chair to observe. Wondering if playing Blackjack with 6-year-olds was even appropriate, I was especially uneasy with the use of poker chips, but decided to hold my tongue. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'I was a stalker' Sep 22, 2009
" Despite being pretty much the campest thing to happen in pop since Elton John complimented Freddie Mercury on his fetching catsuit, Mika has remained coy about his sexuality. When asked, he has always said he would let his lyrics do the talking. So Toy Boy might raise eyebrows. It includes the lines: "Your mama thought there was something wrong, didn't want you sleeping with a boy too long. It's a serious thing in a grown-up world, maybe you'd be better with a Barbie girl. " Is Toy Boy about... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Brain Injury Association offers tips on sports safety Sep 18, 2009
Helmet should be worn low on the forehead, no more than one to two finger-widths above the eyebrows. Helmet should not move side to side or back and forth. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Don't You Just Want a Mad Men Pony Ride? Sep 17, 2009
To not be written up by some meter-maid-like HR poindexter putting a protractor up to their eyebrows to make sure they didn't flex five more degrees than the employee handbook deems platonically allowable in a workplace filled with women. And the dirty secret is, most women I know pretty much feel the same way. (Slate)
Nameberry: Favorite names; why we love what we love Sep 15, 2009
So, as you can imagine, this raises many (mostly blond and brunette) eyebrows. People love to talk about Eli's hair with me. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
What about your priorities? Sep 15, 2009
His fear kept him from going the distance and the extensive options of available women made him picky: oh, her eyebrows are wrong or her front tooth is crooked. By picking women apart, he never had a chance to get close to one. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Meyer: Kiffin's offseason comments surprising Sep 14, 2009
Kiffin also raised eyebrows in Gainesville at his introductory news conference in December. He vowed to end the program's four-game losing streak against Florida. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
A.J. Green says hes smarter, healthier and better Sep 3, 2009
The Dawgs are gonna raise some eyebrows Saturday. BruffDawg. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Lost in Suburbia: Just another dog schnarticle Aug 27, 2009
I raised my eyebrows. A flurry of jokes came to mind, and I had to consciously stifle them to make sure I didn t blurt them out loud. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Honourable Minister And Mayors.....Why Colombia? Aug 27, 2009
I understand this statement has suddenly raised eyebrows among a lot of readers, but that is a fundamental fact of engineering and its laws of public contracts that many Ghanaian professionals especially inexperienced ministers have left in the books after taking their degrees away. I sometimes wonder if black men, especially Ghanaians just love to pile up accolades for themselves and simply turn around and approach their professions with trial and error. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
What She Sees In You: Facial Attractiveness Explained Aug 26, 2009
15, 2007) Men with large jaws, flaring cheeks and large eyebrows are sexy, at least in the eyes of our ancestors, researchers at the Natural History Museum have discovered. Facial attractiveness played a major. (Science Daily)
English Expects a Big Bounceback Aug 25, 2009
It was a selection which raised some eyebrows, considering the Chargers employ three-time Pro Bowler linebacker and opposite him, the steady. But English, who has impressed coaches and teammates with his dedication, just shrugged on draft day. (ChargersUpdate.com)
ON THE WEB: Wall Street Journal's Law Blog Aug 25, 2009
When Manhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff declined to give his approval on a recent settlement between the SEC and Bank of America, it raised some eyebrows. But for those familiar with judge Rakoff s sometimes iconoclastic ways, it was so much business-as-usual. (USA Today -- Money)
Babies brains reach for toys, study finds Aug 13, 2009
Aug. 10: Singer Miley Cyrus raised eyebrows and concern when she danced around a stripper pole at the Teen Choice Awards. Do teen stars directly influence young girls. (MSNBC -- Health)
Study: Preschoolers Get Depressed, Too Aug 6, 2009
Though sure to raise eyebrows among lay people, the notion that children so young can get depressed is increasingly accepted in psychiatry. University of Chicago psychiatrist Dr. Sharon Hirsch said the public thinks of preschoolers as carefree. (CBS News)
The Parenting Place Aug 6, 2009
"Previous research suggested that depression affects about 2 percent of U.S. preschoolers, or roughly 160,000 youngsters, at one time or another. But it was unclear whether depression in preschoolers could be chronic, as it can be in older children and adults.Luby's research team followed more than 200 preschoolers, ages 3 to 6, for up to two years, including 75 diagnosed with major depression. The children had up to four mental health exams during the study.Among initially depressed children,... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Pitt scientists looks for human's closest kin Aug 3, 2009
Even our skulls and eyebrow bone structure more closely resemble the orang's than the chimp's or gorilla's dramatically ridged eyebrows. Drs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Caught in foreign territory Jul 31, 2009
It raised eyebrows, particularly at the label. When I took it to the record company, they were very worried about it being an Arab thing, Temperley says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Villanueva filling starter vacancy for Crew Jul 28, 2009
MILWAUKEE -- In a move that raised eyebrows and led to numerous follow-up questions from reporters Monday afternoon, Brewers manager Ken Macha announced that reliever Carlos Villanueva will start Tuesday against the Nationals. "[Villanueva's] the starter," Macha said. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
The View From 129- Old goat Jul 24, 2009
We have eyebrows to keep the dust and sweat out of our eyes. Our nostrils have hair to screen unwanted particles from entering the nose and lungs. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Nature? Nurture? Child Development Scientists Say Neither Jul 22, 2009
The UI authors realize their paper is raising eyebrows -- it has spurred several responses from other researchers that will be published in the same issue of the journal. And they understand that getting scientific peers to buy into their ideas will be a challenge -- after all, the debate dates back to Aristotle and Plato, and many scientists are passionately rooted on one side or the other. (Science Daily)
Science: Theists Need Not Apply Jul 19, 2009
Hence today, when a man who faith in the Risen Christ is given the reigns of America's preeminent scientific organization, eyebrows raise in skepticism. Prominent atheists like Richard Dawkins go on late-night TV talk shows to the ridiculous notion that any intelligent person, let alone a scientist, could actually embrace the fantastic teachings of the Bible. (Townhall.com)
Hair-pulling: 'My hands were my enemies' Jul 16, 2009
People with the disorder don't just pull from their heads -- they also pull hair from their eyebrows, eyelashes, and pubic regions, Woods said. Living with the disease, Pearson at times felt suicidal. (CNN -- Health)
Breaking the code Jul 13, 2009
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Pill for hair-pulling compulsion Jul 7, 2009
Trichotillomania suffers are blighted by uncontrollable urges to pluck the hair of the scalp and even eyebrows and lashes, often to the point of baldness. Although seen as a behavioural and psychological problem, scientists are hopeful that the problem could be solved with an amino acid pill. (BBC News -- Health)
Works from the masters hand Jul 6, 2009
Also, da Vinci did give her eyebrows and there is lace in her dress. All these, presented in supersize, high resolution prints, were only possible with the infrared technology and intense illumination of Cottes special camera. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pregnancy timeline Jul 5, 2009
The foetus now has toe and finger nails eyebrows and eyelashes. It is also covered with downy hair. (BBC News -- Health)
Safina hopes she isn't put out to grass Jul 2, 2009
Yet, when you reach three of the past five grand slam finals - including the first two this year - and fail to break your duck, it is inevitable eyebrows will be raised. Wimbledon seems the least likely place for Safina to provide a compelling answer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Weird science: You'll need a bigger boat Jun 25, 2009
Other signs seem to make no logical biological sense: Eyebrows that no longer extend over the corners of the eyes can indicate an underactive thyroid, and a diagonal crease in the earlobe seems to herald a heightened risk of heart attack. Think hypnosis can make people cluck like chickens. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Close-Up on Hollywood's Creature Teacher Jun 25, 2009
Over the course of his lecture, he uses words such as "sci-fi'd out," "badass," "hard-core awesomeness," and "zombie dragon" as naturally as "topology" and "base mesh." When Alvarez taps into a key concept, he raises his eyebrows and gesticulates in symmetrical and controlled motions, like a mime. These gestures become a kind of geometry, as if he's physically molding the same 3-D polygons he models on his computer and projects onto a screen at the head of the room. (FastCompany)
Mummys Face Brought To 'Life' Jun 23, 2009
Even the shapes of the lips, nose and eyebrows can be determined if you know what to look for, The American Tissue Depth Marker method has been shown to be effective in accurately reconstructing a face, both in identifying victims and as admissible evidence in court. I try not to make any assumptions without expert direction, whether that be from an anthropologist regarding the race, gender or age, or from and expert like Emily Teeter who can give me an accurate description about details based... (Science Daily)
Andy Answers His Mail Jun 22, 2009
Lisa says I looked good last week because my eyebrows were trimmed. Well, I hate to disillusion you Lisa after you were so nice to me, but I have never fooled around with my eyebrows ... You may not always please everyone, but we always tune in and, by the way, we love your eyebrows. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
Cricket captain pleads with world to come to Pakistan Jun 22, 2009
" No-one did that better than Afridi. Known as an explosive if inconsistent hitter, the dangerous leg-spinner showed his class with the bat against Sri Lanka during a well-nigh faultless 40-ball innings featuring two sixes and two fours. "Shahid Afridi, it was surprising batting from him taking singles," said Younus. "He was fantastic with the ball as well," said the captain, who also highlighted the impact of reverse-swing star Umar Gul, whose five wickets against New Zealand were a Twenty20... (Yahoo! Asia News)
ELIZABETH KNIGHT Jun 17, 2009
ASIC raised eyebrows by announcing it would look into false rumours and manipulation relating to Macquarie Bank. Thursday September 18, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Kelly Amonte Hiller Found Inspiration in Father's Memory Jun 4, 2009
It is a style that has opened eyes -- and raised eyebrows -- in a sport whose old guard still is adjusting to the power and strength with which more and more young women play lacrosse. All Northwestern's women play that way in a system that perpetuates itself through seniors who pass on the ferocious will to excel. (Nusports.com)
Men's Eyebrows and Permanent Makeup May 30, 2009
Eyebrows affect the angles of the face and the eye appearance. Eyebrows can lift a sleepy eye or bring down a high forehead ... Eyebrows can move the observer s eye from a balding pate to a soulful expression. (Suite101.com)
Ten mystery diseases May 29, 2009
By the age of two, hair from the scalp, eyebrows and eyelashes is lost. The U.S. National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)says sufferers eventually lose the layer of fat beneath the skin and, in time, elasticity is lost in artery walls, leading to fatality via heart attack or stroke in 90 percent of sufferers. (CNN -- Health)
Graduation is a good kind of craziness May 28, 2009
But we all laughed and clapped by the time a group -- which included my daughter on the keyboards, a couple of electric guitar players, a drummer and a singer -- rocked the gym with the class anthem of sorts, Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." My visiting father, who is used to staid New England prep school commencements, folded his arms, raised his eyebrows and smiled. He couldn't help it. (Anchorage Daily News)
Male or female? Coloring provides gender cues May 28, 2009
"A man's face usually reflects less light around the eyebrows. This is because they are usually thicker. The same applies to the upper lip and chin, which are hairier areas," he adds, noting people clearly use colour to rapidly identify gender. . (EurekAlert!)
Heather enjoys her new look as wig lets her blend in May 26, 2009
Within a month s time, it all had fallen out everything, including her eyebrows and eyelashes. Some classmates said they thought she had cancer before they heard about Heather s medical condition. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Scientists prepare to turn fiction into fact with first full-face transplant May 22, 2009
Surgeons would need to save not just the donor's skin - from hairline to jawline and from ear to ear - but also the nose, mouth and lips, eyebrows and eyelids, subcutaneous fat, some of the muscles, the nasal substructure and the nerves. Then they would have to painstakingly reconnect all of this to someone rendered almost unrecognisable by burns or scarring. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Cancer doesn't shake family May 21, 2009
He always had a thick head of dark hair and a mustache, but now the stubble on top of his head and his eyebrows are about the only hair he has left anywhere on his body. People he's known for years are starting to have trouble recognizing him. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Oven cleaning advert 'not sexist' May 20, 2009
At first the man raised his eyebrows and made childlike facial expressions before the woman handed him the Oven Pride product. He then used it with exaggerated delight to get the job done quickly. (BBC News -- UK)
Mosquito swatting May 20, 2009
" Eyebrow shaver - Jenny Hsu, 33, single mother-of-one Jenny Hsu says trimmed eyebrows improve a client's job prospects "I run a beauty salon out of my home, but business hasn't been good so I decided to rent a stall at a busy night market and shave people's eyebrows ... They think shaping their eyebrows will bring them good luck ... "Having well-shaped eyebrows makes people look better, more alert. No matter how well made-up you are, if you've got bushy eyebrows growing over your eyes, you... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Nimoy makes a logical move: 'Fringe' May 8, 2009
"We talked about how the makeup evolved. It took some time to find the shape of the ears, the color of the skin, the haircut, the eyebrows.". Recently, Abrams called again to ask if Nimoy would like to play Fringe's mysterious Bell. (USA Today -- Life)
Vinita Nangia: She dreamed a dream May 3, 2009
And thats what we saw in the smile that Susan gave the audience even as people jeered, raised eyebrows and a woman actually rolled her eyes when she heard Susan confess that she wanted to become as famous as Elaine Paige. (By the way, Wikipedia tells us Elaine is the first lady of British Musical theatre, wellknown and acclaimed in her own right. (India Times, India)
In Olens’ run, will religion matter? May 3, 2009
It does not appear to violate any rules or ethics guidelines, though it may well raise some eyebrows among legislative liaisons competing for resources on behalf of the other military services. I am sure that he provides a valuable service to the Marines, Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, an Army spokesman, said of Colonel Murtha, declining to comment further. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mouse Model Provides A New Tool For Investigators Of Human Developmental Disorder Apr 29, 2009
Children born with WHS have a characteristic set of facial features, including a wide flat nose bridge, downturned mouth, high forehead, and highly arched eyebrows. Other symptoms associated with this disease include heart defects, seizures, mental retardation, and skeletal abnormalities, and the severity of these symptoms varies between individual WHS patients. (Science Daily)
Newsweek: How NATO is battling cyberattacks Apr 28, 2009
That it could obtain it so easily has raised eyebrows in the world's mightiest military alliance. NATO is only just beginning to recognize that the has become a new battleground, and that it requires a military strategy. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
The Bulldozer Apr 28, 2009
The appointment raised hackles and eyebrows not only in the Arab world but across the international community. Lieberman, who on his first day in office rejected the American-sponsored Annapolis peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, and who has said he wouldn't mind drowning released Palestinian prisoners or hanging disloyal Israeli Arab Knesset members, is widely seen as extremist, provocative and even racist, along the lines of ostracized European ultranationalists like the late... (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
* World News Quick Take Apr 19, 2009
In a telephone interview from her home in the Scottish town of Blackburn, Boyle did express some impatience with questions over her love life: The 47-year-old Scot raised eyebrows when she told a British television audience last Saturday that shed never been kissed. It was said as a joke, not an advert. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Facial barcodes help us identify people Apr 15, 2009
By manipulating images of celebrities like Chris Martin and George Clooney, Steven Dakin from University College London (UCL) and Roger Watt, professor, University of Stirling, showed that nearly all the information we need to recognise faces is contained in horizontal lines, such as the line of the eyebrows, the eyes and the lips ... "Exposed skin on our forehead and cheeks tends to be shiny whilst our eyebrows and lips and the shadows cast in the eye sockets and under the nose tend to be... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Natural 'Barcodes' Help Us Recognize Faces Apr 14, 2009
By manipulating images of the faces of celebrities such as Coldplay s Chris Martin (incidentally, a UCL Greek & Latin alumnus) and actor George Clooney, Dr Dakin and Professor Roger Watt from the University of Stirling showed that nearly all the information we need to recognise faces is contained in horizontal lines, such as the line of the eyebrows, the eyes and the lips ... Exposed skin on our forehead and cheeks tends to be shiny whilst our eyebrows and lips and the shadows cast in the eye... (Science Daily)
