• Every small child wants to be a pop star, but what do you do if you are grown-up, tone-deaf with as much rhythm as a bowl of apples?

    BBC: SingShot website

  • It turns out the the average 30-35 year old person will experience roughly a 25 percent decline in his or her muscle strength and tone by the age of 70-75, and up to a 50 percent decline approaching the age of 90.

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  • The run-up to the conclave has taken a very spiritual tone.

    CNN: March 11, 2013 -- Updated 1034 GMT (1834 HKT)

  • The 14-time major winner, who is hosting the tournament, set the tone for his round when he eagled the par-five 2nd and followed that up with birdies on the 4th and 5th holes.

    BBC: Tiger Woods extends lead at Chevron World Challenge

  • Third, the tone is so relentlessly bright that even the most laid-back reader may end up wanting to hurl the book into a pile of dirty laundry and retire to an unmade bed with a takeaway meal.

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  • The boat, designed in a contemporary tone by British architect Ken Freivokh, fits up to 12 guests in five lower-deck staterooms and one upper-deck VIP cabin.

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  • The men's crew of Paul Carpenter, Phil Davies, Steve Randall, Rolland Robinson and cox Morgan Baynham Williams set the tone on Saturday while Elle Blackwood also notched up an impressive victory over the 800-metre Wj15 singles course.

    BBC: Ross Rowing Club

  • Up close, the hollow monocoque wooden frame has a lustrous two-tone sheen that begs to be touched.

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  • Coda has added two-tone leather seats, which is a nice touch to an interior that needed brightening up.

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  • And then, before you start using my perceived tone as a contrary indicator, let me say that I am not suggesting that things will be up-up-and-away from here.

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  • More direct evidence from studies of experiments with animals and humans, however, suggests that we may have to alter the very concept of what we mean by hearing loss, and that current tests - particularly pure-tone audiometry which measures our ability to perform "pin-drop" hearing - may not be sufficient to pick up the early signs of a decline in hearing function.

    BBC: Viewpoint: Does deafness contribute to dementia?

  • Additionally, the TV's picture engine employs multi-frame analysis to help create missing resolution, and Sony's Super Bit Mapping technology incorporates 14 bit up-scaling, processing and pixel mapping to smooth gradation and improve the quality of low-tone pictures.

    ENGADGET: Sony sets US pricing for 55-, 65-inch HX950 HDTVs: $4,499 and $5,499

  • But the debate is still important, because it will likely set the tone of energy policy for at least the next decade--and ultimately have direct effects on what you could end up paying for food, cars and electricity during that time.

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