The decaying feet, some dating back to 1967, were being 'cleaned up', plumped up and whitened at the 'foul-smelling' plant using bleach and other chemicals, before being prepared for sale.
It's hard to imagine LOST without Jack Shephard as the group leader. Where would the show have been without him? Had the show's writers gotten their way, we would have learned the answer to that question. When the show was pitched to ABC, Jack Shephard's character was supposed to be killed after the pilot episode, and Kate was supposed to take on more of a leadership role in the series.
根据电视网的预测数据，奥巴马在大选必争之地的摇摆州俄亥俄州取得了胜利，而这使得他在大选之战中获胜，获得了超过当选总统所需的270张选举人投票，也终结了罗姆尼在一系列的摇摆州混战中燃起的希望。
联邦、州和地方政府的裁员速度开始放缓。去年各级政府部门有逾25万人失去工作。今年截至目前，约有两万人找到了工作。经济学家说，美国的债务和赤字问题引发的担忧可能将限制政府支出和投资，但基础设施支出的任何反弹都会创造就业岗位。至少政府带来的拖累会减小。[qh]