Too much stigma attached to Alzheimer's, says author Terry Pratchett Oct 7, 2008
Mr Pratchett, whose best known work is the multi-million selling Discworld series, said: "It's a strange life when you 'come out' - people get embarrassed, lower their voices and get lost for words. "When Milton's Satan stood in the pit of hell and raged at heaven, he was merely a trifle miffed compared to how I felt on the day I was diagnosed. "What is needed is will and determination. "The first step is to talk openly about dementia because it's a fact, well enshrined in folklore that if we... (Telegraph.co.uk)
The ambition of the short story Oct 7, 2008
Modest in its pretensions, shyly proud of its petite virtues, a trifle anxious in relation to its brash rival, it contents itself with sitting back and letting the novel take on the big world. And yet, and yet. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
In India, secularism is a way of life Oct 5, 2008
And his route to heaven was a trifle severe, demanding abstinence even from music ... Their eyes just a trifle hesitant, but growing with confidence, they said they would be giving their Madhyamik examinations next year, and were determined to go to college. (India Times, India)
Cutting luxuries? A nightmare! Oct 4, 2008
You remember Lehman Brothers, the investment banking firm that proved to be a trifle over-leveraged for today's market conditions. Former Lehman Brothers president Joe Gregory has had to sell the helicopter he used to commute to work. (Boston Globe)
The Call of the Wild - Chapter I, Into the Primitive Sep 23, 2008
During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation. But he had saved himself by not becoming a mere pampered house-dog. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Money talks, Barack. Are you listening? Sep 18, 2008
On "Good Morning America" Wednesday, McCain argued, a trifle bizarrely, that the Democratic nominee is ill-equipped to clean up Wall Street because "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party on any major issue. This requires a reformer." In his address on the market mayhem Tuesday, Obama went after McCain with far more vehemence than he attacked Wall Street. In a rare moment of charity, Obama conceded, "Now I don't fault Sen. McCain for all of the problems we're facing, but I do fault the economic... (Salon)
Overpaying for schools Sep 17, 2008
Your source of information and conversation about education in Georgia and the nation. Get recipes by e-mail and practical options for takeout and delivery, all at NEW. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fart of Darkness Sep 14, 2008
I was starting to feel a trifle nervous after all these stories. Eventually we moored off the coast of one of the nearest of the Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) and swam through the clearer waters onto the tiny island. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Pubs and clubs have lost the battle, but not the war Sep 12, 2008
One of these licences will cost a trifle - $500. For restaurants that want to supply drinks without food, the licence is a snip at $50. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Book Review of Charlotte's Web Sep 12, 2008
"That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.". Charlotte s Web is wonderful book for children and adults to share. (Suite101.com)
Trips into the city too busy to hate Sep 9, 2008
Me thinks Jais may be fabricating just a trifle bit. After reading several of your posts, the central theme seems to be that Jais hates PoPo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Things to See in Sri Lanka - the So... Sep 5, 2008
The sea itself is said to be not as calm as it used to be in years gone by but although the waves could be a trifle rough, it is still good for an afternoon dip in the warm tropical sea. Hambantota: The sleepy old town of Hambantota, the site of Sri Lanka s solar-powered salterns used to consist of dry zone vegetation and little else. (Suite101.com)
Monica Bedi's Story: My Romance with Abu Salem Sep 3, 2008
Mumbai, Sep 2: If you have been watching Bigg Boss in the hope that its housemate Monica Bedi will reveal details about her romance with gangster Abu Salem, you would be a trifle disappointed. But the actress has finally told her story to Showtime magazine, in its latest issue which hits stands today. (Daijiworld.com)
Don't scare away Mr Right Aug 28, 2008
But in your newfound excitement, mixed with a trifle insecurity, you may just end up doing things which tick him off and show him the red signals even before you settle. If at all you breakup too soon, it would most probably be the little things that come between a man and a woman. (India Times, India)
Biden -- and Kerry and Clinton -- go on the attack Aug 28, 2008
Despite the populist fervor of Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and a few good lines from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland Tuesday night, the efforts to characterize Obama's GOP rival seemed scattershot and a trifle off-key. There were so many labored jokes about McCain's inability to remember how many homes he owns that his campaign gaffe has gone from fertile Democratic fodder to a please-not-again clich; in less than a week. (Salon)
Hamilton puts neck on line to stay ahead Aug 26, 2008
"This was definitely a pressure race," team boss Ron Dennis said, "and I think it got to both teams." Hamilton's incident cost him perhaps half a second, but it was a trifle compared to events in the Ferrari pit. Stewards launched an investigation after Massa's second stop because it was felt the Brazilian had rejoined the race "in an unsafe manner". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bolt's Law - the athletes are the Olympics! Aug 26, 2008
"It is unprecedented, arrogant and a trifle disdainful for Usain Bolt to have started celebrating before he completed his 100m race." So what. It was a bold move by a confident,well rehearsed, elite athlete and as a result the victory was sweeter and the spectators' enjoyment was beyond the ordinary. (Jamaica Observer)
Spooks, doctors and the science of being sexy Aug 25, 2008
The Westacott Hypothesis might be a trifle simplistic. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
James showing leadership Aug 22, 2008
"Did it look nasty?" James asked, a trifle too innocently. "Yeah, that was nasty. It felt good, too."For me to lead 11 other superstars, I have to kind of have that chip on my shoulder. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Angels watching skies as storm comes Aug 19, 2008
For those unaccustomed to the extravagant whims of Mother Nature, the notion of coping with howling winds and torrential rain was a trifle disconcerting. "The wind, you can handle that," Figgins said. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Reticent champion Aug 12, 2008
" The anthem has been played for his winning the gold medal. And he can be satisfied that what he had come for has been attained and a new chapter in Indian sports history has been penned. Aiming for gold medals, Bindra did shoot down World Cup medals of lesser hue in 2001 and 2003. The flurry of medals in Europe and elsewhere in 2001 and 2002, too, marked him out to be a champion waiting to blossom. Even then it might have seemed a trifle too early for him to be conferred with India's highest... (BBC News -- South Asia)
Now Folkes to up stumps … howzat ? Aug 11, 2008
6 million contract Todd Carney signed earlier this year is being used as wedding confetti as we speak - and we can reason why he's a trifle miffed at the decision of Raiders management to tear it up. It's understood some of his Green Machine teammates - one big name, in particular - also love a sherbet or seven. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Woman loses foster care license Aug 9, 2008
A trifle too little too late. How many more are you "protecting" Isn't it bad enough the abuse at the hands of the birth parents only to go into a system that can not "protect" anyone as they have demonstrated time and time again. (Pekin Times, IL)
Obama veepstakes: The medal round Aug 5, 2008
By waiting until the eve of their conventions, both Obama and McCain will face nearly irresistible pressures to pick nominees who are safe, secure and a trifle soporific. There is nothing like the onset of a convention to create a groundswell for a conventional vice president. (Salon)
Romantic revenge, served in multimedia Aug 2, 2008
But it is myself that I am revealing, of course, she says, a trifle sharply. It is my activity that I am documenting, my obsessive process. (Globe and Mail)
Berry Trifle Aug 1, 2008
It can be layered in a trifle glass bowl or individual glass bowls. The layers of cake, custard and fruit can be seen through the glass trifle bowl giving the trifle a colorful and appealing presentation. (Suite101.com)
Finding one's way in a different culture Jul 31, 2008
The Henry James-like incident, though a trifle, left its mark on me. In James's "international" novels, Americans abroad, full of Yankee optimism, ingenuousness, and vitality (and usually money, too), become twisted into knots trying to decipher the manners and motives of Europe and Europeans. (Boston Globe)
Samuel Beckett: Dead Laughing Jul 31, 2008
First Love, directed by Michael Colgan. " title="Ralph Fiennes performs in First Love, directed by Michael Colgan. (Time.com)
Too many cooks... Jul 27, 2008
" If Mr Adria sounds a trifle defensive, it is with good reason. For although many consider him the world's greatest chef, his handiwork has been publicly characterised as "pretentious" and "a public health issue" by a leading Spanish rival. The accuser is Santi Santamaria, a culinary traditionalist who, in 1994, became the first Catalan to secure a coveted third Michelin star, for his restaurant Can Fabes. In a new book, The Kitchen Laid Bare, Mr Santamaria takes aim at Adria and his disciples,... (BBC News)
Safe or sorry Jul 24, 2008
Or is that price considered a trifle if you're trying to track an elderly and confused parent or a piece of valuable but wayward luggage. Interestingly, Blackline also offers two other services that are less based on fear of violation: Blip, for "geo-social interaction," and Loner, a safety device for single employees in the field. (Globe and Mail)
Has Indian coalition politics gone bankrupt? Jul 22, 2008
To expect the current crop of politicians to provide such a vision may be a trifle optimistic. Indian political discussion has moved from the intellectual intensity of the Gandhi-Tagore or Gandhi-Ambedkar debates, to meaningless sound bites on TV.. (India Times)
Unravelling Mendis will be key for India Jul 22, 2008
The star-studded Indian batting line-up, despite all the experience, will be a trifle wary of the young spinner who has sought to gain a few psychological points by declaring that he was working on developing a new delivery to add more variety to his armoury. Clearly, the onus will be on the Indians to get on top of him and there is no reason why a batting order which boasts of class batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman cannot counter him. (Hindu)
The Left is in the conversation, but not in charge Jul 21, 2008
The mere existence of this capitalist arm is more than a trifle ironic, not only because it contrasts with the union's socialist image, but because that is the very place where Mantashe, the chairman of the SA Communist Party (SACP), chose to strike a strident pro-business line ... But moving in the direction of Zimbabwe - which, by and large, has state-controlled media and a punitive regime policing the work of the media - is more than a trifle disturbing. (Business Report, South Africa)
Welcome home, Paul McCartney Jul 19, 2008
A trifle such as the Beatles' Michelle does not seem to make for much of a spiritual connection with French Canada, and in defending the McCartney concert, Action democratique du Quebec spokesman Sylvain Legare could do no better than to say that Quebeckers wanted "international stars" and that "The English are part of our past, deal with it.". What no one's pointed out in defence of the booking, at least in English Canada, is that McCartney is as powerfully associated with a particular home... (National Post)
‘E3 '08 = epic fail' Jul 18, 2008
One viewer summed up the scene, in gamer-speak, as "E3 '08 = epic fail." That may be a trifle harsh, but so far this E3, which ends today, has mostly been about catching the attention of non-gamers. The huge success of Nintendo's Wii console and DS handheld system and the broad reach of music titles like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have sparked a gold rush. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
August gardening guide Jul 16, 2008
It really is dead easy and something we can all do, even if we do feel a trifle guilty about removing flowers that are still blooming. Remember it's for their own good. (iAfrica.com)
Banking on Trouble Jul 15, 2008
"That line, of course, doesn't exist, but gets manufactured in the moment." In the LAT, wonders how it is that "Obamites suddenly want to play censor when the 1st Amendment puts their man even remotely on the hot seat?" In an editorial, the LAT says that although "" hasn't even started, it seems "the Obama camp is a trifle thin-skinned." If they react so strongly to an obviously sympathetic satirical cartoon, "what are they going to do when the Republicans start sharpening their artists'... (Slate)
Pro Bono Report 2008: A Silver Lining to Economic Downturn? Jul 13, 2008
"Everybody's a trifle uncertain about what the next year will bring," says Esther Lardent, the director for the Washington, D.C.-based Pro Bono Institute. Yet she's quick to note that so far no one seems to be scaling back their pro bono work. (Law.com)
Ramsay's Boiling Point Jul 13, 2008
The press release that accompanied the episode was, accordingly, a trifle overcooked. I quote: "His rugged good looks and straight-shooting style have made ladies swoon and men jealous." Mmm, yummy chef, not so yummy prose. (The Age)
Velez returns to Giants after stint in Minors Jul 13, 2008
NEW YORK -- Given that the Giants sent Eugenio Velez to Triple-A Fresno in May to play regularly, his return to the Major Leagues seemed a trifle odd, since he's unlikely to receive frequent playing time. But manager Bruce Bochy emphasized that for the Giants to contend legitimately in the National League West, they need their 25 best players in the Majors. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Foreign Oil Cheaper Than Pickens Plan Jul 13, 2008
Sunday July 13, 2008 11:54 AM ET. " If you're going to get gouged like that, make sure it's by Americans, Pickens seems to argue. He proposes generating wind power to save the natural gas burned in our power plants and redirecting that gas into compressed vehicle fuel. This looks simple in PowerPoint or Flash. In reality, a wholesale transition is so cumbersome that $150-a-barrel oil has hardly budged it off the demonstration-project stage. Remote wind farms need expensive transmission lines... (SmartMoney)
Dispatches from postwar Vietnam, where gentle smiles have won theday Jun 28, 2008
Uncle Ho, as they call him, looks peaceful in repose, if a trifle grey and waxen. His image appears on billboards around the city, but since the Doi Moi, or New Thinking, policy right-turn of 1986, Marxist orthodoxy has been shoved aside by a booming market economy and massive foreign investment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Spokeswoman spins no more Jun 28, 2008
It was all a trifle harsh, given that Ms. Buckler has only been following orders handed down by the Prime Minister and his chief of staff, Ian Brodie. Ms. Buckler is the communications director, so she must take some blame for the breakdown in relations with the Parliamentary Press Gallery, which led to claims that Stephen Harper was trying to shackle the press by, for example, picking which reporters could ask questions during a press conference. (National Post)
Let's Go RINO Hunting, Part II Jun 23, 2008
Perhaps a trifle long for the attention span of the intended audience. LBJ's litle girl/daisy/mushroom cloud was shorter and just as effective. (Townhall.com)
Groomed for the gold Jun 15, 2008
Hosting the Games is a trifle compared with changing the lifelong habits of 16 million people. This is a huge, sprawling, congested, and noisy city (think a supersized Houston with noodles, with a summer climate to match) and it can seem overwhelming to foreigners who don't know the language. (Boston Globe)
Coldplay singer quits BBC interview - briefly Jun 14, 2008
Little wonder then, that he stormed out - in the politest way possible - when a Radio 4 interviewer accused him of being a trifle lugubrious. Martin's beautifully executed flounce occurred as the Front Row presenter John Wilson asked him and bandmate Will Champion about their new album, which was released on Thursday. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Smart Bets In A Manic Crude Market Jun 13, 2008
Ten dollars more in crude prices could easily seem like a trifle, if it comes to that. As usual, it depends on what happens next. (Forbes -- Markets)
Billerica Little League gives kids with disabilities a chance to swing away Jun 8, 2008
To most, it might seem like a simple act, a trifle of a challenge. But for David Murphy, who has Down syndrome and is nearly deaf, getting a base hit in games with the Billerica Little League Challenger Division is a triumph. (Boston Globe)
Mixed feelings Jun 6, 2008
The IPL, a trifle over-oiled with praise by the Indian media, is not English Premier League football. Cricket's new league should remain a short-term business (not even twice a year), or else its sameness will grate, but it's worth its own tiny season. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Obama's rise predicted 3 yrs ago Jun 5, 2008
The prescience of the New Statesman, a substantially well-written if a trifle staid magazine originally established by the famous Fabians Sidney and Beatrice Webb, is now seen as nothing short of miraculous. In India, it is astrologers who tell political fortunes. (India Times, India)
Tarun Vijay: Nepal's new kings Jun 5, 2008
Just a fortnight ago they killed Ram Hari Shreshtha, one of their own sympathisers, for a trifle difference inside the UN camp and publicly warned the media: behave or else face the consequences. But neither the Indian media nor the secular establishment took any notice of it. (India Times, India)
More >> Jun 1, 2008
Considering the breed is just about making its (much needed) presence felt in India, the kerfuffle in the west over their excessive zeal seems a trifle churlish. Consider these two examples. (India Times)
Religious Group Questions Fla. Judicial Ethics Code May 23, 2008
"Canon 3(E)(1), including subpart (f), prohibits speech not at all," wrote Hinkle, "and burdens speech only a trifle, allowing a judge to keep the same job at the same pay and to perform the same kind of work with the same perquisites while giving up only the right to preside over cases (presumably few if any) in which the judge reasonably appears not to have an open mind. A judge has no First Amendment right to sit in such cases, and any right plaintiff has to hear speech of this type clearly... (Law.com)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull May 23, 2008
But the whole thing looks a trifle pointless. Harrison Ford returns, good value as ever in the role of Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. The period is the cold war 1950s, with Indy on the verge of retiring as a professor. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
More of this story May 22, 2008
This high-powered collection of athletes their hair a little whiter and some of their steps a trifle slower took center stage again Saturday night. Bob Kurland, Dallas Dobbs, Dee Ketchum, and the coaching staff and many members of the 1966-67 College High state championship basketball team enjoyed the revival of adulation during the first-ever Bartlesville Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet/ceremony. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Check out more new music from Jason Mraz, Foxy Brown May 14, 2008
T Bone Burnett's Tooth of Crime "serves up brain food, not pop candy," says Edna, a trifle enigmatically. Jason Mraz's songs have "a certain pleasantness," but some of his ventures give Brian pause. (USA Today -- Life)
High tea hits the high C May 11, 2008
Though they were not as dainty as the cucumber sandwiches of old (vicariously, I speak from reading Oscar Wilde) I do say the butter tasted like butter and the bread had certainly not come sliced from the supermarket, although it was just a trifle dry. The pastries consisted of pastry shells filled with a creamy, rather pungent mushroom filling, that were essentially vol-au-vents; "sausage broods" were basically slices of sausage roll; as well there were mini broccoli and carrot quiches. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
How will Anwar play his cards? May 11, 2008
How will Anwar play his cards. As the leader of Pakatan Rakyat, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been described as Prime Minister-in-waiting, but does he really have the numbers to form the government or is he just playing mind games. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sky Meets The Bionic Woman Michelle Ryan May 5, 2008
Having watched her moves in Bionic, I'm a trifle nervous. "It's okay," she says "I won't throw you across the room!". (Sky News)
The photo is dead. Long live the photo May 5, 2008
If that exercise seems a trifle artificial, with Abraham and Isaac, the image of a homeless man pushing a young boy in a shopping cart, Nes achieves something more moving: making their plight seem real and important by imbuing it with the grandeur of art. These images speak to great events and communal experiences, but at the other end of the spectrum photography not only makes the far-flung instantly accessible, it also makes the intensely private instantly recordable. (Globe and Mail)
Miller: Ducks expect Blount instrument to sharpen ground game May 2, 2008
Obviously, Blount tapped Oregon over other suitors for a variety of more substantive reasons, but listening to his detailed explanation of what he likes about the uniforms makes it clear the issue isn't a trifle for him. "We don't wear the same thing twice -- I love that," he said. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Iraq War Architects Shrug Off Truth May 2, 2008
He didn't get much argument that this was a problem; indeed, Wolfowitz agreed the United States was, as he put it a trifle breezily, "pretty much clueless on counterinsurgency." ... He didn't get much argument that this was a problem; indeed, Wolfowitz agreed the United States was, as he put it a trifle breezily, "pretty much clueless on counterinsurgency.". (Townhall.com)
How big is ANZ chief's Opes problem? It just depends on who you talk to Apr 19, 2008
How big is ANZ chief's Opes problem. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Panic of 1837 Apr 18, 2008
Jackson had successfully lowered the national debt to its lowest point since 1791 (a trifle $33,733. 05), and the economy seemed to be growing rapidly. (Suite101.com)
On Stage: Humana Festival provides fertile ground for new plays Apr 16, 2008
But as it approaches a scary conclusion in which the two worlds frighteningly merge, it gets a trifle obvious. Maybe this is in deference to audience members who need things spelled out, but some of us want to do more of the work ourselves. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
