Have Aztecs hit the bottom? No, it may get worse Oct 21, 2008
Long is convinced SDSU has reached its nadir, which, following a 63-point loss, would prove difficult to debate. He also is convinced that his firing he has two years remaining on his contract would be unjust, arguing that he has not had sufficient time to fulfill his obligation. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The little things ... Oct 17, 2008
This year WILL BE THEIR NADIR, AS THEY SLIP TO THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE PLAY-OFF LADDER SUPPLANTED BY THE RISING HAWKS.. And ANDO, You make cogent points, and prognostications. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Is Google recession proof? Oct 17, 2008
The really troubling long-term question is what happens when recessionary conditions in the U.S. hit their nadir, and China's economy slows down to the point where Chinese financial resources must be devoted to rescuing the domestic economy, and not the profligate ways of Americans. Because it seems highly likely that in the years to come the U.S. will be forced to pour additional hundreds of billions of dollars into economic stimulus projects aimed at getting the American economy out of... (Salon)
Georgia wary of Vols despite record Oct 10, 2008
The 2006 game was a 51-33 thrashing that prompted the AJC headline Vols Put Dogs In Their Place that Gov. Sonny Perdue found odious; more tangibly, it touched off a four-losses-in-five-games reversal that remains the nadir of the Mark Richt era. On Saturday the Vols will kick off against Georgia bearing a losing record for the first time since 1994, when they were 0-1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rules set for national infrastructure fix Oct 7, 2008
3% to slow to 2% this year, while business confidence is also at a seven-year nadir. The Rudd government last week promised to accelerate decisions on major projects including $1. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Blindness Review Oct 4, 2008
For example, she actually sees what the King of Ward Three looks like, and once negotiations break down between disparate wards in the containment center, the decision becomes hers when the only solution to the increasing hostility may be to commit murder ; which represents both the apex and nadir of a supposedly-developed culture. Moore shoulders the burdens of these themes easily, and reminds longtime fans of the powerful, acclaimed performances that earned her a spot stop the shortlist of... (IGN FilmForce)
Ted Rogers: A question of succession Sep 25, 2008
Top candidates are assumed to be his son Edward, daughter Melinda, and Nadir Mohamed, who made his name running Rogers Wireless ... "I liked Nadir right from the start," he says of their first meeting in 2000, when he was wooed to join Rogers Wireless. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
American Urological Association releases best practice statement on cryosurgery Sep 22, 2008
The authors also made recommendations for maximizing the results of cryosurgery, such as using rapid freezing thermocouples to monitor temperature and a double freeze cycle, and obtaining a nadir temperature of -40. Complications are outlined based on the available literature. (EurekAlert!)
U Kno Who goes hunting Sep 19, 2008
At that, it may well be justified; Yost s decision making, particularly his administration of the bullpen, has been questionable all season long, and it reached a nadir yesterday afternoon in Philadelphia. In the eighth inning of yesterday s first game, the Brewers were tied 3-3. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Post-game forum Sep 15, 2008
It was here last December that the worst season in the history of professional sports reached its nadir. Playing for interim coach Emmitt Thomas, the Falcons managed five first downs in losing to the Bucs 37-3. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Emergency-ruled Bangladesh frees ex-premier Sep 11, 2008
Rahman has been issued a British visa and could fly to London for treatment for a spinal injury as early as Thursday evening, another lawyer Nadir Uddin Amir said. Thousands of supporters gathered outside the prison, the cemetery and hospital awaiting Zia's arrival, police said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Sep 6, 2008
HURRICANESTRESS (Treadway, SHNS) -- When facing hurricanes -- especially if you've already experienced them -- a certain amount of anxiety is normal, even healthy, said Nadir Baksh, a clinical forensic psychologist in Stuart, Fla. PETIQUETTE (Hubert, Sacramento Bee) -- Certain rules of etiquette apply when taking your dog outside. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Class VI boy found dead in DPS pool Aug 30, 2008
The victim, identified as Mohammad Nadir, had come to the school for evening classes for weak students but did not report for class ... Nadir, a Class VI student, was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed his death ... Nadirs body was discovered around 5. (India Times, India)
Editorial: Some 'safe haven' laws just go too far Aug 25, 2008
One state in these United States has decided parents can give away children - no questions asked. The new "Safe Haven" law that took effect in Nebraska last month makes it legal for children up to the age of 19 to be dropped off and left at a hospital with no legal ramifications. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Tearful Jade Goody arrives back in UK after cancer diagnosis Aug 22, 2008
As for this being the "nadir" for the depths that TV will plumb, all it proves is how desperate for attention Goody is ... Surely the nadir has been reached. (Times Online)
County cuts retiree benefits Aug 22, 2008
The union contract is at an impasse, and according to union employee Nadir Vissanjay, several participants were threatened with disciplinary action for walking off the job to protest. Gwynne, who played Duke Ellingtons I'm Beginning to See the Light on his saxophone, has been involved with the labor activity since February. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
The Recession Election Aug 1, 2008
Reagan's nostrum has been the guiding philosophy of the past 30 years, a period of disdain for governance even Bill Clinton said, "The era of Big Government is over" that reached its nadir in the sloppiness of the current Bush Administration. It is an era that has been marked by a growing disconnect between the very rich and the middle class (median family income has dropped by an estimated $1,000 during the Bush years). (Time.com)
Don't rain on my second-half parade Jul 20, 2008
So when you lose Bobby and you play(Well you don t really play) for him You have hit the nadir, and i don t mean Ralph. By Wayne reporting in from Myrtle Beach. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise Jul 18, 2008
In 2000 the number of reported cases reached a nadir, [just over 6,000 reported cases. We haven't seen that few cases reported in the history of reporting syphilis since the 1940s. (Scientific American)
Arthur Blank reflects Jul 17, 2008
For the owner, what was the nadir of the season without end. Receiving the indictment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
No more a tour de farce? Jul 17, 2008
Last year, professional cycling reached its nadir. Danish rider Michael Rasmussen, who was leading the tour and seemed set to win it, was fired by his own team on suspicion of doping. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Divorce puts shareholders at the controls Jul 14, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Bridging the gap Jul 13, 2008
The musicians from Israel and Palestine (also Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere), first gathered for sessions in 1999 at Weimar, city of Bach, Goethe and Schiller - zenith of German culture - from where they also; made a pilgrimage to the nadir of German and human history, the nearby death camp at Buchenwald. The connection between the Divan and the beautiful, defiant scene in the Sebastia amphitheatre, built during the time of King Herod, is the man at the mixing desk, who turns towards his... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
US considers picking up pace of Iraq pullout Jul 13, 2008
Such a withdrawal would be a striking reversal from the nadir of the war in 2006 and 2007. One factor in the consideration is the pressing need for additional American troops in Afghanistan, where the Taliban and other fighters have intensified their insurgency and inflicted a growing number of casualties on Afghans and US-led forces. (Boston Globe)
Why we must defend the moral order Jul 13, 2008
" Does that mean that sterile heterosexuals should be forbidden to marry? Mr. Rasmussen's argument appears to advocate compusary, state-mandated child-bearing.And finally, for our pal "purple": Equating bestiality and child rape with a loving relationship between two consenting adults, is the nadir of willful stupidity. ". clancycoot wrote on Jul 10, 2008 3:48 PM:" Counter Points and Questions1. 'destroy a moral order that has stood throughout recorded history'?It was not until 1563 a sanctified... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Ageing disgracefully Jul 13, 2008
At least, from tomorrow, I'll be able to start limping away from the nadir of my 40s into the sunny uplands of my future decrepitude. I'm going to start celebrating, just as soon as I manage to lever myself out of this chair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Unadulterated Altruism in Ghana Jul 8, 2008
No previous administration, civilian or military, stooped to such a miserable nadir with a singular focus. Considering the thought that the constant negative resurrections of Nkrumah are fatigable but baffling as well, what then is it that motivates these rogue anti-Nkrumah Ghanaians who get their tacit blessings from the government. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The Mixed Pleasures of Hunter S. Thompson Jul 5, 2008
A nadir was reached in 1974 when he was assigned to cover "The Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. He chose to float in his hotel pool, a bottle of hooch in hand, while the great fight took place, and he was unable to file anything. (Time.com)
Braylon Edwards goes Hollywood Jul 4, 2008
Things reached a nadir in November 2006, when he helicoptered to a Michigan-Ohio State game, then arrived late to a team meeting. "Cleveland is a blue-collar-type town," Edwards says. (ESPN -- Football News)
Probing questions for police Jul 2, 2008
Public confidence in the Boston police hit a nadir in 2004 after the Red Sox pennant victory. Victoria Snelgrove, 21, was celebrating peacefully when she was fatally shot with a pepper pellet fired by police seeking to control a rowdy crowd nearby. (Boston Globe)
Packing up their knives... and hitting the road Jul 2, 2008
"We're just so proud to be working with them. Really, they were our idols growing up. We put them on a pedestal." The song, called "Full Service," was co-written by Donnie Wahlberg, producer Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, and New York dance-pop diva Lady GaGa. "The fun part was, at the end of the session, laughing to tears about all those road stories, about the characters that are part of this business," said McIntyre. (Boston Globe)
Chicken Little and the North Pole Icecap Jul 2, 2008
One other trick of note was the claim, made only in the CNN piece, that the (not really) predicted melt was something that might occur briefly in September , September being the nadir of the ice mass. In fact, the alarmists are still dining out on their claim about the melt as of last September, despite current data being available. (Human Events Online)
9000 Canadians petition Steve Jobs for iPhone rate relief Jun 30, 2008
0 10,000 Canadians petition for iPhone rate relief . Mac news from outside the reality distortion field By Type Size. (CNNMoney.com)
Prediction: Falcons will be 1-15 Jun 29, 2008
Not at the nadir of Marion Campbell s second tour (3-13 in 1989). Not in June Jones farewell (3-13 in 1996). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nevada governor's messy divorce is a gossip jackpot Jun 10, 2008
"You'd like to think," blogged Jon Ralston, a Las Vegas Sun political columnist, "this is the nadir.". On Monday, the couple's lawyers announced the Gibbonses would pause their court battle and try to negotiate. (Los Angeles Times)
Fatal blast rocks Gaza residence Jun 1, 2008
Witnesses said the house belonged to Nadir Abu Shaaban, a member of the Hamas movement which has ruled Gaza for nearly a year. The cause of the explosion is not yet known. (Aljazeera.Net)
Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice fires imagination May 30, 2008
This reached a nadir during series three. First came tabloid stories about a sex tape involving one of the candidates, Naomi Lay, that was supposedly about to surface on the internet. (Telegraph.co.uk)
NHS records project is thrown into confusion May 30, 2008
The nadir was Libra, the magistrates' courts scheme which ended up costing 390m, three times its original budget, and was described by the Public Accounts Committee as "one of the worst private finance initiative deals that we have seen". The public sector, and the taxpayer, thought the IT industry was over-selling its capabilities with dollar signs in its eyes. (Independent)
Edward steps out of the Rogers shadow May 24, 2008
You can't swing a co-axial cable on Bay Street these days without hitting someone who would rather see Ted's second-in-command Nadir Mohamed take over, backed by impressive growth in the wireless division that has made Rogers a leader in that field ... We've got other good internal candidates that Edward and Melinda know about: Nadir, and [chief financial officer] Bill Linton and there are others ... At the Rogers annual meeting in April, Ted commanded the spotlight in a shiny blue suit... (Globe and Mail)
Could Common Pain Killers Have A Role In Cancer Prevention? May 21, 2008
"We know the drug is effective to reduce the incidence and recurrence of adenoma," said Nadir Arber, MD, head of the Integrated Cancer Prevention Center at Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel. "However, advances are needed to either use the drug in lower doses or develop combination therapy that can produce the same effect without the adverse side effects.". (Science Daily)
Bush weighs down McCain May 17, 2008
As dearly as McCain would love to put distance between himself and a president whose approval ratings have gone lower than Richard M. Nixon's at his nadir, he can't possibly abandon the core GOP principles that won Bush two terms in office -- not least because McCain personally shares most of them and has been backing them in the Senate for decades. That puts him in a very tight spot. (Los Angeles Times)
Abbott to Present Data on Novel Cancer Treatments at American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting May 16, 2008
Typically, platelet nadir occurred on days three to five with recovery during continued dosing. Tumor regression was observed in six patients, with three patients showing more than 50 percent tumor shrinkage. (PR Newswire)
Barmes' venison fall tops odd injury list Apr 23, 2008
328 and stroked 3,010 hits over the course of 18 big-league seasons, reached the nadir of his athletic career when he slipped while putting on cowboy boots, falling on a couch and wrenching his back. Boggs would later make up for this colossal country-western faux pas by riding a horse around Yankee Stadium after winning the 1996 World Series. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Heart Surgery Results Good in Low-Volume Hospitals Apr 23, 2008
In contrast, at low-volume hospitals (defined as less than 250 procedures per year), the proportion of cases dropped from 20 percent to a nadir of 11 percent, and then rose to 25 percent. The number of high-volume centers rose from 17. (MEDLINEplus)
Gulf oil exporters struggle to find profitable investments Apr 22, 2008
Aside from political scrutiny, many funds have also taken some losses from their investments and are treading carefully until they get a better idea of whether the credit crisis has hit its nadir. Shares in Citigroup and Merrill Lynch have lost about 20 percent since Kuwait's sovereign fund and the Saudi billionaire, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, both agreed in January to invest a total of at least $5 billion in the banks. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Another ex-Clintonite throws support to Obama Apr 19, 2008
"I thought it represented the nadir of mean-spirited, negative politics," he told the magazine. FOON RHEE. (Boston Globe)
Lindgren may enter House race Apr 17, 2008
The sagging mortgage crisis, he says, has not met its nadir. Declines in consumer spending will affect state aid in years to come. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Roses n’ Razzies (April 11) Apr 11, 2008
You can t really do worse than what we saw this season: a winless conference record that was the nadir of a 17-year record with 16 losing seasons. True, Robinson had only two seasons at Brown, an Ivy League college that went 19-10 in his second year. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Silicon Valley start-ups feeling U.S. economic crunch Apr 9, 2008
That is down from 31 in the fourth quarter of last year, and is now at roughly the same level as the nadir of the dotcom bust. There was a sharp falloff in the acquisition of start-up companies by major corporations. (International Herald Tribune)
UMass's Milligan has deep-rooted Garden ties Apr 1, 2008
On Valentine's Day, the season hit its nadir as UMass dropped a game at home to Fordham. Hopes for the NCAA Tournament all but vanished. (Boston Globe)
BARACLUDE data show low resistance over 5 years in nucleoside-naive hepatitis B patients Mar 25, 2008
1 Virologic breakthrough is defined as a greater than or equal to 1 log increase in HBV DNA from nadir, as measured by the polymerase chain reaction or PCR assay. 2 Undetectable viral load is defined as HBV DNA levels less than 300 copies/mL, as measured by PCR assay. (EurekAlert!)
Opportunities point to bargain basement Mar 24, 2008
However, there was a feeling among market professionals that the events of last week, in particular the demise of one of Wall Streets most vulnerable banks, had somehow marked the nadir of the credit crisis. It was the cathartic moment that many had been waiting for and a sign that global equity markets had troughed. (FT.com -- Markets)
Is Our Happiness Preordained? Mar 21, 2008
Across the world, people in their 40s generally claim to be less happy than those who are younger or older, and the global happiness nadir appears to hit somewhere around 44. What happens at 44. (Time.com)
Newsweek: What investors need to do now Mar 20, 2008
Today's share prices might not represent the nadir, but they're likely to look very good by 2018 or 2025. Jigger your other investments. (MSNBC -- Business)
Nader Announces VP Pick Feb 29, 2008
I love you as much as you hate Nader, er Nadir. Posted by to Dan Stackhouse. (New York Times)
The creation of the Prozac myth Feb 27, 2008
Things reached their nadir about a year after a very close friend killed herself. The metronome felt as if it would splinter my skull, I was still thinking about my friend a lot, and one day somebody drove me over the edge at work. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hillary on Obama Photo: 'I Know Nothing About It'... Feb 26, 2008
Political Radar: Clinton on photo: 'Why is anybody concerned about this. February 25, 2008 6:02 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Making of a people-friendly budget Feb 25, 2008
The trumpeted economic reforms have not yet percolated to the poorer sections of the society and their standard of living is still at its nadir. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recently hoped that the Finance Minister will address women and farmers concerns in the budget 2008-09. (Hindu)
At a nadir, Clinton seeks Mass. support Feb 25, 2008
At a nadir, Clinton seeks Mass ... At a nadir, Clinton seeks Mass. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Enjoy the calm after the storm Feb 24, 2008
The nadir of Western pop civilisation - the chillout compilation - came to pass. Now Alison Goldfrapp has followed the bestial Weimar disco of 2005's Supernature, with a record inspired by folk, psychedelia and really nice string arrangements. (The Observer)
Sharper Image seeks bankruptcy protection Feb 22, 2008
Sharper Image Corp., the iconic San Francisco retail chain known for selling R2-D2 interactive droids, vacuuming robots and air purifiers, has filed for bankruptcy protection, the nadir of a long descent sparked by a critical review of its hottest product. The company was a consumer phenomenon in its heyday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coal Mine Safety Shortchanged by Years of Budget Cuts Feb 21, 2008
From FY 1997, when the agency's budget reached its historical nadir, to FY 2007, the agency's budget grew almost 19 percent when adjusted for inflation. However, staffing levels did not follow a similar trend. (OMB Watch)
Wizards Lose to Franchise Record-Setting Knicks Feb 20, 2008
The Knicks' nadir came when Fred Jones, the trailer on a fast break, missed badly attempting a flying one-handed dunk. The Wizards built a nine-point lead, but New York ended the quarter with a 6-0 run and trailed 70-67 going into the fourth. (ABC 7 News, DC)
The good doctor's ghosts Feb 12, 2008
" But if he is a saint to the hungry ghosts, he is an imperfect one who takes pains to point out his faults, including his own addictions and his attempts to overcome them. The book has been a way of processing his own inner demons. Born in 1944 in Budapest, Hungary, two months before the Nazi occupation, he was sent to live with relatives, living outside the Jewish ghetto, when he was one year old. His grandparents were killed in Auschwitz when he was five months old. Sensitive from a young age... (Globe and Mail)
The comeback curmudgeon Feb 9, 2008
Last July, around the time Mr. McCain phoned his friend Orson Swindle to gauge his thoughts, his candidacy had reached its nadir. Inexplicably, to many observers, he had abandoned his familiar role as the feisty outsider in favour of portraying himself as an establishment man, the presumptive heir to the current president's throne; he had hired several top-ranking Bush advisers and put together a costly, unwieldy political machine. (Globe and Mail)
