Report misreads the nation's love of the Olympics Nov 18, 2009
After studying 650 submissions and poking their noses into every dark corner of sport, they have made some truly ridiculous statements about elite sport, many of which are predicated on the belief most sports can become AFL clones. The panel has totally misread the nation's love of the Olympics and the pride of beating bigger countries on the international stage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
All Men are Liars: Oct 29, 2009
At the risk of stepping on the toes of my colleague and working her corner of cyberspace, I thought I'd expand on a few of these queries; try to give you some insight into why a lot of men do what they do. In the end, I reckon women (and men) who are being strung along by a partner need to ask themselves just one question: "If I was really into someone, would I be acting the way they are?". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
How did things go so wrong? Oct 17, 2009
To this day the reef site - on the north-east corner of Flinders Islet, almost exactly where1 Shockwave crashed - is known as Cinderella Rock. It was, Ring concedes, a scary experience, but not one that in any way explains last weekend's tragedy or, indeed, marks Flinders Islet down as an especially dangerous place, an accident blackspot on the navigator's chart. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Exclusive surf club reels in its neighbour Oct 14, 2009
Still retaining its 1960s Marion Hall Best decor, the four-bedroom weatherboard house Lavengro was built in 1958 on the corner of Florida Road and Ocean Place. It was last traded for 10,000 in 1963, by Dr Charles Salisbury to the Gartner family. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Myer goes public - but does the public care? Oct 14, 2009
And now is a particularly difficult time to break the spell and take risks, just when optimism is rampant across the land that the economy has turned the corner and that retail sales are about to resume at least modest growth without the supports of fiscal stimulus ... Operating out of a 15,000 square metre box in the middle of a parking lot has been its typical modus operandi, great when land is cheap and plentiful and when there isnt an urban planner hiding around every corner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Verbal grenades at speakers' corner Sep 23, 2009
au/news/entertainment/arts/verbal-grenades-at-speakers-corner/2009/09/22/1253384993034. htmlsmh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Steroid use putting body conscious teens at risk Sep 20, 2009
Someone who is older or more in tune than you says something to you that unlock something important in your mind and you may feel that you've turned a corner in some way. It won't be until the afternoon until you start to feel less tense. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Who's that girl Sep 7, 2009
"We were setting up lights and she was quietly sitting in a corner, obviously preparing. And I just passed her and said, 'Everything okay, Tasma? And she looked up at me and she said, 'I'm fine.'". Blessed opens this Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Great Ocean Road Aug 5, 2009
Last Updated: 06:55am 05 Aug 2009. R3,000 free @ Prestige Casino. (iAfrica.com)
* Fiji sweep all before them, Taiwan finish in sixth Jul 26, 2009
Hong Kong hit back almost immediately after the break with a try in the corner to take a 12-10 lead, before Wang Jen-his got his second try of the day, breaking from the halfway line after a turnover to touch down for a 17-12 win that set up a fifth-sixth place decider with the US. ... Almost immediately after the restart, Taiwan made it 14-12 as a nice switch of passes between Chen and Wang Kuo-feng saw Wang score in the corner. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
England expects: a winning draw? Jul 18, 2009
Playing for the mighty Bombala Blue Tongues against Narooma Whales last Saturday afternoon the 38-year-old, 130-kg tight-head prop known as "Bubbles" - you get the picture - got the ball a metre out from the Whales' line and then for the next glorious 100 cm, sprinted, stepped, jived, dived, shimmied, shook, arged and finally barged over for a try in the corner, his first in 20 consecutive seasons. Bravo. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bluefin Breeding Breakthrough Helps Sushi Baron Consider Sustainable Catch Jul 7, 2009
The collapse of bluefin is just around the corner. . (Bloomberg -- Japan)
COLUMN: Applying existing technologies to store CO2 Jun 27, 2009
How is the very poorly selected site, going to accomidate proper rail access, when the existing rails bisect a corner of the area. Trucks entering and leaving 121, with an immediate rail crossing to contend with, in and out. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
When workplaces explode Jun 26, 2009
I reckon we are turning the corner and the end of the GFC is near. Sure the share market is up and down but the talk on the street is that business is picking up again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Any room left on Roos bandwagon? This bonehead wants in Jun 20, 2009
Go to any corner of the earth, and the locals play soccer. Last week, bonehead picked his daughters up from school and asked what they fancied doing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Your say Are you in a recession? Jun 3, 2009
Several positive economic signs today, Sir, too soon to tell if we've turned the corner but embarrassing enough for the Opposition smart-alecks confected outrage at modest government debt. And yes, you may quote me. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Will downloads kill the video store? May 18, 2009
but it's good to know that it's arond the corner. In the meantime, I'm super happy with the home delivery of real DVDs that I can watch whenever I want. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Farrah still has sense of humor, Jackson says May 16, 2009
Gene Shalits Critics Corner. May 11: TODAY movie critic Gene Shalit reviews the new Star Trek film, which ruled the box offices over the weekend. (MSNBC -- News)
Trust is a two-way street, Timana Apr 18, 2009
Corner clapping a folly ... No.1: The burst of applause from the crowd in a soccer game when a player in a goal-scoring position shoots and the ball is deflected for a corner ... The crowd is applauding and this is the annoying bit the achievement of a CORNER, when what has just happened is the player has missed a goal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Middle-aged white men corner the Franklin Apr 17, 2009
au/news/entertainment/books/middleaged-white-men-corner-the-franklin/2009/04/16/1239474984117. htmlsmh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Your say Rebel without a cause Apr 15, 2009
Trevor Rowe the chairman of Brisconnections had been pinned in a corner ... Nick Bolton has forced MacBank and BrisCon into a corner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Zac Efron grows up Apr 6, 2009
When the 21-year-old says his first hello, ducking his head politely around a corner at the Park Hyatt's rooftop pool, he is dressed in regular jeans and a shirt, with a slight frame, medium height and what appear to be the biggest blue eyes in the world. (And he's not afraid to use them: Efron never averts his wide-eyed, pale-blue gaze throughout the entire interview. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lights out? Let's party, everybody Mar 28, 2009
Among them, Willoughby will host a free evening of drumming, fire twirling and music at Naremburn Park, on the corner of Park Road and Station Street, from 5pm to 9. 30pm. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
British knight waves his sword over secret ad payments Mar 21, 2009
In one corner is Sydney-born Hamish McLennan, who worked his way up from the post room of the venerable ad agency George Patterson to become the chief lieutenant in Australia of the WPP chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell ... Watching from his offices in London's West End will be the bespectacled knight, eager to use the court case to demonstrate to the thousands of his employees that there is no corner of his empire safe from his reach. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Kim Bain-Moore Feb 19, 2009
Well, the luck I was hopeful of having in my corner for the Classic might be in doubt. I think I'm plum outta credit. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
As Australia warms, fire danger rises Feb 11, 2009
"Australia and particularly the southeastern corner of Australia is fire prone, so a fire-prone environment coupled with a warmer and drier climate in the future is likely to increase the incidence of this kind of event," said Mark Adams, a wildfire expert at the University of Sydney. "But statistically, we won't be able to prove it for many decades.". (MSNBC -- International)
