Facebook in the workplace: Take care on both sides Nov 19, 2009
It seems as if Ms. Payne was under a lot of pressure and coerced in to resigning by administrators in the school where she worked. She wanted a way out while protecting her ability to continue to practice her profession and retain her newly earned credential. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' Nov 19, 2009
It's as if the size of the attention itself makes her a hero. Everyone is committed to making her the face of the war whereas the other story that this all a kind of scandal. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Chinas ascent traced back to Clinton-era trade deal Nov 19, 2009
And it is the major reason why boosting consumption in the United States, in an attempt to reverse the recession, has the peculiar effect of boosting production and employment in China just as much as if not more than happens at home. So as we try to rebalance our relationship with China, let s not entertain any illusions that our growing dependence on that nation was the result of an unalterable tectonic shift in global power. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Pennington not sure whether he'll play again Nov 18, 2009
"I'm speaking as if there are going to be opportunities. There may not be opportunities.". Pennington dislocated his shoulder in the third game of the season at San Diego. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Tests not bowling over the masses Nov 18, 2009
Tony Lewis, the former England captain who chairs the committee, told the Herald: "It's not as if the game is falling apart, but it has been scooped by Twenty20 and I think we would be foolish if we didn't think it was universal.". The key findings were presented to the International Cricket Council's cricket committee earlier this month in Dubai, where both groups reaffirmed their commitment to preserving all three forms. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The Transformers The Movie (1986)... Nov 18, 2009
If more had been done with the characters and storyline, it could've easily been a fantastic work of animated art, but it seems as if the writers put as much heart into the film as they did lack luster episodes of the cartoon. This movie should only be recommended to die-hard Transformers fans. (Suite101.com)
Oconee County police blotter Nov 18, 2009
The two men then left and continuing playing golf as if nothing happened. The complainant said his eye began to swell, so he went to an Athens emergency room for treatment. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Texas Deputies Seize 15 Pit Bulls Nov 18, 2009
SAN ANTONIO (November 17, 2009)Bexar County deputies seized 15 pit bulls, made two arrests and found two dead dogs that looked as if they had been beaten or had been fighting. Bexar County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. James Hancock said the deputies seized the dead dogs Sunday night from a vacant lot near a home after a neighbor complained of a foul odor. (KWTX.com, TX)
Monroe, No. 20 Georgetown eke out slim win over Temple Nov 18, 2009
The Hoyas appeared to get their act together at the start of the second half, opening with an 8-2 run, but Allen and Moore started playing as if they were ready to lead the Owls to a third straight Atlantic 10 title. A 24-6 run gave Temple a six-point lead and all the momentum, but Monroe looped in a high shot on a baseline drive and added a free throw for a three-point play that started a 9-0 Hoyas run. (USA Today -- Sports)
CAPITAL CULTURE: Sotomayor adds celebrity to court Nov 17, 2009
It's not as if Sotomayor is pushing this public recognition. In fact, apart from a C-SPAN program that interviewed all the justices, she is refusing television, magazine and newspaper interview requests, including a request for comment from The Associated Press for this story. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Footy Show payout and apology 'best outcome' Nov 17, 2009
"There were a number of reasons [why I settled]. It wasn't as if I didn't want to go to court and go to trial," Dr Alberti said. "I felt I'd achieved the best outcome in the circumstances.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Charita Goshay: Teen angst shouldn't include violence, abuse Nov 17, 2009
In what world does a teenage boy get the idea that it s OK not only to watch such an atrocity, as if it were some video game, but also to absolve oneself of responsibility for stopping it. How does such a disconnect from one s own humanity occur. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Trial will put U.S. at risk Nov 17, 2009
The administration's first mistake is to label these men "criminals," as if a terrorist attack and the announced objective of forcibly "Islamisizing" America were the same as robbing a bank. The 9/11 terrorist attacks were an act of war, as much as if a nation-state had attacked us. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Monday with Mike: BCS spots opening up Nov 16, 2009
It looks as if just one Big East team will get in ... That looks as if it will be , which will go to the BCS as an at-large entrant if it has just one loss. (Oregon Sports -- Rivals.com)
Best from Sunday Nov 16, 2009
Within nine minutes of the opening kickoff of Georgia's 31-24 victory over Auburn on Saturday, it appeared as if it was going to be another long night for the Bulldogs' beleaguered defense. At the same time 93,000 college football fans realized Georgia's Israel Troupe was on the receiving end of a 50-yard touchdown pass Saturday, so too did the guy who threw the ball and the coach who called the play. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Cornwell factor Nov 15, 2009
It is a favourite of visiting celebrities, writers, musicians and actors; staff treat the ubiquitous TV crews and photographers as if they are part of the uber cool furniture, the front desk concierges seemingly impervious to both fame and flashbulbs ... " Still a journalist at heart, Cornwell researches her books as if she were writing non-fiction, spending months in the places where she plans to take her characters. "I spent a lot of time with the NYPD [New York City Police Department], with... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Wedding Singer' is a nonstop '80s party Nov 15, 2009
For some of us, ahem, it seems as if the 1980s were just a flashdance away. For 23-year-old Courtney Washington, an ensemble member in the national tour of "The Wedding Singer," the decade of acid-washed jeans and saddle pants is a little more abstract. (Fresno Bee)
U.S. scientist condemns doomsday film "2012" Nov 15, 2009
He said people could identify them easily by the fact that they appeared diametrically opposite the real solar image, as if reflected across the center of the image. This was especially obvious in videos, where, as the camera moved, the false image danced about always exactly opposite the real image. (Xinhuanet, China)
Carter To Introduce Bill Giving Fort Hood Victims Combatant Status Nov 15, 2009
"Our wounded and the families of those who lost their lives should receive the same treatment, recognition, and benefits as if the attack occurred on a U.S. military installation in Iraq or Afghanistan, he said. While many of the military and survivor benefits for the Fort Hood victims are the same as for combatants, the combatant status would make the dead and injured soldiers eligible for the Purple Heart Medal and the civilian casualties eligible for the Secretary of Defense Medal of... (KWTX.com, TX)
What Does the L.A. Times Do Right? Nov 14, 2009
Sue Laris wrote on Sep 13, 2009 8:10 PM:" Not the L.A. Times finest hour.Downtown News editorial:An odd and out-of-character story popped up on the cover of the Los Angeles Times on Sept. 7. The headline is Obama Is Fast Losing White Voters Support. The piece talks only about President Barack Obamas poll numbers among white voters without mentioning his standing with Hispanic, Asian and African American voters, and it quotes only a Republican pollster on the point of race, though it... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Exhibit unmasks horror of human trafficking Nov 14, 2009
The exhibit is housed inside a chain of seven railroad boxcars, arranged as if waiting to depart at any moment, their exteriors slathered with degrading graffiti meant to stigmatize the captives portrayed inside. Called "Journey," the exhibit, which opened in New York this week and runs through Sunday, attempts to unmask the denial that keeps the bustling sex-slave industry hidden in plain sight. (MSNBC -- International)
Dislikes Fox News Nov 14, 2009
Above the fold -- as if it were real news. CLARENCE PAGE: Obama's Fox strategy flawed. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
TMs turning point Nov 14, 2009
It may appear currently as if TM is losing ground to its wireless broadband competitors, but when it rolls out its high-speed broadband (HSBB) as scheduled by first quarter next year, TM is set to give them a run for the money. Below are excerpts of the interview. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
THIS OLD TOWN: When does Indian Summer come to town? Nov 14, 2009
Because my octogenarian neighbor preached it he who had witnessed so many winters I accepted it as if it were engraved in everlasting granite ... Because my octogenarian neighbor preached it he who had witnessed so many winters I accepted it as if it were engraved in everlasting granite. (Easton Journal, MA)
Palin Book Goes After McCain Camp, Not Levi Nov 14, 2009
But it's as if Johnston, who was among those hastily spiffed up to appear at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. had never left Wasilla, Alaska. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Collision' is solidly compelling Nov 14, 2009
And yet, people meet, as if by chance, every day and life happens. When it does, we use the word "coincidence" when a chance occurrence becomes meaningful. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Ali Vincent on going from fat to Biggest Loser Nov 13, 2009
I looked as if I was going to pop. I had a pretty dramatic childhood. I dont blame anybody when I look back on it, I think everyone was doing the best they could to raise me and my older sister, Amber. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
In search of a jaunty angle Nov 13, 2009
"So, now Bill Arthur is looking at still photographs and trying... What exactly is it he's trying to do here, other than tell us that he sees photographs of Obama and is detested by the mere sight of the man?And, AGAIN, Bill, every president uses a telepromotor, so why don't you just stop bringing it up as if Obama uses one to somehow mislead us? You know you and George W. Bush share a common trait. You are so sure in your firm belief that you are right that you have no respect for anyone whoi... (Cameron Observer, MO)
2012: End-of-World Disaster Porn Nov 13, 2009
" Related Photos Stories The nutbag with the $250 million budget is director and co-writer Roland Emmerich, who for all his deficiencies as a teller of stories and wrangler of actors can never be accused of thinking small. In Independence Day he had Martians attack Earth; in The Day After Tomorrow, global warming triggers an instant ice age. He is both the king of disaster porn and a sentimental ;litist: his movies kill off billions of humans so that one family can get back together. Emmerich... (Time.com)
One Of A KindIn an era of snark and sarcasm, Bill Walton's shtick now seems refreshing, writes Chris Ballard. Nov 13, 2009
So many analysts seem as if they're dead-set on trying to convert us to their point of view, and affect scorn if anyone dares question their authority. For these men, their certitude is born of expertise but may also be rooted in insecurity, a feeling that they have to be right. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Office Live Add-In Eases Working Across Multiple Computers Nov 13, 2009
After authenticating your Live ID, you'll be able to browse the Office Live Workspace as if it were your local file system. Saving files to the Workspace is just as easy, simply select "Save to Office Live". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Today's Mailbag: More on Fort Hood Nov 13, 2009
While complacent Americans live on as if everything is normal, Rome is burning under a misguided Obama administration that believes everyone will play nice just because of his awesomeness. Lets hope a sensible majority of Americans wake up before our sons become slaves to the radical Islamic Jihadists and our daughters become objects of Sharia law. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
CBS guru: 1 loss in SEC trumps 12-0 elsewhere Nov 13, 2009
In a video in which Castle is shown as if he's urinating on a football field as the Keith Jackson-like narrator intones that the character is leaving an "indelible mark" on the sport there are comments from Florida State coach , Portland State coach , CBS analyst and Texas Tech coach who says he considered recruiting Castle but found he was "too disturbed.". The semi-raunchy video includes Castle saying he "has more sex than the whole stupid (Florida) Gators team" and that he'll "donkey-punch"... (USA Today -- Sports)
Is it too late to get on the gold bandwagon? Nov 13, 2009
as if investing in paper stocks is not gambling. Who are they kidding. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
The Palin Persuasion Nov 13, 2009
To us, who had witnessed the quiet and orderly period of the Adams administration, it seemed as if half the nation had rushed at once into the capital ... As if being"elite" is bad. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Snortin' meth with Andre Agassi The tennis superstar and Katie Couric get... Nov 13, 2009
" It was all just terribly awkward to watch, joyless and strange. Agassi merely talked about how this brief drug experimentation came during a period when he wasn't really caring about much of anything -- career, money, health, pre-minivan Brooke Shields, the works. Why not try some stupid drug? Why not dabble and downwardly spiral? Hey, it's the American way. But it didn't last long. Agassi climbed out of his little pothole within a few months and moved on, and within 18 months he was world... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Elizabeth Merrill » Nov 13, 2009
Williamson joked about her enormous feet and how she couldn't wear skinny jeans because it looked as if she had clown feet. "We sat there and laughed and talked for over an hour," says catcher Jenna Kirksey, a Seattle native who is new on the team. (ESPN -- College Sports)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Nov 13, 2009
"I don't know why these guys can't take it a little easier." He announces he'll act again, then starts quoting Borat as if he's auditioning for the sequel. Finally, he wraps it up by thanking (at last. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Coming to you from Boston Nov 13, 2009
My question to Joe Johnson: Do you feel as if you have accomplished what you came to Atlanta for ... Woody always seems to coach as if he is trying to save his job. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
These tickets may surprise you Nov 13, 2009
When a storm or a crash knocks out power to a four-way traffic signal, this law requires motorists to approach the intersection as if a four-way stop sign was in place. Things get confusing if an outage is at intersections of roads with multiple lanes. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Other people can take all the fun out of running for office Nov 12, 2009
They re on TV incessantly, and the political scribblers dutifully transcribe their position papers, as if anyone cared. It s not like either candidate has a job he is anxious to return to. (Boston Globe)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' Nov 12, 2009
It's as if the size of the attention itself makes her a hero. Everyone is committed to making her the face of the war whereas the other story that this all a kind of scandal. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Music: the week ahead Nov 12, 2009
J. TILLMAN As if his other band, last year s indie-folk sensation Fleet Foxes, didn t already break your heart with its spectral songs, Tillman is also a ruminative songwriter with six solo albums to his credit. Tillman, who plays drums for the Foxes, comes to town with a full band in support of his latest, Year in the Kingdom. (Boston Globe)
Slive may have to adjust rule on coaches Nov 12, 2009
It seems to me as if the SEC officials have done a fantastic job this year. After signing the billion dollar tv deal, they had to make sure that Florida and Alabama were undefeated and played in the SEC championship game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Thanks, FDA, but We Don't Need Your Protection From Raw Oysters Nov 12, 2009
Since the Food and Drug Administration last month that it plans to ban the sale of unprocessed Gulf of Mexico oysters from April through October, people in New Orleans have been gobbling the things down as if there's no tomorrow. That's the Big Easy for you. (Slate)
Kissing Wayne Newton, Ellen Slezak, Agni Nov 11, 2009
Lined up at the long row of washbasins at the MGM Grand, my other three sisters and I turned on cue, as if we were in a musical, to look at her ... His hair, black as pitch, gleamed as if it had just been buffed at the shoeshine stand in the lobby ... And instead, my mom, my sisters, and I, as if we d been choreographed, leaned away from him, recoiling. (Harper's Magazine)
Hate reading text online? There IS a better way Nov 11, 2009
It feels as if I've truly left behind the annoyances of the online world and can enjoy reading for what it ought to be: an engaging, deep, thoughtful escape. What we need now is a revolution on-screen that would build Tofu-like functionality for displaying text from the entire Internet and all our software including our word-processing programs. (Christian Science Monitor)
SA police 'kill boy aged three' Nov 11, 2009
Page last updated at 10:43 GMT, Tuesday, 10 November 2009. SA police 'kill boy aged three. (BBC News -- Africa)
Ofcom knocks back BBC DRM plans Nov 11, 2009
Initially it looked as if Ofcom would approve the plans but, during its two week consultation, it has received many responses opposing the plan. Critics say a Digital Rights Management (DRM) system for Freeview HD would effectively lock down free BBC content. (BBC News -- Technology)
Interview with Trevor Noah Nov 11, 2009
He's so confident and Pro when he's jokin' that it feels as if he's been headlining solo stand-up for years already. The facts: he hasn't. (iAfrica.com)
Wanda Sykes' talk-show debut lacks spark Nov 10, 2009
Instead, Sykes opened with a strained, strident hour that seemed underfunded and, despite all the time put into it, underrehearsed, as if someone thought it could run on raunch and righteous anger alone. Sykes is one of America's funniest comics, and almost inevitably, a few of the jokes (an opening jab at 's batting eyelashes, a bit about 's financial woes, some of the biting-the-hands-the-feed her attacks on Fox) were funny. (USA Today -- Life)
Basin lawmakers criticize passage of health care billWalden, McClintock say bill will cost nation jobs, freedom to choose coverage Nov 10, 2009
As if the college bowl system were not weird enough the way it is. . (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Devil's Dictionary of Healthcare Reform Nov 10, 2009
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) -- A group of accountants and economists who, through no fault of their own, calculates the cost of "Reform" as if the Democrats will actually cut hundreds of billions of dollars of Medicare funding; related: see Score. Endorsement -- The praise given to Reform by any group which was either threatened by Rahm Emanuel or expects to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars its way by siding with Reform early on; the way the American Medical Association is dealing with... (Human Events Online)
The GOP's "women problem" Nov 10, 2009
The GOP has held the New York seat for decades; when Obama tapped the previous lawmaker, , as Army secretary, that opened up the possibility of flipping it, but it's not as if the House Democratic majority depended on winning. And since the Democratic strategy ahead of 2010's much broader elections is basically to paint all Republicans as acolytes of Beck, it might not be the worst thing in the world if Hoffman won. (Salon)
Steele says some white Republicans scared of him Nov 10, 2009
For the first 40 minutes or so of his hour-long talk, Steele's message boiled down to vague platitudes about black professional role models, the need for young people to pay attention to politics and the sheer unlikelihood of his journey from D.C.'s -- just a few miles up Georgia Avenue from Howard's campus -- to the top of the RNC. ("I grew up on 8th Street, part of the 8th Street Crew," he said, as if he was confessing to a long-ago gang affiliation. "My sister gave us that name; it was just... (Salon)
"Mad Men" finale: What's worth a fight? Nov 10, 2009
Even as Betty and then Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) dress Don down with their unforgiving words, he almost seems to lean into their disapproval, as if he's relieved that finally someone's going to call him to the carpet for his clumsy, caddish behavior. Maybe he realizes he's been as much of a presumptuous asshole as Conrad Hilton, who cast aside his professional and personal relationship with Don the second he was no longer useful. (Salon)
Artist scratches it out in Bruno trial Nov 9, 2009
Taylor's gaze yo-yos back and forth from sketch pad to witness stand, down and up, down and up, as if he were watching some sort of vertical tennis match. The biggest challenge thus far for Taylor, who prefers to have his portrait subjects pose motionless, is the bobbing and weaving of the defendant, a former pugilist. (Albany Times Union)
Protesters Rally for Indonesia's Anti-Graft Unit Nov 9, 2009
"It looks as if you have to be close to the powers that be in Indonesia if you want to be safe.". With demonstrators taking to the streets in several cities in support of the KPK and demanding transparent handling of the case, the government is facing mounting pressure to resolve a case that grows more complicated with each new revelation. (Time.com)
'Precious' is raw and painful but poignant Nov 9, 2009
Though it's sometimes jarring, it's as if he senses our psychic battering and offers solace just when we need it most. Precious, as played by Sidibe, is impassive, even stony. (USA Today -- Life)
Fox, ESPN take shows to military Nov 9, 2009
They'll preview the Pittsburgh-Denver game as if it is decades ago, so when ESPN's , the ex-Bronco who retired 23 years ago walks on the set a surprised George says, "Shouldn't you be at the game?" while Musburger announces: "We have some breaking news. Tom Jackson won't be playing tonight." Not exactly a Sopranos reunion, but at least it's different. With about 57% of Americans with at-home Internet access now using their TVs and PCs simultaneously, NBA.com this week debuts "NBA TV Companion"... (USA Today -- Sports)
Experts at the obvious Nov 9, 2009
IT STILL seems as if our local TV newscasts primarily target the dopiest folks in town, those who think that Jerry Springer is the news. And it continues to seem as if local news anchors have been ordered on a mission to bond with such viewers - those not watching - by telling them what to think and how to feel - good, bad, happy, sad - about stories ... And it continues to seem as if local news anchors have been ordered on a mission to bond with such viewers those not watching by telling them... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
When the Berlin Wall came down Nov 9, 2009
" Ms. Rschel tries to tell her students what life was like when the wall was up. But to them, she says, it's as if she's describing a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. One of her pupils is Marcel Stearfinger, a senior born two years after the fall of the wall. Like others at the school, he participated in an oral history project, called "Wall in the Mind. " Marcel always knew of the wall, he says. His father carted away a single brick from its fall, and that brick is in the family's living... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Totally Anne Frank Nov 9, 2009
The new version was originally created for British TV as a five-part miniseries, broken up into 30-minute episodes, to "tackle it as if it was a video diary," Moggach says ... We wanted to be as truthful to her as we could be and not sanctify her or make her a martyr," she says. Holocaust hardliners might cringe at this updated way of portraying the 13-year-old Dutch girl who chronicled her life during two years of hiding from the Nazis in a cramped annex over her father's office. Scenes like... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The vampire guru with the kiss of life Nov 8, 2009
We try to light the world as if it is taking place in the world that we live in. Of course it's very stylised, but we're trying to keep the sense that it's a small town in the south. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Historic vote looms on Capitol Hill today Nov 8, 2009
It seems as if we ve gotten away from that in the last 30-40 years. We need another greatest generation to bring that focus back. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
