If the “feature well” (as it’s known in the business) had merely consisted of Ms. Barnett’s usual pontificating, perhaps this week’s edition could have avoided both insult and injury.Filed under: English, Media, Jargon / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
Zielinski was wearing what’s called a “wing suit” for the jump, Grimm said. Such a suit when used by sky divers can slow their descent down to about 70 to 80 mph from the more typical speed of more than 100 mph.Filed under: English / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
Defined by their size—usually more than 2000 attendees a week—as well as spectacular music performances and charismatic preachers, these churches regularly provide fodder for critics, with marketing surveys, wealth-creation advice and priests who call themselves “pastorpreneurs.”Filed under: English, Business, Religion / Posted Feb-28 / 1 comment / more details…
Drawing outside attention to the campus Coastie phenomenon, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printed Megan Twoheys article, The Great Coastie Divide in Nov. 2005. Twohey never mentioned that it was once more common on our campus to refer to the Ugg crowd from New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois as JAPs (Jewish American Princesses). Maybe Twohey felt the issue was irrelevant or never considered it. Thats an odd omission. If Coastie is in fact another way of saying JAP, the Coastie Divide hints at more than a difference in style.Filed under: English, Slang / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
The notes, mostly hand-written, are known to recipients as the “black spider” memos in which Charles enthusiastically details his beliefs on particular political topics, using lots of underlining and exclamation marks. His aides have strongly defended his right to correspond with ministers, asserting that it is “part of his role” as King-in-waiting to represent to the Government views that might otherwise not be heard.Filed under: English, United Kingdom, New or Nonce / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
People with Asperger’s, which affects mostly boys, aren’t likely to have any physical disabilities. They sometimes show an extraordinary grasp of obscure topics. As a result, the condition is sometimes known as the “geek” or “little professor” syndrome.Filed under: English, Health / Posted Feb-28 / 1 comment / more details…
People with Asperger’s, which affects mostly boys, aren’t likely to have any physical disabilities. They sometimes show an extraordinary grasp of obscure topics. As a result, the condition is sometimes known as the “geek” or “little professor” syndrome.Filed under: English, Health / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
Microsoft is weighing a move into “smart shoring.” The software giant is considering an “onshore-only” support option for new products, including its upcoming Office 2007, sources said.Filed under: English, Employment, Technology / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
The new blond is lips, specifically what people inside the industry call “Fox lips,” and they are worn by Fox’s Laurie Dhue, Fox’s Gretchen Carlson, and MSNBC’s Rita Cosby, three top blondes. Achieved in the makeup room in a procedure that sounds one step this side of cosmetic surgery, I’m told that powder, pencil, and paint can turn even the weakest mouth into a juicy vagina dentata.Filed under: English, Media, Slang / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…
“Ironically, that’s the element these two are know for being amazing at,” interjected Susie Cluett of a reputation for close proximity, unison and quality through the two required ‘twizzle’ (side by side moving spins) sections.Filed under: English, Sports & Recreation / Posted Feb-28 / comments? / more details…