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OPINIONS, Jan 14, 2012


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A less scary world
Staunton News Leader
In a perfect world, all of us, and especially the vulnerable, would always be safe. It's not a perfect world, but thanks to technology, it's a little bit less scary. Opinions expressed in this feature represent the majority opinion of the newspaper's ...
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Revolution in the Arab world
The Guardian
This is a clear signal that the opinions of democracy activists and Moroccan voters alike do not count. (Himma's party had a poor showing in the elections.) Also in December, the king named 28 new ambassadors without consulting the prime minister or ...
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The Guardian
On Games, Reviews, And Criticism -- Part 1
Giant Bomb
To me, a review serves a different purpose. Criticism exists absolutely. Reviews exist relatively. What I mean is, I don't rate Iron Man the movie the same way I may rate Crash. However, if you asked me what I thought of both pieces I would say, ...
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Intellectual substance abuse
Sydney Morning Herald
I would argue that the difference between debate and advocacy is the depth and flexibility of thought of the conversants and the "stakes" of the debate - real debaters put their opinions and positions on the line, a modification is possible. ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
A Movie-able Feast: Greenbelters Dine and Review 'War Horse': Part III
Patch.com
Konrad Herling: I thought it was realistic. But then, I've never been in a battle. You see Mathew Brady's photos of soldiers — this depicted the death of war horses. Konrad Herling: That was pretty cool how they all were hiding while advancing in the ...
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Blame It on Calvin & Luther
Wall Street Journal
When Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, Nietzsche and, more recently, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris formulated their skeptical views of religion, Mr. Gregory says, they thoughtof God in reductive, univocal terms, and this was somehow a long-term consequence ...
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Your views on the news: Little Chef, digital literacy and hospital meals
The Guardian (blog)
And reader left their views on the piece: skiddaw opposes the study's view: I guess if you ask my Year 6 class about yesterdays Maths lesson many would say it was (favourite child's word for non thought-out answer) it was 'boring'. ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Other Voices: The printed word is a powerful thing
The Union of Grass Valley
According to a recent edition, “In 2011 the newspaper published more than 385 Other Voices columns, and more than 1200 letters to the Editor” written by people voicing theiropinions. Regardless of whether we agree with them, these are voices that need ...
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Travellers' Tales: social media
Air and Business Travel News
Hotel portal HRS has had an online review option in place for a few years, and has logged around three million reviews. Reviews can only be posted by people who have stayed at a particular property (they are emailed for their opinions only after their ...
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Advice from oldtimer: unplug TV, stay home, save thousands
Richmond County Daily Journal
For starters, reporters back then knew to keep their opinions to themselves; we were never to be part of the story. (Political bumper stickers were forbidden.) But now, with blogs and social media, some reporters obliterate the wall between the ...
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A woman's place
Sydney Morning Herald
These opinions, and indeed the original survey, didn't go unchallenged. Defenders of the status quo — usually men — began to fight back. It all got quite heated. The most amazing discussion I found was a long and vigorous Australian one, sparked off ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
It was alway a pleasure to be insulted by Muhamad Ali
Telegraph.co.uk
Despite his early ranting on racial issues, Ali's popularity in this country always endured, even more so than in America, where opinions were divided for a long time. His three most memorable fights were the first and third meetings with Joe Frazier, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
The long night…
The Nation, Pakistan
While some in the government said it was not objectionable, the PM thought otherwise. That's that and we now have Nargis Sethi as the new acting Secretary Defence. Nargis Sethi has developed a reputation for being a no-nonsense woman in a man's world ...
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Has Martin Luther King's dream been realized? Teens answer
San Jose Mercury News
We assert our opinions based on others' skin color, sexual orientation, mental and physical stability, and countless additional categorizations. Because each person viewslife differently, it is impossible to get everyone to see the world with the same ...
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Missouri, The 'Stupefy Me' State?
Huffington Post
Intelligent design is "but faith, or opinion, but not knowledge" according to Locke's definitions. Science creates knowledge of the real world that is independent of ouropinions and beliefs by making observations, using them to make predictions, ...
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Wonkbook: What matters -- and what doesn't -- in 2012
Washington Post (blog)
The deadline for comments is Tuesday." Interspecies friendship interlude: A child and an iguana eat breakfast together. Energy The US is again the world leader in clean energy investment, reports Ed Crooks: "The US overtook China to regain top position ...
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I Will Not Throw Good Money After Bad in 2012
Motley Fool
"After all," the thought process goes, "if the stock was worth owning at $30, it should be even more worth owning at $10, right?" Unfortunately, that line of thinking only works if the underlying business is still healthy. ...
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John Sculley: The Truth About Me, Apple, and Steve Jobs Part 1
The Mac Observer
Again, this is some opinions, I guess possibly of Wikipedia writers. He felt that you with your conventional business background and considerable recent success would give Apple an image of greater reliability and stability. So in April of 1983, ...
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The Mac Observer
Equinox Responds To Terry Richardson Advertising Controversy
Styleite
And while the pictures did get people talking, none of what the angry members are saying has started a dialogue — it's just mad people yelling. And we're guessing, in light of the company's nonchalant attitude toward its customer's opinions, ...
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Adieu from Max
MinnPost.com
Were all critics to have the same interests and the same opinions, and especially the same approach to expressing them, every publication would be engaged in redundancy. My feelings about this are strong enough that they are linked to my sense of what ...
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MinnPost.com
S&P downgrades Europe
Reuters Blogs (blog)
Europe's a risky continent; S&P is simply making that fact a little more obvious. In an ideal world, S&P's opinions wouldn't carry any more weight or importance than anybody else's. But this isn't an ideal world, and they do. And countries like France, ...
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Reuters Blogs (blog)
CEO Gaffe of the Week: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Motley Fool
Having come across more than handful of questionable executive decisions last year when compiling my list of the Worst CEOs of 2011, I thought it could be a learning experience for all if I pointed out potential gaffes when they occur. ...
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Minera Andes rejects TNR Gold's $125 mln Los Azules settlement offer
Proactive Investors USA & Canada
It is thought to be one of the world's largest undeveloped copper deposits. TNR wants to see 100 percent interest in the Solitario Properties returned to it, or a damage award. As an alternative, Vancouver-based TNR wants recognition of its right to ...
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Proactive Investors USA & Canada
The Man of the House
Huffington Post
My opinions were "cute." I was taken care of instead of relied on. And I played right into it. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Because now, finally, I thought I had found a place where I didn't have to try quite so hard. ...
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Author Interview: Down A. Razor's Mean Streets
Neon Tommy
I don't hold one form above another, and I don't subscribe to any opinionsof critics that do. I would never want to limit my ability to accept input from the writers themselves by attempting to audit or predispose myself to one approach over another. ...
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