OPINIONS, Jan 18, 2012

OPINIONS

World's Worst Government May Be Ready for Change: William Pesek Bloomberg Watching events unfold in Myanmar, Kim may just be having radicalthoughts. If he is, the world and North Korea would be a better place. (William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) Read more opinion online from ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

On Games, Reviews, And Criticism -- Part 2 Giant Bomb I'm just annoyed because I thought I was going to get the first post for sure. Damn those Giant Bomb guys for creating a quest that turns me into everything I hate about online comments sections. (Also, great article Patrick, like everyone else I love ... See all stories on this topic » Giant Bomb

Over-scrutinizing Michelle Obama Washington Post It is the world in which we live. This is a shame for the nation, ultimately. When Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor of The Washington Post, asked this week in a column why the Republican field is so weak, my immediate thought was, It's not so weak, ... See all stories on this topic »

ATP is listening to players' gripes, says new chief Reuters Former president of the players' council Ivan Ljubicic said he thought striking was never a real option. "In my opinion, that was complete nonsense," the Croatian toldthetennisspace.com. "Guys got hot, got excited, but fortunately there were some cool ... See all stories on this topic »

The Good Liberal Fear of a Yoga Planet Religion Dispatches These are opinions many yoga teachers would endorse. Yet they are packaged into a brute claim that yoga can “wreck your body” and lead to “blinding pain.” The piece also marshals “a growing body of medical evidence” to support Black's position that ... See all stories on this topic »

In LGBT Debates, Discomfort Is Part of the Point Huffington Post (blog) It takes courage to question one's opinions, and humility to recognize that we may not be as right as we thought. As St. Paul says in I Corinthians 13:11, "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. ... See all stories on this topic »

Don't Shoot the Messenger: Appraisers Not at Fault for 'Low' Home Values Sacramento Bee Real estate agents, homebuilders and others have tried to blame the market's distressed condition on appraisers, saying that real estate appraisers are at fault for producingopinions of value that don't match a home's listing, contract or sales price, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Soapbox: On MMO negativity Joystiq by Jef Reahard on Jan 17th 2012 3:00PM Disclaimer: The Soapbox column is entirely the opinion of this week's writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of Massively as a whole. If you're afraid of opinions other than your own, you might want to ... See all stories on this topic »

John Malott suggests that the next general election will be the dirtiest in ... New Straits Times And, he would surely have conveyed what he thought, saw or heard back to Washington. However, perhaps diplomatic protocol and decorum suggest that the current ambassador would not be making pronouncements that suggest opinions in support, or not, ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

Edgar Allan Poe fans: Last vigil for mystery man Sacramento Bee "I would have thought they would leave a note for me saying it was over," he said. "That does annoy me a little bit, but they are under no obligation to." Reader comments onSacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Winning Attitude Tipping Point Forbes Which has huge implications for business leaders trying to shape attitudes and opinions in their organizations. According to the scientists, when the percentage of a population committed to a certain idea or opinion is less than 10 percent, ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Davos at a distance Reuters Blogs (blog) It is also the place to see and be seen for heads of state, politicians, academics, thought-leaders, media pundits, CEOs, and movie stars. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in that intimate setting remains one of the year's hottest tickets ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters Blogs (blog)

Interview: Kerry Schafer, author discovered on Book Country USA TODAY It's had about 30 reviews overall, from people with very different opinionsand ideas. I think having a couple of trusted critique partners or a small writing group is always going to be essential, but having this larger feedback group provides a wider ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Prejudice, Trinidad, and 'Jamaican exceptionalism' Jamaica Gleaner Prejudice can be defined as 'unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group'. In Port-of-Spain, a single, misguided customs officer placed me in a line that evolved from ... See all stories on this topic »

'Justified' Creator Graham Yost: 'Were We Crazy to Kill Off Mags?' Reuters The same with Limehouse and T, as soon as we thought of this character, I justthought someone with a great deal of charm, dignity, and the ability to have underlying menace is something that T can just do to, well, a T. Speaking of Carla, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Republican Nightmare The New York Review of Books They came, from all over the conservative world, to shower their insults on him: George Will, Michael Gerson, David Frum, and the smaller fry of pundits and bloggers at Commentary, and the National Review, and less-heard-of provenances. ... See all stories on this topic »

Weekend Rewind: News you may have missed over the holiday weekend Salt Lake Tribune Welcome to Weekend Rewind, a glance back at The Tribune's best news stories, top photos and opinions you may have missed from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. • Utah's new school of thought • State leaders have set a goal of increasing college and career ... See all stories on this topic »

Most important woman in men's game Irish Times She had her opinions, and some were, I thought, wrong; some were right.” Federer did not elaborate, but when he returned to the circuit, he won three straight indoor titles: at Basel, at Paris and at the ATP World Tour finals in London. ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

International Freedom Organizations Unite to Create Stop Islamization of ... Sacramento Bee SION will also work to winning back the culture, with a particular focus on the academicworld, as the Islamic teaching of history is based on faith and Sharia, not on the Western objective criteria of truth. In the West, history must be thought ... See all stories on this topic »

Di Maria/DeNicola Launch the 10 company Sacramento Bee 10 Excellence Rating: the goal to always rate a 10 on performance reviews by clients. "Clare and I worked together at GCI Group 15 years ago. Since then, we have both experienced the world of the client firsthand. I knew she would be the perfect ... See all stories on this topic »

Coin Appraisals Serve Varied Purposes CoinWeek (blog) Of course, professionals will have varying opinions on this subject, but this is one area in which a competent professional can be of help to you in the long-run, before you invest more money in your current collecting and investing strategy. ... See all stories on this topic » CoinWeek (blog)

Slamdance docs on Stan Lee and Vans Warped Tour Salt Lake Tribune (blog) Reader comments on sltrib.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Salt Lake Tribune. We will delete comments containing obscenities, personal attacks and inappropriate or offensive remarks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. ... See all stories on this topic »

National Public Rodeo Vanity Fair Venues one might have thought welcoming, like Tell Me More, the multicultural program hosted by Michel Martin, proved inhospitable. “Despite his big national reputation, he stopped reporting some time ago,” Martin says. “My mother has random opinions, ... See all stories on this topic » Vanity Fair

Nigeria: What Citizens Told Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala AllAfrica.com Thank God you are back after the little 'shake' from the people. That is to show you that are we now more enlightened than you thought. Respect and value Nigerians input andopinions in your policy making. This is democracy for Christ's sake. ... See all stories on this topic »

Leveson inquiry: Ian Hislop, Alan Rusbridger, James Harding appear The Guardian He says he hopes the inquiry will ask members of the public why they bought the News of the World – "what they thought they were getting" – and Lord Justice Leveson says he will, "but perhaps not in that way". 10.26am: Hislop is asked about the PCC. ... See all stories on this topic »

  

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