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Because some of you may have other things to do than read such stimulating blocks of text, Flyby has parsed all 686 words of wisdom and translated what Mike and Evelynn actually mean by, say, [insert any one of the convoluted 39-word sentences peppered with double-speak]. Translation after the jump...

Author: By June Q. Wu | Title: January Experience No More? | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

Human-rights activists from the region insist that the girl in the video and the countless other victims in Swat are too helpless to speak out. "Who can stop the Taliban when they claim to be working in the name of Islam?" asked Yasmine Khan, program coordinator for the Female Human Rights Organization (FEHRO) for Swat, who recently fled to Islamabad after allegedly receiving death threats by Taliban militants. "Things are out of hand, and the government cannot control things." (See pictures of the front line in the war against the Taliban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viral Video Raises Taliban Fears in Pakistan | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...catching onto the service as a marketing tool.“There’s so much opportunity to have dialogue with people in a very authentic way. That’s the cool thing about Twitter,” Olinto said. “Most companies have to speak in press releases...[but Twitter] allows you to be yourself.”LET’S GET PERSONALIZEDTwitter’s form of communication can provide uniquely personalized dialogue with customers. On April 1, a disgruntled Boloco customer tweeted the chain’s account, writing...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Square Shops Embrace Twitter | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...Federal buildings…from visibility by reason of internal or external illumination,” Franklin Roosevelt told his assistants that if a blackout occurred, “to put something across the windows.” Real leaders—and real people—do not speak in jargon...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: The Boredomization of Politics | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...join the European Union - an issue that has divided the bloc, with heavyweight members like France and Germany firmly opposed to the prospect of a large, mainly Muslim member state. "The United States strongly supports Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union," Obama said. "We speak not as members of the E.U., but as close friends of Turkey and Europe." (See pictures of the Obamas behind the scenes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Turkey, Obama Reaches Out to the Muslim World | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

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