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...Unite may have let the momentum swing BA's way. Derek Simpson, the union's joint general secretary, admitted on Dec. 15 that the length of the stoppage was "probably over the top." Passengers, meanwhile, sided firmly with the airline. "It is disgusting that BA staff realize they can throw their weight around and ruin so many people's holidays," Londoner Anthea Barteau told the BBC. "I feel like I have had my stomach kicked out by a bunch of overpaid waiting staff," said another, Aoin Douglas of Liverpool. Cabin crew at BA typically earn more than those...
...Whitman could still overcome both ideology and history to win. Her opponents for the GOP nomination, former Congressman Tom Campbell and state insurance commissioner Steve Poizner, throw her strengths and weaknesses into stark relief. Campbell is the kindly, well-versed uncle in the race and probably the most qualified candidate for the job. If Hollywood was casting for a man to play a governor in a movie, it would tap someone more like Campbell - with a moderate bent, a conservative suit and five terms in Congress representing Silicon Valley districts - than Arnold Schwarzenegger. When asked what distinguishes him from Whitman...
...golf audiences are not stupid, and 2) the golf media really have no reason to fear Tiger's wrath. In the past, the networks needed Woods way more than he needed them. Now Tiger can use all the help he can get. He's in no position to throw media fits upon returning to the tee. (See why privacy is a perk at Tiger Woods' private Florida enclave...
Being Jewish means that Christmas is not a big deal. We’ve managed to avoid the whole gift thing, which is great. We don’t have to spend weeks shopping for gifts people will throw out. I know I sound like Scrooge. Bah humbug. I love latkes, but we kind of worry about all that oil so we don’t always make latkes...
...going to wait to throw out my contacts, since I’m pretty sure the key to perfect vision does not lie in the pages of Diamond. Still, if you’re looking for a way to procrastinate in Lamont over the next few weeks, download this issue and man up about the looks you’re going to get from passersby. There’s no shame in hilariously awkward nudity...