Word: upset
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...comes from a basic respect for the institution. "People know they are working on something bigger than all of us, something that is going to be here when we are gone," he says. "So you don't get these kinds of personal reactions where people are saying they are upset, emotionally hurt about this or that. They might be exasperated. We are human beings. But in the end we realize this is not about...
Princeton, the defending Ivy co-champ, has been putting up points in bunches, too, but its defense has been ineffective, surrendering 48 points to visiting Hampton last week and 32 to Columbia, of all teams, the week prior. Put me down for the upset...
Tobacco reached China in the late 16th century. Its powdered form grew in popularity, however, when smoking was outlawed. Snuff was thought to be "medicinal," particularly as a remedy for colds, headaches and upset stomachs, and so escaped the ban. By 1800, taking snuff, and hoarding the ornate bottles it was dispensed from, was a national craze. Given current attitudes toward smoking, perhaps the time is ripe for a snuff revival? Maybe not, but its magical merchandising sure beats an old pack of cigarettes. 1 Empress Place; www.acm.org.sg...
...when her mother is in the arena.' It's true. I could just sense when my mother was at a practice session. I could just feel her eyes boring holes through me. I could look up and just tell from the way she was sitting that she was either upset with me or not happy or I wasn't doing something right. So part of it was that. I think she didn't want Carlo Fassi to blame her if something went wrong. The other thing is that she would get so nervous that she couldn't even sit still...
...mahalo.com (#153) are attempting to insert human editors back into the search experience, while other sites like Powerset and Wikia are attempting to create a whole new paradigm for search through better understanding of syntax and community involvement. It's hard to imagine that one of these startups could upset the search engine apple cart, especially one so top-heavy with the reigning four engines. Although I remember saying exactly that back in the late '90s when I heard about a couple of Stanford grads who planned to displace the top engines of the time with their new creation. "Google...