Tuesday, January 19, 2010

A typical Google News Alert for the word "Juggling"

This is a typical example of the Google News Alerts that I get for the word "juggling". The hits do not have anything to do at all with actual juggling, just the use of the word "juggling" as a metaphor or a euphemism. Sometimes I feel like the word for what we do has been hijacked, and overused. But then, maybe I am overreacting.


Google News Alert for: juggling

Like juggling hot potatoes?
Manila Bulletin
He likened the burden of presidential responsibility to that of a juggler, “juggling at least 10 hot potatoes and your feet are not on the ground as ...
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O'Malley looking to boost Bay trust fund?
Baltimore Sun (blog)
While cutting and juggling to close a massive $2 billion budget gap, could Gov. Martin O'Malley be planning to ask the General Assembly to increase funding ...
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The Canadian Press
Sharks get goals from franchise record 8 players in 9-1 victory over Flames
The Canadian Press
"I don't think it has a lot to do with me juggling the lines," McLellan said. "I just think they got it going, and it's going their way right now. ...
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SkySports
Back the juggler
SkySports
Middle-distance runner Steph Twell is juggling the demands of study with preparations for the new season and her role as one of Team GB's 'Face of 2012'. ...
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How to Play Governor
NBC Washington
By JIM HANDLY If you are good at juggling big numbers, a Maryland nonprofit wants you to visit their Web site. The group's mission is to raise civic ...
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Teresa Sullivan is the first female president to lead University of Virginia
Washington Post
... as a highly regarded scholar-administrator, capable of juggling senior administrative posts while pursuing research on the sociology of financial ruin. ...
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Monica is 'Still Standin...
Eurweb.com
And if it could help to illuminate things for her fans, regarding juggling life in the music business, it was all worth it. On another note, because music ...
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Rumor: Apple January 27 Tablet Event Could Introduce iPhone 4.0 OS
Art of the iPhone (blog)
Juggling three multitouch devices—the iPhone, iPod touch, and now the tablet—will surely complicate matters for Apple, but I wouldn't put it past Steve Jobs ...
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HBO takes four Golden Globe awards
The Sun Daily
Also catch Toni Collette as a suburban mother juggling her family and career while suffering from a multiple identity disorder in United States of Tara ...
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