As mentioned on KCAL9 by Lena Ngyuen, re: today's SoCal fire in Aqua Dulce, while on the line with a fire chief:


...as we're watching that SuperScooper fly tenuously in those high winds

Giuliani's Conservative Support Tenuous

By ALAN FRAM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani shares the lead for the conservative vote in the Republican presidential race, despite the New Yorker's three marriages and moderate views on abortion, guns and gays.

Yet a close look suggests his support from the GOP's potent right wing is less than meets the eye, according to recent Associated Press-Ipsos polls.

Conservatives, evangelical and born-again voters, and strongly loyal Republicans who back Giuliani tend to be less conservative, less religiously active and less supportive of President Bush than those favoring Fred Thompson, Giuliani's chief rival so far, the surveys show.

That leaves Giuliani, the Republican front-runner, with a tenuous hold on the most intensely conservative voters long considered his party's core.



As third-quarter earnings have been some of the weakest on record for newspapers, companies such as Belo Corp. and E.W. Scripps announced plans to separate their growing cable, Internet and newspaper operations. Hearst Corp. may give its recently bailed buyout plan another try.

Despite the pending $8.2 billion sale of Tribune to real estate investor Sam Zell, which could become stalled over potential FCC ownership changes, newspaper company valuations and transactions are tenuous at best.

Fomer Ambassador Peter Galbraith on NPR discussing Iraq unity between the Kurds, Sunni and Shiite. I didn't listen to the entire interview but the interview is Headlined as "Iraq Unity Tenuous"

the Iraq

Whatchootalkinboutwillis?

Miss South Carolina

wow, that stings a little bit.

j/k d00d I like to fuck with people being a grammar nazi.

Truth is after pointing to Mars one night, my mother in-law said 'oh, is that 'the Mars'. Since then the wife, boy and I kind of have an inside joke about saying 'the' before everthing. Its addicting. My M i-law's other gems are "do you like the potato? type of things. We love her, but she is a crack up.

Oh man, the stories I could tell.

My mother in law is a TRIP. She's a very talkative woman who cannot let a moment pass in silence, so she's constantly filling our ears up with worthless nonsense as if we were desperate to hear news about her friend's sister's sick cat.

Because she's so overbearing, we get just a little more sinister enjoyment out of her verbal quirks. For instance:

She can't pronounce a short "i" vowel sound. I don't know why this is. She doesn't have an accent of any kind. But she can't say "milk" or "pillow." She says "melk" and "pellow." I think it's her way of coming up with a louder, more annoying way to say simple words.

Oh man, the stories I could tell.

My mother in law is a TRIP. She's a very talkative woman who cannot let a moment pass in silence, so she's constantly filling our ears up with worthless nonsense as if we were desperate to hear news about her friend's sister's sick cat.

Because she's so overbearing, we get just a little more sinister enjoyment out of her verbal quirks. For instance:

She can't pronounce a short "i" vowel sound. I don't know why this is. She doesn't have an accent of any kind. But she can't say "milk" or "pillow." She says "melk" and "pellow." I think it's her way of coming up with a louder, more annoying way to say simple words.

Are any of these traits tenuous in any way?

: pretendingtotryandstayontopic :

Glenn, that attempt was tenuous at best.

My composure whilst dealing with my mother in law is tenuous, that's for damn sure. Moving on.

http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3994/type,1/



The Tenuous Case for Strategic Patience in Iraq: A Trip Report

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Author:

Anthony H. Cordesman Date of Publication:

August 6, 2007 Related Research Focus:

Middle East & North Africa
(http://www.csis.org/index.php?option=com_csis_topics&task=select&id=6) International Security
(http://www.csis.org/index.php?option=com_csis_topics&task=select&id=2) Terrorism & Transnational Threats
(http://www.csis.org/index.php?option=com_csis_topics&task=select&id=16) Experts :

Anthony H. Cordesman
(http://www.csis.org/index.php?option=com_csis_experts&task=view&id=3) Synopsis:

Everyone sees Iraq differently. As one leading US official in Iraq put it, “the current situation is like playing three dimensional chess in the dark while someone is shooting at you.” It is scarcely surprising that my perceptions of a recent trip to Iraq are different from that of two of my traveling companions and those of several other recent think tank travelers to the country.

From my perspective, the US now has only uncertain, high risk options in Iraq. It cannot dictate Iraq’s future, only influence it, and this presents serious problems at a time when the Iraqi political process has failed to move forward in reaching either a new consensus or some form of peaceful coexistence. It is Iraqis that will shape Iraq's ability or inability to rise above its current sectarian and ethnic conflicts, to redefine Iraq's politics and methods of governance, establish some level of stability and security, and move towards a path of economic recovery and development. So far, Iraq’s national government has failed to act at the rate necessary to move the country forward or give American military action political meaning.

The attached trip report does, however, show there is still a tenuous case for strategic patience in Iraq, and for timing reductions in US forces and aid to Iraqi progress rather than arbitrary dates and uncertain benchmarks. It recognizes that strategic patience is a high risk strategy, but it also describes positive trends in the fighting, and hints of future political progress.

These trends are uncertain, and must be considered in the context of a long list of serious political, military, and economic risks that are described in detail. The report also discusses major delays and problems in the original surge strategy. The new US approach to counterinsurgency warfare is making a difference, but it still seems likely from a visit to the scene that the original strategy President Bush announced in January would have failed if it had not been for the Sunni tribal awakening.

Luck, however, is not something that can be ignored, and there is a window of opportunity that could significantly improve the chances of US success in Iraq if the Iraqi government acts upon it. The US also now has a country team in Iraq that is far more capable than in the past, and which may be able to develop and implement the kind of cohesive plans for US action in Iraq that have been weak or lacking to date. If that team can come forward with solid plans for an integrated approach to a sustained US effort to deal with Iraq’s plans and risks, there would be a far stronger and more bipartisan case for strategic patience.

'Jacksonville with a tenuous 17 to 13 lead'

A woman in my office just said "snarky"

That might require a new thread.

I didn't know where else to put it, but it had to be shared.

Tony and Mike were talking on PTI about the Lions winning under/over 9 games and Wilbon gave a list of teams they'd beat, which included Arizona because "their quarterback situation is tenuous".

Tony and Mike were talking on PTI about the Lions winning under/over 9 games and Wilbon gave a list of teams they'd beat, which included Arizona because "their quarterback situation is tenuous".

Beat me to it. :cogent:

I do believe that I heard a "tenuous, at best" from Kornholio on PTI tonight.

tenuous, at best apparently isn't that all uncommon

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=tenuous%2C+at+best&btnG=Google+Search

tenuous, at best apparently isn't that all uncommon

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=tenuous%2C+at+best&btnG=Google+Search
No, it's a fairly common phrase, which makes being at the top of page 3 in that link even better.

Word of the year should've been tenuous.

MAYBE even cogent.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-080107



2. San Antonio -- Picking against these champs is like picking against gravity -- just not too sensible. But consider that the Spurs must come out of the West, where their tenuous hold on the No. 1 seed is currently under challenge by six teams that are all within three games of first place. What a battle! Maybe gravity's player efficiency rating is falling.

9:18 pm, January 21, 2008 on the History Channel. The program is called "Life after People."

From a book review I read in search of text for a guided reading I'm doing:


With its fast-moving treatment of themes and examples, this book demands close attention, but it is a work of impeccable scholarship that contains a breadth of knowledge, experience and insight (occasional repetitions of fact do not detract from this). Netton demonstrates an impressive impartiality in his treatment of the two traditions, and shows the kind of mastery over his material that will compel Christians and Muslims to recognize the cogency of what he says and maybe acknowledge the aridity of some past analyses presented by followers from one faith of the other, or indeed of parts of their own. This is the vital value of his work. It cannot be discounted by either Muslims or Christians as inaccurate or inconsequential, and it should compel new understandings
on both sides.

-David Thomas
University of Birmingham, UK

9:18 pm, January 21, 2008 on the History Channel. The program is called "Life after People."
Dammit, I forgot to watch that. It looked really interesting.

It wasn't. At least the first half hour or so was garbage, so I quit watching.

Can a mod switch title to "TenouosWatch 2008"???

The mods are dropping the ball.

"The Closers" by Michael Connelly, p. 261 (paperback)

"This bit about him burglarizing a drive-in movie theater where the victim and her friends liked to go is tenuous at best. You really put me on the spot here..."

Kidd trade will be saved, and it could save Mavs
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Jim Reeves: "The deal, Cuban said, isn't dead, though it remains on tenuous life support while the Mavs and Nets try to figure out if there's a way to structure it without the reluctant George."

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The term street children is used to refer to children who live on the streets. They are deprived of family care and protection. Most children on the streets are between the ages of 10 and 14 years old, and their populace between different cities is varied. 'Street children' or 'street urchins' are homeless children who live on the street. In particular, those that are not taken care of by parents or other adults. Street children live in abandoned buildings, containers, automobiles, parks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks), or on the street itself. A great deal has been written defining street children. The problem is that there are no precise categories but rather a continuum ranging from children who spend some time in the streets but basically live at home to those who live entirely in the streets and have no adult supervision or care.
A widely accepted set of definitions, commonly attributed to UNICEF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF), defines street children into two main categories:

Children on the street are those engaged in some kind of economic activity ranging from begging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging) to vending (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vending). Most go home at the end of the day and contribute their earnings to their family. They may be attending school (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School) and retain a sense of belonging to a family. Because of the economic fragility of the family, these children may eventually opt for a permanent life on the streets.
Children of the street actually live on the street (or outside of a normal family environment). Family ties may exist but are tenuous and are maintained only casually or occasionally.

Not since Jan. 27 have the Rockets lost a game, and the 12-point victory Sunday represented the 14th time in the past 18 games they had won by double digits. Houston has gone 31-3 in its past 34 games to move from out of the playoff picture in the hypercompetitive West to atop the entire conference.

"I'm sure you'd like to have it 16 games from now, but having it now -- I'd rather be there than in the 10th spot," Houston coach Rick Adelman said. "We know it's just so tenuous that everything's going to change as we go, but today we had a challenge -- we had to beat the Lakers to get that [top] spot, and we did it. Now we have the best team in the East coming in here Tuesday, and that'll be our next challenge."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime

The speaker at the law library where I work used "tenuous, at best" today. I laughed and people looked at me funny. Maybe laughing isn't the best idea when someone is giving a speech about the psychology of sex offenders....

Ian Kennedy, Yankees
Kennedy was knocked around again, this time at home by the Tigers (four runs on five hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings). His ERA now sits at 8.37, and his rotation spot is tenuous, at best. The Yankees could send him to the bullpen -- or Triple-A -- soon.

http://amputeedate.com/additional/images/amp_girl.jpg

Her hotness is tenouos, at best.

Zett
Hossa
Franz

If Zett and Hossa are both asking for a ton of money and the two of them would make signing depth difficult, then Zett and Franz is cool too. But.. I've seen little this year, and the most dedicated viewings I've had of the Wings they sucked octo butt, so my take is tenuous at best in regards to Hossa.
Well played.

This thread is classic...

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/TV-Show-Look-To-Link-HH-Holmes-and-Jack-The-Ripper-421397713.html

@ 1:20
"Very tenuous connection, at best"