A Matter of Perception

Around the realm this summer: reflections from the Beer Garden.(Our Sceptered Isle)(Column)
British Heritage; 1/1/2010; 1918 words; ...British Heritage readers probably more than most Americans, our perceptions of British society and politics are inevitably colored by...of life today--politics certainly, but also on social matters, the church, Europe and the European Union, America and...

The Puzzle of Sex
The Independent on Sunday; 12/27/2009; 369 words; ...edition of Peter Vardy's 1997 religious and ethical look at sexual matters may seem hipper with a section on internet sex, but its conservative...had a "problem" with sex - and his book does little to change that perception.

Allen a (long) day's work
Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 12/26/2009; 886 words; ...course of games and seasons. It's just a matter of going out and playing well every week...what I do, but obviously it doesn't matter how good your technique is or how talented...s having this year.'' There is a perception that unrest is swirling around the Vikings...

Once bred afar, U.S. gains home-grown table tennis prowess
International Herald Tribune; 12/26/2009; 1228 words; ...greatest players in the nation," Srivatsav Tangirala, 14, said matter-of-factly between drills at the huge new table tennis facility...Los Angeles, said that among Asian-Americans, there was a perception that the children would not excel at football or basketball...

SKorea-Japan territorial dispute flares anew
AP Worldstream; 12/25/2009; 591 words; ...between South Korea and Japan by infusing wrong territorial perceptions into Japan's future generations." He said the move...stressed that the islands belong to South Korea "no matter what claims Japan makes." Seoul controls the outcroppings...