The only arguably centrist notes struck were a couple of glowing mentions of small business and a very veiled possible reference to charter schools.
Entries from the blog the teacher had established included glowing mentions of a torchlight march, rides in a funicular railway, a sing-along and a dress-up casino evening, The A.P. said.
The two glowing mentions for another shortlistee, David Szalay's All That Man Is (from David Nicholls and Alan Hollinghurst), would seem to confirm that it is a short story collection rather than a novel.
At the long list of preview panels that the famously shrewd Russell, the winner of eight Festival races since his first in 2006, has attended, his glowing mentions of Sir Des Champs, trained by Willie Mullins, have been striking.
He singled out for praise Democrats like Ms. Oliver, Mr. Sweeney and Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark, and gave a glowing mention to the Robert Treat Academy, a charter school in Newark founded by Stephen N. Adubato Sr., a Democratic power broker.
While the company has come under fire for a series of privacy stumbles, it largely remains a darling of politicians — even earning a glowing mention in the State of the Union.
In "The Kite Runner," references to the Soviets' disastrous meddling in Afghanistan were removed, as it was deemed to tarnish the Communist brand, as was a glowing mention of the government's arch-nemesis, the Dalai Lama, in the book "Communion With God".
It earned a glowing mention in "New York — Fair or No Fair," a guide to the city for single female travellers written by Hillis, who had been famous for about as long as Peckham, since the publication of her bestselling advice book, "Live Alone and Like It," in 1936.
Starbucks plays a major role in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". Federal Express scored two recent coups, landing attention-getting placements and glowing mention in both "Bride" and "Bowfinger". And viewing "Inspector Gadget" is like watching a Saturday morning kiddie show with the commercials--gratuitous shots of brand names like Tommy Hilfiger and United Airlines--blended in.
She glows as she mentions tUnE-yArDs' track, Action, and Nick Cave's contribution, Jesus, Lay Down Beside Down Me.
After more than one personal recommendation, not to mention glowing reviews around the web, I finally got around to signing up for WriteThat.Name, a service which automatically updates your Gmail address book with your contacts' current information, which it pulls from their email signature lines.
