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  • n  the act of saying no to a request

  • Her guess is that the fantasy is built around the early memory of a powerful mother and the universal male frustration with women's naysaying to men's sexual overtures.
  • In the following graphic essay, which Satrapi composed for PTI, the artist portrays some of the naysaying that cartoonists endure.
  • Also the ornery inspiration, and the naysaying of critics.
News & Articles

  • Garmin® Provides Navigation with 3D City Models for Mercedes-Benz Concept Car at IAA 2013
    Garmin® International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced a customized in-dash navigation system for the Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupé that will be showcased at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt .
    Sept. 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
  • Hammerhead LED-based bike navigation keeps you on the righteous paths (video)
    Developer Hammerhead Navigation thinks it has the solution to safer cycling: LEDs. It created a bike-mounted tool that does everything with its flashing diodes: turn-by-turn navigation, suggests crowd sourced-paths (via Strava and MapMyRide) and will even point you to the nearest Citibike exchange. The unit pairs with your iPhone or Android's GPS to help find invisible bike trails through your ...
    Sept. 12, 2013 - Engadget
  • Hammerhead uses LED light array for bicycle navigation
    A project has turned up on Dragon Innovation called Hammerhead. The project is for a bicycle navigation device that provides visual cues to help you get around while riding a bicycle. That means you don’t have to wear headphones or earbuds to be able to listen to spoken navigation directions. Hammerhead features a universal handlebar […]
    Sept. 12, 2013 - SlashGear
Quotes

  • Janet Guthrie in Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
    Like I've been saying, anybody who didn't think she was going to win simply hadn't been paying attention,Guthrie said. "It's interesting, on the blogs, I can't believe it - well I can believe it - there's still so much naysaying: `Oh, she...
  • Burt Rutan in FOXNews
    The big guys, the Boeings, the Lockheeds and the naysaying people at Houston ...... I think they are looking at each other now and saying, `We're screwed,' Rutan said.
  • Patrick Leahy in San Francisco Chronicle
    Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, accused the White House of "naysaying and partisanship."

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