Word: basic
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...develop a strong view, partly through taking philosophy, that there is no provable certainty. Once you accept that premise, you view decisions as being about probabilities and trade-offs. That basic approach has framed everything I've done. And, I might add, an awful lot of investors would have stayed out of trouble in the late '90s if they had better understood the risks and the probabilistic aspects of what they were engaged...
...want talking French fries. They want, that is, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim (Sunday to Thursday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. E.T.), a block of bizarre animated comedy and action shows that regularly draw more men under 35 than do David Letterman and Jay Leno--despite airing on a basic-cable channel best known for Powerpuff Girls...
...force must transcend traditional military culture as well. The State Department would have to be directly involved in the training, which would include some basic diplomatic skills--knowledge of Islamic culture and mores, familiarity with the Koran and language proficiency. The X-Peacekeepers would also have to train for basic policing--how to talk to people, become part of the community and solicit information. An excellent model exists in the 24-week residential training devised for the Police Corps, an elite national-service program that transforms college students into police officers. In fact, Police Corps and special-forces training...
...seat. By the time she had put 50,000 miles on her Jetta, it already felt sluggish, says Jones, 28. And what especially disturbed her were the grim faces of fellow VW owners whom she encountered at her dealership. "The majority of them weren't there for basic service" of their cars, she says, "but because of some defect...
...already know the basic tenets of nutrition, so why are so many of us getting fatter? People are looking for a magic bullet, but they can't ignore the basics: eat healthy food, exercise and stay away from fast food, the scourge of the American diet. It's not rocket science, just common sense. Irina Mounkes Incline Village...