Word: basic
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...went on to bomb the U.S. embassy in Nairobi. Students were asked to learn all about demolition, artillery and light-weapon use, but they were also expected to be familiar with the fatwas of al-Qaeda, including those that called for violence against Muslim rulers who contradicted Islam--a basic Takfiri tenet. French terrorism expert Jacquard describes Takfiri indoctrination this way: "Takfir is like a sect: once you're in, you never get out. The Takfir rely on brainwashing and an extreme regime of discipline to weed out the weak links and ensure loyalty and obedience from those taken...
...sensitive balance was off, British Air pilots would call the mechanic to the cockpit for severe reprimands. The weight distribution had to be correct; otherwise even the wind could pose a danger. In Paris on July 25, 2000, the wind had shifted to come from behind the aircraft: a basic rule for all pilots is that planes should take off into the wind. The Air France Concorde headed down the runway with an eight-knot tailwind. French investigators say these conditions were not material to the cause of the accident...
...theory about how the country's anthrax attack unfolded last month seemed pretty plausible. Yes, the story had loose ends, but the basic idea was that anyone who'd come down with the disease had either been in direct contact with letters laced with spores or had been in a room that a letter passed through...
...first vocation was photography. Being out of work has resurrected his dream of returning to that first love. "I would like to take a refresher course now, while I still have my union health benefits," he says. His positive outlook is dimmed by the realities of basic survival. "I received financial assistance from the Red Cross to pay October's rent. I don't know where next month's rent will come from...
With a line of 11 identically arranged, ghost-like hands hung side by side, the landscape certainly looks bleak at first glance. Yet in another sense, these photogrpahs humanize science itself. Even reduced to its most basic components of muscle, joint and skin, no hand is remotely similar to any other. Schneider’s accomplishment lies in the consolation that despite even the harshest scientific conditions, the individual characteristics of the hands and lips shine through...