Word: adjustment
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...games if he gets called up to the U.S. National Team for this summer’s World Cup, Akpan may find himself in a situation where he can receive valuable playing time mid-way through the season. It will take about half the season for Akpan to adjust to the pro game but he may be primly positioned to apply the knowledge gained from his veteran teammates when minutes become available...
Presidents seldom get the presidency they hoped for. They don't manage their inbox; it manages them, and they have to adjust to the paradox of power: as soon as they get it, they discover they rarely get to decide how to use it. This isn't what I came here to do, a President sighs, to which the answer is, Too damn bad. Lonely and frustrated is what being President means, and when Obama summons his predecessors' ghosts late at night, they can tell him how it went. (See who's who in Barack Obama's White House...
...latest gadget are the test market. A few years ago, speech-recognition software was teeth-gnashingly unreliable. Today, it's up to 99% accurate. With the flurry of consumer complaints out there, most of the companies seem to be responding. HP has offered instructions on how to adjust its webcam's sensitivity to backlighting. Nikon says it's working to improve the accuracy of the blink-warning function on its Coolpix cameras. (Sony wouldn't comment on the performance of its Cyber-shot cameras and said only that it's "not possible to track the face accurately all the time...
Fees will clearly vary depending on the size of the fund as well as the fund manager's trading activity. In some cases, managers may occasionally adjust the weightings of certain stocks within an index, while others may aggressively manage the portfolio every day, all of which could affect fees. Before buying, experts advise scrutinizing the active ETF's fee structure and to check the fee frequently - since fund companies may offer a low fee up front to attract investors, then raise it later...
...made clear what the hell it was thinking in creating The Jay Leno Show. It was trying to adjust to the post-Big Media world. With cable, DVR and online media snagging viewers, programming a full night of expensive TV was a bygone luxury. Leno might get lower ratings than NBC's 10 p.m. dramas, but those were struggling anyway and cost much more. (See the top 10 Jay Leno moments...