Word: alerting
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Once Tenet steps down, his acting successor will be Deputy Director of Intelligence John McLaughlin, a career analyst. It is a cliche to call McLaughlin unassuming and modest; it is more telling to describe him as deeply analytical and alert to the ambiguities of his trade. An amateur magician, he is especially adept at sleight of hand, a skill that helped win him the nickname "Merlin...
...those administrators who meet with him often say they are frequently surprised by his uncanny ability to remain alert and summarize discussions accurately. He thinks quickly, and several administrators and House Masters note that he often knows what a speaker is going to say even before a sentence is finished...
Begley’s friends describe him as soft-spoken but constantly alert, and characterized by an observant nature which lends itself to both legal work and fiction writing...
Americans could be forgiven for wondering, given the confused, conflicting signals the government sent with its latest terrorism alert. Besides asking citizens to be on the lookout for Gadahn and six other alleged al-Qaeda associates, Ashcroft repeated the claim of an al-Qaeda--related group that preparations for a massive attack inside the U.S. were "90%" done, although he acknowledged that officials had not picked up any specifics about a plot. Intelligence officials questioned the credibility of the group but insisted there was ample support for Ashcroft's warning. The same day that Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller...
...Hands-down, we all agree on the enormity of the problem. Not many of us will forget watching of the march of time from 1991 to 2002 on the CDC?s obesity map, watching states turn from light blue (for a low-obesity rate) to red-alert for a rate over 20% (the first one appearing only in 1997!) and now even to bright yellow as obesity rates climbed past 20% in some states. We?ve heard the long list of chronic diseases associated with obesity and their frightening cost in medical care dollars, in lost productivity, lost lives...