Word: avoiding
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...doctors, professors and business owners. About 40% are repeat exchangers, so it's easy to get references from others with whom they have stayed. Of the very few problems he has seen in the 10 years he has run HomeLink, Karl Costabel says, "most of them are trivial." To avoid worry, Costabel recommends locking up valuable or fragile items or taking them to a friend's house. "We have had no lawsuits in 10 years," says Intervac's Lori Horne, "and the few complaints we've got relate mostly to housekeeping differences. We never hear of theft or trashing...
Lieut. Colonel Vincent DiFronzo, an F-15 pilot, says the Iraqi missiles and artillery are getting closer to hitting U.S. warplanes, which fly at more than 20,000 ft. to avoid Iraqi fire. "They're making adjustments that allow them to cover more altitude," he says. The Iraqis fire usually with no electronic guidance, which would sound an alarm in U.S. cockpits. Often the only alert pilots have is the silent pop of charcoal-gray puffs of smoke from exploding artillery hundreds or thousands of feet below. U.S. pilots say they attack only after Iraqi forces threaten them...
...efforts to stay out of Internet regulation have led to some community battles that have gone AOL's way. That means at least some parties want Congress to act to avoid piecemeal, local rulemaking
...listener. What they don't say is how hard that can be. Maybe, like me, you're mortified at your own geekiness. Maybe you're afraid of sounding judgmental, priggish or foolish. So start small. Debra Haffner, author of the terrific book From Diapers to Dating, says parents should avoid "the big talk" and instead take advantage of everyday "teachable moments." Three-year-olds should be taught the proper names for their body parts, and five-year-olds should know basically where babies come from. Don't give young children more information than is appropriate, but always answer their questions...
...Encarta is the be-all and end-all in the research process. Research, however, means hunting and collecting information from a wide variety of sources to ensure that a complete and accurate viewpoint is represented. By giving students shortcuts, such software undermines this process. We are allowing students to avoid the hard work necessary in educational pursuits. JEFF BARRONS Vientiane, Laos...