Word: basic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...does squawk on the set. "For an Everyman," Spielberg says, "he's pretty damned opinionated." He can impose his will, and not just through star power. The week before Private Ryan was to begin shooting, Hanks and the film's squad of seven actors were put through some tough basic training. After three days, says Dye, "they were a little shocky, and naturally they began to grumble. But then out of his tent walks Tom Hanks as Captain Miller." Hanks recalls that after he gave an impassioned speech, "we took a vote. I was the only one who voted...
...MIMID MINIATURE MINE DETECTOR With 70 million land mines buried out there, this sleek, telescopic diviner with its Miesian line couldn't have arrived sooner. Created by Gerhard Heufler, its carbon and glass fiber-reinforced plastic body comes in basic GI Joe green, weighs 3 lbs. and quickly collapses into a small backpack for transporting to remote areas. The controls take just a few minutes to master. This is good design with a good purpose...
...spirit of holiday shopping, let's consider some 11th-hour tax planning. It won't help you score a Furby for your toddler, but the right financial moves before the end of 1998 will have far more impact on Junior's well-being. The same basic year-end tips tend to get rehashed ad nauseam. So I won't spend a lot of time encouraging you to defer income into next year and accelerate deductions into this year. Ditto for making certain that you use, not lose, any money still in a flexible-spending account at work and for making...
Standard English will suffice in many cases for communication with the natives of Home. The people at Home are comfortable dealing with tourists, and will have little trouble deciphering basic expressions like "Gimme the remote...
...What's amazing is not the Chinese action but the fact that there are still people willing to stand up for basic freedoms in China. Dissidents face not only the formidable arm of the Chinese legal system, but also public indifference as well. "The Chinese public largely shares the government's fundamental belief that security and stability are more important than liberties," says Dowell. "The fear is that social instability will undercut economic progress." Trials in China are sounding boards. "Arrested persons are assumed to be guilty," says Dowell. "And the trial is merely a period to see if anyone...