Word: basics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...newspaper's famed Watergate sleuth, Bob Woodward, unearthed a damning document to back up the charge: a memo from National Security Adviser John Poindexter to President Reagan. In it Poindexter outlined a plan that "combines real and illusionary events -- through a disinformation program -- with the basic goal of making Gaddafi think that there is a high degree of internal opposition to him within Libya, that his key trusted aides are disloyal, that the U.S. is about to move against him militarily." According to the Post, this disinformation policy was approved on Aug. 14 at a meeting of the National Security...
Muir, who holds a doctorate in poultry genetics, offers a three-credit course in basic livestock and poultry management practices. This course teaches fowl physiology and the basic principles of how to manage birds through hands-on experience at the 6000-chicken Penn State Poultry Farm...
...However," he continued, "your basic point is correct. Yes, I do think there are too many mutual favors. The press cannot be impartial if it has its hand in the pocketbook of those which it means to cover...
Each company fills out a fact sheet about positions or training programs, location of employment, and required concentrations. Those are kept in a binder in the recruiting room. It may seem obvious, but you should have a basic knowledge of what your job involves. If you're interviewing with an investment banking firm, know what an investment analyst does and how she contributes to the company. You should also know such basic information about a company as: what its products are, where its offices are located, what subsidaries it has, what its growth has been, and how it views...
...Most of our Harvard recruiting is at the business school. Our basic entry-level program requires an MBA," says Peter Roch, a recruiter for Morgan Stanley, a New York investment banking firm. "We do have a two year analyst program for college graduates, but then the participants have to leave...