Word: complexity
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...partisan, and some go to the heart of the meaning of constitutional democracy. The disagreement at the center of this week's extraordinary cover story is a combination of all three. The tale of the rift between George W. Bush and Dick Cheney is an inside look at the complex relationship that shaped so much of this decade...
...says many dealers are probably consumed with taking care of their customers and don't have time for the hefty application required. A dealership has to be worth less than $8.5 million to qualify. Plymale's dealership is too large to qualify, but he worries the program is too complex and cumbersome for those who do. "I have some great industry relations, and I don't know anybody that has applied for it and taken advantage of it," he says. In fact, most of the smaller dealerships who actually qualify would probably need to hire a tax person...
...Inside the Googleplex, employees were particularly interested in getting a sense of Bing's search algorithm. The algorithm is a search engine's secret sauce, the complex set of instructions that determine which search results are returned and in what order. Google's algorithm is a trade secret, one guarded as jealously as the recipe for Coca-Cola...
...Reflecting the highly improvisatory nature of this art form, the dancers and musicians each took turns initiating pieces. Each performer remained seated until the music motivated her to begin. Once she took the stage, the others concentrated on her movements and kept time according to her lead, with a complex rhythmic pattern emerging from the clapping, finger snapping, and lighting quick clicking of their heels. Interwoven through it all, the lone female singer called plaintively...
...year-old flashed the peace sign from a car on the jammed Haqqani Expressway. Groups of women waved green banners above their heads near Vanak Square. Protesters near Motahari Street, once they realized that nearby riot forces had been recalled to the massive Imam Khomeini Mosalla (mosque) prayer complex, burned tires and chanted all sorts of seditious phrases, including "Die Mojtaba" (a reference to the second son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, thought by many to be groomed as his successor), "Death to the dictators" and "Down with Russia." "It's out of control," said a university student with glee...