Word: detailism
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...sprawling nightclub at the Wynn Las Vegas, where champagne is flowing freely and folks are beginning to loosen up after a cerebral day of presentations. Can this be the same person whose talk on buying farmland in Argentina, Brazil and the Midwest was intimidating in its attention to detail? In one breath she's discussing how the price per acre for Iowa farmland is not far from its nominal highs reached in 1973; in another she's recounting her early professional life in Geneva and how much fun she had. She seems almost normal...
This command of detail differentiates hedge fund traders from civilians. Macro trading is not only about prices on screens. To be sure, the name of the game is money--but the hedge fund managers are keenly aware of the imbalances growing around the world, and they are attuned to any factors that could potentially destabilize the markets...
...paint. Police fired tear gas and arrested dozens of protesters. The suicide bomb went off in a restaurant behind the mosque just as police had finally taken control of the riot. The explosion killed at least 13 people, including eight policemen who had gathered as part of the security detail around the mosque. Witnesses say parts of shredded police uniforms scattered the street amid pools of blood and body parts...
...detail itself that feels flat. Unpredictability becomes expected, and unexpected depth becomes predictable. Some of the book’s deepest and potentially most moving revelations get lost in the cavalcade of surprises, turning the lack of cliché into a cliché in and of itself. She changes directions so many times that occasionally it's difficult to remember which...
...broad strokes of some their demands were familiar, but many were now relayed in greater detail. Attendees said they remained committed to ending the U.S. military presence "by all means" and eliminating all vestiges of American influence, including the current political process...