Word: finely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Becker has solutions to spare. Fear's main idea is that our intuition of danger is a "brilliant internal guardian" that can be honed to a fine point. But there is also practical advice on a variety of crimes on Levin's list, and some that might as well be: assault by a stranger, stalking, rampages by co-employees and demon baby sitters. (A truly spectacular serial-killer case seems thrown in for seasoning.) Some of the counsel is self-evident: Beware of strange men offering unwanted favors or fake solidarity. Learn to say, "I said NO!" But a four...
...wife Larissa is more angry--at the Russian press--than worried. "I just wish they would report the truth," she told TIME. "Why are they picking on him? What kind of morals do our journalists have?" The space doctors, who give her regular reports, tell her Tsibliyev will be fine. He's no shirker, she says. "He's been a hard worker all his life. This speculation is all such nonsense...
...nascent permanent collection, worth about $15 million, have come about thanks largely to Texas cattle baroness Anne Marion and her husband John, the former chairman of Sotheby's North America. Approached in 1995 to contribute funds and some of her O'Keeffe paintings to the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, Anne Marion decided on a dramatic and wholly Texan response: establish a museum devoted to O'Keeffe herself...
...first scenario. The Fugees reached the top of the charts by mixing reggae, rap and positive messages. Wyclef, as he is known, has not broken with his bandmates, Prakazrel ("Pras") Michel and Lauryn Hill--the trio are already planning their next record together. But The Carnival is a fine showcase for Wyclef's particular talents and wide-ranging tastes...
...certain aviation technologies. Those concessions should assuage European fears for Boeing's last major competitor, European plane-maker Airbus Industrie, which has been steadily losing market share to the American company. Calling his approval preliminary, EU antitrust chief Karel Van Miert said more time was needed to read the fine print of Boeing's offers before a formal go-ahead is issued. A green light is expected as early as next week. While the Europeans could not have blocked the merger, they could have prevented Boeing from setting up shop anywhere in the soon-to-be-enlarged Union, or fined...