Word: marvel
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...Wooed by a Worm Lev Grossman wrote that the Storm Worm "may be the most sophisticated" computer virus, called it "a marvel of social engineering" and further admired it for its longevity, mutability and what he called its "lively feel for the seductive come-on" [Oct. 8]. He needs to rub the dazzle from his eyes. What if the authors of the virus are functionaries for China, Russia or a Middle Eastern country testing the efficacy of new software? Rather than praising the prowess of the worm's creators, Grossman should be admonishing the security industry to shut down...
...current national team roster, the most dominant player is Abby Wambach, a genetic marvel at 5’11, who can simply overpower defenders with her physical attributes...
...Storm Worm is a marvel of social engineering. Its subject line changes constantly. Whoever produced it--and its many later variants--has a lively feel for the seductive come-on and a thorough grounding in human nature. It preys on shock ("Saddam Hussein Alive!") and outrage ("A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and ...") and prurience ("Naked teens attack home director") and romance ("You Asked Me Why"). It mutates at a ferocious rate, constantly changing its size and tactics to evade virus filters, and finds evolving ways to exploit other online media like blogs and bulletin boards. Newer...
Many insiders marvel at Hermann's touch for managing high-strung talent. With Galliano, she knew when to challenge and when to back off. So after he showed her samples of shockingly immodest miniskirts and transparent tops, Hermann says, she nudged him into lining them. But after 9/11, when Galliano created a collection in camouflage, Hermann didn't comment?and the public loved...
...terraces from the courtyard of Sidwell Friends' new middle school in Washington like rice paddies in a mountainous Chinese village. Part of a man-made wetland connected to the school's water system, the plants filter liquid waste, just as real wetlands do with rainwater. It's an engineering marvel, but Sidwell student Patricia Solleveld, 15, doesn't want you to get the wrong idea. "It doesn't smell at all," she says. Not only that, says Alejandro Alderman, 14, but the wastewater filtered through the wetland is clean enough to drink. "But D.C. regulations...