Word: perfectible
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...perfect, nor is the sense of volatility it attempts to predict. Volatility can mean many different things in practice: a stock whose price undergoes large price fluctuations and one that chops quickly in a small range might have the same measured volatility, but they are clearly not equally risky. Even though the concept of volatility is abused and taken for granted in the financial world, it is still the best-known measure of risk and, therefore, useful for investors. (See the best business deals...
...would like to invest some money with him. The Donald, as he recalls in his new book, Think Like a Champion, said no. He also calls Madoff "a scoundrel without par." And refers to himself as "a genius." For those who see Trump's blazing self-confidence as a perfect antidote for these depressing, recession-wracked times, the Donald also continues to buoy spirits with his hit NBC series, The Apprentice. TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs reached Trump at his Trump Tower office in Manhattan. (See the Top 10 TV feuds...
Moulton said that he had not set foot in the Malkin Athletic Center before training for this year’s marathon. But because his personal interests lay in running and public service, HCMC presented a perfect opportunity. He added that the money he raised this year will be given to a PBHA prison tutoring program for which he volunteered as an undergraduate...
...very careful of our South African stories,' " says Kenneth Nkosi, who played Tsotsi's friend Aap. "'Do not tell our stories in the wrong way. Remember that there is no one in the world who is not flawed.' He was saying: 'I am a man. I am not this perfect icon Hollywood makes me out to be. That's not the truth.' And a movie that doesn't ring true is a movie that's no good...
...entirely dark. The faint glow rounding out the Moon is earthshine: light from the bright day side of Earth shining on the night side of the Moon. Scientists have studied earthshine for decades - but Langford, along with her colleagues at Melbourne and Princeton Universities, decided it would make a perfect test case for detecting oceans and landmasses on a faraway alien world...