Word: safe
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Note to execs: It's safe to hit "Send" again...
Baseball is different. While in most sports the actions made are straightforward to call, such as players keeping their feet inbounds or shots going in before the buzzer sounds, every single play in baseball requires an umpire’s personal call: Ball or strike, safe or out. While baseball has a rulebook and a defined strike zone, it is easily the most subjective thing in sports. Any player can tell you that no two strike zones of an umpire are the same. Thus, this problem was one that so far could not be broached by technology; the instant replay...
What's the outlook for commodities like gold? Risk aversion will continue, and that means continued interest in commodities. Gold will be strong but, interestingly, not because of inflation but because as the dollar gets weaker, people want someplace safe to put their money, and right now they view gold as more stable than the dollar.(Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...tribute to the fallen, President Barack Obama invoked a "world of threats that know no borders." Soldiers sacrifice to keep us safe; somehow we failed to keep them safe. It would be grim news for the intelligence community and the Army if they just missed all the warning signs. It would be worse news if they saw but chose to ignore them. (Read "Obama's Fort Hood Speech: Lost in Translation...
...Though the site where she last stayed may be statistically safe (there have been no murders at Chungking Mansions for years), with its shabby hallways, dark corners and din of arguing deal hunters from around the globe, it is easy to imagine someone becoming embroiled in something dangerous there. Connelly, a former Los Angeles Times crime reporter who spent years milling about crime scenes and interviewing victims, says he chose to set a major part of the book in Chungking Mansions because, as a stranger, it is the type of place "where you want to look over your shoulder...