Word: straightforwardly
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...represents an alluring target for programmers and advertisers who, Graden says, have so far been enthusiastic about committing ad dollars to LOGO. And despite some protests from such conservative voices as the American Family Association, the cable venture is good to go with a mission that is simple and straightforward: entertainment...
Guitarist Emma Pollock’s vocals are neither precious nor overwrought; she sings with a straightforward style that fits well with the music, which is fairly simple without seeming watered-down. She has a few moments of transparent beauty on “Come Undone” and “The City Consumes Us,” the latter a song that frames her lilting voice with arpeggios to fit the slightly melancholy mood. Although Pollock sometimes affects (whether consciously or unconsciously) Nina Persson of the Cardigans, and although she is by no means an amazing vocalist, it?...
...source of the story. Even liberal icons are human beings and they sometimes make mistakes. A few mistakes do not invalidate an entire body of work but they need to be corrected. Professor Tribe acknowledged and regrets his mistake and he showed his maturity in making a quick and straightforward apology...
...also receive vocational training. But their most important lesson is self-reliance. "We want to show the kids that they don't have to be ashamed of their handicap. We want them to stand up and say: 'I am blind, not stupid!'" she says. Tenberken has a typically straightforward explanation for her extraordinary drive: "Some people have more energy and temperament than others," she muses. "I happen to have a lot of both." And so she does: this spring, she and her organization, Braille Without Borders, launched a farm some 300 km from Lhasa, where blind adults are taught animal...
...travelers headed north into Canada. I pass under the stainless steel bridge and glance into the reflection-coated windows, and wonder if the security guards behind the bulletproof glass will pick me out as a threatening figure and detain me for further questioning. Since 9-11, nothing is as straightforward for travelers. Even in rural Vermont, the very architecture of the patrol station is there to tell Americans that constant vigilance is the only way to prevent another tragedy. Yet the Canadians, by comparison, have not been terrorized by terror...