Word: wising
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...Analysts would be wise to remember that most books are read by old people. Readers under 30 are scarce. They were raised on spending time on PCs and playing video games. Many are under-educated and can barely read at all. Asking people who wear reading glasses to spend a lot of time trying to make it through a book using a small screen is not much of a business...
...Knowing early on which children are headed for trouble can pay off in a number of ways. For one thing, it can help families wise up. Some of the parents of the kids in the study saw a little gambling as a minor thing, and a number of them even bought lottery tickets for their kids as a reward for good behavior. That, clearly, sends the wrong message. "Scratch-and-win games are for adults," Pagani says flatly. (See pictures of Las Vegas...
...team finished in fourth place overall, posting a 60-38 record, although the team did not compete at full strength. “The women’s team, which is even stronger than the men’s, posted a respectable performance today, considering the situation health-wise,” Brand said. “Their record did not reflect the injuries and illnesses that it has suffered.” This did not stop freshman Caroline Vloka from taking the gold in the individual women’s saber. Having been suffering from what was thought...
...director of weapons procurement at the Pentagon. Carter, who has been an outspoken critic of wasteful and excessive defense spending, brings an already-impressive resume to the position, having served as assistant secretary of defense for international security during the Clinton administration. We applaud Obama’s wise selection and hope that Carter’s nomination signals a major change in the Defense Department’s procurement policy. The selection of Dr. Carter is especially wise given the acute economic crisis. In January, President Obama inherited an inefficient national-security apparatus that has become accustomed to bloated...
...wise man once said that a building is only as good as its bathroom. In light of this insight, I bring you the most important review you'll read this week...