The much smallerIsraeli Paralympicdelegation of 33 athletes –18 women and 15 men – competed in 11 sports and returned home with nine medals in two sports: swimming and rowing. These medals are triple the number of medals won at the Rio Paralympics in 2016. It is the highest medal total...
At a different extreme, pure fused silicon ("fused quartz") makes a type of glass so unfazed by thermal strain that it can survive submersion in water while red-hot. (Fused quartz glass is the material from which space shuttle windows were made.) ...
Conflict is a perception—meaning it only really exists if it’s acknowledged by the parties that are experiencing it. If Teresa and Heitor have a heated discussion about the path the company should take to win more customers, but they walk away from the disagreement unfazed and either don’t...
A vast global game of geopolitical chess seemed to be hanging in the balance the morning I met with Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess genius whom many regard as the greatest player of all time. What’s less well known about him is that for the past decade Kasparov has become a major pla...
Unfazed by pressure. She remained cool under pressure during the interview. 8 Cooly Showing little interest. He cooly glanced at the menu before ordering. 6 Cool Fashionably attractive. The new tech gadget is really cool and innovative. 7 Cooly Behaving indifferently. She answered the questions co...
I remain on my spot on the couch unfazed. My youngest son at this point is intrigued, so he throws his shoes on and heads outside, in his pajamas no less. He comes running back in and says, "there's a comet in the sky! It's a comet!". Ok, now I'll get my lazy butt ...
In terms of temperature, cool is less extreme than chilled; a cool breeze is mild and pleasant, while a chilled environment could feel uncomfortably cold. 13 Cool has a secondary meaning as a slang term denoting something impressive, stylish, or excellent, while chilled does not carry a simila...
Amazon is likely to remain unfazed in the long run. As conventional retailers face heavy, if not permanent, blows to their brick-and-mortar businesses, Amazon stands to operate at an advantage for years to come.Birkenstock’s US CEO David Kahanechoes the sentiment of many with his claim that...
much of my card counting skills come back into play when I’m placing a bet on the right product, or assessing a founder’s ability to soar above competitors. The one ingredient that was missing back then was meaning. This is what I took from the blackjack tables to the boardrooms, and...
Whatever the outcome of the American election, the electoral process in that benighted country has revealed, not a functioning democracy, but a people and society that is blind to democracy’s true meaning and value. The real worry is that American voters seem – as individuals – to be so ...