be behind us, “ER”, greed, hubris, by training

Economist Stiglitz says the worst of the crisis may not be behind
us

G-8 leaders met this week in the Italian town of L’Aquila to discuss
pressing global issues, including the economic crisis, which is far from
over. European Business Week spoke to Nobel Laureate and renowned
economist Prof. Joseph Stiglitz about some of the issues impacting the
economic landscape.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew198eI44va89pI1



A hubristic GM failed to change with the times
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Sloan also created the first multi-division company, inspiring the world's most renowned management thinker, Peter Drucker, to write Concept of the ...
He is a lawyer by training, but made the transition to the fashion business when Gucci -- one of his clients -- hired him to join the company.








A doctor by training — he also created the hit television series “ER” — Mr. Crichton used fiction to explore the moral and political problems posed by modern technology and scientific breakthroughs, which in his books defied human control or ended up as tools used for evil ends. In his fictional worlds, human greed, hubris and the urge to dominate were just as powerful as the most advanced computers.

ER (HOSPITAL)
noun [C usually singular]
US ABBREVIATION FOR emergency room


hubris
noun [U] LITERARY
very great pride and belief in your own importance:
He was punished for his hubris.n.
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: “There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris” (McGeorge Bundy).

[Greek, excessive pride, wanton violence.]

hubristic hu·bris'tic (-brĭs'tĭk) adj.
hubristically hu·bris'tic·al·ly adv.

You used to need hubris, millions of dollars and the support of a great research university to imagine building a replacement for the human eye.

Now it's become dream and quest material for artists and tinkerers.


train (PREPARE)
verb [I or T]
to prepare or be prepared for a job, activity or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise:
She trained as a pilot.
[+ to infinitive] Isn't Michael training to be a lawyer?
[R + to infinitive] I've had to train myself to be more assertive at work.
She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.
HUMOROUS I'm trying to train my boyfriend to do the occasional bit of housework.

trained
adjective
I didn't realize Philippa was a trained nurse.
Are you trained in the use of this equipment?
HUMOROUS "Did I hear you say your children cleared up after the party?" "Oh yes, I've got them well-trained!"

trainee
noun [C]
a person who is learning and practising the skills of a particular job:
a trainee dentist/electrician

trainer
noun [C]
a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity or sport:
They showed pictures of the horse and its trainer (= the person who prepared it for its races).
A lot of wealthy people have their own personal trainer (= a person they employ to help them exercise).
See also trainer.

training
noun [U]
the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity:
a training course
a teacher-training college
New staff have/receive a week's training in how to use the computers.



behind
adv.

1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.
2. In a place or condition that has been passed or left: I left my gloves behind.
3. In arrears; late: I fell behind in my payments.
4. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position: Don't fall behind in class.
5. Slow: My watch is running behind.
6. Archaic. Yet to come.

prep.

1. At the back of or in the rear of: He sat behind her.
2. On the farther side or other side of; beyond: The broom is behind the door.
3. In a place or time that has been passed or left by: Their worries are behind them.
4. 1. Later than: The plane was behind schedule.
   2. Used to indicate deficiency in performance: behind us in technological development.
5. 1. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
   2. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.
6. In a position or attitude of support: The leaders have the army behind them.
7. In pursuit of: The police were hard behind the escapees.

n.
Informal. The buttocks.

[Middle English bihinde, from Old English behindan.]