Which raises the question, if the basics aren't there, why on earth do these giant cities continue to act as a magnet for such vast numbers of people?
"The vast majority of families in poverty are struggling because they can't afford the basics - not because they are wasting cash on drink and drugs, " said its chief executive Matthew Reed.
The Phone Scoop guys really liked the QVGA screen, which was readable in bright sunlight, and highlighted the Samsung interface, but unfortunately the phone doesn't do much beyond the basics.
If you doubt this will work, look at Chicago, which ended social promotion and made summer school mandatory for those who don't master the basics.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reported that about 1.6 million personal bankruptcies were filed in 2003, up 7.4% from 2002, suggesting that many adults haven't learned the basics of personal finance either.
You don't have to grasp the basics of entrepreneurial capitalism to understand that most of what the Obama Administration has undertaken will do more harm than good.
Amazon had been hoping to target the market with its 9.7-inch screen Kindle DX e-book reader, for example, but schools said the device wasn't sufficiently interactive and lacked basics such as page numbers and color graphics.
Just how much is unknown, in part because the SEC hasn't finished issuing rules for such basics as what it will regard as sufficient internal financial controls.
Ullman learned the basics of knitting from her mother, but it wasn't until decades later that she picked up the needles again.
Don't look so far ahead that you neglect the basics: Read widely--Morningstar has excellent information on 529 Plans--and check with your financial adviser.
And with public schools reemphasizing basics and piling on more homework and tests, you can't assume that the private school will be more of a challenge.
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