Word: armageddon
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This money was not only insurance against Armageddon; it had secondary benefits for the companies and individuals involved in the effort. First, many companies' outdated computer systems were updated, enabling them to meet consumers' needs faster and more efficiently. Furthermore, the experience of finding dangers hidden in seemingly innocuous software has forced companies to examine their software for other bugs and regard their systems in a more critical light...
Israeli police surrounded the field outside Jerusalem where the battle of Armageddon is foretold to take place in order to keep the peace at the New Year. Nearly 20 Christian fanatics were escorted out of Israel in the weeks leading...
...like a big billiard table out there," with rocks and planets and moons zipping around each other in space. Some folks may never admit that there is any risk, and reject the need for taxpayer-funded research: Even after the widespread success of the summer disaster movies, "Armageddon" (which Jaroff calls "ridiculous") and the "far more realistic" "Deep Impact," legions of nonbelievers remain. And while Jaroff sometimes finds it difficult to educate the most die-hard skeptics of the real risk posed by asteroids, he keeps trying. "I used to tell people that even if an asteroid were to break...