Word: atomical
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...report will be published by Harvard's Project on Managing the Atom and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington...
Nope. You'll owe immediate income tax on the cost of every share you take out. It would be great if you could take possession of just the gain and roll the cost into an IRA. But that's like splitting an atom--an unnatural divide with explosive consequences...
...represents the sun, while smaller spheres, from a few inches to a few feet across, portray the eight planets. (Not nine. Many astronomers, Tyson explains, now believe that Pluto is not a full-fledged planet.) A bit farther along, the sphere represents a molecule that dwarfs the footwide atom mounted to the railing...
...Nothing about Atom Egoyan is easy to peg or categorize, including his background. Born in Egypt in 1960 to Armenian parents, Egoyan relocated to Canada when he was three, but didn't begin speaking English until four years later. Egoyan's unique name reflects his dual heritage, as he was named "Atom" in recognition of the first nuclear reactor ever to be built in Egypt, and his last name was shortened from Yeghoyan upon the family's arrival in British Columbia...
...Felicia's Journey also differed from Egoyan's other endeavors in that it was handled by Mel Gibson's Icon Productions, and thus was the first Atom Egoyan film to have a firm Hollywood connection. The director is quick to point out, however, that the difference in funding did nothing to change his style or approach to storytelling. "Mel was very great about it," Egoyan says. "I had the freedom to tell the story exactly how I wanted to tell it and never felt the slightest pressure to make the film more marketable or viewer-friendly. Although Felicia's Journey...