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Neutrinos are the phantoms of the subatomic world. They seem to have no mass, may travel at the speed of light and are virtually impossible to detect. According to the standard theories of physics, these exotic particles are produced by various nuclear reactions. Quadrillions of neutrinos from the sun bombard the earth every second, yet most of them pass right through the planet without causing so much as a ripple...
...more complex speech. That, in fact, is the definition of education: to draw out, to teach children not what they know but what they do not know; to rescue them, as Cicero had it, from the tyranny of the present. The problem with visuals is not just that they bombard us with images and information only of a user-friendly kind but also that they give us no help in telling image from illusion, information from real wisdom. Reducing everything to one dimension, they prepare us for everything except our daily lives. Nintendo, unlike stickball, leaves one unschooled in surprise...
...make environmentally-safe products more advantageous to people, then you will win them over more easily than if you bombard them with guilt," Singer said...
...Marti, the U.S.-funded plan to bombard Cuba with seditious American news and entertainment shows, began its three-month $7.5 million test last week, broadcasting from Florida to the few insomniacs awake in Havana when the signal came in at 1:30 a.m. Within minutes, jammers blocked TV Marti's signal, denying Havana the delights of a Spanish-dubbed Kate & Allie sitcom, World Series reruns, a Spanish game show called La Feria de la Alegria (The Happiness Fair) and MTV music videos...
Even after they sign up clients, turnaround specialists must land a spot on court-appointed creditor committees before they can earn big payments. To boost the odds in their favor, specialists often bombard the creditors who head the committees with letters and phone calls as part of campaigns known as "beauty contests." In the wake of the Campeau bankruptcy filing, 50 leading legal, accounting and investment firms have been battling for some 15 < seats on the all-important creditors' panels. Says a disappointed attorney who lost the opportunity to earn at least $300,000 in monthly fees...