Word: criticall
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A look at the disastrous social programs in the U.S. however, might be able to provide a more objective view of the subject. Since 1965, anti-poverty programs and other wealth transfers have continued to explode in cost while bringing people out of poverty is critical to human survival, but...
No, the stock market will not rocket higher or careen into a ditch just because the Dow notches a fifth digit. But Dow 10,000 is a critical plateau in that it will be the product of an extraordinary run. If the Dow had risen at its historical rate of...
U.S. Customs Commissioner RAY KELLY is adding agents and money to his agency's strategic-investigations unit because of Chinese efforts to smuggle out advanced U.S. weapons components and know-how. Last month agents thwarted China's second attempt to obtain military gyroscopes used in guidance systems for "smart" munitions...
Some will say that in the longer run, Wittgenstein's legacy will prove to be the more valuable. Perhaps it will. Wittgenstein, like any other charismatic thinker, continues to attract fanatics who devote their life to disagreeing with one another (and, presumably, with my brief summary) about the ultimate meaning...
Fermi proceeded imperturbably through the experiment, confident of the estimates he had charted with his pocket slide rule. At 11:30 a.m., as was his custom, he stopped for lunch. The pile went critical in midafternoon with the full withdrawal of the control rods, and Fermi allowed himself a grin...