Word: factoring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...taking LSD--they drop out. Undoubtedly some people who drop out have taken LSD, but the very logical sequences the authorities use in determining scales of value and the causes of events preclude saying such major decisions about what to do with one's life came from any one factor, especially an experience with such low remember-ability as an LSD trip. One of the main complaints by people who have taken LSD and disliked it is that none of the "revelations" from the trip can be remembered subsequently. What can be remembered is "worthless." Many people who take...
...Ince put the ball past the helpless Cornell goalie. By this time, the Harvard team felt in control. Zuckerman and Jim Kilkowski finished the rout with goals number 11 and 12. Kilkowski was one of several midfielders who did a superb job picking up ground balls, a major factor...
...reportedly tested in calves at least four times. The animals died on the operating table or shortly after the implantation. One survived for three days. Large-scale damage to the blood cells-one of the chief obstacles to the use of artificial hearts*-was cited as a contributing factor in the calves' deaths. Medical authorities, however, carefully refused to speculate whether any damage might have been done to Karp by similar "traumatization" of his blood cells...
...intuition makes an excellent guide. But it is the cardinal premise of a division of social science called decision theory that intuition is often not enough. Decision theory is based on the premise that man's capacity to solve life's problems correctly is limited by two factors: in extremely complex situations, he is not always capable of mastering all the information, and he does not always decide as logic and reason tell him he should. Beyond human intuition, says Psychologist Ward Edwards, lies an individual's personal calculation of the odds in favor or against. This...
Born in 1935, Chaim Topol began his show-business career as a barracks clown in the Israeli army. His performances became such a morale factor that headquarters ordered him to be an actor. He has been following those orders ever since. Topol's most important future role is Tevye in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof...