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Majority Rule. Still, even if TARP suspects a malfunction, it does not react impetuously. Before calling in a standby, it will first give the balky unit a chance to redeem itself by letting it repeat the task. But what if TARP itself is having an off day? Adapting an idea first proposed by the late mathematician John von Neumann, Avižienis divided TARP's brain into three independent lobes. If one lobe detects an error not subsequently confirmed by its two partners, the outvoted lobe will also be dismissed. Later, it may be given another chance...
...case-by-case basis, and even if the Corporation had the right to overrule it, some communication would have taken place. The membership of these groups poses the most awkward question of constitutional mechanics. No small committee can represent all the estates of the University, but it can often react with sensitivity to their concerns...
Four minutes later. Hartwick widened its lead to two goals when its forward. Tony Elia put the ball past Crimson goalie Billy Meyers, who slow to react, failed to cut down the angle...
...bombing raids well over the 20th parable? in North Vietnam strikes many students as aggressive, inhumane, hypocritical, and short sighted, But the deeper personal threat one can't conceal is that the raids are an arrogant slap in the face of the anti-war movement challenging it to react...
...report, "Chile: The Expanding Left" [Oct. 19], has judged the Allende coalition prematurely. Prejudicial fears often become self-fulfilling prophecies. The surest way to force Allende into the Communist camp is to withdraw or withhold American capital and industry from Chile at this time. I hope we will not react in a manner that will make it imperative for Chile to seek aid from other (perhaps Communist) nations. If we do, we have no one to blame but ourselves. American industry may lose some of its grip on Chile's economy, but that is not necessarily a bad thing...