Word: zeros
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Morris' error, according to experts contactedyesterday, was that he instructed the virus tospread to every 10th, rather than every 100th,adjacent computer on the Internet. The result ofthis forgotten zero was that the number of copiesof the virus increased exponentially at astaggering rate, bogging down computers with itssheer size...
Cost containment alone won't cure the medical system. New sources of revenue must be found. Begin by doubling the federal excise tax on cigarettes. In recent years smoking has been recognized for what it is: an addiction and a health threat, often even to bystanders. This Administration championed "zero tolerance" and urged Americans to "Just say no" to other drugs. Let the next Administration commit itself to leading the U.S. away from its single most deadly habit. Cigarettes kill an estimated 300,000 Americans annually. That is 15% of the deaths in the country, far more than are caused...
...should have a firm principle that the relatively well-off should receive zero subsidies, not what's left after you pay taxes, but zero. I say that when a person hits somewhere between $40,000 and $100,000 dollars a year in retirement, if he's got back his contributions plus interest, I'd tax it 100% because the relatively well-off should get no subsidies or welfare at a time like this...
...Mack III has come up lucky in the battle for the seat of Democrat Lawton Chiles. First Chiles withdrew after announcing for re- election. Then the toughest Democrat, former Governor Reubin Askew, also bowed out. Finally, Congressman Buddy MacKay won the Democratic nomination with only a month left to zero in on the far-to-the-right Mack...
...just a good QB. He's also a class guy. After the Tigers fell to Columbia three weeks ago, Garrett said, yes, he was disappointed. But he also admitted he felt joy for the Lions, his former teammates. He has completed 96 of 142 passes this year, and incredibly, zero interceptions...