And, after some initial hesitation, the world's car makers are now investing heavily in turning it into a practical reality.

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Rather, it is a recognition of a practical reality: These chemicals are simply too widely used for civil-industrial purposes to be proscribed.

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The Seven Noachide Laws, dating back to Noach, is the universal spiritual prescription for a practical reality of life for all Mankind and saving of the planet and all the Creatures of which we are meant to care.

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Because at present, there is a practical reality when the situation arises, one in which a specialist transplant nurse will look at who is present around the bed, and then quietly speak to the family member or members who they believe will best represent the wishes of the deceased.

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This doesn't just make practical sense in a divided government (a reality some Democrats seem to forget) -- it makes compelling political sense as well.

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Yet despite its immense capabilities, practical quantum computing is still a long way from reality, says Steven Koonin, provost at Caltech and a quantum-computing researcher.

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