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...Controllers should be allowed to adjust safety standards that were set 45 years ago. They could, for example, tighten the distance between jets from the current five miles to, say, 4.5 miles or even less. Controllers say they could make the system much more efficient - and still keep safety first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fix Flight Delays | 2/1/2001 | See Source »

Controllers should be allowed to adjust safety standards that were set 45 years ago. They could, for example, tighten the distance between jets from the current five miles to, say, 4.5 miles or even less. Controllers say they could make the system much more efficient--and still keep safety first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Can Make the Skies Friendlier: Five Steps | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

...into account how a car handles. Consumers Union, the nonprofit organization that publishes Consumer Reports, last week criticized the ratings for this reason. Increasingly, the top-selling SUVs have a battery of onboard systems that help prevent a rollover, including antilock brakes, independent suspensions and computerized monitoring systems that adjust power to each wheel when a skid begins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking A Safer SUV | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

...specific accommodations agreed upon between the employer and an individual employee. Some employers favor what is known as flexplace, or working by electronic extension from someplace other than the office. Other approaches include the compressed schedule, which packs more work hours into fewer days, and flextime, which lets employees adjust the start and end of their workday to their needs. Eve Elberg, 51, of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been back to work since February 2000 after a year-long hiatus because of cancer. The Web and graphics designer was pleased to find that her new employer, a national bank, was open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bearing No Ill Will | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

Harvard looked out of sync trying to adjust to Brown's up-tempo attack. Sophomore point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman struggled to control the pace of the game, finishing with four fouls and four turnovers in the first half, as Harvard often forced up quick shots rather than settling into its offense...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper and Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: M. Hoops Gets Knocked Down, But Gets Up Again | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

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