Word: adjuster
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Industry analysts fear that if the operating companies cannot move deftly in some of the newer regulatory areas, they will have even more trouble when they try to adjust to direct competition, a relatively new experience. Admits Richard Santagati, who heads NYNEX's business-information-systems sales staff: "There's a steep learning curve to overcome...
Those disadvantages were compounded by a decision to dispatch the 28 planes in a "target rich" stream that gave the Syrian gunners a greater opportunity to adjust their weapons. "It's not so bad if you're the lead plane," says a U.S. pilot with experience in the Viet Nam War, "but if you're number five or eight, or worse, 28, you're going to catch hell." It seems likely that the two downed planes and a third that escaped with minor damage were hit with concentrated bursts of conventional antiaircraft or machine-gun fire...
...better. This program puts the pictures of components on the screen and lets players make their own pinball machines. Flippers, bumpers, launchers and kickers fall easily into place and then perform like the real thing. Players can paint the pinball pieces bright colors, set up complex scoring patterns, or adjust the time, gravity and elasticity of the playing area. An added advantage: a computerized pinball machine will not malfunction because of a tilt. For Apple and Atari computers from Electronic Arts: $40. -By Philip Elmer-DeWitt. Reported by Michael Moritz/San Francisco
...most difficult part of the tight-control regimen is learning how much insulin to give. Most diabetics are accustomed to simply following doctors' orders when it comes to their dosages. Not so under tight control. Students in the self-care program must learn how to adjust their insulin dosage based on their last blood-glucose reading, what and how much they plan to eat, how much they are exercising and whether they are under stress. Regular aerobic exercise, they learn, can lower the need for insulin. Stress, on the other hand, "can raise blood sugars higher than...
...demands and nuisance of the tight-control regimen, most graduates say it has given them greater freedom. Instead of being told they must never eat ice cream or alter their meal times, they can be more flexible and occasionally enjoy forbidden foods, as long as they adjust their insulin accordingly. Says Bob: "I now have the tools to live the life I want to lead." -By Claudia Wallis. Reported by Mary Carpenter/New York...