Word: arrays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...surprisingly small and sleek, some not much bigger than a California hot tub. But looks can be deceiving. Supercomputers often squeeze out the last bit of processing speed by shrinking the distances electrons have to travel within their wiring. They are tightly packed workhorses that require a whole array of supporting equipment. Some employ full-size mainframe computers just to shuttle programs in and out of their processing units. The machines may be connected, by cable or satellite, to hundreds of remote terminals that can transform raw numerical output into stunning 3-D graphics. They often need industrial-size refrigeration...
There are other, less popular, but more exotic packages available, such as helping Uncle Sam check the spread of the Communist menace in Honduras--all expenses paid. But the vast array of choices with so little time to decide might make you want to simply crawl into your closet and sleep for a week...
Several of the team's top athletes--including Frank Courtney, Mark Gragg, Tim Langen, Jon Lewis, Guth, and Sean Turbitt--are suffering from an array of injuries...
First, we resent the stigmatization of Kirkland House students as "jocks." We are in fact a diverse house--our students are active in academics, community service, the arts and an array of extracurricular activities, including athletics. If others in our community would look beyond the surface, they will find unpretentious, accepting individuals who don't fit easy stereotypes. We value diversity in our house community and seek to foster...
...same time, advances in medical technology have dramatically increased nurses' responsibilities. Consider the neurological intensive-care unit of Chicago's Cook County Hospital. Cocooned in a bewildering array of intravenous lines, tubes and machines, each patient is desperately ill; 30 nurses are required to monitor and care properly for a group of nine patients around the clock. "Things can change rapidly," explains Mary O'Flaherty, the unit's nurse coordinator. "One moment a patient's intracranial pressures, blood pressure and cerebral-profusion pressure can be fine. The next moment you can start hearing bells...