Word: collared
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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California's department of transportation is testing a GPS dispatching system on a tow-truck fleet in the San Francisco Bay area. University of Wyoming scientists plan to use GPS technology in a tracking collar for studying the migration patterns of elk. And by combining GPS with computerized maps, engineers are developing electronic road atlases that, installed in car dashboards, could one day enable a visiting motorist to negotiate Los Angeles' freeways without ever making a wrong turn...
...chairman, who defended the company's assumptions. "Either our hypothesis was wrong or we didn't manage it right." But Robinson believes that external factors, most notably the current recession, hit Amex's clientele especially hard. "We had models for dealing with tough times but not for a white-collar recession. The model wasn't tested for hurricanes...
Edith Magee is typical in that the most common targets of harassment in blue-collar jobs tend to be women who are breaking into fields once dominated by men. In white-collar professions, most victims are "women in lowly positions," says Susan Rubenstein, an attorney in San Francisco who specializes in sexual-harassment cases. "A secretary will get harassed before a lawyer, a paralegal will get harassed before an associate." Particularly in male bastions, women find that feminism becomes, ironically, a weapon in the attack...
From this perspective, women have a lot to lose if they press the issue of sexual harassment too far. Particularly in white-collar settings, younger workers rely on mentors to help them learn the ropes and advance their careers. If a boss is afraid that his interest in a protege's success will be misconstrued, the safer path is to avoid mentor relationships. "While it is perfectly fine -- and normal -- for a mentor to say to a man, 'Let's have a drink, or play golf, and talk about that promotion,' it's harder for a mentor to do that...
...city cross-country ; tour in which local jocks will have a chance to take on the titans. "The main attraction of Gladiators is that you can come down and be in the show," says Michael Horton, who portrays the gladiator team leader Gemini. "We give the everyday blue-collar person who's kept himself or herself in shape a chance to show what he or she can do." So far, 25,000 have tried out for the television show, and legions more are expected to compete for a slot in the live contests. Just as on the television show, competitors...