Word: collectivities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scheduled for 1984. Fazio's proposal is a telescope designed to detect regions in the galaxy where stars are being born. On earth such a telescope is cluttered by infrared rays from "atmospheric junk," Fazio explains. An infrared telescope on the space shuttle, however, would be expected to collect more accurate and complete data...
...light sensors and television cameras. By classifying each feature in terms of its brightness reading, scientists can use FILE information to select which objects they want to focus on. Essentially, FILE acts as a data censor, and is one solution to the problem of land observation satellites continuing to collect unnecessary data even when clouds block their view...
...triple-tower glass-and-steel complex, on an 80-acre site adjacent to Oral Roberts University in south Tulsa, houses a research center, diagnostic clinic and 294-bed hospital containing the latest medical gadgetry, including computerized patient records. There are such amenities as concealed bottles to collect patients' body fluids, and redesigned gowns so that, as one staff member put it, "you're not hanging around with your fanny sticking...
...criminals will. Twenty-six dollars to be exact. Under a state law that went into effect last month, any person convicted of any crime is automatically required to pay $26 into a crime-victim compensation fund. The curious amount, which includes $1 to defray the court's collecting expenses, was chosen because it was considered a debt to society that almost any criminal could afford to pay. Supporters of the measure estimate that approximately $250,000 will be raised annually. Crime victims and survivors can collect a maximum of $10,000 for hospital bills not covered by insurance...
...resident life office will crack down on students who abuse hall phones by accepting collect calls on them or charging calls to them, the student paper, the Diamondback, reported...