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...were to go to court they may determine that the permit was issued in error and Harvard might have to send some steel beams back," he added...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Activists Fight Harvard Hotel | 9/12/1990 | See Source »

Under such circumstances every acquisition entails a sacrifice, and there is no margin for error or whim. The Wells children stay home from class skating trips because Sandy cannot manage the $1.50 for skate rental. "They know the value of money, my kids do," she says. "They get money, they don't spend it on candy or toys. They say, 'Mom, I want to buy shoes for school.' " But every now and then, when equanimity ruptures, the family will splurge. One time last fall, Sandy recalls, "we paid the lot rent and we had, like, $40 left. It was supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: What $152 A Week Buys | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

CREDIT: From a telephone poll of 500 adult Americans taken for TIME on Aug. 23 by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman. Sampling error is plus or minus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: What Price Glory? | 9/3/1990 | See Source »

...roughly 13 a year.) In other words, the world could face a massive air catastrophe every two to three weeks. Why? Boeing concludes that while traffic in the sky is increasing, the installation of cockpit warning systems and landing-guidance devices is not. The survey found that flight-crew error was ruled responsible for 73% of fatal accidents. Of these, 41% occurred during landings, often because of unstable approaches. Among other remedies, Boeing endorses worldwide use of pilot warning systems. It also urges airlines to monitor all flight-recorder data and review performances with the crews. Most foreign carriers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Regularly Scheduled Crash | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

...test, which employs a form of learning made famous by Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov, identified 19 of 20 people who had been diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's, said Diana Woodruff-Pak. But it also put seven of 20 healthy subjects in the same category, an error rate that must be reduced, she said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eye Test May Help Diagnose Alzheimer's | 8/14/1990 | See Source »

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