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...breakfast conversation turned to Ronald Reagan, and Carter was cautious about what he said. He has let his closest aides know he is afraid that Reagan will not engage himself enough in foreign policy. Their meeting in the Oval Office after the election unsettled Carter: he got little feedback from Reagan on a long checklist of international subjects and not a single question about Iran and the hostages. When Rosalynn observed that Reagan was gradually changing his positions, Carter, carefully buttering his toast, edged toward some franker views. "I predict he won't follow his campaign talk," he said...
...labor in the final assembly of autos will be replaced by automation. In the same year, "scene analysis" will provide enough feedback for robots to select parts scrambled...
...graduate student in statistics who pulled together the original group of foster parents last year, said. "A lot of people were fired up then" because of the war and famine in Cambodia, she explained, adding, "I guess we could just have sent money, but this way you get some feedback and a continuing interest...
...class learns to make fast, tight turns so the terrorists cannot get "inside" and force their quarry off the road. "Driving a car is a very sensuous thing," says Bruce Reichel, 33, one of Scott's instructors. "You have a lot of feedback from a car. Be aware...
...feedback from the car-ramming exercise is anything but sensuous. "Use the car as a weapon, if necessary," insists Scott. To learn what that means students take turns driving a beat-up 1974 Cadillac into an old bronze Buick special. Proper technique: slow down, then slam on the brakes to make the terrorists think you are stopping. Then gun the car, aiming for the front or rear axle. At 30 m.p.h. this barely rattles the Cadillac. But it spins the Buick into a full 360° turn and produces a very satisfying roar, crumpling metal and shattering glass. The Cadillac...