Word: fixed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seven of us saw the failures in those early Redstone rocket tests, but that didn't deter us--especially not Al. Waiting in his capsule through yet another delay before his historic mission, we heard him bark, "Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?" That moment says more about Alan Shepard than anything else...
...nursing homes across the nation that house 1.6 million of the old and disabled. "We are failing our parents, and we must do more," Clinton said. The President said repeat nursing-home violators need to be fined quickly and stopped from avoiding payment by pledging to fix the problem. He urged states to stop conducting nursing-home inspections during business hours at precise one-year intervals "so there is no time to hide neglect and abuse." And he wants more nursing-home workers trained to give residents food and water...
More important, Redstone had to find someone to fix Blockbuster before it did more damage. He chose John Antioco, a retail veteran who knew the problem firsthand: Antioco could never find the films he wanted either. "The dynamic of going to a video store expecting not to get what I wanted was finally enough for me to stop making the trip," he recalls. "What other business treats you like that?" Perversely, customers got so used to the abuse that it became easy not to give them what they wanted. "Managed dissatisfaction," Antioco called it. He is no stranger to making...
...absurd to think that the key to ending welfare is teaching folks how to dress and explaining the concept of "boss" [NATION, July 13]. The problems of poverty and unemployment in low-income neighborhoods are deeply entrenched. Quick-fix policies blind us to real solutions, such as fully funding our schools and providing jobs that pay a wage that can support a family. HUNTER CUTTING San Francisco...
...Microsoft scrambled to cover up the code hole by posting a software patch on its web site Monday; trouble is, it didn't fix the problem. A working patch is expected from both Microsoft and Netscape soon. Advises TIME tech columnist Joshua Quittner, "If you use one of the affected mail programs, you have two choices: Stop using email, or get another program." Qualcomm, makers of Eudora, claim their software is unaffected. Word to the terrified: No such e-mail attack has been confirmed...