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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Osterberg says the best way to get problemsaddressed is to contact the House UA, who shouldeither fix the problem or pass...

Author: By Neeraj K. Gupta, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HASCS Equalizes House Resources | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...think a liberal will care that it's me helping to fix the advising system,"Seton says, "or a conservative will care that it'sKamil helping to fix...

Author: By Eric M. Green, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Seton, Redmond Unite Behind Stewart Vision | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...industrial challenge after another led Carrier to make refinement after refinement in his systems. In the early days of Carrier Corp., one of its testing grounds was wet macaroni. The company had guaranteed a pastamaker it could fix a moisture problem. Suddenly there were 10,000 lbs. of macaroni on the floor, in millions of bits, none of it drying worth a damn. The Chief was called in. The Chief arrived. Long trip, cleanup at the hotel, dinner, back to the macaroni factory. All night long, The Chief paced, The Chief thought, The Chief would suddenly leap up and march...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILLIS CARRIER: King Of Cool | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...free, non-ozone-depleting residential air-conditioning system. It has since announced the production of two generations of chlorine-free cooling units, well before the Montreal Accords or the still unratified Kyoto Accords have come into play. Much in the fashion of its founder, the company is trying to fix all this without a grand scheme, but simply by doing the next right thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILLIS CARRIER: King Of Cool | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...publicly because the issues are so hot. Production of Ritalin has increased more than sevenfold in the past eight years, and 90% of it is consumed in the U.S. Such figures invite the charge that school districts, insurance companies and overstressed families are turning to medication as a quick fix for complicated problems that might be better addressed by smaller classes, psychotherapy or family counseling, or basic changes in the hectic environment that so many American children face every day. And the growing availability of the drug raises the fear of abuse: more teenagers try Ritalin by grinding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Ritalin | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

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