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Word: fixes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...someone to blame for Lowry's crash, it could have gone back and figured out why no one had done anything following the earlier, identical mistakes. "Cross-connecting the rods is an easy mistake to make," an Air Force report warned after the 1986 foul-up. "We ought to fix it so they can't be connected wrong," a second said. The Air Force ignored that recommendation and even failed to warn its mechanics of the danger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLACING BLAME AT ANY COST | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

Lawyers for the 52nd pressed a different story, making sure above all that the jury did not hear about the 1986 and 1991 rod-crossing incidents, or the steps taken after Lowry's death to fix the problem. But a February legal review, required before any court-martial, strongly criticized that approach: the jury, an Air Force lawyer outside the 52nd cautioned, might see Mueller as "a victim of poor policy" and a "mere scapegoat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLACING BLAME AT ANY COST | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

...support staff is your brother-in-law. Hewlett-Packard's Vectra is a super machine, but it's the service that really makes the difference: you get a three-year warranty and software that enables technicians to dial in to your PC over a modem line to diagnose and fix problems. An optional networking kit lets you link PCs to share files or a printer. Configurations cost up to $3,264 for a 200-MHz Pentium system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HARDWARE | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...Fix intercom between the East Wing and West Wing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FIFTY THINGS TO DO IN 50 DAYS | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

...Fix up all my single girlfriends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FIFTY THINGS TO DO IN 50 DAYS | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

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