Word: gearing
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...more sedate Ivy League has also ben a hotbed of protest this past year. After an ethnic studies rally of more than 400 students at Columbia University, 22 students were arrested by police in riot gear after they took over Low Library and Hamilton Hall, the school's most vital academic and administrative buildings, for several days...
...Corporation then moved the process into high gear. It compiled three lists: one of public figures, one of professors and administrators outside of Harvard and one of Harvard community members...
Weathers realizes that now. So do a lot of other people. Says Jeff Blumenfeld, editor and publisher of Expedition News: "You can be hooked up to a Website, you can call anyone on a sat phone, you can have the latest high-tech gear, and the mountain can still...
...began its most recent review in February, after a rash of minor mishaps. In one incident, a jet arriving in Nashville landed with such force its landing gear collapsed. The agency found ValuJet to be in full compliance with regulations but expressed concern about pilot training and maintenance. Last week's ill-fated DC-9, which Jordan said was built in 1969, had passed an inspection...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: ValuJet has experienced both rapid growth and some serious safety setbacks since it began operation in June of 1995. On the initial flight to Boston, the landing gear malfunctioned, prompting passengers to assume the crash position. A flight to Miami caught fire when the engines of the aging DC-9 exploded. Even though no fatalities occurred, the incidents prompted a review of the airline by the FAA. In its original review in February, the FAA found that ValuJet followed Federal Aviation rules, regulations and procedures to the full extent of the law. Since the crash...