Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first part was a cinch: take the M60 from Ground Transportation to Manhattan. A short ride later, and there I was, on 125th Street and Lexington. Getting to 3rd Ave. and 45th Street from East Harlem? Piece of cake. Just transfer to a downtown bus, and look, there one is coming down Lexington now. OK, so the people on the bus gave me funny looks as I tucked my laptop between my feet and opened my complimentary Shuttle edition of the latest American Prospect: A Journal of the Liberal Imagination, but whatever; this is my public transportation...
...toking to cure what ails you. But it does support further research into the medical benefits of marijuana. The panel reviewed reports that smoking weed can control nausea for some cancer patients, help prevent weight loss among AIDS patients and help relieve eye pressure in people suffering from glaucoma ? ground already covered by experts out West. Widespread legalization won't happen any time soon, but what this could mean is a ceasefire...
...support the theory that engine failure caused the deadly crash of a Fine Air cargo jet yesterday. After hearing witness reports of the plane "wobbling" upon takeoff from Miami International, Hannifin believes the tragedy that killed the DC-8's four-man crew and injured four others on the ground was likely the result of a stalled compressor in one of the plane's engines...
...rescue teams are on the scene, and the fires have been put out. Apart from the four-man crew of the Fine Air cargo plane, all of whom died, only four injuries have been reported on the ground. Considering that the crash took place on a busy Miami thoroughfare, it is extremely lucky there weren't more casualties...
...Though federal investigators will probe every angle, Shannon reports there is more focus on the possibility of human error in the air rather than on the ground, where the Guam airport control tower is staffed by private contractors instead of government employees. Shannon says that's not a big issue, because such arrangements have existed for decades at light-traffic airports...