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...report compiled by two senior doctors acting for the local health authority said many cancer patients had died because their radiation dosages had been miscalculated. In 1982 the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary bought a computer programmed to determine precise dosages for cancer treatment. But it arrived minus an instruction manual. Senior physicist Margaret Grieveson assumed that a "correction factor" needed to adjust the dosages had not been programmed in. Unfortunately, it had. The result: in the years from 1982 to 1991, 1,045 patients received insufficient radiation. Four hundred and one died; 91 who are still alive have experienced...
...Eventually it will give us the flexibility to change the meal plan," he said. "If everything were manual, there would be no way to keep up with...
Jobs are another important issue, especially for those looking for manual labor, according to Baldasaro. "There are no jobs," he says...
...manual, which emphasizes the importance of a strong foundation in Western culture and civilization for a liberal arts education, may not be what all Harvard first-years are looking for as a guide to their College educational experiences...
...wonder the government seldom hands out a pink slip. The federal personnel manual, which spells out the rules for hiring and firing, totals 10,000 pages. There are 900 pages alone on how to fill in Standard Form 50 ("Notification of Personnel Action"). Government personnel director Jim King wants to replace the manual with slimmed-down regulations tailored to specific agencies...