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...dinghies along the tops of the rising waves, patrolling for any suspicious movement in adjacent waters. A shabby little barge, old tires festooning its scuffed sides, turned out to be in the employ of the Navy, the keeper of the communication cable to the Belknap. That allowed Bush to monitor events in the Philippines, where U.S. force once again had to be committed to help stabilize a friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West: The Presidency: Talk of Peace, Tools of War | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Harvard--and other large privateinvestors--traditionally monitor the ethicalpractices of companies in which they hold stock byvoting on proxy resolutions. But the Universitydoes not initiate these proposals, preferringinstead to have its Corporation Committee onShareholder Responsibility (CCSR) respond to eachissue as it arises...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: Investments Target Fewer Companies | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...prices drop, these devices will become ubiquitous. By 1995 the typical car may contain as many as 50 silicon sensors programmed to control antilock brakes, monitor engine knock and trigger the release of safety air bags. Similar sensors are already employed in the space shuttle Discovery to measure cabin and hydraulic pressures and gauge performance at more than 250 separate points in the craft's main engines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: The Incredible Shrinking Machine | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

...patient swallow the pill, doctors can pinpoint worrisome hot spots anywhere within the digestive tract. Future "smart pills" may transmit information about heart rates, stomach acidity or neural functions. Says Russell Eberhart, program manager at Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory: "This could change the way we diagnose and monitor patients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: The Incredible Shrinking Machine | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

...Apple, even the products help monitor quality. On the Macintosh assembly line, the computers run diagnostic checks on themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Quest For Quality In U.S. Goods: Making It Better | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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