Word: monitoring
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...fire down below is having a psychological effect on their children, many of whom have expressed fears of falling into holes like the one that nearly swallowed the Domboski boy. Others fear for their families' physical safety. Christine Oakum, 28, keeps a canary named Fred and an electronic monitor that checks for carbon monoxide and other gases in her home; she has taught her four boys, ages two to seven, to leave the house immediately if the alarm sounds. "As long as Freddie is singing and the monitor is beeping, you know things are all right," says Oakum...
...confirmation hearings, the FBI mentioned his alleged connections with Masselli, but shed little light on them. "I do not have any background whatsoever on him," Executive Assistant FBI Director Francis Mullen told the Senate committee. He added that there was "no reference" to Donovan in FBI wiretaps used to monitor organized crime "in New Jersey...
Currently, the responsibility for insuring that cases of conflict of interest or commitment do not arise lies mainly with the faculty. Carnesale says that most members feel compelled to comply. "It surprised me pleasantly that the professors took it seriously." But others think the Faculty will eventually have to monitor the situation. Rosovsky says he has rejected the policy of requiring professors to report their outside activities because "I'm not anxious to become a policeman." But both the Kennedy School and the Business School ask for written reports from their faculty, as does MIT. Even under the system that...
...administration's policy towards affirmative action came in Bok's open letter on race. Faced with increasing controversy about Harvard's position on the issue of affirmative action. Bok listed what he saw as the three basic precepts of affirmative action. First, he suggested, every institution should carefully monitor its performance in hiring members of minority groups. Second, in all job searches, efforts should be made to identify candidates from these groups by advertising and making special inquiries. Finally, in hiring decisions the individual selected should be that person who is thought best qualified to perform the job, "subject only...
...electrically shocked to restore a healthy beat. But many people do not get help in time and are not resuscitated. One device that doctors now use to diagnose a patient's irregular rhythms is the 24-hour EKG recording. A person wears a tape recorder-size monitor that has electrodes leading from it to his chest as he pursues his normal daily routine. The machine automatically records his heart's rhythm over the day, during which time he keeps a diary of his activities and symptoms. Doctors then analyze both sets of data. If previously unsuspected and potentially...