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Although relations between the University and the school system are already "very good," School Superintendent Mary Lou McGrath cited a number of areas she would like to improve...
There will be plenty to talk about when 35 Roman Catholic Archbishops of the U.S. meet with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican this week. The purpose of the gathering, in fact, is to clear the air on a number of nettlesome issues, ranging from doctrinal discipline to the role of women in the church, on which the Pontiff and the U.S. prelates do not see eye to eye. By coincidence, one of their most vexing disputes was settled just days earlier, in District of Columbia Superior Court. Judge Frederick Weisberg ruled that the Catholic University of America...
...parents as a result of IVF. But some lesser operations apparently cite similar potential success rates in their come-ons, even though their own performance may be far worse. Says Geoffrey Sher, medical director of San Francisco's Pacific Fertility Center: "The consumer is in the dark. A startling number of programs have never had a single baby born, and they are still quoting statistics." Doctors can start up clinics even if they have little experience or specialized training. "It's very easy for the medical profession to take advantage of infertile couples because they so desperately want children," observes...
Moreover, the newest workstations contain microprocessor chips endowed with an advanced technology called RISC (reduced instruction-set computer). Because the instructions embedded in the circuitry of the streamlined chips are simpler and relatively few in number, they take less time to execute. The computers that have RISC chips are faster and more powerful than standard models. One result is that a workstation can produce graphics that are far more detailed than those generated by personal computers...
...their defense, U.S. companies point to the large number of passengers they must feed on relatively short flights. Most carriers rely on a network of catering companies operating out of kitchens at major airports. The largest, Marriott In-Flite Services, prepares about 150 million meals a year on 150 different airlines -- including many foreign carriers. Thus while passengers on U.S. domestic flights wrestle with their rubbery entrees, Swissair passengers flying first class out of Atlanta may sample smoked salmon, caviar, lobster medaillons, foie gras, pan-fried trout or vacherin glace, among other esoterica. Even Swissair's coach-class passengers...