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...Sergeant Ann Glavin, in charge of the computer system there, says police operations are "streamlined and smoother" since the installation in October of a Zenith datasystems computer...

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: Fighting Crime in the Computer Age | 12/3/1983 | See Source »

...desert as they did in the fog. To fend off the heat, their black bodies have been painted white, and air conditioners have been installed. The steering column has been shifted from right to left, and the chuggy diesel motors used in London have been replaced with smoother-running gasoline engines. Although the London cabs have an ungainly body style, passengers appreciate their contour seats, high roofs and wide doors. Says one American visitor to Jidda: "One sits high in the back, with handles to grasp as the driver works his way through the city's horn-honking, madcap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Desert Buggies | 9/5/1983 | See Source »

...writing it: I was planning my wedding in June and looking for a co-op apartment." So, in addition to the squash games, Wallis tried to pace herself and took "aesthetic breaks. I bought flowers for my desk and played the piano before coming to work." The result was smoother sailing. "After all," she says, "I wouldn't want to fall apart while writing about stress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Jun. 6, 1983 | 6/6/1983 | See Source »

...returning to their work stations refreshed and rejuvenated. Said Kazuya Kadota, senior engineer at Hitachi: "Because of the high pressure at work, I haven't had time to communicate with my juniors. But being here will help me talk with them heart to heart. Our relationship will be smoother, and so their desire to work harder will increase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banzai! | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

...major nations had responded to the alarming debt problems of such countries as Poland, Mexico and Brazil in a haphazard manner, lurching from one crisis to the next. "We have to have some better way of operating," said Regan. He also contended that there should be greater "viscosity," or smoother fluctuations, in exchange rates between major currencies. In recent years, sharp swings in currency values have often disrupted world trade patterns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Summit | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

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