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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...excessive, unnecessary waste of natural resources" is far from correct as well. Alumni or citizens of College Station usually give up part of their land that they want to be deforested, and so these trees would have been cleared anyway. As for the burning of a 55 foot high stack of logs, the ecological damage is a tiny fraction of the damage done in a few hours by the refineries and chemical companies along the South coast of Texas, and I do not think we should get rid of those either...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...will switch from precertification to a basket of tools including something it calls "profiling" doctors. United will keep tabs on how doctors are caring for their patients and compare those decisions against "best-practice" guidelines. Regular report cards will be sent to doctors so they can see how they stack up and improve their practice. United will also be checking to see who is falling outside the profiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Managed Care: How One Big HMO Capitulated | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

...workers' biggest complaints is a shift to ceramic dishware, new to all House dining halls this year. According to Crimson measurements, while a stack of 10 of the old style bowls weighed 4.25 pounds, a stack of 10 new bowls weighs 13.75--more than a threefold increase...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Steamed: Staff Bears Brunt of HDS Changes | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...well for 8 1/2-by-11-in. cover letters (at 11 pages per minute) as it does for 4 x 6 prints.Two slots accept either SmartMedia or Compact Flash cards used in many digital cameras. Simply take the card from your camera, insert it in a slot, and you'll have a stack of glossies in about 15 minutes. No sweat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Nov. 15, 1999 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...standardized tool for business and communication, or a more freewheeling world closer to the Net's academic and techno-geek roots. Corporations want tough rules against cybersquatting to protect their trademarks. But civil libertarians warn against making the government an Internet supercop and say the new rules could stack the deck against the little guys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Your Name Isn't Yours | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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