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Instead of accurately depicting the course of a campaign, media polls merely register a snapshot of constantly fluctuating popularity. Media polls fail to gauge more important factors, such as the willingness of a supporter to switch to another candidate or the organizational strength of a campaign. The more cautious and probing surveys conducted by the campaigns themselves take into consideration these factors, which are often key to the voters' final decision...
Sylvia Robins is a former systems engineer for Unisys, a subcontractor that develops much of the computer software in Houston used to control virtually every switch and nozzle on the complex space vehicle. Two years ago, she was a highly rated section supervisor in charge of managing the software that had been updated to reflect changes in the shuttle's mission and design. In March 1986, two months after the Challenger tragedy, she was approached for help by software experts at Rockwell International, the shuttle's prime contractor. They asked her to find out whether Unisys had an adequate system...
...pleased to see in The Crimson the headline "Dining Halls to Phase Out Styrofoam" (December 12) As I began to read the article, however, I found that the University's plan was simply to switch to paper! Since the beginning of my freshman year, when I watched hundreds of cups pile up in the trash barrels of the Freshman Union every day. I have been greatly disturbed by the use of disposable cups in Harvard dining halls. Although a switch from styrofoam to paper would be an improvement, it still does not strike me as a satisfactory solution...
...second game saw Harvard switch junior Henry Olson from setter to hitter, but Navy defense did not pick up the change. The Crimson stayed even early with new firepower of Olson and blocks of Captain Scott Neilson...
Other segments in preparation include looks at a big-city airport (Denver's Stapleton) and a hospital (Dallas' Parkland Memorial). But the producers intend to be flexible enough to switch at the last minute from a scheduled show to one covering a major breaking story. With Rather as anchor and a full- time staff of 48 (no fooling), 48 Hours has already given the whole news staff an "adrenaline surge," says News President Howard Stringer...