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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...
Last Minute Switch...
...Vigne, who took this year off to compete for his spot on the team, said that the last-minute switch was a calculated move by the United States Bobsled Federation designed to bring it publicity and money...
...addition to challenging the legitimacy ofGault's selection, La Vigne questioned theimportance of such a switch because the alternateteam already has stronger pushers than the firsttwo sleds and would not need Gault...
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...