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Tension and stress can also play a role in RSI. People working under pressure tighten up; muscles cramp, shoulders hunch, necks get knotted -- further straining tendons and muscles. Deadlines, speedups and employee monitoring programs can exacerbate the trouble. RSI sufferers also must deal with the skepticism and resentment of co-workers (who may have to pick up the slack) and the knowledge that their productivity has been impaired. This can lead to a vicious cycle in which the victims are so worried about their jobs that they work even harder, making their hands and arms worse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Royal Pain in the Wrist | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...upon mutual funds to provide more disclosure of the derivatives they own or might consider buying. For example, the sec is mulling a proposal that would require funds to develop a standard way to measure the risks of a portfolio. Meanwhile, the General Accounting Office is urging regulators to tighten their scrutiny of derivatives dealers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Devil's in the Derivatives | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

Turning up the heat on them is probably a worthwhile endeavour, but the ultimate solution is what it has always been: throw the government out. The U.S. should tighten the noose that has been put so gently around Cedras' neck. On October 15, Cedras and his cronies should be placed on the first plane out. Their continued presence in the country will ensure that the sporadic violence and instability evident in the past weeks will continue...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Tighten the Noose on Haiti's Leaders | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

...have to tighten up our pass defense," Murphy said. Although they are probably more of a passing team than a running team, we still have to stop...

Author: By Matt Howitt, | Title: Football Hopes to Gang Up on Holy Cross | 10/1/1994 | See Source »

...Office is crucial in helping to secure insurance for the vans PBH uses in its 51 community service programs. After student members of the Phillips Brooks House Association were involved in 24 accidents this summer, Director of Insurance Annemarie Thomas attended their cabinet meeting to ask the organization to tighten its vehicles policy...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Memos Criticize College Report | 9/30/1994 | See Source »

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