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Eilenberg then turned, raised his fist in the air and screamed "Mortal Kombat" repeatedly until University Health Services officials arrived on the scene to transport him to McLean Hospital...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Commandos Liberate Crimson President's Chair | 10/12/1996 | See Source »

...about 30 miles north of New York City by a passing motorist, and pronounced DOA at a hospital early today. His 60 year career focused on "asymmetric information," when the parties in a transaction have access to different information. Interested in practical applications, like the efficient use of public transport, Vickrey was able to convince the Washington D.C. subway system (but not New York's) to use a progressive fare system, which charges more for longer trips. He also left his mark on the auction houses of the world, where a sealed bid "Vickrey auction" has the highest bidder only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Economist Dies at 82 | 10/11/1996 | See Source »

...recently, Congress has granted the FERC specific powers, such as enforcing the so-called "open access principle," which requires utilities to transport power for others...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, | Title: Moler Speaks at IOP | 9/27/1996 | See Source »

Perhaps the people at the MTA have a sick sense of humor, but they're probably just incompetent and out of touch. After all, MTA executives don't have to ride the subway--chauffeured cars transport them to work and back. Thus, MTA fails to institute simpler and more cost effective ways of improving the subways, like adding more trains during rush hour, fixing broken air conditioning systems and keeping stations and trains cleaner...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: I'll Take The Shuttle | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

Certainly anyone willing to pay the $1,700 price tag for such compact transport might easily see the value of the $319 MemBrain Denali jacket. The lightweight parka, made by Marmot of Santa Rosa, California, adjusts to the wearer's activity level: if one is, say, paddling briskly in the rain, strands of temperature-sensitive molecules expand to let vapor escape--then tighten up to trap body heat and prevent the chills when the canoer takes a break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SEDATE OUTDOORS | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

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