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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...complications," says Dr. Steven Gitelis, director of the bone bank at Chicago's Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. The once frozen ligaments and tendons may not properly hold the knee together, and the original cartilage may fail to cushion it from shocks. "I would wait at least a year to proclaim success," he adds. Even so, says Mankin, "I'm all for it. If Schmidt has solved the problems of this operation, I'll be doing it next week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Gamble Against Uncertain Odds | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

...speed motoring. When a driver traveling at highway speeds turns the wheel of a conventional, two-wheel steering car, the front tires immediately begin to pivot and the car's forward momentum generates a powerful sideways or cornering force at the front axle. The rear tires, however, have to wait until the car has actually started its turn before they begin to generate a corresponding force at the rear axle. That is why a car with two-wheel steering fishtails during lane changes, the back end is trying to catch up to the front. In extreme cases, or under slippery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: How To Turn on a Dime | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

...have to wait...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Do the Hustler | 12/5/1987 | See Source »

Feeling pressure to make an appointment, thedepartment could tenure someone in a field that isalready covered by a relatively young seniorAmericanist, and then take the attitude that "nowwe've got someone so we'll wait around for Godot,"the department member said

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Foner Says No to Harvard; Columbia Prof Will Stay Put | 12/5/1987 | See Source »

...Houghton purchase will be funded through the Amy Lowell endowment, which provides for more than half of Houghton's acquisitions. "It's a sacrifice for us for the next two or three years. We won't be able to purchase much as we wait for the coffers to fill up again," Dennis said...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Harvard Buys Ashbery Papers | 12/5/1987 | See Source »

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