Word: high tension
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...National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of telephone workers at U.S. West Communications found that 111 out of 518 employees who used computers had RSI. The most revealing discovery was that all the sufferers reported high levels of psychological strain, such as job insecurity and pressures to work fast. Psychological stress probably does its mischief by creating muscle tension, which reduces blood flow to hard-working muscles and tendons; without enough oxygen, these tissues become fatigued and prone to injury...
...space station need to make an emergency landing outside designated areas in the former Soviet Union, the Russians have told the U.S. State Department their destination of choice would be America's northern heartland. Washington has agreed to help. The Russians' only request: Please turn off the high-tension power lines. So if the lights go out some night in Nebraska, chances are the Russians are coming...
...presence of magnetically sensitive crystals in the brain could conceivably explain the health problems some people claim are caused by electromagnetic fields. Until now, no one knew of anything in the body that could be affected by these fields. One caveat from a researcher: the magnetic fields from high-tension power lines, often cited as prime culprits, are not strong enough to affect the crystals his team found -- though those from some home appliances, like electric blankets, may be. Even then, the link is only more plausible than it once was, but still a long way from proved...
...changes. Moreover, the actors seem weirdly naturalistic for so polemic a text. Close never gets crazy enough for the audience to doubt whether she is right, as must happen to sustain tension. Dreyfuss goes right to the expedient, exploitative core of the husband without visiting the needed surface idealism and charm. Hackman's performance does not engage guilt or innocence; it remains stuck at bafflement throughout. These are high-voltage talents giving low-wattage portrayals...
...atmosphere at many firms thick with hostility. "I feel like I'm walking along a geological fault line within U.S. companies," says Robert Rosen, author of a recent book, The Healthy Company. "There is more frustration and tension between employers and their employees than I've ever seen. Mutual cynicism and mistrust seem to be at an all-time high...