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...began its most recent review in February, after a rash of minor mishaps. In one incident, a jet arriving in Nashville landed with such force its landing gear collapsed. The agency found ValuJet to be in full compliance with regulations but expressed concern about pilot training and maintenance. Last week's ill-fated DC-9, which Jordan said was built in 1969, had passed an inspection...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: ValuJet has experienced both rapid growth and some serious safety setbacks since it began operation in June of 1995. On the initial flight to Boston, the landing gear malfunctioned, prompting passengers to assume the crash position. A flight to Miami caught fire when the engines of the aging DC-9 exploded. Even though no fatalities occurred, the incidents prompted a review of the airline by the FAA. In its original review in February, the FAA found that ValuJet followed Federal Aviation rules, regulations and procedures to the full extent of the law. Since the crash...
Gustavo De La Riva's lab boasts an imposing assortment of high-tech gear: automated machines for synthesizing DNA, centrifuges for swirling cell cultures, growth chambers for coddling delicate seedlings. There is even a particle gun that genetically transforms sugarcane embryos by peppering them with DNA-coated BBs. But what really impresses foreign visitors is the folding cot that occupies a corner of De la Riva's office. At the Centro de Ingenieria Genetica y Biotecnologia (CIGB) in Havana, Cuba, De la Riva explains, researchers strive to stay ahead of the competition by sleeping alongside their experiments...
While there may be mild irony in an upscale department store peddling a look that is based in part on thrift-store chic, fashion has long fed on pop-culture events for inspiration. Diane Keaton's shapeless slouch gear in Annie Hall and Jennifer Beals' off-the-shoulder Flashdance sweat shirts both set looks that lasted for months on the streets. Bloomingdale's plays the game, selling 500 yellow trench coats a la Dick Tracy in 1990. On the other hand, the store's executives weren't quite quick enough to lock in Alicia Silverstone and last year's Clueless...
Looking around the UMass dugout, many observers were shocked to see a female face in full gear walking among the players. UMass assistant coach Julie Croteau is the first woman ever to coach Division I baseball...