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NASA is pressing for a cure because SAS can disrupt short-term flights. As a temporary remedy, astronauts routinely take along pills containing a combination of scopolamine, a drug that blunts sensations, and dextroamphetamine, a stimulant to counteract scopolamine's dulling effects on the body and mind. When the...
Boeing is also beginning to profit from the industry's twin problems of overcapacity in big airliners (as many as 100 747s, DC-10s and L-1011s are grounded because they cannot be filled), and the fare wars sparked by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. While the trunks...
The plot is reminiscent of Tennessee Williams' plays, grounded in the Deep South and illustrating unusual contrasts between the stagnation of the environment and the unique depravity of the characters. Altman manipulates the setting and the characters in a similar way by having the demoralization and depravity of the external...
BUT THE LANDMARK Massachusetts vote casts a new light on these arguments and consequently should force Bok and the Corporation to reexamine their stance. The first two objections--the importance of preserving political purity, and the relative effectiveness of divestment over pressure from within--are grounded more on principle than...
While struggling to get aloft, Pershing II was also attracting critics determined to keep it grounded. Reviewing the Pentagon's budget request for the fiscal year ending October 1983, the House Appropriations Subcommittee early last week recommended withholding more than $500 million in production funds until the Pershing II...