Within Alaska, the Flight 2000 "Capstone" has provided a framework to link several initiatives and/or programs and ensure coordination between the FAA, community and industry.

In linking popular environmental programs to a dubious financing source, he could find himself scrapping the programs to keep his budget balanced, a move likely to draw criticism from environmentalists.

At first glance, linking frequent-flier programs appears to be a consumer boon.

Many universities in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan also has such linked programs.

When and if the latest alliances become effective, probably this summer, the carriers involved will immediately be able to link frequent-flier programs and give passengers access to each other's airport clubs.

Critics point to the difficulty of linking disparate programs on a single network.

Although Administration officials could not agree on specific proposals to reduce poverty, they did agree on a theme to link existing programs.

A computer algorithm then digests the lists in an attempt to link mutually desired applicants and programs.

The reason, she said, was that high-scoring minority students are wooed by private schools or public ones that link elementary and secondary programs, like Hunter College High School.

But Novak's absurdity lies in linking totalitarian programs of extermination to onerous regulations in contemporary Europe and the United States.