Word: accountant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Even so, after the third crash, the pilots began to wonder just what they were flying. That accident produced the most devastating account of the T-3's mechanical weaknesses. The official investigation disclosed that after the plane was delivered to the Air Force, manufacturer Slingsby Aviation Ltd. recommended that 119 fixes be made to improve safety. That probe and other reports showed that the Air Force had made numerous engine changes, revised its starting procedure and modified the airplane's fuel lines and cowling, but that the motor had continued to shut down for unknown reasons. The brakes suffer...
...That means they already pay at least $1,000 a year in fees and interest. The average interest rate is 18.84%, up from 17.7% a year ago. Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa., assesses its cardholders $15 for not charging during a six-month period. If you cancel your card account with Advanta Bank of Wilmington, Del., it may impose a $25 fee as a parting gift. Warns McKinley: "There are going to be more costs associated with cards in the future." And that future...
...Congress has held hearings, law-enforcement authorities have held seminars and developed special enforcement programs, and psychologists are treating it as a genuine, stand-alone disorder. There are Websites devoted to the topic, including one--the Database of Unsafe Driving--that allows Web users to enter not only an account of their experience with an aggressive driver but also the "insane moron's" license-plate number, along with a proposed punishment. (Several of these--surprise!--are obscene...
...which produces Frasier, may insist that if that show is moved to Thursday, it must be followed by a new comedy the studio is developing around Nathan Lane, who is currently starring in the film Mouse Hunt. In formulating its post-Seinfeld strategy, NBC will have to take into account all these demands, as well as the other scheduling dilemmas caused by shuffling its shows and whatever tricks its competitors have in store...
...eccentric in the extreme. Near the beginning, an African lion shows up for no reason at all, and for a moment, we're magically transported into a Terry Gilliam movie. Later, there's a strange homage to The Sound of Music. Long, inexplicable pauses and extended slow-motion sequences account for at least two-thirds of the film's threehour duration...