Word: alarms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...alarm caused by the appearance of these three viruses was amplified by two groups with a vested interest in making the threat sound as dramatic as possible. On one side are the computer-security specialists, a small group of consultants who make $100 an hour or more by telling corporate computer users how to protect their machines from catastrophic failure. On the other is the computer press, a collection of highly competitive weekly tabloids that have seized on the story like pit bulls, covering every outbreak with breathless copy and splashy headlines...
Harvard's Vice President for Finance Robert H. Scott echoed Spies' views on the deficit, saying that the budget shortfall was probably not a cause for alarm. Scott, who said he was not familiar with Princeton's financial situation, said that an institution of Princeton's size should have little difficulty coping with a small deficit...
...expected Richard to be playing left midfield," Rajballie said, "but don't sound the alarm...
...travel. TIME Washington Correspondent Gisela Bolte, who reported much of this week's story, avoids the capital's rush hours when commuting by auto from suburban McLean, Va. Says she: "I go in late and come home late." Associate Editor Stephen Koepp, the story's writer, usually sets his alarm clock for 5:15 a.m. on days when he must fly, so that he can arrive at one of New York City's airports in time for flights that depart by 7 a.m., before runways clog. That strategy allowed him to arrive in Los Angeles three hours before a meeting...
...hurting us." The city passed an ordinance last fall making "aggressive begging" punishable by as much as 90 days in jail and a $500 fine. Minneapolis lawmakers followed suit in February, ruling that no person shall "grab, follow, or engage in conduct which reasonably tends to arouse alarm or anger in others." Portland has also passed a "pedestrian-interference" law. Some officials admit that the ordinances are hard to enforce but are useful as a threat. Says Seattle Police Captain Jim Deschane, who counts about 150 arrests since his city's measure was passed: "We still have some incidents...