Word: formely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fallacy that Mexicans, Salvadorans and Haitians threaten our jobs--a fallacy because these are jobs that even the poorest American citizens refuse to take. And the prejudiced stereotype of Asians as miracle-brains seems a good excuse to limit our sympathy. Xenophobia is nothing less than and insidious form of racism...
...takes to become perplexed is a look at the fine print. Perhaps the most dreaded new paperwork is Form 8598, a two-page work sheet that must be filed by some of the taxpayers who have taken out home-equity loans or refinanced their dwellings since August 1986. To determine their taxes, those homeowners must explain how they spent the proceeds, what the home originally cost, exactly how much was spent on improvements, and a host of other figures. Most contributions to individual retirement accounts have been eliminated as a deduction, but those who have put money in nondeductible IRAs...
Important Japanese innovations cover a broad range of industries. A computerized automobile carburetor manufactured and patented by Nissan Motor was cited about 50 times in subsequent applications. Computer Horizons considers 50 follow-up citations an extraordinarily high number. Canon's patent for the optical disc, one form of which is the compact disc sold in record stores, was mentioned 56 times. An antibiotic developed by Takeda Chemical Industries earned more than 100 subsequent citations. Among recent advances, Hitachi has patented various processes for a higher-resolution TV, called IDTV, which produces a much sharper picture than conventional color TV. Some...
...complain? Under my new name ALF -- for Alien Life Form -- I'm now a bigger star than Alpha Centauri. My half hour on Monday nights on the NBC-TV network sometimes hits the Top Ten in the Nielsen ratings (just like ours, except recorded electronically instead of with marshmallows and thumbtacks) and is playing in about 50 countries. The show is the story of my life in a typical suburban household -- working dad, nonworking mom, teenage daughter just out of braces, chirpy son who dresses up as a vegetable for the school play, and yours truly, the alien...
...serving the reader, say critics, is the least of Whittle's concerns. Competitors charge that Whittle's publications are nonmagazines, nothing but bound "advertorials" -- editorial copy that is designed to promote the interests and products of advertisers. Many magazines, including TIME, accept this form of advertising, but the American Society of Magazine Editors' guidelines require it to be labeled as such and clearly distinguishable in its look from the editorial text. "Whittle's whole magazine is done for the client," says American Health's Harris. "In a regular magazine the advertorial is like an island." Whittle, of course, insists that...