Word: generics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...might never have had the chance for a college education. But it also saddled many schools with students woefully unprepared to do college work. The cost of remedial education has skyrocketed. Says Leon Mayhew, vice chancellor for the University of California at Davis: "There are costs in the generic sense of money spent. The other cost is in the misdirection of talents in teaching." While some remedial programs hire specially trained teachers, many untenured-and frustrated-Ph.D.s find themselves teaching basic reading and Algebra I rather than literature or calculus. Adds California State University Chancellor Glenn Dumke: "Either...
...cable. Does that mean you have to be silent while everyone else natters on with lofty ideas about the "video revolution"? Absolutely not! Herewith a few handy statistics to toss into all the heady talk. Just two hints for beginners: never speak of Betamaxes (that's not a generic term, it's a Sony product name); and never call those dandy $1,000 gizmos videotape machines. They are VCRs, and never mind what the initials stand...
...Rosovsky says. Harvey C. Brooks, Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy, ventures that the Ptashne case may have had a chilling effect on the discussion of technology transfer in general. "I am a little disappointed that the discussion hasn't continued," he says. "I was sorry to see generic issues settled in the contest of a particular case...
...women and one of the men, drinks still in hand, eye Arthur's dented generic cab suspiciously, then climb in the back seat. "Good night, Charles," one of the women says to the fourth member of the party, who waves from the curb. "We had a marvelous time." Then, turning to Arthur, "Ritz Carlton...
Irate shoppers are balking more strongly than before at the high prices and seeking out money-saving shortcuts. Sales of so-called generic products, which come in plain packages and often cost 25% or so less than national brand products, continue to boom. Within the past six months, the Star Market Co., based in Cambridge. Mass., claims to have introduced unbranded products to the U.S., has had a 10% increase in sales on 85 of them. Its parent, Chicago's Jewel Companies Inc., now has 170 such items in its stores, and the company claims that almost all customers...