Word: latelies
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that as we get older, we distance ourselves from the show. It is just for kids, we say. But last Saturday night, the first Sesame Street generation was refreshed. We were attracted to Saturday's show just like we were attracted to the first show that ran in the late...
...beginning to irk mainframe- and personal-computer makers, whose powerful new machines cannot be fully used without up-to-date software. Among the more worrisome recent delays: Ashton-Tate's new version of a financial program hit stores three months behind schedule. And Lotus is almost a year late with its long-promised improved 1-2-3 financial spreadsheet...
...ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN. Lovers waltz in midair, a servant (Eric Idle) outruns a speeding bullet, and the King of the Moon (Robin Williams) literally loses his head in this wonder-filled fantasy from Terry Gilliam, late of Brazil...
...debt-ridden countries. A banker, for example, might be willing to accept lower interest payment on an existing loan -- 6% a year, say, as opposed to 10% -- if assured that all interest payments would be made on time. In recent years, many strapped Latin debtors have repeatedly made late interest payments. This has an immediate and painful effect on the creditor bank, since it lowers its quarterly earnings. Under the new plan, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank would insure that interest payments are made on time...
...hostages drag their agonizing discussion late into the night. Pastor Weir and Father Jenco make no effort to put themselves forward, and Sutherland is too much of a gentleman. But Anderson nearly takes a swing at Jacobsen as the two men engage in a bitter contest to be chosen. Anderson wins the vote, but then is devastated when Hajj refuses to abide by the decision. "Terry Anderson will not be the first to be released," he snaps. "He might be the last one." A few nights later, Hajj tells Pastor Weir he is going home...