Word: papering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Search the attic! Check behind the wallpaper! Lucky scavengers may discover a small fortune in Russian bonds issued during World War I by the government of Czar Nicholas II. For 70 years, the IOUs have scarcely been worth the ornate paper they were printed on. Reason: a year after shooting the imperial family, the Soviet revolutionary government repudiated $192 million in the hands of U.S. bondholders. But last week the State Department said U.S. and Soviet officials have started negotiating a repayment of the Czarist loans. Including interest, the settlement could reach $900 million...
...paper, the Crimson looks like a clear favorite in the ECAC and Ivy League match-up. But intangibles--such as The Whale, the rivalry and Harvard's two-week layoff because of exams--add another dimension to the game...
...Core Curriculum marks its 10th year, professors of Core courses hold a colloquium on paper extensions, lotteries and pushy brown-nosers who frequent office hours--and decide that these traits should be officially incorporated into the Core's philosophy. An 11th division called "Modes of Inquiry" is created to foster these qualities in Harvard academic life...
...prohibition is a huge setback for the polygraph industry, which is expected to lose about 85% of its $100 million in annual revenues. But the new law is a boon for firms that offer two other character tests: pencil-and-paper quizzes and graphology, or handwriting analysis. Says Eric Zorn, senior vice president of the Jamesway discount-store chain: "I'm very unhappy about the new law, but I'm thankful we can still use written tests...
...pencil-and-paper tests proliferate, they could run into as much opposition as the electronic variety. Massachusetts has explicitly banned written character tests, and other states have laws that may curb their use. The House Education and Labor Committee has asked the Office of Technology Assessment to determine whether such tests are dependable gauges of integrity. "There's a tremendous disagreement about whether you can even measure honesty," says Wayne Camara, who develops testing standards for the American Psychological Association. But no one disputes that when honesty is lacking, the effect on business can be extremely expensive...