Word: recently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THERE must be other Harvard seniors out there who were physically revolted by the recent Career Forum at Memorial Hall a few weeks...
...also made it clear that he had no intention of bringing any of the freshly organized reform groups into the dialogue. "Our society already has enough democratic forums in which different interests from various parts of the population can express themselves," he said. While Krenz acknowledged that "problems in recent months had not been sufficiently assessed," he stated that the party would maintain firm control. "Socialism," he said, "is not negotiable." His only conciliatory gesture was a hint that travel restrictions might be relaxed. At the same time, he encouraged East Germans to stay home, and admitted that the flight...
...estimated 6% to 8% during the next few years. That pace would delight most industrialists, but among computer makers it represents an abrupt comedown. Profits are being squeezed even more. Last week the world's No. 1 and No. 2 computer makers announced sharply lower earnings during the most recent quarter. IBM said its profits declined nearly 30%, to $877 million, and Digital Equipment's earnings were off more than 32%, to $150.8 million...
...industry cools off, entrepreneurs are no longer so eager to enter the business and can no longer so readily get financing. Many venture capitalists are shunning computer companies, largely because of mounting losses on recent start-ups. Says Houston venture capitalist Edward Williams: "Compaq and Apple -- those opportunities in hardware have come and gone. It's too risky at the moment. It's an industry that's maturing." Adds Sematech's Noyce: "Nobody's going to be very interested when the last people in it got stung." According to Venture Economics, a market-research firm, the number of computer-hardware...
...brunt of the ban will fall on the Far East. Hong Kong's traders have a 700-ton ivory stockpile that they will be unable to sell anywhere except within that colony. Japan, which has consumed about 40% of all ivory in recent years, abstained from the vote at Lausanne. Japanese officials say they intend to honor the prohibition...