Word: videos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trial and conviction, the Soviets released a videotape about the Sakharovs. Obtained by the West German newspaper Bild Zeitung from a Moscow-based journalist known to be well connected with top Soviet officials, the tape was bought by ABC News and broadcast in the U.S. last week. The video event was not especially convincing. Footage purporting to show that the Sakharovs are healthy, indeed prospering, had apparently been taken months ago. The tape had been spliced in many places, and relatives who are now in the West recognized at least one segment as being more than a year...
...monthly base pay of $1,163.10 would translate to DM 2,093; today's base pay of $1,437.60 will get DM 4,098. The soldiers have been quick to respond to the hike in local purchasing power: they spent nearly $60 million last year on video equipment, and new BMWs and Porsches have replaced secondhand cars in many mili tary parking lots. Says Specialist 4 Steven Frank of the 8th Infantry Division: "Guys are coming in on Friday and saying 'Get showered, we're going to Paris for the weekend.' We can afford...
...phone-calling female admirers. Many of the track stars hustled to European meets to cash in on the medals, although quadruple Gold Medalist Carl Lewis pushed back his own schedule after he stopped off in Houston and found his home had been tossed by burglars, his stereo and video equipment stolen, his well-publicized crystal collection shattered. It appeared that the welcoming signs of kindly neighbors had pointed out the mark...
Although Turkle suggests that computers have positive qualities-they teach math to the unscientific, for instance-addiction to them is a way to avoid human emotion. Jarish, 12, is a loner who relentlessly plays video games because, unlike people, they obey strict rules. "You walk out of the arcade," he says, "and it's ... nothing that you can control." Arthur, 34, bought a computer to speed up his architectural business, but spends hours at the console, "poking" and "peeking" into programs, an experience he likens to a sexual kick. Says he: "Sometimes I feel guilty when...
Diffrient's furniture system consists of a number of components that can be put together to suit the individual tasks, comfort and predilections of every worker in today's automated office. Surfaces can be lifted or lowered, tilted or joined every which way; adjustable video supports, telephone holders, In and Out baskets, bookshelves, copyholders and other accessories can be readily attached. Says Diffrient: "We set out to design an office furniture system that fits everyone who uses it-from the shortest woman to the tallest man-like their clothes or shoes...