Word: programming
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...poverty rampant, electric outages a common occurrence and potable water at a premium. Unemployment and underemployment run at a minimum of 65%, and inflation rises 2% each month. The U.S. is considering increasing food aid, development assistance and other economic credits. But first Aristide must hammer out an economic program...
...Jersey residential builder, Calton Inc., has an antidote: through its "Peace of Mind Guarantee Program" it promises skittish home buyers that if they lose their jobs due to economic conditions within a year of closing, Calton will cover mortgage payments up to $1,500 a month for six months or until the owner returns to work. Says newlywed Wendy Goldberg, a computer instructor who will soon close on a $150,000 home: "The idea of taking all our funds and running them dry to buy a house was very scary. At least this way we'll have a place...
Respected for his moderate, practical approach, Alexander will come to Washington with an impressive record of educational reforms. His Better Schools Program in Tennessee -- which features a merit-pay system for teachers, tougher standards for students and more computer, science and math instruction -- has become a national model. The ex-Governor favors deregulation of school bureaucracies to encourage innovation and strongly backs adult education to make U.S. workers competitive again...
Last week government officials attempted to calm emotions with a promise of unspecified increases in wages and improved social benefits. Morocco's ills, however, are not easily fixed. Under an austerity program drawn up by the badly indebted country, only 15,210 new jobs will be created next year -- meager pickings for the 350,000 young Moroccans who will enter the labor market...
...later, at a mass rally, a brand-new Democratic Party was formed. Its program, organizers said, would call for basic human rights, a mixed-market economy and parliamentary democracy. The fledgling party will now try to sell that program to voters unaccustomed to choice, in time for national elections scheduled for next February...