Word: canadianization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That exile came to an abrupt end when Yakovlev organized a 1983 Canadian visit for Gorbachev, who was then party secretary in charge of agriculture. Shortly afterward, Yakovlev returned to the Soviet capital as head of a think tank and later as chief of the propaganda department. A collateral duty was advising Gorbachev on the handling of the press and the arts. In that capacity, Yakovlev whipped up support for glasnost and deserves much of the credit for Gorbachev's current high standing among Soviet intellectuals...
After several minutes, we came to three sound conclusions. First, the league is probably here to stay because it can only be seen on cable. Second, the Canadian Football League (which also plays a summer season) is in Canada. Third, it will take at least a year to understand Arena football...
...solar system unique in the universe? This question has long driven astronomers to search for planets beyond our sun's. Last week three Canadian astronomers presented the first hard evidence that at least one planet, probably larger than Jupiter, may orbit around Epsilon Eridani, a nearby star favored by planet hunters...
Most astronomers want further confirmation before they believe other planets exist, but few deny the special appeal of the search. Says Gordon Walker, a member of the Canadian team: "You often wonder when you're looking at these things if someone up there isn't looking back...
...death was cardiac arrest and respiratory failure; the unofficial version was cirrhosis. There was no autopsy. Some, nay, many, said he drank a gallon of sake a day. They placed the body in the meditative position, packed it in salt and flew it to Vermont in a chartered Canadian Pacific Boeing 737. Until May 26, students meditated with the corpse...