Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Carnation and Upjohn, which makes the drug, said the only side effect they have found in laboratory tests on mature dogs, for whom the product is intended, is a tendency to develop silky coats. Birth control in a can, though, is not yet suitable for cats, since the finicky felines do not eat as regularly as dogs. If the FDA approves Carnation's application, contraceptive chow will be on pet-food shelves by year...
...issued a report in September, 1982 on "Scientific Communication and National Security." The study was conducted by an NAS panel chaired by former Cornell University President Dale Corson. The authors expressed the hope that their recommendations would make it possible to "establish within the government an appropriate group to develop mechanisms and guidelines in the cooperative spirit that the report itself display...
...report praises Cambridge for its complexity and diversity, calling it "second only to Boston in terms of Massachusetts tourist attractions," but chides the city for not having an information center. The nonprofit organization will, among other services, provide walking tours given by high school students and develop and revise guides to the city...
...pollutants, several kinds of seafoods are now successfully being farmed, among them catfish (always favored in the South and now gaining popularity up North), salmon, mussels and oysters. In addition, fish has attained gourmet status as Americans traveling abroad try it in sophisticated preparations. American chefs are challenged to develop their own savory creations. So great is the demand for skill in fish preparation that the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park, N.Y., the country's most prestigious professional cooking school, has set up a special fish kitchen. Says Specialist Rolland Henin: "Until a few years ago, I would...
...comparable to most of those belonging to the CIA, the FBI, the Secret Service and parts of the departments of Justice and Defense. To control a population it can no longer inspire, the Kremlin relies upon security police and informers. To obtain military secrets and advanced technology it cannot develop efficiently at home, it employs espionage abroad. To subvert governments it cannot persuade through normal interaction, the U.S.S.R. has fielded a secret army--of mercenaries as well as Soviets--to advance its international goals...