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...trek down to Peabody Terrace––which, honestly, is only three minutes past Mather away from Harvard Square––you’ll make out two enormous, irregular semicircles jutting out from Peabody’s garage. And while you may struggle to decide whether this is a primary-colored pimple on the already blemished architecture of Peabody or a sculpture by a famous artist, it does fit its surroundings...
...types of skin cancer can pose a greater threat. Squamous-cell carcinomas generally appear as raised, pinkish scaly patches. If not promptly treated, 5% of them metastasize to other tissues and organs. Most deadly of all is malignant melanoma, which typically begins as a dark, unevenly pigmented spot with irregular edges and can quickly spread to invade internal organs. Melanoma afflicts 22,000 Americans a year and kills 5,500. Though heredity and a medical history of unusual moles play a part in it, evidence suggests that serious, blistering sunburns, suffered during the first two decades of life, may also...
...reveal it until this week. A group of 31 prominent Filipinos countered by petitioning the Supreme Court to declare a mistrial in the case against those accused of conspiring to kill Aquino. They argued that the lower court showed "partiality" toward the accused as well as "injudicious and irregular conduct." Marcos has promised to restore General Fabian Ver, 65, a longtime crony and the best-known defendant, to his post as military chief of staff if he is declared innocent. Such a move would seriously undermine Marcos' already shaky credibility in the case...
Although P.A.N. officials had warned of violence if the election appeared irregular, reactions were for the most part restrained. A serious incident occurred in the border town of San Luis Rio Colorado, some 17 miles from Yuma, Ariz. There an estimated 1,500 Panistas tried to free 30 supporters who had been arrested for breaking open a ballot box they claimed was stuffed. Some 20 people were injured as authorities dispersed the mob with tear gas and clubs and the protesters burned several police and private vehicles...
Maybe you don’t mind passing out, but an irregular heartbeat? That’s another potential side effect of mixing caffeine and alcohol, Song says...