Word: latins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...best-known rhythms are circadian, from the Latin, meaning "about a day." The sleep-wake cycle is the most obvious, but the body's production of hormones also fluctuates significantly over 24 hours. Says Charles Ehret, president of General Chronobionics, a research and consulting company in Hinsdale, Ill.: "Chemically, you are a very different person at noon than you are at night...
Jimmy Carter wisely signed a treaty that provides for Panamanian sovereignty over the canal in 1999. He went a long way toward defusing the anti- Americanism that has been an obstacle to U.S. policy in Latin America. But he paid a heavy price at home. The "giveaway" increased Carter's vulnerability on the right and softened him up for his eventual defeat in 1980. Last year's feckless attempt to oust Manuel Antonio Noriega turned into one of the fiascoes of the Reagan Administration...
...George Bush's turn. So far, he has made the best of a bad situation. After Noriega stole the Panamanian election, Bush consulted regional leaders and downplayed the threat of military intervention. The result has been the isolation of Noriega and the reassurance of other Latin Americans about U.S. methods and intentions. Last week the Organization of American States passed a resolution holding Noriega responsible for "abuses" and called on him to surrender power...
...have provided a way out and a new light for literally thousands of Boston area residents. The Theta Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was cited as being the chapter of the year for their community service efforts which included a mentoring program at Cambridge Rindge and Latin. Our commitment does not end there. Black Greeks are also known for their involvement in campus politics and activities. Members of Black fraternities and sororities include the president of the Freshman Black Table, the organizer of the intercollegiate ethnic conference earlier this year, the director of the Afro-American cultural...
...Administration officials, the squads were created with help from a small group of Cuban advisers in Panama and modeled on similar militias formed by Fidel Castro shortly after the Cuban revolution. In addition to Dignity, there are the Christopher Columbus Battalion, the St. Michael the Archangel Battalion and the Latin Liberation Battalion...