Word: mark
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...into the motherland as the Soviet army began a retreat from its disastrous 8 1/2-year effort to prop up Afghanistan's tottering Communist government. The first phase of the withdrawal, involving 25% of the 115,000 Soviet troops in Afghanistan, is to end May 29, which just happens to mark the beginning of the four-day summit...
There was once a large wing of the Republican party which proudly embraced civil rights measures. Nelson Rockefeller, Mark Hatfield, and even Richard Nixon stood by minorities. Since 1980, however, the party has done little to further this cause...
Finally, I want to thank Geoff Simon, Mark Brazaitis, and the entire Sports Cube staff past and present for being among the best friends I've had here at Harvard...
...Square has always been a dynamic, changing place, but over the last few years the pace has risen dramatically. Visitors who have not been back for a few years are amazed at the different atmosphere Gone are many of the book stores and cheap coffee shops that used to mark the neighborhood. Family-owned businesses have given way to a flood of banks and giant chain stores like Urban Outfitters, Bennetton...
...recent trials of the tan enhancer, Norman Levine, a University of Arizona dermatologist, confirmed that it produces a fast tan for all skin types by increasing melanin, the skin pigment that absorbs the sun's ultraviolet rays. The black mark against Bergasol, say other doctors, is that it contains the chemical psoralen, extracted from citrus oil. In animal tests at Harvard Medical School, high doses of psoralen caused skin cancer. Still, says Harvard Dermatologist Madua Pathak, Bergasol also contains sunscreen, which reduces UV absorption and cuts the risk to humans to acceptable levels. Harvard Colleague Robert Stern...