Word: med
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gorbachev will begin to address these questions at the Saltwater Summit. What can two men in a boat do when they put up their feet? Primarily, they will have the chance to assure each other that they both are eager to avoid crackdowns in East bloc states. The Club Med casualness will provide the perfect atmosphere to discuss the beneficial roles that NATO and the Warsaw Pact could play during a time of exciting but potentially dangerous transition...
Bush's aides also expect that the symbolism of a summit will help boost Gorbachev's faltering position at home. Said one: "The image of these two guys on cruisers in the Med, talking about the world, has to be a plus for Gorbachev." Yet Soviet officials say symbolism counts for little when their store shelves are empty and their restive nationalities are in turmoil. Last week alone Gorbachev got several doses of new trouble. Coal miners in Vorkuta, north of the Arctic Circle, struck in defiance of legislation that makes such walkouts illegal. Coal strikes earlier this year have...
Griffin has adjusted his career plans also. He was a pre-med before he left for Germany, but he is not so sure that he wants to become a physician anymore. He has changed his concentration from physics to history and science and his future plans include getting a public-sector job in Germany after graduating from Harvard...
...School is currently preparing to launcha $150 million effort and the Med School is in themiddle of an even more ambitious capital drive.But Glimp says these wealthier faculties--alongwith the Business School--have always garneredhigher returns than the other, less financiallysuccessful schools...
...talking about Club Med--you know, the posh resort chain that bills itself the "antidote to civilization," where decadent New York singles trade in dollars at the beginning of their stays for the clever, back-to-nature currency of beads...