Word: mixes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Realizing that if elephants vanish, so might tourists, some African nations are determined to slow down the killing. In addition, the animal is a vital part of Africa's unique ecosystem. For eons, elephants have knocked down trees, helping to give Africa its distinctive mix of forest and savanna and opening up the land for other big mammals...
This phenomenon is known as cross dependence, or cross addiction. Researchers estimate that between 40% and 75% of people in treatment programs are multiple-substance abusers. Sometimes people mix several drugs at once -- liquor and tranquilizers, for example, as in former First Lady Betty Ford's case. Others, like Kitty Dukakis, may slip from one chemical to another. Says counselor Fred Holmquist of the Hazelden Foundation in Center City, Minn., where Kitty was treated for amphetamine abuse: "It's like switching staterooms on the Titanic...
Club Waterloo also has the Hurricane, a potent mix of several types of rum. It smells good, tastes like fruit punch and is guaranteed to blow...
Amid the honking horns, clattering sheets of metal covering potholes and crashing blows of construction workers fixing the streets, Hines leads the group into a frenetic mix of funk and jazz tap, taking his rhythm from the sounds around...
Greenbaum added that the water quality drops in three steps as the level declines. First, sand and sediments at the bottom of the reservoir mix, causing tap water to appear dirty. Also, as the water gets shallower, its temperature rises, meaning bacteria have a better chance to survive...