Word: normale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson, taking Dartmouth rather lightly, had several people swimming in races that were not their normal events. Off-event victories included the 200-yd. butterfly, in which Tim Ford and Bill Bird finished first and second, and the 1000-yd. freestyle, in which Dave Barnes and Dave Berkoff took the top two spots...
...which bordered on obsession, outlived America's controversial involvement. In 1977, two years after the fall of Saigon, Cooperman made the first of about a dozen trips to Viet Nam. Upon his return, he founded the nonprofit Committee for Scientific Cooperation with Vietnam, through which he publicly lobbied for normal diplomatic and trade relations with the new pro-Soviet regime...
...physicians were offered specific, numerical guidelines to help them identify and treat the one-quarter of the population that is considered to have a moderate to high risk of developing heart disease because of their cholesterol levels. In addition, to end the confusion about what levels should be considered normal, the panel issued specific targets for all adults: those under 30 should have cholesterol levels no higher than 180 mg per deciliter of blood; those over 30, not above 200 mg. These targets are below what many doctors had previously considered acceptable and below the average reading for middle-aged...
...have an impact on American health. First, cholesterol testing must be standardized across the country. At present, results from one laboratory to the next may vary by as much as 10% to 15%, and some laboratories continue to regard readings of up to 300 mg as within the normal range. The panel called on the food industry to provide better labeling of the fat content in processed foods, and it urged restaurants to offer lower-fat items on their menus. Public education was seen as vital so that high-risk people can quickly be identified and treated. Said Steinberg...
...even as the PCjr's detractors were dancing on its grave, IBM was plotting its rescue. The company's first step was to help beleaguered dealers by allowing them to delay payment until the end of August for computers ordered in January, six months longer than normal. Then, on the last day of July, IBM quietly introduced a flurry of new PCjr features and options, including a typewriter-style keyboard that was retroactively provided free to every registered owner...