Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rotation causes different parts of the stellar surface to have different speeds relative to the earth. The faster the star rotates, the greater the spread in speeds...
...news spread through the 7,100-island archipelago, it was greeted first with incredulity-and then with joy. After more than a year of suspense, the 54.5 million people of the Philippines had at last received an authoritative confirmation of their deepest suspicion: the military did it. Specifically, a fact-finding board appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos concluded that Benigno Aquino, the exiled opposition leader assassinated at Manila International Airport on Aug. 21, 1983, only moments after his return to the Philippines, was not killed by Rolando Galman, the alleged Communist gunman who was identified by the military...
...virus has been found in the blood, semen and saliva* of AIDS patients and patients with early signs of the disease; the finding is significant, since doctors have long suspected that the disease is spread by the exchange of body fluids, especially through anal intercourse and shared hypodermic needles...
...recent months, the virus has served as something of a Rosetta stone in the efforts to decipher the enigmas of AIDS. It has also made possible the development of a test that will detect evidence of the infection in donated blood, an important step toward preventing the spread of AIDS by transfusions. Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks in San Antonio, and at gatherings of AIDS-related groups in New York City and San Francisco, the new developments were the major topic of discussion. Finally, it appears, a few facts are emerging from...
...most important thing you learn in school," coach tells his lacrosse following, which includes Jake. "I've got to teach you how to dry yourself after the shower. One time I had a bad case of athlete's foot. One night I woke up screaming. The infection had spread from my feet up to my crotch and that's how I lost one of my testicles...