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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...article, "Dissident Takes Summer English Classes," (News, July 2, 1998) I'd like to point out that what happened at Tiananmen Square, politely referred to by the Chinese government as an "incident" to cover up the criminality of their actions, was vastly more complex, with the protesters supporting a wide variety, even contradictory, programs. Moreover, it was not the mere endorsement of the American government as is commonly believed. But as a challenge to the old men who have used that arteriosclerotic muddle known as "Maoist theory" to make China into their Belgian Congo, it blazes around the world...
...season, twice as pricey as most others. Where's the moolah going? Into the special effects, from computer-generated images of the White House exploding (again) and the bombing of the Speaker's limousine to the design and building of a huge 24-ft.-high, 45-ft.-wide sphere for time travel. The show stars Jonathan LaPaglia, once a real-life emergency-room doctor who turned in his stethoscope for show biz, as Frank Parker, a former CIA renegade who's drafted into Operation Back-Step, a time-travel mission that goes back seven days to undo damage wrought...
...allude to Generation X, which also means "desperate marketing tool." And even though the skateboard faithful loathe the mainstream hype, they have grudgingly accepted the event. It is, after all, the only venue where skateboarders, banned from their towns' streets, can watch their heroes sign autographs on ABC's Wide World of Sports (ABC, like ESPN, is owned by Disney). "Now when I tell people I'm a professional skateboarder, they don't say, 'There's no such thing.' Instead they say, 'Oh, are you in the X-Games?'" says Tony Hawk, 30, the world's best skateboarder...
...which is lower than the level at which the stock traded ($12.50) when Dunlap was hired. The collapse has crushed morale at Sunbeam, where workers who survived Dunlap's initial slashing and burning (he cut half the company's 12,000 jobs) were rewarded with a company-wide stock-option plan that for a painfully brief period was gratifying but now represents lost dreams. Said an employee on lunch break last week at Sunbeam headquarters in Delray Beach, Fla.: "I popped open a bottle of champagne when I heard the news [about Chainsaw...
...midday sun (from 10 to 3), and you will avoid 60% of the UV-B that hits the earth. Slip on a long-sleeve shirt to protect those vulnerable areas on the shoulders and back. When you use sunscreen, slop it on thick and often. And slap on a wide-brimmed hat, and you can keep 70% of the sun's rays off your face and neck. After decades of their "Slip, Slop, Slap" campaign, Australians are starting to see a decrease in their rate of deaths from melanoma, a particularly deadly form of skin cancer. That's an example...