Posts Tagged ‘1980s’

Images of Today’s El Salvador

El Salvador is one of those places I recall from my childhood, but for all the “wrong” reasons. Newscasts in the 1980s equated the country with menacing jungles, death squads and guerrillas. Our recent conversations suggest that for many, El Salvador’s image as dangerous and gun-prone persists today. So we wanted to see El Salvador for ourselves and perhaps dislodge some of those lingering perceptions. Our itinerary was simple: Perquin to better understand the civil war that plagued the cou


Bibi’s Blindness

By Daniel Luban Israel has a history of tactical victories that ultimately proved to be strategic defeats. The classic example is the sweeping victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, a triumph that set the stage for four decades of occupation and currently threatens Israel’s identity as a Jewish democratic state. But other examples abound; whether in Lebanon in the 1980s or Gaza this past winter, the undeniable tactical prowess of the Israeli military has often not been matched by a similar degree of


IndyCar Series News and Notes – July 20, 2009

Today’s IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines 1. 1. Canadian racers make mark in open-wheel cars 2. 2. Edmonton circuit undamaged by summer storm 3. 3. Firestone Indy Lights’ ultimate podium poll launches 1. Canadian racers make mark in open-wheel cars: Races for Indy cars have been run in Canada since 1967, but Canadian drivers didn’t begin making their mark on the sport until the 1980s. Jacques Villeneuve, brother of legendary Ferrari Formula 1 driver Gilles


What is Emo?

I’m going to tell you about Emo. Emo originally a music style but it has become lifestyle and a way of dressing. EMO Emo or emocore is a sub genre of hardcore punk which originated in the early 1980s. Emo comes from the English word “emotional” and is about motions (of course). History The very first Emo-bands are considered to be either Rites of Spring and Embrace, both of which came from Washington DC and was released on Dis-chord record. These two bands were different from other


Dragonfly nymphs responsible for the lack of frog legs (but frogs infested with nematodes may have a few to spare)

One of the most controversial environmental issues of the past decade now seems to have been solved thanks to the consolidated efforts of one U.S. and one U.K. researcher. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, researchers started getting reports of numerous deformed wild frogs and toads. Many of them missed a limb partly or completely, while others – even more strikingly – had extra legs or extra arms. The reason behind the deformities became a hot-potato, with some people suspecting chemical p


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