Word: 80s
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...took quite a long time. There was much less knowledge in the '80s and '90s, when I was developing my bipolar, before it became extreme. I went through therapist after therapist, and finally it was when I had just gotten married for the first time, my behavior was just totally out of control. I was aware that it wasn't reasonable anymore...
...study became older adolescents, particularly when they began driving, there were some deaths, due to suicide, homicide and accidents, so we were able to look at the amount of atherosclerosis in their coronary arteries and aorta. And we published our first paper on this in the mid '80s. It was certainly the first paper to show that high levels of lipids - and obesity - were related to the very earliest stages of atherosclerosis...
...Musically, the Conchords have made some tweaks to the versions of the tracks that appeared on the show, and though the duo’s instrumental work will go largely underappreciated next to their hilarious lyrics, it does deserve a close listen. The synth-heavy Kraftwerk-meets-spoken-word 80s parody song “Inner City Pressure” is a fine example of production value adding to the humor of the song. A mock lament of rough and tumble city life, the track gets to the point where you can almost see Bret’s solemn expression...
...there hasn't really been a significant change in dollar policy post-Rubin. In the 1970s and '80s, the Treasury Department was constantly buying or selling foreign currencies to push the dollar this way or that. Since 1995, when Rubin took office, Treasury has made only a couple of token moves and since 2000 hasn't intervened at all. World currency markets are so huge and active, the thinking goes, that trying to manipulate the dollar is largely futile...
...having the ability to choose these things,” she said. Martin, who referred to herself as the “youngin’, as you can probably tell,” said she initially found her mother’s feminism of the ’80s “ugly,” with its oversized shoulder pads and swishy skirts. Despite the presence of feminism in her childhood, Martin said she did not understand the need for a collective lens until she witnessed the “dissolution of brilliant, beautiful women?...