Word: boute
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just told his mother that as long as he stands falsely accused of murder and has to run, he intends to turn his time on the road to good use, as some sort of farm-labor organizer. She cries out in anguish, "How'm I gonna know 'bout you? They might kill you an' I wouldn't know. How'm I gonna know...
That is a useful reminder: herpes is only as devastating as a patient allows it to be. It is not life-threatening. After the first bout, pain is usually less severe. The virus can be subdued without drugs, by applying the oldest of American remedies?positive thinking. Indeed, herpes is so dependent on mood and emotion that once a sufferer regains self-confidence, many outbreaks can be tamed and managed. "I see an enormous number of people who really do cope," says Seattle's Dr. Lawrence Corey. "They have to live with having the disease, but it doesn't consume...
...Washington lawyer, 28, spent a month in bed with her first bout, then stayed drunk for half a year, dividing her time between ritualistic repetitions of the phrase "This hasn't happened to me" and harsh daydreams of revenge against the man who gave her the disease. She stopped wearing makeup, ironing her clothes and shaving her legs. "I felt as though someone had pulled the plug," she says, "and let all my sexuality and self-confidence swirl down the drain...
...last year, there were no celebrations. In fact, the plunge in profits has forcecd Exxon to conserve cash by slashing its work force, cutting back on advertising and reducing executive perks. Hurt by sluggish demand for petroleum products and a string of troublesome investments, Exxon is preparing for a bout of hard times...
...wondered why Gerry Cooney, a pretender to the crown, and Sylvester Stallone, a heavyweight champion only in the movies, were pictured together. After the Holmes-Cooney bout, I know. Cooney and Stallone are both actors...