Word: calmly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...afternoon was sultry, and along the deserted block of neat brick row houses in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia, an ominous calm had descended. Suddenly the thwack of rotors broke the silence. A blue-and-white Pennsylvania State Police helicopter arced in low over the roof-line. It made several passes over the street, then hovered 60 ft. above the two-story home at 6221 Osage Avenue...
...week's end Hughes managed to restore calm and slow down the cash drain by ordering the 102 thrifts to limit withdrawals to no more than $1,000 a month. Federal regulators moved quickly to help. The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, a U.S. agency that guarantees deposits up to $100,000, sent an army of auditors to Maryland to rush the process of bringing many of the thrifts under its coverage...
...then, parents, the important thing is to stay calm. You've seen Ma- donna wiggling on MTV -- right, she's the pop-tart singer with the trashy outfits and the hi-there belly button. What is worse, your children have seen her. You tell your daughters to put on jeans and sweatshirts, like decent girls, and they look at you as if you've just blown in from the Planet of the Creeps. Twelve-year-old girls, headphones blocking out the voices of reason, are running around wearing T shirts labeled VIRGIN, which would not have been necessary 30 years...
Trial observers said that Gilbert hurt himself with his stoic manner and his calm description of the shooting while on the witness stand. His emotionless testimony made it easier for prosecutors to charge that the killing was a cold-blooded act that had nothing to do with mercy. Said one observer: "He didn't cry, didn't pour out his feelings in soap-opera fashion." The jurors also seemed to be affected adversely by Gilbert's decision to put two bullets into his wife. "We gave him charity on the first shot," said Juror Rosalyn Brodsky. "He was upset...
...joined sodium and cholesterol as a substance devoutly to be avoided. The active ingredient in alcohol is ethanol, a depressant closely akin to ether. It dulls perceptions, slows reactions and contains "empty" carbohydrate calories, that is, with no nutritional value. It also relieves stress by releasing endorphins, chemicals that calm the nervous system. Many people drink to relieve stress, says John Bagshaw, a University of California associate professor of medicine, but they often cut down consumption or quit entirely when they begin an exercise program. Reason: the endorphins released by a workout preclude the need for alcohol. Tapering...