Word: canadas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nerves to his bladder, causing it to empty unexpectedly. Surgery seemed too risky, and LaPorte's life became consumed by the harrowing effort to hide his embarrassing condition. He quit jobs and refused advancement. "One employer wanted to promote me to a sales position that meant traveling all over Canada," recalls LaPorte, now 36 and a factory worker in Windsor, Ont. "I just couldn't cope with that. 'It' was always on my mind." His fear forced him to curtail family and social activities. "I went out only when I had to," he confesses. Not anymore. Two years ago, LaPorte...
...competition is global. The U.S. spent at least $1 billion last year on optical research and development. But Japan spent roughly $3 billion, and is considered the international leader in most optic fields. Early breakthroughs in the optical-research battle have been scored in West Germany, Britain, France and Canada. The Soviet Union, according to a Central Intelligence Agency report, is conducting the largest optical computing research program of any nation, spending on that quest four to ten times as much as the U.S. "The importance to the U.S. economy of being competitive in world markets for optoelectronic products cannot...
Greer Childs (John Canada Terrell) is the consummate Manhattan-bound buppie, and his self-love provides some of the film's best moments. As a prelude to a love-making session, Childs spends several agonizing moments folding his t-shirt and shorts into an excruciatingly neat pile. His impeccable physique is his saving grace...
...think he's better now than he was when he played for us in '84," Shattuck continued, "but I don't think he's as good as when he played for Canada in the World Cup matches...
...changed me for the better," Catliff said of his Team Canada experience. "It made me much more aware of what was going...