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...week with the claim: "I assumed the position of U.C. secretary on March 12, 1989. Since then, the two Germanys have united, Nelson Mandela has been freed, Earth Day has made people everywhere more conscious of their environment and the butterfly of democracy has begun to emerge from the cocoon of totalitarianism in Eastern Europe. I take no responsibility for the Persian Gulf crisis...
After six months, the men taking HGH felt healthier and more energetic, almost like the old characters who were rejuvenated in the movie Cocoon. The group's growth hormone levels rose to those of men under 40. Fatty tissue decreased nearly 15%, lean body mass increased 9%, skin grew 7% thicker and some vertebrae became slightly denser. In several respects, the researchers say, HGH therapy reversed the consequences of a decade or two of aging. Men in the control group showed no significant changes in their physiques...
When U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jay Stephens finally bagged Mayor Marion Barry, he did not sink back into a gray-flannel cocoon of "no comment." Once an anonymous deputy counsel in the Reagan White House whose only attempt at flash was his vanity license plate WH LAW, Stephens is now a rising Republican star. After numerous press interviews about Barry's arrest, he took to the Sunday TV circuit to explain why his sting operation was a triumph...
Even with assistance, leaving the law is harder than it sounds. Well-meaning family and friends may not understand why someone would walk away from a profession that offers status and financial security. And many lawyers may be uncertain about leaving the cocoon of practice. "It's hard to rip the label off and say, 'I'm no longer a lawyer,' " observes Leona Vogt, president of Vogt Associates, a consulting firm for attorneys in Cambridge, Mass...
...long over any moment or mood, and it permits characters to transcend type, offering a more surprising range of response to events. Martin, for example, gets to do distraction as well as obsession, and Robards is allowed sentiment as well as cynicism. Because Ron Howard, who was responsible for Cocoon, has a talent for ensemble hubbub, there may be more good, solid performances in this unlikely context than in any other movie this year...