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...victims' representative in obtaining the restitution of their property. It has been established that my financial assets enabled me to easily maintain my position and in no way was there any difficulty discharging my obligations. Your August 9, 1982 article has caused me embarrassment and extreme distress in body and mind where I live, and indeed, all over the world. Stefania von Kories zu Goetzen Paris, France In TIME's article about the return of the stolen Salinas jewels and her arrest on charges of possession of the jewels, which were later dropped, it did not mean to suggest that...
...prosecution claims that Anne Darwin had not only duped police officers, but her own children as well. "She put on a great act," Robertson said. "Because of the distress apparently being suffered by Mrs Darwin, a police officer was appointed as a family liaison officer for her. Such was the act she was able to perform, this seasoned police officer was completely taken in. Throughout the period he was dealing with her, she kept up the facade that she was genuinely grieving for the death of her husband...
...Last March, Mosley invited five women to a posh Chelsea apartment to engage in what he readily admits was a sadomasochistic orgy, replete with canes, prison uniforms and old-fashioned spanking (a true Englishman, Mosley served the women tea after their session). To his ultimate distress, though, hidden cameras were rolling. The tabloid posted the footage online, accompanied by an article that described the event as "a depraved Nazi-style orgy in a torture dungeon." Mosley's wife of 48 years learned of her husband's sexual predilections for the first time, Formula One racers and sponsors called...
...site of infection on the lips or mouth. Once HSV-1 enters the body it hunkers down for life, most of the time hiding dormant in the cranial nerves near the spine. The virus can be triggered by outside stress, such as exposure to sunlight, a fever or emotional distress. After it's active and a cold sore appears, it's treatable with the drug acyclovir, marketed under the name Zovirax, which kills replicating HSV-1. But the mystery has been how to eliminate the virus while it's hiding, before it produces unsightly symptoms...
...parallels the border within sight of the U.S. It's tempting to catch a ride out here and start walking. Indeed, so many people have died or approached death in the Sonoran Desert that the CBP has installed radio beacons with flashing lights on them for walkers in distress to summon help. A more primitive sos is also common: a creosote bush set on fire at night...