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Mandavu had tumbled into the moat around her compound one night and broken two bones of her lower right rear leg. When the leg did not heal, it seemed that Mandavu might have to be put out of her misery-even though she was in the twelfth month of a 21-month pregnancy. So zoo officials decided on an operation that had been performed only once before...
Unlike the Democrats, the Republicans had no major scars to heal after the primary battles ended. Most of Ronald Reagan's former rivals are now actively and wholeheartedly supporting him as they have since last spring, when GOP unity love-ins were in vogue...
...Front guerrilla alliance. In a series of personal attacks, Tekere had recently demanded that Nkomo be "crushed" and that his party, which controls four of the 25 Cabinet seats, be banished into permanent opposition. Tekere's removal from the political arena thus would gratify Nkomo and probably help heal the rift within the governing coalition. Ironically it was Nkomo himself who, as Home Affairs Minister, probably endorsed the police action against his greatest rival...
...victim's genitals. These rapidly develop into tiny painful blisters; when they burst they can pour out millions of infectious virus particles. The victim may become feverish and, in the case of women especially, experience a sharp burning during urination. In about ten days the sores heal, but the viruses do not go away. They retreat to nerves near the lower spinal cord, remaining there for the life of the victim. Under pressure of stress, menstruation or sudden change in temperature, they can return without warning-weeks, months or years after the first occurrence. Sometimes they never come back...
...most popular being Candomblé, brought from West Africa by slaves. At a Mass in Candomblé country, John Paul repeated a theme of his African tour: Christianity can accept the "cultural expressions of any people," but must not "mutilate" its own teachings. The Pontiff also sought to heal breaches within the church itself, advising the hierarchy to compromise and avoid squabbling...