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...Outside, many would-be guests were barred from the church by dozens of plainclothes policemen fearful that the crowd would charge the doors. The nuptials, presided over by two bishops and an archbishop, were broadcast nationally. Valenzuela, a cool customer on the mound, sweated the ceremony. After a Hawaiian honeymoon, the couple will spend the winter in Valenzuela's home town of Etchohuaquila, near where he plays off-season ball for his old club, the Mayos. As for Fernando's decision to settle down so soon, he sighed and said: 'I'm in love." A second...
Where did you go on your honeymoon...
...honeymoon over, it was time for Prince Charles, 32, and Diana, Princess of Wales, 20, to get down to business. There was, for instance, last week's opening of Parliament. In her first state appearance, Diana graced a chair to the right of the throne, with, as the Times of London put it, "the Prince of Wales at her side." Then came more momentous news, just three months after the royal nuptials. "It is announced from Buckingham Palace," read the statement, "that the Princess of Wales is expecting a baby in June." The royal offspring will become second...
Meanwhile, there were signs that Mitterrand was ending his honeymoon with the French electorate and that the bloom on the Socialist rose was beginning to fade. Inaugurating France's new, high-speed train last week (see SCIENCE), he was greeted with polite applause but no great enthusiasm. Hecklers bearing placards at stations along the way included members of the Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail, a union that enjoys close links to the Socialist Party. Their message: workers still expect Mitterrand to deliver on his promise of lowering unemployment and reducing...
Burnout is progressive, occurring over a period of time. Authors Robert Veninga and James Spradley define five stages that lead from a stressful job to a burnt-out case: 1) The Honeymoon-intense enthusiasm and job satisfaction that, for all but a few dynamos, eventually give way to a time when valuable energy reserves begin to drain off. 2) Fuel Shortage-fatigue, sleep disturbances, possibly some escapist drinking or shopping binges and other early-warning signals. 3) Chronic Symptoms-exhaustion, physical illness, acute anger and depression. 4) Crisis-illness that may become incapacitating, deep pessimism, self-doubt, obsession with...