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...stood for Schutzstaffel, meaning protective echelon, or, as commonly translated, elite guard. The organization grew out of a small group of thugs recruited in 1923 to protect Hitler, and was originally the security arm of the Nazi Party. When it came under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler in 1929, the SS began to expand; by the war's end almost 1 million men had passed through its ranks. The Waffen combat units were formed in the late 1930s. It was members of the Totenkopf ("Death Head") SS who served as guards and executioners at the concentration camps, wearing black caps...
...needs more than just a brash concept. The merger he is proposing will be far tougher to arrange than last month's $3.5 billion take-over of ABC by Capital Cities Communications. In that deal, the vulnerable ABC willingly agreed to merge with the smaller firm in order to protect itself from undesirable suitors. But CBS is financially brawny and ready for a fight...
Like Sugar Ray Leonard against Roberto Duran, Hearns selected masculinity for a style, if the choice was his. "I started out slugging because I had to, it was there," he insists. "Marvin started running in. I had to protect myself." Like Duran, Hearns learned the leaden lesson of moving a few pounds up, in his case from 154 lbs. to 160, where men no longer fall apart when you hit them...
...belief that the mandate that the AU has is dooming them to failure. Their mandate is to observe and report—not to protect,” Dallaire said...
...most common symptoms that surface after exposure to high volume of music and noise include tinnitus (ringing of the ears), temporary hearing loss, and a stuffy sensation in the ears, Eavey said. He recommended wearing earplugs to concerts because they are a relatively easy and inexpensive way to protect hearing...