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...their way they do not reflect, even if they exaggerate, feelings of doubt and concern that are new to the West German people at large. Schmidt's pragmatic answer to his nation's current dilemma, given recently to a Hamburg newspaper, is "no blood, no tears, but sweat." Since the end of World War II, the West German's have shown the world that they are willing to sweat to build a new society and a new respectability. The great challenge to the West Germans today is to avoid a splintering of their society that would make...
...Human sweat will certainly attract mosquitoes, but will it also lure members of the opposite sex? That hardly seems to be a gripping question for a perfume company. But Jovan Inc. of Chicago (1980 sales: $120 million) currently is thinking about little else. In 1972 the company scored a hit with Musk Oil, a fragrance for which it claimed almost mystical powers of "animal arousal." Now Jovan is spending up to $6 million on provocative TV ads to promote Andron, a fragrance that it contends is "capable of triggering an intense magnetic reaction" in men and women alike. The perfume...
...encourage the renovation and repopulation of the city's dying neighborhoods, he instituted a "sweat equity" homesteading program, offering abandoned buildings to urban pioneers for $ 1 if they would promise to inhabit and improve the property. To sweeten the deal, Schaefer's administration provided low-interest home-improvement loans. Incentives for commercial development have been equally unorthodox. In 1976 he created the Baltimore Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO), an efficient, privately operated agency that acts as a one-stop clearinghouse for businesses seeking building sites and financing in Baltimore...
...ache, usually persistent, may radiate down the left shoulder and arm, and perhaps also affect the neck, jaw or back. The victim may become extremely short of breath, break into a cold sweat, feel weak and nauseated and possibly vomit. Along with these signs and symptoms, there may be palpitations. The face can turn a ghastly gray, and the patient may experience anxiety, even a sense of impending doom. Says Cardiologist Marshall Franklin of San Diego's Clairemont Community Hospital: "It is like nothing the patient has ever known before, a feeling that something cataclysmic is happening...
...North Carolina last week, speaking to the Chamber of Commerce, Helms moved easily through the crowd, always deferential, always courtly, touching in his folksy way on the mess the country is in. He listened to the familiar urgings to keep up the good fight. A thin film of sweat covered his face, a reminder of Helms' intensity; he is not a gregarious, double-handshake politician who thrusts himself at crowds...