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...except administer digitalis, a commonly used heart-stimulant, to try to overcome his cardiac congestion, and antibiotics, to help fight infection. Anticoagulants, which would normally be given to counteract Franco's phlebitis, were probably ruled out because of his internal hemorrhaging. Diuretics, which would help him pass off excess fluids, would not be effective because of his kidney failure...
...excess votes of winners and the first-choice votes recorded for the lowest candidates are then redistributed to each voter's next choice. The process continues until nine candidates make it over the quota and are elected...
...regeneration, a renewal of rock. He has gone back to the sources, rediscovered the wild excitement that rock has lost over the past few years. Things had settled down in the '70s: with a few exceptions, like Paul Simon, Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt, there was an excess of showmanship, too much din substituting for true power, repetition-as in this past summer's Rolling Stones tour-for lack of any new directions. Springsteen has taken rock forward by taking it back, keeping it young. He uses and embellishes the myths of the '50s pop culture...
There are other problems facing the lightweights, not least of which is the trial of shedding that excess summer baggage...
There was a time when the pro football exhibition season, like baseball spring training, was geared to getting players into shape. It was a time for testing rookies, rendering the excess fat off veterans, and giving fans a chance to see some scrimmaging for a nominal price. No longer. With owners trying to make a buck wherever they can, preseason games have turned into a top-price gouge for fans (tickets can run as high as $10). More important, the early games can be dangerous, injury-inducing torture for athletes forced to play hard before their bodies are ready...