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...shower in front of others. While these scenarios might cross the minds of most kids, anxious ones would rather skip the camp than risk embarrassment. Some extremely anxious children worry incessantly about things beyond their control, such as earthquakes, nuclear war and sars, inflating in their minds the danger to themselves and their families. Worse, sufferers feel compelled to conceal their fears from everyone and often grow into depressed teens. "Anxious children are too rarely brought to us," says clinical psychologist Dr. Paula Barrett, director of Pathways Health and Research Centre in Brisbane, "so we've started going to them...
Harvard’s only other win came from junior Eddie Jones, who was in danger of losing another close match on the day. After a scoreless first period against Terrier Benjamin Schilens, Jones found himself down one point after Schilens scored a one-point escape. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the second period, Jones thought he had earned a takedown. However, the referee disagreed and did not award Jones the two points that would have given him a 2-1 lead...
...personnel shortages, the Crimson was in danger of losing control of the game when Cornell tied the score 68-68 with 4:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Sophomore guard Michael Beal had fouled out of the game at 5:12, and Rogus had just gone to the bench after twice falling hard on his injured ankle, taking two starters off of the floor...
...College’s extracurricular and social opportunities; devoting ourselves wholeheartedly to one activity acts as a sort of check. This devotion to a single activity binds circles of friends and decides blocking groups. It can act as a sort of de facto career counseling. The danger, of course, is in our limiting ourselves too sharply. But monomania itself is often self-checking; exposed to something for long enough, we often tire of it. I knew, for instance, that I needed to stop listening to The Who when I quoted “Going Mobile” at length...
...Crimson was in danger of losing control of the game considering its personnel situation when Cornell tied the score 68-68 with 4:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Sophomore guard Michael Beal had fouled out of the game at 5:12 and Rogus had just gone to the bench after falling hard on his already injured ankle twice, leaving two starters off of the floor...