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...forest was too far off for a dash to safety. So, in an inspired gesture, Ramapithecus reached for a rock with both forefeet, reared back on his hind legs and heaved the stone at the predator. Startled to see this usually four-footed prey erect, the tiger cautiously retreated. But the ape-man's triumph was costly. Unaccustomed to the abrupt, upright position, he was left doubled over in agony with a piercing pain in his lower back...
...backs ache? In part, it is the price that humans pay for insisting on standing erect...
Just where the Cubans can go and how they will fare once there remains the ultimate problem for the U.S., and the answer will depend on the human reactions of many Americans. At Eglin Air Force Base, two soldiers laboring in the Florida sun to erect tents wondered why they were working so hard. "I don't really feel this is a job for the military," said one. Added the other: "I felt that way this morning, but I've changed my mind. These people are so grateful." In Key West, one 75-year-old man slowly climbed...
With sales falling, plants closing and layoffs spreading in the crucial U.S. auto industry, manufacturers and union leaders have been complaining about the surge of imported cars, particularly from Japan. At last the Japanese themselves are becoming concerned that the U.S. may erect trade barriers. To head off growing calls for protection, as well as cash in on the U.S. demand for its cars, Honda, a scrappy company that was started in 1948 and has become an aggressive exporter to many countries, has decided to assemble cars in the U.S. and compete on even terms with domestic manufacturers...
...normal erection results from a complex interaction of forces. Mental or physical stimulation sets off a series of nervous reflexes that increase blood flow to the penis. As the blood fills the corpora cavernosa, two rod-shaped bundles of spongy tissue running the length of the organ, the penis expands, becoming hard and erect. But the sexual response is fragile; it can easily be disrupted by emotional or physical problems (some, like an excess of alcohol, temporary...