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...been struck from behind while sitting at a traffic light on Mass. Ave. The victim was stuck in traffic when she was rear-ended by a Honda Accord. The operator then exited the vehicle and struck the car that she had just hit on the window with her fist while yelling at the victim to get out of the car so she could break her face. The victim then fled the scene. She said she thought the suspect had followed her home from work in Waltham...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...only that, but the perception of pain is "related to expectation and brain circuits that replicate past experiences." In more immediate terms, the sight of a fist coming toward your face might trigger the pain perception before the fist actually makes contact. Or, alternately, someone might be so ticklish that they don t even need to be touched to cringe. Even if they don t produce pain on their own, these neural patterns can "lower the stimulus intensity so that normally innocuous stimuli produce pain." In this model, Harvard students, aware of what they see as impending danger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor's Note: Nick of Time | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

...deep-tissue relaxation, only the knuckles will do. Make a fist, keeping your thumb on the outside and raising the knuckles of your middle and index fingers slightly. Use a gentle rocking motion for best results. Tenser muscles might require "double-fisting" with the elbows and knees...

Author: By Rich D. Ma, | Title: How To: Give a Massage | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

Considering that the amount of plutonium necessary to make a nuclear weapon is only about the size of a fist and costs about $30,000, the spread of nuclear weapons might seem easy, he said...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Richardson Discusses Nuclear Weapons, Russia in IOP Speech | 4/14/1999 | See Source »

...Fist-pumping boys screamed along as the older break-up anthems came on, but the newer songs are plenty angry, never fear. Pollard's howled rendition of "Break Free," which he wrote for the new album, was particularly frightening. Lou's soulful lyrics and simple beats on "Flame" transform angst into actual anguish, however, and on many of the pieces from the latest album the guitars do most of the screaming. Due in part to Lou's sore throat, this emphasis on dexterous guitar and bass still conveys the raw emotion and intensity of Sebadoh's songs. Slouching on stage...

Author: By Marcelline Block, AND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Visual Arts and Music | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

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