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...best-loved horse race. None had managed the elusive hat trick. So on Nov. 1 the 106,480 people at the Flemington track (and around 10 million Australian television viewers), many of them teaming blue-and-red Makybe caps and masks with their feathers and ties, were more nervous than the favorite, who was characteristically unfazed by the heat and fuss. She didn't run the fastest (record-holder Kingston Rule was three seconds quicker in 1990) or carry the heaviest handicap weight (the legendary Carbine carried 65.5-kg to win in 1890). But that hardly mattered to the whooping...
...against the code”—for some girls to break away from the group, leaving others in the dust. So the whispering may stem from the very uncertainty of how the girls should act. And even if their goals are clear, whispering is a nervous impulse and a way to establish security in an uncertain situation. In fact, the girls probably can’t even hear what the others are saying...
...numbers game. If marketers put big numbers--like 50--on their products, women walk away. "Thirty-five plus is code for brands that probably have an average age of around 50," says James Chung of Reach Advisors, a Boston-based market-research firm. Indeed, the fashion community seems nervous about anything that is even remotely close to 50. "It makes you less fashionable, less sexy, if you talk about 50," adds Liebmann. "A 50-year-old sees herself as being as good...
...seed in the opening round. “We were playing really well...I kind of assumed that we were going to win,” O’Riain said. “Before we knew it, it was five all, six all, and then we got nervous.” Long and Anundsen were able to trim Harvard’s edge to 7-6, with O’Riain serving to win the match. O’Riain was unable to get her solid first serve over consistently, and the Tar Heels took advantage, capturing the game...
...spent the past year-and-a half touring with the Women’s International Squash Player’s Association.“This type of competitive environment is a normal event for me,” she said. “I’m always nervous for the event, but this one I actually feel really good about. I am a little more relaxed, especially because I am at school.”Bajwa echoed Lorentzen’s sentiments. “I think watching the tournament will give a little bit of inspiration...