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...think that we were all a little nervous," Greenhill said. "It wasn't until after the first game that I started to relax. I was really nervous playing my first college match. It was very exciting playing on my birthday...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetwomen Crush Trinity, 7-2 | 12/8/1988 | See Source »

Healthy nervous and circulatory systems are vital to achieving and maintaining an erection, researchers explain. When a man is sexually aroused, stimulated nerves trigger a chemical reaction that causes the corpora cavernosa, two rod-shaped bundles of spongy muscle that run along each side of the penis, to relax and draw in extra blood. As the chambers fill, they expand, pressing shut veins that normally drain blood from the organ. With blood coming in and none going out, the penis becomes rigid and erect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: It's Not All in Your Head | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

...admission to Harvard and all the glory that entails, including the right to live in beautiful Harvard housing. But that does not seem enough for some men. Some men need a home away from home, away from women, away from men less worthy of their company, a place to relax and bask in the glow of patriarchal privilege...

Author: By Elizabeth L. Wurtzel, | Title: Liquor, Cocaine, Pot, Ecstasy and Sexism | 11/22/1988 | See Source »

...diction standards will not relax. For 56 years the carefully pronounced speech heard on the World Service has been the ultimate model for listeners learning English as a second language. The familiar opener for Radio Newsreel -- a brassy rendition of Imperial Echoes, with its resonance of a colonial past -- is gone and may not be missed. But news programs will still be introduced with a revered sound: the bouncy tune of the Irish song Lilliburlero and the muffled chimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadcasting: The Beeb Lightens Up | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

Unlike most skating events, the Jimmy Fund is purely an exhibition show. There are no judges, so the skaters can relax and enjoy performing. "It's one of the few times they get to go on vacation. We have parties for them, not blow-outs or anything, but they have fun," Frates says...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: Skating and Partying With the Stars | 11/3/1988 | See Source »

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