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...pinch may not be all it takes after all. Contrary to popular big leaguer belief, chewing tobacco doesn't really help players relax and thus play better. A new study by the American Dental Association of the 1988 season found that the mean batting average for chewers was .238--ten points lower than that of non-chewers...
...only time when your primary responsibilities are to relax and have a good time. Make sure to enjoy it while it lasts...
Well, on the Internet, all these things are true. If you're smart and witty, you'll win fans. And shy people can relax a little. The network makes it easier to confess a crush or admit a grudge. The Internet offers a respite from the social ineptness of Harvard life. and it can lend people a modicum of self-confidence and self-esteem that's not easy to find around here...
None of which gives anyone at the Microsoft "campus" in Redmond, Washington, an excuse to relax. One of the most remarkable traits of Microsoft's corporate personality -- inherited directly from its restless chairman -- is its inability to sit still. What other companies see as wind at their back, Microsoft sees as turbulence from competitors catching up. "A revenue-generating franchise is the most fragile thing in the world," says Myhrvold, who, like Gates, is something of a professional worrier. "No matter how good your product, you are only 18 months away from failure...
...This is a unity, building-community activity," said Rudd W. Coffey '97, Campus Life Committee Co-chair. "Classes are done and we want people to relax, have some fun and kick off the new reading period...