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Cast in the old-fashioned molds of aria, duet, octet, chorus, etc., Les Troyens looks a bit archaic on paper. But in performance, the music churns with energy. Berlioz's restraint and sharp musical delineation of character are on a level with Mozart, Gluck and Wagner at their best...
...than they should. When they do get to the lavatories, they are likely to find stalls with no doors. Toilet seats may be broken or dirty. So many girls decide to "hold it" until they go home. Boys, more conveniently equipped and usually less shy, are under no such restraint...
...college, a girl is likely to be holding it for as long as four hours in classes or on dates. By then she may be deluding herself with the idea that her restraint strengthens her bladder. On the contrary, says Lapides, it causes the bladder to become distended, with its walls taut and blood circulation diminished. This in turn reduces the resistance to infection. Urinary-tract infections may manifest themselves by a burning pain during urination. Eventually, they can involve not only the urethra and bladder, but extend up to the kidneys. They are among the most stubborn and hard...
...many as 30% of girls up to age 16 are "infrequent voiders," Lapides says. Beyond that age, they begin paying for their restraint in medical disorders. One of his studies showed that 60% of women with urinary-tract infections had enlarged, infrequently voided bladders. Another disclosed that 67% of 250 infected women had bad bladder habits. Dr. Lapides' prescription: the bladder should be emptied about every two hours. Teachers and supervisors should recognize this and stop acting annoyed when pupils or employees regularly respond to the urge...
...recently that contemporary culture has moved the fig leaf from the genitals to the face. With his new film Meyer has gone against his own grain. His Valkyries have lost much of thier sexual authority and at times in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls there are moments of restraint. But this surprising equilibrium only reflects the common-sensical questions that have begun to creep into Meyer's films. Meyer as social philosopher, as promulgator of popular tastes, as moralist, sees in his sexual fireworks not only profit, but the bitter lessons of modern liberalism...