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...defense, the story isn't any better. Princeton goalie Alison Keiller collected Defensive Player of the Week by racking up six saves in 36 minutes to help the Tigers squirm by a punchy Dartmouth team in overtime...

Author: By Patty W. Seo, | Title: Laxwomen Set to Take on Yale | 4/7/1993 | See Source »

...photo session in a Hollywood studio. Sally, who belongs to a local animal trainer, has a rudimentary understanding of human language, so she was able to follow simple verbal commands like "Sit." The problem, though, was getting her to remain still for several minutes at a time. She would squirm, twitch and monkey around with the photographic equipment. The crew used grapes, apples, carrots, raisins and even bananas as bribes to get Sally to cooperate. Thirteen hours later, Balog had all the pictures he needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Publisher: Mar. 22, 1993 | 3/22/1993 | See Source »

...comes off as precious; Almodovar is careful not to let his tricks upstage the story he tells. Half romance, half horror flick, "Law of Desire" displays a ferocious energy sadly lacking from Almodovar's more recent efforts; it showcases the full talents of a director who can make audiences squirm...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Pedro Almodovar Offers A Funny, Flaming 'Desire' | 2/25/1993 | See Source »

...campaign promises transform into presidential proposals, sometimes with startling differences, voters in Montgomery County are starting to squirm like patients in a dentist's waiting room. Everyone is resigned to a little pain, but all are praying they can avoid a full-blown root canal. "Basically, I'm preparing to have to dig deeper into my pockets in the near future," says Sherwin Eisman, the Republican mayor of middle-class Huber Heights (pop. 40,000), near Dayton. He fears that additional federal taxes will inspire local voters to reject any attempts to raise local levies, including a May ballot proposal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's in It for Us? | 2/22/1993 | See Source »

This is not a massage parlor. This is a university. If you want to feel good at the end of a class, go get a rub down. If you want to think, you have to sweat and squirm and be made very uncomfortable in class...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Dersh & Me | 10/31/1992 | See Source »

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