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...couch their expression of interest in a joke or try to make light of it. I think what they do is they leave themselves more open to misinterpretation. So I think being both subtle and direct is the best way to go. And you have to transmit through your tone, through your voice, and through your body language that you are absolutely willing to take no for an answer so that you both feel comfortable after a no might be given...
Indeed, even if better equipment can help reduce the likelihood of head injuries, female concussion rates are unlikely to fall significantly until girls alter their playing styles. Olivia Kirby, a high school sophomore from Seattle, suffered her second concussion while playing soccer this fall. A goalkeeper, she promises to tone down her aggression. "Don't be the goalie who takes out another person just 'because,'" she says. "Be the goalie who takes out the person strategically." In other words, use your head. Or else you might damage it for good...
This place is the Sensory Therapies and Research [STAR] Center, just south of Denver, which treats about 50 children a week for a curious mix of problems. Some can't seem to get their motors in gear: they have low muscle tone and a tendency to respond only minimally to conversation and invitations to play. Others are revved too high: they annoy other children by crashing into them or hugging too hard. Many can't handle common noises or the feel of clothing on their skin. A number just seem clumsy. Adults can remember kids like these from their...
...most of his predecessor's policies, Rudd is likely to build on Howard's foreign policy as well, making changes of inflection rather than direction. "It's not going to turn on a dime," says Michael Fullilove, of Sydney's Lowy Institute for International Policy. "But over time, the tone and feel and some of the priorities of Australian foreign policy will change." Rudd's performance before Hu hints at likely keynotes: a degree of guile, a focus on China, and a keen sense of symbolism...
...minutes of the 2nd half, the Crimson held the lead, thanks to outstanding saves by Richter, including one glove-grab after leading Yale scorer Mark Arcobello took a shot after Richter had dived out of the net to make another save. 80 seconds in, the Bulldogs set the tone for the goal-heavy third period when Will Engasser knocked in Mike Catczak’s shot on the rebound. Harvard nailed the nation’s best penalty kill—Yale had killed 33 of 34 power plays—to take the lead again...