Word: understandable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...through the process of aging in space--cardiovascular shifts, immune-system changes, loss of muscle and of bone density--that gave Glenn his long-sought means of getting back to the extra-world that made him. What was a usable scientific rationale for him became a new way to understand space for others. If the young temporarily grow old out there, then space is for the ageless, and the old hero becomes a distinct possibility...
...roar of the fans, the home runs, the announcer's penetrating voice, the freshly cut green grass all made for a great experience. I was never a fan of baseball before, but now I am! All you women out there, go see a baseball game, and you'll understand why men like it so much! SHAHLA HUSAIN Trumbull, Conn...
...friendly enough place except for frizzball. This was at a time when society mandated different cultural norms for males and females--the days before women began following the NFL and men began weeping softly in movies about doomed love or lost pets. The women in the house couldn't understand why anyone would want to spend hours playing frizzball and more hours analyzing each game. They didn't understand how the men could judge someone's character by the way he played frizzball. Cruelly burdened by a culturally imposed sense of perspective, these women were unable to take frizzball seriously...
...progress made in the decades to follow did not completely wipe out such differences between the genders. When the U.S. invades a tiny country, for instance, women are still more likely to dwell on the disparity in size. Men understand that, regardless of the size of the opponent, combat is combat: you detonate large bombs; you win medals; you could get killed. In that summer house, the men understood that regardless of the origin of the game, you still have to analyze the plays. You still have to keep statistics. You still have to play to win. You still have...
...cause serious constipation and other medical problems for children who may not be old enough to understand they shouldn't swallow it. New case studies of two four-year-olds with blocked intestines should remind parents to keep gum away from very young kids...