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...general direction, hoping to catch our 'keeper unawares. All their coach had to do was point to our goal at the start of the game and say, "Shoot thataway." The tricky bit came at halftime, when he had to convince the dumb jocks that they now had to kick in the opposite direction! We, of course, played with dribbling skills, artful passing and subtle tactical nous. Even so, in the most fiercely contested school derby of the Indian Himalayas, St. Paul's sometimes...
...HIGH ROAD Only after the fear response is activated does the conscious mind kick into gear. Some sensory information, rather than traveling directly to the amygdala, takes a more circuitous route, stopping first at the thalamus--the processing hub for sensory cues--and then the cortex--the outer layer of brain cells. The cortex analyzes the raw data streaming in through the senses and decides whether they require a fear response. If they do, the cortex signals the amygdala, and the body stays on alert...
...that they sometimes don't start working for weeks--a lifetime for the acutely anxious. For this reason, many doctors recommend judicious doses of fast-acting relaxants such as the benzodiazepines Xanax, Valium or Klonopin to serve as a temporary bridge until the SSRIs have a chance to kick in. The downside of such drugs is that they can be highly addictive and may merely mask symptoms. For this reason, doctors will prescribe them very carefully and strictly limit refills...
Person of the Week BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM The hopes of the blessed isle rested on his spiky mohawk and healed foot?and David Beckham delivered. The English captain punched in a penalty kick to secure England's 1-0 victory over Argentina. Bookies immediately shortened the odds against the Brits...
...first stellar setup came in Harvard’s 1-0 double overtime win over Yale early in the season. As the Eli goalkeeper was organizing a several-player wall inside the box, Westfall rushed the restart and softly lobbed the free kick over the defenders. Junior forward Beth Totman won the ensuing race to the ball and pushed it into daylight for the game-winner...