Word: clockings
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...tried to lock them in on our end.”As New Hampshire pushed to even the tally before the half, a final-minute 30-yard try flew over the crossbar. Senior goalie Lauren Mann grabbed a deflected ball on the next possession and held on until the clock ran out.The Crimson’s dominating play continued through the second stanza, especially in the opening minutes, when blasts by Wideroff and sophomore Melanie Baskind nearly extended the Harvard advantage.The Wildcats’ search for the tying goal would not lead to any scoring threats, and Mann?...
...salient issue, says study co-author Fred Turek, may be the disruption of the body's internal clock, known as the circadian rhythm. Eating at inappropriate times may disturb the body's natural rhythm, setting off a string of metabolic reactions that ultimately lead to weight gain. "Because our bodies are naturally cued to eat at certain times of the day, dining at the wrong time might affect the body's ability to maintain its energy balance," he explains, meaning that our body starts to use its calories differently than it normally would. That in turn could cause fluctuations...
...beer o'clock: the time of day when it is acceptable or customary to start drinking alcohol...
...Abdullah does go quietly, the Obama Administration will need to get Karzai to clean up his act. "We need to turn the clock back - take Karzai back to where he was in 2003-'04," says the U.S. official. That was before the Afghan leader had made questionable deals with warlords and tribal chieftains and looked the other way as drug smugglers grew ever more powerful...
...rather than steamrolling to a third term, the clock may now be running out on Colombia's president. Uribe must register as a candidate by March 13, 2010. But there are several steps to go through before then. After Uribe signs the referendum bill, the new law must be sanctioned by the Constitutional Court, which, though dominated by pro-Uribe magistrates, could take up to five months to get through numerous legal challenges, according to Rafael Pardo, a presidential candidate for the opposition Liberal Party. Valencia Cassio, the interior minister, predicts a decision by December. But even if the court...