Word: dog
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...pointer. Harvard leads, 71-66, with 31 seconds to go. The crowd at Lavietes reaches decibel levels that haven’t been heard since the Michigan game. The bottom dwellers of the Ivy are less than a minute away from pulling off the biggest upset over the top dog in the conference.Unfortunately for the Crimson, this is the moment where the script turns sour. After a timeout, Cornell’s Alex Tyler takes the game in his hands. He pulls down the offensive board and forces junior Evan Harris into a goaltending violation. Seconds later, a turnover...
...standard cow. And cloned-animal products will predominantly come from the offspring of clones, which will be sexually reproduced, not from the clones themselves. Once cloned animals have run their course as breeders, says Walton, "They're either becoming commingled as burgers, or they're headed off to dog food...
...flirt with him?LC: I went to office hours unnecessarily. RR: What class was it?LC: Sociology. I actually took three classes with him. At least one of them was not necessary. RR: Did you ever get with him?LC: No, he had a girlfriend. I met his dog though.RR: Did you ever blog about him?LC: No.RR: Did you ever dream about him?LC: I had a nightmare about the class once.RR: So you really never did anything about it?LC: He had a girlfriend so I tried to be good. But still, when he walks into a room...
...decline of dog racing is hardly unique to Macau. Faced with competition from casinos, betting revenue from greyhound racing in the U.S. slumped by 45% during the 1990s, according to the American Gaming Association. "It's a sport that's on the decline," says Branigan. There's competition from casinos and other sports, she says, "but a great deal also has to do with the public's perception: people equate it to dogfighting or cockfighting." Though many U.S. organizations place former race dogs in adoptive homes, Branigan says at least 5,000 are killed every year...
...Dog-racing devotees like Wong are harder to find these days. All four racing nights a week, the 54-year-old taxi driver parks himself in the back row of the Canidrome with a racing guide and a pack of cigarettes. "Dog racing is my passion," he says. "That's why I still come here." Out on the track, the dogs are chasing the rabbit, into an uncertain future...