Word: flare
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Because of the speed of the action and the sea of defenders who collapsed on Ruggiero too late to stop the shot, only the fans sitting behind the goal saw the red light flare as the puck found its way into the back...
...should be no surprise that being active is good for you, but inflammation may finally explain why. Fat cells are efficient factories for producing key inflammatory elements, and burning calories shrinks those cells. With fewer elements around, inflammation is less likely to flare up or get into the slow burn that contributes to heart disease, hypertension and diabetes...
...were barely civil to one another by the time they issued their second opinion. In her ruling, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall said Justice Sosman, who had dissented, "so clearly misses the point that further discussion appears to be useless." It is a small sign that tempers are likely to flare when the national debate begins...
Poor Dave. He just had a kid--at 56--so you know he's not the No. 1 guy at home anymore. Now DAVID LETTERMAN is getting overlooked at work too. The fractious relationship between the cantankerous Late Show host and his employer, CBS, endured another flare-up last week after the network began promoting its People's Choice Awards online. Pictured on the website was the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond, perennial CBS faves--and Jay Leno, whose rival show airs on NBC. Letterman, also tapped for an award this year, beseeched his audience, "I'm Dave Letterman...
...like conservatives. I like the way they feel about unions, globalization, farm subsidies, helmet laws, states' rights, animal rights, affirmative action, the environment, free trade and Ted Kennedy. I also like the way their women dye their hair really blond and flare their nostrils when they're angry. But the reason I can't get down with the conservatives, despite my libertarian leanings, is their absolutism. Rush Limbaugh has long been rabidly antidrug, saying all users should be locked away. Yet when he came back on the air after just five weeks of rehab for addiction to some drug...