Word: lag
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...their seats at a time of their choice. Those with a low boredom threshold or restless children can find diversion in a staggering 500-plus entertainment channels, while a novel lighting system that Emirates describes as "revolutionary" will gently coax passengers' body clocks into a rhythm that minimizes jet lag. And on flights this long, there'll be plenty of that to contend with...
...form of depression that commonly occurs in the fall and winter months, and subsides when the days get longer. According to Dr. Alfred Lewy, a chronobiologist from Oregon Health Services who was the first person to research SAD, “it’s like having jet lag for several months.” The disorder occurs when circadian rhythms get out of sync with the decreased amount of daylight during the winter. However, unlike jet lag, SAD doesn’t fix itself over time. SAD can last all winter, with the dark mornings leaving the body physically...
...tabs can be trusted - gets so zonked at the Boujis club in South Kensington she has to be carried out, half-conscious, by her bodyguard and plopped into a waiting car. All in all, not bad for her first 48 hours in town. "A combination of jet lag, exhaustion and the odd cocktail," is how Spears' people explained the Boujis wooziness in the pages of the Evening Standard - although her reps now claim they were misquoted and that the whole thing never happened. In any case, Spears was well enough by Oct. 27 to guest-star on the V Graham...
...enclosed, flat-bed, first-class suites and "room service" (passengers phone orders through to the galley). Those with a low boredom threshold or restless children can find diversion in 500-plus entertainment channels, while a novel lighting system will coax your body clock into a rhythm that minimizes jet lag. And on trips this long, there will be plenty of that to contend with...
Though the economy has subsequently soured, the heavy pre-medical course load means that application rates usually lag three or four years behind...