Word: sparking
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Though the news did not spark any sexual encounters, she said, it did lead to a lot of “nerdy...
With the first game of the Ivy play on the horizon, Ogbechie decided to tough out her injury and take the floor once again. With her return, the spark was back, as Ogbechie delivered 15 kills in the Crimson’s 3-1 victory over Dartmouth...
...revive the tradition of daily physical-education classes and make sure those classes provide an adequate workout. Studies have shown that in a typical elementary-school gym class, each kid engages in moderate to vigorous activity for only about 3 minutes. Sallis' group has devised a program called SPARK (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids) that ensures at least 15 minutes of activity for every child, which has achieved measurable improvements in fitness...
Some parents fear that more time in the gym means less achievement in class, but Sallis' SPARK research suggests otherwise. Academic performance can actually improve with more activity. There may be other benefits as well. Ludwig observes that during years in which phys ed has declined, the nation has seen big increases in attention-deficit disorder and childhood depression. "It shouldn't be so surprising that low physical-activity levels would have adverse effects on a child's emotional health," he says. "Exercise benefits overall well-being, not just body weight...
...Sadr seems almost to be courting death at U.S. hands, knowing that it, more than anything else, would spark a broad Shi'ite insurgency. His followers call him "the living shahid," or martyr, according to Fatah al-Sheikh, editor of the pro--al-Sadr newspaper Ishraqatal Sadr. If the Americans ever do kill al-Sadr, al-Sheikh says, they will be faced with a "revolution that will never end." Al-Sadr's supporters, he adds, "will kill all Americans, civilians or otherwise...