Word: sparking
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...meter, freshman Zac Ranta placed in second with a score of 280.05. In the beginning of the meet, it did not seem like the Crimson would pull off a win. Harvard was unfocused, and the Big Red capitalized on that weakness. “Cornell definitely had a spark in the first half of the meet,” Rathgeber said. “We responded by winning the key races that got us a victory in the end.” Another threat that the Crimson saw during the meet was Big Red junior Wes Newman, who won three...
...solid indicator of global energy supplies. In a marked change from its traditionally bland, measured tones, the IEA's 2007 report says governments need to make urgent, bold decisions on energy policy, or risk massive environmental and energy-supply crises within two decades - crises and shortages that could spark serious global conflicts...
...passion is a molecule. Charismatic, enthusiastic biochemist Arthur Kornberg, who won a 1959 Nobel Prize for his discovery of DNA polymerase, the enzyme needed to produce synthetic DNA, credited his research and teaching career to his "love affair with enzymes." In recent years Kornberg, whose work on DNA helped spark the biotechnology revolution, studied polyphosphate--a substance dismissed as useless by colleagues. Kornberg, who lamented the "clannishness" and lack of creativity of many in the scientific community, was convinced that it could aid in the development of disease-fighting drugs...
Other Bostonians included among the 25 range from boutique owners and designers to athletes and CEOs, all chosen for “that certain something—a spark that transforms mere good taste into bona fide style,” according to the Globe...
...Foul! The ugly details of the Donaghy gambling scandal still haven't come out, and when they do they could spark a debate about "the integrity of the game," or at least they would if basketball had more George Will types writing about it. But some fans may start questioning every call by every ref, a privilege previously reserved for Rasheed Wallace...