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Defining residents' shifts solely by the tick of the clock means that more patients could end up being handed off from one doctor to another at inopportune moments, and research suggests that those handoffs are when errors may commonly occur. "If we do something like this," says Polonsky in reference to the IOM's proposed guidelines, "I want to be sure that it is primarily going to improve the outcome of our patients," and then adding, "But that's not necessarily the case here...
...Officially, the Kirkland Spring Formal started at nine with hors d’oeuvres in the dining hall, but with the average Harvard student’s biological drinking clock just starting to tick, FlyBy sees a full table of food and just a handful of people when he peeks through the d-hall window on his way to Doma...
...matter of a second. Too many times have fans witnessed games and championships being won and lost—all in that tiny fraction of time.But for freshman lacrosse player Katie Doherty, one second would be more than enough time to score a goal. With just one tick left on the clock in regulation, the sensational rookie scored her 16th goal of the season, lifting the Harvard women’s lacrosse team (6-10, 2-5 Ivy) over host Boston College (9-9) yesterday to a 9-8 victory in Chestnut Hill, Mass.“It was awesome...
...scene is Jane's sheer satisfaction in figuring out what makes her tick; murder or no, he'd be glad to throw in the embarrassing revelation as a freebie. There's something creepy - but delightfully so - about how Jane looks at the rest of us as simple machines whose gears he can see whirring on the surface. CBS, which gets a 60% female audience for The Mentalist, has sold Jane as a woman's fantasy: "Finally, a man who listens." But really - and entertainingly - he's more like a superman who listens...
...example, paid $200 for her shotgun - yet fear trumps the cost of a weapon for people worried that the economic crisis will lead to more crime. "Protection of the family, protection of the home, is utmost on people's minds," says Keffer. Many big cities have indeed seen crime tick higher during the downturn. But in the wrong psyche, this sentiment can carry deadly consequences. For example, the mother of the Pittsburgh man who shot and killed the police officers said her son had been stockpiling guns and ammunition "because he believed that as a result of the economic collapse...