Word: tics
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...Tic...
...after Harris miss, no transition defense from Crimson, Lowe gets a two-handed slam on other end. 29-26. Terriers are looking confident, have the momentum. Strong gets layup to go over Magnerelli. Little 6-0 run here for the Terriers. 26-31. 5:57 Unger draws a tic-tac foul, goes to the line for one-and-one. Makes both. 28-31. 5:34 Brittain taking Harvard's big men to school. This time it's Unger. 28-33. Then instant layup for Terriers after turnover. 28-35. This is not looking good for the Crimson...
...have a tie game! And 1! Magnerelli takes it strong to the basket, shooting one for the lead. Misses. Tied 62-62. 5:30: Clifford taking over, layup down low. No one can guard him. 64-62. Stuffs Harris at the other end. 18 for Clifford now. Harris with tic-tac, stupid foul. His fourth with 5:05 to play. 5:05: Cunnignham, suprisingly, makes both. 66-62. Crimson needs to step it up. 4:45: Harris takes it to the hole ( to the left, who would have guessed), and draws bailout foul. Makes 1 of 2, but Magnerelli gets...
...constant calls for political candidates to prove their bona fides by condemning or denouncing something somebody else said or to renounce a person's support or to return her tainted money are a tiresome new tic in American politics. They're turning politics into a game of "Mother, May I?" Did you say "Here is my plan for health-care reform"? Uh-oh, you were supposed to say "I condemn MoveOn.org's comments on General Petraeus, and here is my plan for health-care reform...
Other compelling, if controversial, research has long pursued an entirely different cause of OCD: streptococcal infection. As long ago as the 17th century, British physician Thomas Sydenham first noticed a link between childhood strep and the later onset of a tic condition that became known as Sydenham's chorea. Modern researchers who saw a link between tics and OCD began wondering if, in some cases, strep might be involved with both...