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...sign," Despres says of the simple measure that he believes every doctor should include in every physical exam. "It's as important to know the size of your waistline as it is to know your cholesterol or blood pressure." Such a simple measurement, he says, could serve as a wake-up call for patients; by losing just 2 lbs. to 4 lbs., people with expanded waistlines can dramatically cut their risk of heart disease and hypertension...
...match at No. 6. And the close match may have been just what the Crimson needed. “[The team] expected to win today,” Harvard coach Gordon Graham said. “[The close win] was a little bit of a wake-up call to the fact that there are a lot of really good teams out there who we cannot take lightly.” Yesterday, freshman Beier Ko remained out of the starting lineup, while fellow freshman Laura Peterzan started despite a leg injury that kept her out of last weekend?...
...Sept. 11, 2001, was a wake-up call, clearly America has fallen back asleep. With the exception of airports, much of what is critical to our way of life remains unprotected: water and food supplies; refineries, energy grids and pipelines; bridges, tunnels, trains, trucks and cargo containers; as well as the cyberbackbone that underpins the information age in which we live. The security measures we have been cobbling together are hardly fit to deter amateur thieves, vandals and hackers, never mind determined terrorists. Worse still, small improvements are often oversold as giant steps forward, lowering the guard of average citizens...
...experience was a wake-up call for Nicole S. Ovadia, a graduate student. “You’re learning everything you’re doing wrong,” she said...
...result certainly is causing a rethinking in the U.S. and Israel. President George W. Bush, who often talks of his hope that democracy will sweep the Middle East, applauded the fact that Palestinians had spoken at the ballot box, and he said the results were a wake-up call for the Fatah leadership. But he also said the vote did nothing to change the U.S. position that Hamas is a terrorist organization. If it wants to deal with the U.S., he said, Hamas must recognize Israel and renounce violence. "I don't see how you can be a partner...