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...needed a wake-up call and we had nothing to lose,” O’Donnell said. “The other thing to remember is that everybody on the team is capable, and could help bring us back...
...afford to be seen as weak or irresolute when directly challenged by a foreign power. If Beijing's primary strategic objective right now is to curb U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the spy-plane standoff may not have helped their case. Because even if the incident serves as a wake-up call on the dangers of even minor confrontations, Beijing's flouting of U.S. concerns over the boarding of the plane may well also have reinforced President Bush's inclination to get tough with China...
...family and friends who chafe at having to repeat themselves or at being subjected to the blare of a television turned up to accommodate their loved one's poor hearing. Some discover their disability during a physical exam. Fred Smith, 92, a retired San Francisco businessman, got his wake-up call in the Navy. He was taken off sea duty in the Pacific and transferred back to the States during World War II after he failed a hearing test. But only 16% of physicians routinely screen for hearing loss. And even after people realize they are having trouble hearing, many...
...WAKE-UP CALL There's nothing like radio luck in the morning--the first notes of your favorite song jostling you out of sleep. But why leave it to chance? The MP3 O'Clock ($55 at artistdirect.com can play digital music clips (or even your sweetheart's voice) instead of a buzzer or the radio. The website offers free MP3s and wake-up messages from pop stars to go with its colorful plastic alarm clocks, but you can also use your own digital files. Note to oversleepers: the 50-sec. clips don't leave much room for extra winks...
...learned from this game and the first loss is definitely a wake-up call," Corkery said. "We'll work hard in practice this week, and we'll be very positive [heading into the Brown game...