Word: whacking
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...separate, and Isa tries to take up again with his old inamorata, Serap (Nazan Kasal). Actually, he stalks her, waiting at night outside her home. She lets him come inside, and after a few terse pleasantries he assaults her. She puts up a fight on the couch and, whack, as they fall to the floor; yet there is the hint that this may be the renewal of an cat-and-mouse old game between them. A minimalist movie doesn't offer many explanations; the viewer has to infer what's going on in the characters' heads, hearts and loins...
...soundproof room with dim lighting, no windows and no hint of real time. For most of the four-week study, the volunteers were kept on strict 20-hour cycles of sleep and wakefulness. The "forced desynchrony" was intended to throw the body's 24-hour clock out of whack, according to the study's lead author, James Wyatt, while mimicking the off-hour sleep-wake cycle that shift workers and jet-lagged travelers often struggle with. Every "night" of the study, the subjects were given either melatonin or a placebo 30 min. before bedtime...
...Slap of Whack Bar,” says the voiceover, “for when you’re feeling wacky...
...lower. All China did was stick by a promise laid out last year to move away from an economy that is export-driven and not consumer-driven and is growing at a torrid 10% annually. The two countries trade more than ever but their systems remain dramatically out of whack. For instance, in China the savings rate is 53%; the U.S. rate is often negative, meaning Americans spend more than they earn...
...trouble selling larger hybrids, which get about 30 m.p.g. Toyota, for example, is offering deals on its Highlander hybrid. Analysts say the price difference between SUVs and their hybrid versions $3,500 for the Escapeis too steep for price-conscious buyers. Incentives keep that gap from getting "out of whack," says a Ford spokesman. Still, Toyota and Honda bask in strong sales, even waiting lists, for smaller hybrids. But Ford has put its initial efforts into SUVs, a gamble that has yet to pay off. Turns out hybrid buyers are worried about more than one kind of green...