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Tubridy started the run at about the 14-minute mark, knocking down two jumps shots for four of her 12 points on the night. After a free throw by senior guard Carrie Larkworthy, Peljto would lengthen the lead with a lay-up and a three-pointer for five of her game-high 19 points to extend Harvard's lead to 20-9 with just over 11 minutes remaining in the half...
...they assume that their discomfort will go away. And yet, says June Dahl, professor of pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin, that reluctance can backfire. Left uncontrolled, the pain you thought was temporary can trigger a long-term chronic condition. It can also interfere with the healing process and lengthen your recovery time...
...what they were going to do next. Because it doesn't always come up roses. James Watt's steam engine generated an Industrial Revolution that gave us a democracy of possessions--and over-population, acid rain, the Love Canal, disappearing forests, tattered ozone layers and Scud missiles. Medical miracles lengthen our lives and take national welfare provision to the edge of crisis. Electronic globalization moves jobs elsewhere...
...what? Widen the track width? Lengthen the wheel base? Both rejected by Ford honchos as too time-consuming and expensive, what with a February 1990 production date to meet. Instead, they settled on tweaks: bringing the vehicle slightly closer to the ground, stiffening the front suspension springs - and recommending to customers that they let some air out of the tires, keeping them at 26 psi rather than Firestone's own target...
That school calendar dates back to the late 19th century, when family farms needed kids to till the fields in the summer. There have been periodic campaigns to lengthen the U.S. school year to match those of other nations (Israeli children attend class 215 days, Korean kids more than 220). But the U.S. has clung fast to 180 days of class time--and the full summer for lemonade stands and first kisses. But the sacred three-month hiatus may do more harm than good. Research shows that all children lose academic ground over the summer, scoring an average...