Word: stroke
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Doctors have clearly been worried for a while now that Sen. Edward Kennedy, 76, of Massachusetts might suffer a stroke. Last October, they operated on the carotid artery on the left side of Kennedy's neck to clear the plaque that was building up inside it. The concern: that some of that arterial plaque might break off and form a clot in the Senator's brain, interrupting the flow of blood to his cerebrum. After the operation, he was probably also given aspirin or other medications to thin his blood and decrease the risk that he would form a clot...
Parents know those experiences well--which is why it was such a stroke of inspiration for Schultz and co-creator Christian Jacobs, 36, to use them as the basis for Yo Gabba Gabba!, their popular and quirky show on Nick Jr. that teaches preschoolers life's important lessons. Schultz and Jacobs, who's also a father, figured a show like this was overdue. "[Kids' shows] needed a new generation of hip parents," Jacobs says, "not a bunch of executives doing research." So six years ago, they set about tackling the job themselves...
...seconds later, and MIT chugged across 8.3 seconds after that.“Coming off the line, they stayed right with us,” Demers said. “Our coxswain kept us calm through the first 1000 meters, then we took our normal move and bumped the stroke rating up. It was a little more rough, but we handled the water really well. We kept it together and we just started moving really well and moved away from Northeastern.” In the third varsity four A, BU gave the Black and White...
...It’s pretty valuable—this time last year we had just gone out and won from the front,” varsity stroke George Kitovitz said. “It’s good that this year’s boat has so much confidence, probably more so than last year. Even if we do get down, we trust in our own rowing and speed...
Davies is no stranger to international competition. She’s been the stroke of the national eight for the last two years, leading the boat to a world record at last year’s World Championships. She was also part of the silver-medal-winning eight in Athens...