Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this hypothesis that if we changed the show [by eliminating narration], it would change the feel of the show for the audience," Vasan says. "This year we wanted the audience to be engaged, with no lull in the action...
Killar, who was out with a rib injury for almost two months before returning to action this weekend, showed he hasn't missed a beat in his time away from competition. After a bye in the first round, Killar racked up a 6-3 win over Nick Almeida of Brown before going on to defeat Army's Troy Yegge, 3-1, in the semifinals. For his first EIWA title, Killar thoroughly beat the Quaker's Rick Springman, who was ranked...
...most difficult weight class of the competition because it boasted four of the top twenty wrestlers in the nation, tri-captain Joel Friedman grappled to a fourth place finish. After a first round bye, Friedman--ranked No. 17 and seeded No. 4 in the tournament--came out ready for action against Columbia's Brad Clement. He collected the win with a pin at 4:22 in the match to advance to the semis to face Penn's Brett Matter, No. 4 in the country. Friedman fell to Matter 6-2 then went up against No. 6 Ryan Bernholz of Lehigh...
...wanted something to call attention to the group, prosecutors say, and what he had in mind was a racial killing. As it turned out, opportunity--in the form of Byrd ambling along the highway--presented itself a few weeks before July 4. It seemed precisely the kind of dramatic action King had been working toward. King dragged his victim's severed torso through a black part of town and dumped it near a black church and cemetery. He wanted Byrd's death to fulfill the traditional function of a lynching. "It was designed to strike terror into the community...
...events. Because it reads so simply--good vs. bad, tight-lipped political martyrs vs. opportunistic informers--this view has been unquestioningly accepted by most Americans. It taps into two of their salient qualities: their sense of fair play and their impatience with ideological nuance. Those protesting the Academy's action are, naturally, counting on it to work for them again...