Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...aging in Optimal Aging: Get Over Getting Older (Open Court). Ellis' smart, contrarian thinking will inspire many. "Ageism is a crucial fact of life in our culture, and talking openly about it is taboo. Older people--and you--had better break the taboo, not just with talk but with action. We had better do something about...
Shaved heads have become a fashion trend. Nearly 14,000 seats for the Jan. 16 inaugural party at the sports arena were gone in little more than a day. Jesse action figures are on order. Business has picked up at Navy recruiting centers. Thirteen hundred business leaders gave Ventura a standing ovation. A college crowd yelled for a band to get off the stage so the Governor could come out. The World Wrestling Federation rushed out a commemorative video titled The Mouth, the Myth, the Legend. And a capitol lobbyist said Ventura doesn't have the foggiest notion how government...
...need go no further than room 315 in the capitol for an answer to that question. During the campaign, a Ventura TV ad depicted a Jesse action figure beating up Evil Special Interest Man. Room 315 is Evil Special Interest Man's office, and several hundred of his clones work there...
During his years in office, Rowe, a Washingtonnative who had once been NBC's top lawyer in thecity, set his sights on America's capital, makingHarvard a formidable influence in thecongressional world. Under Rowe's guidance, theUniversity fought for--and often won on--issues asvaried as continuing affirmative action andincreasing federal funding for scientificresearch...
...extent of media action has goneexponentially up," Rudenstine says. "We need tosee whether we are fully equipped to deal withthis new media saturation...