Word: boxes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Although there are times I wish they wouldn't resort to such maddening gestures like opening the door for me and expecting a "reward" for their efforts--as if my two arms had suddenly become nonfunctional and I would otherwise be unable to enter 7-Eleven to buy a box of Pop Tarts--the truth is that some people are just plain down on their luck, whether it's due to an incapacity, the effects of discrimination or just a rotten turn of recent events. And it is to these individuals that I have gladly and understandably forked over some...
There are several times in the calendar year over which the executives of big Hollywood studios--Sony, MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, etc.--just seem to salivate. This past summer, the prime time to release big-budget and sometimes quirky films, box office receipts totaled a touch over $3 billion, the biggest ever in the history of movie making. Summer is one season where the amount of hype and advertising simply inundates various forms of media; but Christmastime and the preceding period is no less intense in film circles when various movies with varying appeal play (to variable degrees...
...entice people into theaters in the winter months, what do studios do? They advertise when most people will be sitting in theatres to hype the next big film season. So, for those who saw Star Wars: Episode I this past summer -- and judging by the $792 million in box office receipts, many did -- you might have noticed a few of the trailers preceding the film promoted movies scheduled for release late in the bitter winter months. At that same screening, you might also have noticed a conspicuous lack of substance in these preview slots. One, hyping an animated feature called...
Colgate has also been very tough to run on because its defensive scheme places special emphasis on stuffing the rush. The Red Raiders employ a 5-2 defense, using five defensive linemen and two linebackers. They often place eight men in the box, also bringing up their strong safety...
Sophomore forward John Oslowski also netted a goal of a neat strike from the top of the box, and classmate Nick Lenicheck has been providing constant movement on the left flank for the entirety of the season...