Word: highlight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Even the highlight of Rubbia's career -- the discovery of the W and Z -- was accompanied by political machinations, says Taubes. Until late 1982 these subatomic particles were known only in theory -- the electroweak theory, which won Nobel Prizes in 1979 for Glashow and two fellow physicists. But someone still had to find concrete proof that the particles existed...
...highlight of the meet came in the one-meter diving event, when sophomore Jenny Greene shattered the Harvard team record with her score of 289.58 points...
...birthplace of the "New South," mixing a ride on the city's modern subway with mint juleps, barbecue and country music in an antebellum mansion at Stone Mountain. Atlanta turned Native Son Jimmy Carter, not the most popular figure in the Democratic Party, into an asset. The highlight of the trip turned out to be a VIP tour of the Carter Presidential Center, after which the former President treated the committee to a quiche-and-grits brunch...
...Sanders couldn't withstand Harvard's second half onslaught alone. The final frame showcased a number of moments for the Crimson highlight film--including a surprising dunk by 6-ft., 4-in. Collins on a fast break; 6-ft., 10-in. Mal Hollensteiner's first collegiate points (on a short shot from the baseline); and a free throw by freshman Sean Duffy to put Harvard into triple digits...
...childlike enjoyment out of scenic prestidigitation, and when the anteroom of Orlofsky's villa rotates in the second act to reveal a banquet hall with a sit-down dinner for 57, the marvel is rewarded with outbursts of applause. A revolving stage, however, should not be the highlight of the evening...