Word: propell
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...belief in martyrdom is central to modern politics as well as Shi'ite tradition dating back centuries in Iran. It, too, helped propel the 1979 revolution. It sustained Iran during the eight-year war with Iraq, when more than 120,000 Iranians died in the bloodiest modern Middle East conflict. Most major Iranian cities have a martyrs' museum or a martyrs' cemetery...
...called for short, looks exactly as it sounds: you stand on a large surfboard and propel yourself forward with a paddle. But, unlike traditional surfing, you don't have to wait for the waves. In fact, SUP, which is wildly popular, can be done on lakes, rivers, pools or any sufficiently large body of water. "It's completely blown up in the past five years and every spring it just blows up even more," says Jim Brewer, 45, a painting contractor who, in October 2008 and in spite of everyone calling him nuts, opened Blueline Stand-Up Paddle Surf...
...this was about rebranding the U.K., and a street-dance troupe called Diversity - yup, Diversity - fits the bill so much better. Three sets of brothers plus a quartet of their friends, ages 12 to 25 and from a range of different ethnic backgrounds, used high-octane athleticism to propel themselves them into first place. This victory, said their leader and choreographer, Ashley Banjo, sends "a message that age, ethnicity, background is not important." As Diversity reprised their winning act in a snowstorm of confetti and a hail of applause, viewers across the country shared their exultation. Never mind talent - Britain...
...loss in the seventh-place bout. “Most people think, ‘Win or lose, I’m an All-American,’ but when Louis lost, he was devastated. He’s a competitor…and just his reaction will propel him.”Motivated by a strong will to succeed, Caputo struggled with the decision to take a semester off for healing, but the all-star did not waste the time, working tirelessly to hit the ground running this past winter. Caputo credited work with the Crimson?...
...period, 3-2. The Crimson experienced the emotional high point of the season in its next game against Yale. In a scoreless contest, freshman midfielder Carly Dickson earned a penalty stroke with ten minutes remaining. She lifted a shot into the top right corner, her first collegiate goal, to propel Harvard to a 1-0 victory. The Crimson dropped its next two games before entering its best stretch of the season. Against Vermont, Brown, Northeastern, and Saint Louis, Harvard rolled off four straight wins with the offense totaling 16 goals in the process. The catalyst for the offense proved...