Word: tricking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Freshman Sandra Whyte, earning the nickname "Sniper" for her hat trick on the night, showcased her uncanny ability to come out of nowhere and score. She executed a nice passing combination between linemates and Tri-Captains Brita Lind and Julia Trotman, tying the game five minutes into the first period...
Whyte completed her hat trick five minutes into the third period on what Sasner termed "a solo effort." Whyte beat a wing and defenseman down the left side to score off a wrist shot on New Hampshire goalie Laura Stiles' glove side...
...Dunster House approach. Physical humor, which might play well in the background, is brought to center stage, detracting from the play itself. The audience is treated to such extended vignettes as Axel struggling with Scotch tape and the embassy priest struggling to free himself from a Houdiniesque magic trick. These antics are funny by themselves, but are not anywhere near enough to carry an entire play...
...idealist, I have to admit. I think human nature is self- interested. But there is such a thing as enlightened self-interest. The trick is to engage self-interest at the point where it touches other people's self- interest. Why shouldn't it be done on the international level, particularly when we have invented a way of putting an end to the whole experiment, by nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction. That is what the U.N. should be all about. I maintain that my idealism, which is based on some fairly rough experience, is a great deal more...
Accordingly, four years ago in San Francisco, they filled the convention hall with a sea of waving flags. That did not quite do the trick. So this year they went one step further. They started bashing foreigners -- not Communists, to be sure, but second best -- ruthlessly efficient Asians. Starting with Richard Gephardt's "$48,000 Hyundai" ads and finishing with a Dukakis TV spot that featured a rising Japanese flag, the Democrats' appeal to economic nationalism has not been subtle. Attacking allies is not nearly as satisfying as attacking enemies (say, the Evil Empire), but it is a start...