Word: wiring
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...Though his tenure as host of The Tonight Show lasted only five years, from 1957 to '62, the former disc jockey and B-movie actor made late-night TV both a habit and an event. He was a hot wire in a cool medium. Many a coffee-break chat would begin with "Did you see what Paar did last night?" He visited Cuba to talk to Castro, and Berlin when the Wall went up; he drew fresh notions from politicians and film idols when such figures were not ubiquitous TV presences. More often, Paar made news by being himself...
Five more penalties were called in the second, but only one was whistled in the third. What had begun as a physical battle came down to the wire as a goalies’ duel...
...thought it was the most fun race of the meet.” Grant said. “It was coming down to the wire, and it was a really exciting race, neck and neck all the way through. It’s a blast when all eyes are on you and you’re doing what you love...
...artery in his left leg and destroyed his right knee. An Israeli soldier shot Gil Naamati as he protested at the section of the "security fence" that cuts through the West Bank village of Masha. Naamati was hit by live ammunition after he clipped a piece of razor wire. "You shouldn't have done that," Yaalon said quietly. "I know," Naamati replied, shrugging, "but it's not a capital offense." That depends. The shooting of Naamati by a Golani Brigade trooper sparked a debate among Israelis about the rules that apply when their soldiers open fire with potentially lethal force...
...Having arrived in Baghdad only three days ago, Orion Jenks has missed all that bonding. Now he is preparing for his maiden trip outside the wire. Yesterday Jenks spent Thanksgiving away from home for the first time, eating rubbery turkey with a bunch of strangers in a chow hall decorated with the corny Pilgrim motif of a kindergarten. The battalion required all soldiers at the base to speak to their families for five minutes on the phone, but the call only added to Jenks' longing for home. "I was hating life," he says...