Although the impact of most of these individual actions is rather small, over a longer period of time, the sum of these activities may significantly contribute to changing public discourses.
Before Abdi walked into the cafe, she said "his actions were rather erratic".
"Well I think our possibilities for action are rather limited… Actually, I think, it is just natural that one is not allowed to interfere".
Several soldiers said they preferred to be here, where the action was, rather than in a cushier, duller post.
"Small farms experimenting with Asian crops is where the action is, rather than the big commodity market of bok choy and cabbages," he said.
The cross-dissolves and close-ups are there to stop the film straying into porn, but – for a story in which adventurous sex is integral to plot and character – the action is rather coy.
For Tottenham, the action is rather closer and Pochettino said that he would now like to return to London immediately after Wednesday's third placed play-off against Milan, who lost 3-0 to Bayern Munich in the later kick-off.
The action was rather more exciting at Nottingham Forest, where the home team twice came from behind to beat Bristol City 3-2 – a result that allowed Forest to climb out of the relegation zone and Norwich, 2-1 losers at Swansea, drop into it.
The football explanation for Belichick's action is rather straightforward: from his angle on the sideline, it was difficult to tell if the 27-yard field-goal attempt by Baltimore's Justin Tucker had passed above the right upright or if it was even with it.
Its the old story: Investors tend to go where they think the action is rather than trying to figure out where the action will be.
