Word: broking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Diana only became a so-called "social worker" after her marriage broke up, starting in the 1990s. Much of the reason for this change, it seems, came from her need for attention and revenge rather than for the particular cause or charity at hand. Today, one never hears that she manipulated the press in order to make herself look good at the expense of the royal family, and that she timed her appearances to coincide with and upstage important events hosted by the other royals...
...residents of the suite are Rachel H. Sommovilla '99 and Claire G. Schwab '99. Both students were in the room when the fire broke out, according to Sommovilla...
...Raleigh, N.C., Brian Schmitz drilled a 51-yard field goal in a driving rainstorm midway through the third quarter broke a 7-7 tie to spark the Tar Heels...
Dowker said the intruders broke into the office of Randy Scott, another teaching fellow, on a different corridor of the fourth floor and stole Scott's laptop. They also entered the office of a fourth-year graduate student on the seventh floor in the Statistics Department, who noted the theft of a Walkman from that office but asked not to be named...
...kuna ($2,000) in a national competition for a new slogan, the winner--"Croatia, Paradise on Earth"--seemed suspiciously weak. Turns out the author was the wife of Minister of Tourism Niko Bulic, who had entered the contest under her maiden name, Dubravka Petricic. Since the scandal broke, Bulic has resigned and promised to give the prize money to charity. As for a slogan, it appears that they're sticking to the "Paradise on Earth" thing. After all, the previous slogan was "Croatia--A Small Country for a Big Holiday." Maybe she really did win on merit...