Word: lucked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...itself, into the NCAA Tournament. Memories of that team kindle hope in even this cynic's heart for a similar run to glory this season--and as this year's voyage for regular-season honors foundered in the face of teams with superior reserves of both talent and luck, it is understandable why this team might have begun to think the same way. Even with tonight's additional hurdle still to be overcome...
...from him in a civil suit, but he had no funds.) When Singleton moved in 1988 to his native Florida, the reception was equally hostile. A Tampa car dealer offered him $5,000 to get out of the state, and a firebomb exploded on his lawn. He had more luck later in Orient Park, where he moved into a house owned by his family. Some neighbors were ignorant of his past. Others felt sure Singleton had put it behind him. He proffered small gifts and helped out with tasks. "He was the kind of person who, when his cat walked...
...Ethel Barrymore and Molly Picon looked on, another great performer sat at the head of his table at Sardi's and devoured his chopped sirloin--very rare--from a silver platter. One might have been tempted to say Pa was a lucky dog, but there was no luck involved in being the guest of honor at the annual Dog Fanciers Club luncheon. It took 500 years of breeding, 90 years of experience and one squeaky toy to get Pa this special meal. "Actually," said Pa's "ma," Rita Holloway, "he likes his hamburger cooked, with a little salt and pepper...
Chain mail is generally abhorred by system administrators all over. The messages usually demand that once read, they be passed to at least 10 people or else the reader will suffer bad luck. While it appears that most people disregard these silly threats, a new form of chain mail is snaking its way across the Internet, and it is more troublesome because it strikes a chord of either fear or sympathy in the hearts of its readers...
...Hubble Space Telescope is about to get an upgrade. Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven blasted into orbit at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday on a mission to modernize what has already been one of the projects of which NASA is most proud. "With a little luck and a couple weeks, the best telescope in the universe will be even better than it is now," commander Kenneth Bowersox said just before liftoff. Since its 1993 repair, the Hubble Space Telescope has consistently delivered breathtaking views of the universe as it existed almost at the beginning of time, along with...