Word: raying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sell a live kidney for $250,000 before the company yanked the organ off-line. Suburban mom Kathy Barnett of Hoffman Estates, Ill., says she buys "garage-sale doodads" and quickly resells them on eBay: "I paid 10[cents] for a 1930s cookbook and auctioned it for $10." Ray Geeck of Lake Panasoffkee, Fla., began casually hawking dolls from his home and claims to have grossed $1 million so far this year. Judy Williams of Atlanta, Texas, says she worked her way off welfare by reselling linens, quilts, pottery and tobacco tins on eBay...
...layer above the South Pole is bigger than ever this year, NASA scientists announced Tuesday. It's now about 10.4 million square miles -- a little bigger than North America -- and that's 5 percent bigger than the previous record set in 1996. And while the quantity of the ultraviolet-ray-blocking gas in the affected area is not as thin as it has been, according to the agency, "the lowest amounts of ozone are likely to be seen in the next week...
...politics is local. Proving that point, Somerville mayor Michael Capuano [4] won the Democratic primary for O'Neill's old House seat (once also held by J.F.K.), swaying voters with aggressive campaigning. That tactic was better than that of his closest competition, former Boston mayor and Vatican ambassador Ray Flynn, who showed pictures of himself with the Pope and Mother Teresa...
Madonna began her rendering of "Ray of Light" by chanting sacred mantras from the Vedas (the ancient Hindu scriptures) and incorporated into the performance steps derived from the traditional dance form native to the Indian region of Orissa. As American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) write on their website, the Hindu theme and use of Hindu symbols continued throughout the performance...
...hate to steal Ray Tellier's line from last year, but at least no one got killed," said Murphy, referring to Tellier's quote after Harvard's 45-7 win. "We got our butts kicked, and that starts with the head coach. They were just bigger, stronger, and tougher on this...