Word: raying
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...data, in the form of multicolored blocks of numbers flashing across a computer screen. To make the best use of the spacecraft's dwindling power, he has shut down all but three of its 11 scientific instruments, and by early next year only one--Van Allen's cosmic ray detector--will be able to function. Citing operational costs and the diminishing scientific return, NASA has ordered Wirth to halt all communications with Pioneer next year on March...
Cummins has brought a conservative bent to the race to fill the seat of Ray Thornton, who's leaving for the state Supreme Court. Denouncing Vic Snyder's attempts to abolish the state's anti-sodomy law, Cummins praises the recently passed Defense of Marriage Act and expresses outrage that Snyder may have gays campaigning for him. Cummins once said he and Snyder weren't far apart on issues like Medicare, the environment and Social Security, but later declared he knows of no race "with a bigger difference between a liberal and a conservative...
...race to fill the seat of fellow Democrat Ray Thornton, Snyder has been called to question on his attempts to repeal Arkansas's anti-sodomy law. Countering that this is just his conservative opponent's attempt to derail his campaign, he contends that gay rights are not a major plank in his platform, instead emphasizing a balanced budget, campaign-finance reform and environmental protection. In a Little Rock district with a substantial working-class and African-American constituency, he also vows to protect education and Medicare...
...face it, not only did they allow the most goals (109) and score the least (53), but their leading returning scorer--Matt Cumming--amassed only 14 points last season and their highest goal scorer--Ray Giroux--is a defenseman...
Furthermore, if the NLRB voids the contract, it will send a message to employers and union management officials around the nation that workers are not so easily trampled on. The publicity of this case could also help to inform more workers of their rights. As Ray Clark, one of the union shop stewards who brought the complaint before the NLRB, said, "I think if we could let other people know of the behavior of this union, we could discourage others from getting involved with unions [like this...