The National Hot Rod Association, which represents professional drag-racing, has also tried to help, encouraging affiliated tracks to open their facilities to street-racers for safe, controlled contests.

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And he said something else here that was intriguing: he said he regretted returning to cycling in 2009, suggesting it had possibly set into motion the chain of events that led him to his professional humiliation, a lifetime ban from competition and the hot light of this hotel suite.

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In reality, only professional money managers and well-heeled investors get into a hot deal at this price.

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The NPR story zeroes in on a city with one professional sports team, where the immediate impact for those mentioned the hot dog vendors, etc.

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From its humble beginnings (for a while, the fire-fighting force consisted largely of drunks and vagrants) the service gradually became more professional, developing new techniques and introducing smokejumpers (special teams that parachute into hot spots).

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There you would think you showed both the music lovers and professional musicians a discourtesy and dishonored the music, if you rattled playing chips and hot chocolate cups throughout.

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Early in his professional career, during a lengthy stay in Blackpool for a qualifying school, he landed in disciplinary hot water with a midnight streak along the promenade.

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In fact, an informed and conscientious PR professional can be a great asset to a time-challenged journalist looking for a lead on a hot new startup or one simply trying to find timely answers to his or her questions.

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