Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...personal favorite, the arancinis are definitely worth a try if you’re a cheese lover. Nothing on Basta Pasta’s menu exceeds $12—more than reasonable, considering that the food is created by culinary experts.Despite the chefs’ fine-dining background, there’s a lack of formality that’s both warm and welcoming inside Basta Pasta’s doors. Russell agrees: “They care about the quality of the food without it being too formal or stuffy.”“I really like...
...Having people guess their background...
...Joanna I. Naples-Mitchell ’10 asked Rove why he was a member of the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) and had influence over President Bush’s decision to send troops to Iraq even though he was a political consultant with no background in the military or diplomacy...
...College Eagles that would mark the start of a seven game losing streak, the Crimson’s inability to play disciplined hockey and capitalize on scoring chances established itself as a frustration that would haunt Harvard all throughout its mid-year skid. But those frustrations only wrote the background plot for the Beanpot Championship game. The storyline—the three goal third period deficit—is familiar to people who follow Harvard hockey.As senior co-captain Mike Taylor netted the game-tying goal in the third, thanks to perfect positioning in front...
...said, referring to all of Cambridge rather than just Harvard. As happy as Ma said he has been in Cambridge, he has spent much of his life on the road. He said that he has spent 20 of the last 30 years traveling. This experience, along with his multiethnic background, has given Ma a deep interest in global inter-connections, he said. Ma’s work with the Silk Road Project has helped him explore the global nature of music and culture in general. This project, which seeks to unite musicians from across the medieval Silk Road that...