Word: beacons
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...oldie, but a goodie. Beautiful fountains, rich history, endless fields, and a lively atmosphere make this much more than just your average public park. And it’s absolutely free! Go there—and bring your Life Sci notes if you have to. Bound by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston Streets, MBTA: Park Street Station...
...competitive system encouraging sporting excellence, many have attributed Team USA’s Olympic successes to the sizeable investments made by universities in guaranteeing prestige and varsity sporting successes.This development, ensuring the creation of a highly professional environment combining sporting and scholastic pursuits, has seen America become a beacon for aspiring young athletes worldwide. With unparalleled financial muscle, the resources of the colleges continue to stir international curiosity, provide spectacle and further sporting opportunities.Here at Harvard, one is afforded the unique opportunity to not only watch elite collegiate athletes participate in 41 different varsity sports, but also to experience...
Most of the hallmarks of the foreign policy of George W. Bush are gone. The old conservative idea of "American exceptionalism," which placed the U.S. on a plane above the rest of the world as a unique beacon of democracy and financial might, has been rejected. At almost every stop, Obama has made clear that the U.S. is but one actor in a global community. Talk of American economic supremacy has been replaced by a call from Obama for more growth in developing countries. Claims of American military supremacy have been replaced with heavy emphasis on cooperation and diplomatic hard...
...Little Miss Sunshine.” Her cool, collected approach to such absurd proposals—a crime scene cleanup business, in this case—epitomizes what Big Beach Films continues to get right, despite its predictable recipe for indie flick humor.The biohazard removal business shines as a beacon of hope for the film’s lovable, but not particularly successful, sisterly duo. Adams plays a once-popular cheerleader having an affair with her married ex-quarterback, ex-boyfriend Mac (Steve Zahn). Their son Oscar (Jason Spevack) is in desperate need of expensive, individualized private school enrollment thanks...
...uptight, restrictive atmosphere this institution works so hard to foster, the seven-minute rule is the lone, laid-back beacon of permissiveness. And it’s a rule I’ve enjoyed abusing. Thanks, Edward Holyoke. Or whoever. You’re the best...