Word: candlelighting
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...found solace in small adjustments. Cell-phone sales jumped, both among first-time buyers and current customers wanting extras for their spouses and kids. The FCC told TV stations they didn't need to test their emergency broadcast systems for a while, for fear of spooking people. Candlelight vigils brought people out of their homes to the town square, then a plane rumbled overhead. Inhale, look up, follow the lights till they disappear, exhale and return to the prayers. It's hard to have the perfect autumn wedding when all the out-of-town guests call to cancel. Life insurance...
...disperse. The frightened group assembled to hold a vigil for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The Iranians - mostly young and middle class - held candles in the air and defiantly sang Iran's pre-revolutionary anthem as Mirdamad Street flickered in a sea of candlelight. Then, emboldened by growing numbers, they began to chant, "Marg bar terrorist (Death to terrorists...
Last week, as the Harvard community banded together in candlelight vigils, UW had a vigil of its own, and other student-athletes cried and prayed together. Hundreds of people crowded close in the chilled autumn air, trying to make sense of their tragedy, to cope with such a vicious personal blow...
...While Saturday saw the first official funerals after the attacks, Friday was marked by hundreds of remembrances and prayer services. People gathered Friday night all around the country for candlelight vigils. Outside fire stations in New York, flowers and candles stand five feet deep. At Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral, the President, First Lady, members of Congress, Cabinet members, former Presidents and their families gathered Friday morning with other dignitaries for a prayer service. According to reports, President Bush made a call to Al Gore, who was trapped in Europe after the attacks, asking the former vice president to return...
Indeed, the story ran after a very full day of events at Harvard. Nearly 50 students had held a candlelight vigil that evening; at a noon rally, nearly 100 people circled Mass. Hall in support of the occupants; and a group of students at Yale had held a rally to show their support as well...