Word: communalization
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...Burnses - there must be 20 of them in this Rhode Island home - are fiercely communal and insanely competitive. They make the Kennedys seem sluggish. They do aerobics and play touch football on the front lawn. When they're not engaged in Scrabble or an improvised singalong, they break up into speed-solving crossword teams. Come evening, there's a family talent show. Dan and Mitch duet on Pete Townshend's "My Love Opened the Door" (as if that perky tune hadn't been worn out in a half-dozen movies and commercials for J.C. Penney and NBC). And the children...
...beauty of Israel’s society and Israel’s history to the greater student body,” said Stern, president of Harvard Students for Israel (HSI). Tables were set up around the edge of the tent where students could plant a seed to simulate the communal farming of kibbutzim, make a bracelet with Hebrew letters, or compare Israel’s size to Argentina, Eqypt, France, the U.S., and Maine. One stand allowed participants to write messages that would then be delivered to the Western Wall, a Jewish holy site. Other booths offered information about Zionism...
...after a long cold winter of training inside. What also brings about a gradual refinement of the team dynamic is the annual graduation of a senior class and the influx of a new freshman class. These changes have profound effects on a team in a sport with such a communal nature, as boats change annually with the departure of some oarswomen and the arrival of others. Lineups for the Head of the Charles are not finalized until the last days of the week before the Regatta, as sophomores get used to the varsity program.Nonetheless, the team feels confident heading into...
...both artful rhetoric and page-turning thriller. Davidar, the former head of publishing giant Penguin's India operations (and now Penguin's top man in Canada), keeps the story rolling on even as he sketches wonderful little scenes of Indian life and explores religious zealotry and the kind of communal madness that periodically grips parts of the country...
...door twenty diners deep, the decibel level of a subway station, and rushed, fairly inattentive service. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the prices to match. With the average meal ranging from $10 to $15 a head, it provides a very peculiar dining experience, where the communal tables and general hullabaloo make one feel like a kid at the lunch table emptying out his piggybank. The menu, reminiscent of an airplane emergency pamphlet, is a bit tough to navigate. The appetizer tidbits they call “side dishes” are good enough, but the most reliable meals...