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...fans—but world records, as thousands of locals joined forces at the third annual “Life is good Pumpkin Festival” to shatter the Guinness World Record for most pumpkins lit in the same place at the same time. Boston’s fierce competitor for the pumpkin champ title, Keene, N.H., has proudly bled orange since lighting a record 28,952 jack-o’-lanterns in 2003. Although the town of 22,000 people lit more than its population in pumpkins, Boston ultimately came out on top. According to the James S. Laughlin...
...forced out--and even she sounds uncertain sometimes whether she will prevail--she will be a victim of her culture's collective fears. But whether Fernandes leads it or not, Gallaudet will have to change with the times, become less a refuge from the outside world and more a competitor within it. "That's very tough for a place that has welcomed so many students of varying abilities over the years," says the trustee, who notes that historically black colleges had to endure a similar reconceptualization in the 1970s, after the Ivy League began poaching their most talented black students...
...dominant force in Europe's and Japan's vacuum markets. But the price-conscious U.S., where Dyson upright vacs have been selling since 2002, is tougher. Big brands, feeling threatened, are quick to advertise their own Dyson-like benefits at lower costs. Black & Decker already has a Root 6 competitor, the 18 Volt Pivot Vac. There's no lithium-ion battery, but for $60 it picks up dirt using something it calls "cyclonic action...
...cream store in Randolph Massachusetts. It’s on the blue collar side of Braintree. RR: I don’t think Harvard students go there much. TS: It’s actually where Dunkin Donuts University is located. I know that’s a big competitor of Harvard. RR: What’s your impression of Harvard students? TS: They are, I assume, intelligent. Communists. And yet well off. RR: Doesn’t every comedian talk about how depressing their life is? TS: Yes, but my life has been wonderful. That’s how different...
...speaks to the current needs of the Nicaraguan people.” Current Nicaraguan law states that a candidate can win an election in one round if he garners 40 percent of the vote, or 35 percent if he has at least a 5 percent margin over his nearest competitor. If the most recent poll results hold true, Ortega has already achieved the margin that will allow him to win the election in one round. However, Montealegre will have a legitimate chance to win the presidency if he makes it into the second round, said Johnson...