Word: curbing
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...neglected one simple�way to help�curb emissions: don't drink bottled water. Think of all those millions of plastic bottles. Most municipal water in the U.S. is safe and can be made palatable with inexpensive filters. The water is transported to its final destination largely using gravity, which creates no emissions. And the feel-good factor? A friend of mine figured that over the course of a year she saved almost $1,000--enough to take herself on an environmentally friendly vacation...
Measures being taken to curb the violence by politicians today—from increasing the Boston police force by 60 troopers to allowing the red-bereted neighborhood watch group the Guardian Angels to return to Boston—are short term fixes at best. They do nothing to alter a cultural predisposition towards violent gun culture. Once the funding for increased trooper numbers dries up and the Guardian Angels skip town, the murder rate will again spike...
...hostile environment, almost repelling us. Yet, it is precisely this jarring quality that makes the photograph intriguing. A white “No Parking” sign stands out against a darkened background, as if attempting to ward off the viewer, and a motor scooter parked along the curb occupies much of the foreground. Adding to the discord caused by the blatant violation of the sign’s message, the vehicle creates a definite barrier between the two worlds of the viewer and subjects. A woman, sitting in the negative space carved out by the scooter, is visibly uncomfortable...
...tips for talking about the canon without reading it: generalize about the author, use the book to talk about your personal experiences, or (a devastatingly original move) try to change the subject. But I can’t escape the feeling that somewhere here is a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode waiting to happen.Some form of bullshitting about books will always be unavoidable, as it is in any form of small talk. And Bayard’s idea that shared reading provides community is right on.Harvard is filled with societies devoted to various forms...
Panora added that the Lampoon was using the reconstruction of the curb as an opportunity to water proof the building and bring the building’s front steps up to code, and that he expects to finish by April 27, after which a contractor for Cambridge will rebuild the sidewalk...