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...phenomenon. Makeshift encampments of people who don't have permanent homes have long existed on the margins of many U.S. cities. But the tide of foreclosures and a rising national unemployment rate have dramatically swelled the ranks of the newly homeless. And one estimate says current economic conditions will drive a million more people into homelessness by 2010. Some will end up in shelters or on the streets. Others are choosing to live in nylon tents on dusty lots, waiting for their fortunes to turn...
...Harvard College,’ an effort that resulted in three additions to the undergraduate residential structure: Quincy House in 1959, Leverett Towers in 1960, and Mather House in 1970. To solve the problem of over-crowding, a central initiative of his administration, Pusey called for an active fundraising drive by the alumni to address the growing needs of the College. Pusey’s capital campaign to raise $82.5 million, the equivalent of $287.5 million today, marked the most extensive fundraising campaign to be undertaken by Harvard—or by any other educational institution?...
...from $99 per night; plus, if you stay three nights, you'll get the fourth night free. Weekend rates run a bit higher, starting at $119. But if you're a resident of the Sunshine State, you get 10% off. Sale prices are valid through Sept. 30. 3244 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach...
...also - and here the duo lowered their voices in awe - perform for the Queen at the Royal Variety Show. The annual gala requires the Queen to sit through a hodgepodge of musical numbers, pasteurized comedy and novelty acts, a torment that might have been secretly devised by republicans to drive the monarch into retirement. Nevertheless, all the contestants dutifully averred that such an opportunity would be the highlight of their existence. "It would be the biggest thing in my life," said Shaheen Jafargholi, a singer from Wales who at 12 has arguably not had much time to rack up memorable...
...successful individuals, and as we all know, success breeds success. This is especially true if you’re ____ (Harvard football, on the honor roll, a repeat offender). But there are always places for improvement, like ____ (sports travel budgets and certain coaches, multiplication, the prison library). Never lose the drive to improve yourself, and try to be a lifelong learner. That ____ (core you took, crazy “new math” you did, license plate manufacturing course) will help you throughout life, or at least make you the life of a cocktail party someday with your witty insights...