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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...
...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...
...back is a dream come true.”In his final performance at the helm of the Crimson offense against Yale in The Game, Pizzotti looked like an NFL-caliber quarterback. Up against the nation’s top defense in terms of points allowed, in addition to driving 30 mile-per-hour winds and single-digit temperatures, Pizzotti led Harvard in a convincing 10-0 victory over the Bulldogs.But as decisively as the season ended, the beginning was not so clean.In the Crimson’s annual night game against Holy Cross to kick off the 2008 campaign...
...took his game to another level in his junior campaign, which culminated in a first-team All-Ivy nod. A threat to score every time he touched the ball, Lin was a formidable offensive weapon in every facet of the game—from scoring in transition to dribble-drive penetration, not to mention deadly long-range shooting...