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...followed, as the International Olympic Committee delivered its final report on Athens' preparations, noting that 25 of 35 sporting venues were ready, and the remaining 10 at least 85% complete. "We had doubts," the I.O.C.'s Denis Oswald told reporters. But "all these doubts have disappeared." There is an element of suspense to every Olympic Games. Getting everything ready on time for the biggest show on earth proves a challenge for most hosts. Atlanta had its share of delays and construction snafus before a last-minute frenzy snapped its facilities into place in time for the 1996 Games...
...unwelcome at gay hot spots where partying and pairing up, not potty training, are on the agenda. Likewise, gays may feel unwelcome at kid-friendly spots where traditional-family-values proponents might not value their nontraditional families. Playing it straight isn't comfortable either. "There's some element of shame in not holding my partner's hand," says Boullianne, an information-technology consultant who works for Olivia. "I don't want those feelings around my kids. I know they can feel my every heartbeat...
...These are people studying things other than literature who like poetry a lot,” Radich said. He added that the more traditional literary element has, for the most part, stayed away...
...major element in the thinking about these courses seems to be the potential marketing of them,” he wrote in an e-mail, referring to the report’s suggestion that the proposed Harvard College Courses be “flagship courses, listed at the front of the course catalog...
...awareness about her own imprisoned state—she is trapped in her own boredom, and she cannot forget this for a single instant. Levy’s deliberate manner and wild-eyed intensity, therefore, are excellent reflections of the rapacity with which Hedda focuses on each new element of awfulness in her life. One cannot expect a character tormented by her own constant misery to drift off into abstraction and forget her train of thought...