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Janna Joos, organizer of the annual Celebrity Impersonators Convention in Las Vegas, said far fewer Obama look-alikes showed up this year compared with the number of Hillary Clintons, Ronald Reagans and George W. Bushes in attendance - just one guy, to be exact. Then again, the convention was just after Clinton won the Kentucky primary in May, when Obama's presidential prospects were cloudy at best...
...Hinckley ’09 started her job search as many upperclassmen do—with corporate positions—but soon realized her opportunities were narrowing.“I knew that [corporations] were not recruiting as heavily as they have in the past and that there were fewer positions available. I began to think about other options,” she said.Hinckley decided to put aside the prospect of a career in industry to spend two years teaching in the Bay Area.Her choice reflects a broader movement away from jobs in financial services to roles in public service...
...Though it’s well known that humans express phenotypes for characteristics like brown hair or blue eyes, far fewer people know that tuberculosis also generates different phenotypic states...
...hand rails for customers to hold onto while riding. Only one train with Big Red cars will be in service for the weekday rush hour period. The cars will be labeled with signs, so customers will be able to choose whether or not to take the new trains with fewer seats. The trial period for the pilot program will run indefinitely while the MBTA garners and gauges customer feedback. “We’re just hoping the customer will enjoy the experience. Some people will find it accommodating,” Rivera said. The MBTA plans to allow...
...opposition and was slower on the offensive glass, as it fell to Providence (4-4), 70-58, on Saturday afternoon.After a sharp-shooting night of nearly 60 percent against the University of New Hampshire its last time out, the Crimson shot almost half that mark, connecting on fewer than 35 percent of its shots from the field for the game. “Sometimes you just have a bad night as a team, shooting-wise,” said captain Niki Finelli, who was one of three Harvard players that scored in double figures. “Sometimes it?...