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Main courses are similarly diverse, both in terms of their geographic heritage and their gastronomic success. The fried shrimp scatter ($15.95), an abundance of battered shrimp (think the entire contents of Bubba’s boat from Forrest Gump dumped into a deep-frier) served with remoulade and cocktail dipping sauces as well as french fries and coleslaw, was top-notch. A Cobb salad ($11.50) was tremendous in more ways that one, a fresh and vibrant mountain of different colors, tastes and textures. Herb-crusted salmon, however, was disgustingly oversized, eerily suggesting that the fish had been raised...
Help provided by co-workers isn't always formalized. In 1993 Joan Frier, now a public relations manager for SHARE, a national breast- and ovarian-cancer advocacy group based in New York City, started a new job as a legal text editor while recovering from breast cancer. Her bosses sometimes had unrealistic expectations, and it was her co-workers who gave her day-to-day encouragement. "They would take on some tasks for me, cover for my mistakes and help me with new things," she recalls. "I couldn't have done it without these people...
...Frier was fortunate that public knowledge of her health condition caused people to rally for her. Disclosure of health status to employers and colleagues is often the source of one of the most daunting fears chronically ill people face. Dawn Quick, 39, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found to have hepatitis C in 1996. Devastated, she nonetheless continued to work as a legal assistant in a prominent law firm. But she shared the news of her condition--in confidence, she thought--with her supervisor. In no time, people began to express condolences. "It was awful-- people coming...
...sign in the Tasty window shares the restaurant's proud 81-year legacy: "29,565CrimsonMelissa K. CrockerCLEANING UP AND CLOSING DOWN: BOB MARTIN cleans the deep-fat frier early Sunday morning as the Tasty prepared to shut its doors...
...rest of the campus either. Late night food within a reasonable distance and with a suitable atmosphere will be hard to replace in Harvard Square. The Tasty would probably be a top contender for atmosphere--but you can't stay too long. Its interior is small and the frier fumes might become intoxicating--as if there weren't enough grease in the food already...