Word: gathering
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...truth, a genuine concern for an open university compels us to support our Faculty in their grievances as they gather at their emergency meeting today. And it compels us to take our own stand as responsible students for a different kind of Harvard than the one we’ve seen of late...
...GERMANY SEEM TO HAVE IMPROVED. BUT THERE'S STILL IRAQ. HAS ANYTHING REALLY CHANGED? You must not underestimate the importance of the atmosphere, and that's certainly improved. We both agree that in Iraq it's important that we make sure stability reigns, that the reconstruction efforts gather momentum and that the Iraqis begin to build homegrown security forces. The disputes are in the past. The only thing we will not do is put military boots on the ground in Iraq...
...Germany seem to have improved. But there's still Iraq. Has anything really changed? You must not underestimate the importance of the atmosphere, and that's certainly improved. We both agree that in Iraq it's important that we make sure stability reigns, that the reconstruction efforts gather momentum, and that the Iraqis begin to build homegrown security forces. The disputes are in the past. That's why Germany is ready to waive [Iraqi] debts. We've also started training Iraqi police and armed forces in the United Arab Emirates. The only thing we will not do is put military...
...First, gather a good group of single friends, preferably attractive—you will be drinking. Make sure none of these friends are very devoted Christians. Religious tolerance is something that should be sought in the modern world, but not when one desperately needs a social crowd that rejects antiquated moral scruples and has no respect for problematically-assigned gender roles. On a similar note, keep heterosexual attendance at 50% or less—their dating pool is extremely large and their queer friends are really tired of hearing how difficult it is to find a decent mate...
...trading room at Huaxia Securities, one of mainland China's three biggest brokerage houses, is a place where Beijing residents gather to monitor the stock ticker and hunch over computer keyboards while they buy and sell shares of 1,378 listed Chinese companies. Like casinos, Huaxia supplies VIP rooms to high-stakes customers. After the central government's disclosure last week that China's surging economy registered unexpectedly rapid GDP growth of 9.5% in the fourth quarter of 2004, the VIP rooms should have been buzzing. But they were empty, while the atmosphere in the main room was morose...