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...retirees may be cutting back on charitable giving along with their discretionary spending. But it's still possible to effect a philanthropic impact by organizing or joining a giving circle. Much like investment clubs, giving circles consist of a small group of friends who pool their resources and gather--often over a potluck dinner--to pick charitable causes to donate to. Such circles have become especially popular among aging boomers looking for a way to bring meaning as well as fun into their retirement years...
...fireworks, children roam the streets in the days leading up to the event, brandishing their effigies - known as "Guys" - and ask passers-by for a "penny for the guy." (The phrase famously serves as the second epigraph to T.S. Eliot's 1927 meditation on despair, "The Hollow Men.") Families gather for food and festivities that might seem incongruous with the event's bloody origins - although perhaps not as incongruous as lighting fireworks and bonfires to celebrate an abortive attempt at arson...
...appeared in front of a polling place in a predominantly black area of north Philadelphia around midday. One man was reportedly armed with a nightstick, but he was asked to leave by police, who had been summoned by a Republican poll watcher. By mid-afternoon, as media began to gather, one uniformed but unarmed man remained, handing out literature to voters, but he angrily refused to answer any questions. A credentialed Obama poll worker, who identified himself as James Orman, said the uniformed man was a representative of the Obama campaign, though he curtly refused to answer any additional questions...
...Exit polling - surveying people leaving voting locations about the ballots they cast - debuted in the 1960s, as news organizations (and on a small scale, candidates) sought to gather demographic data about voters that could be used to predict election results. Legendary polling pioneer Warren Mitofsky conducted the first major exit poll for a network during the 1967 Kentucky governor's race and by the 1970s, exit polling had become an industry practice. But in 1980, NBC reported Ronald Reagan's 1980 victory over Jimmy Carter nearly three hours before polls closed on the West Coast, leading to a large-scale...
...specific residential concerns facing the student body. “Gutting” of the upperclass houses will provide ample opportunities for large-scale structural improvements. In light of this, planners should consider adding and expanding communal spaces within each House. Currently, many lack sufficient locations where students can gather for events, performances, or simple leisure time, and the absence of such spaces has a very real effect on the social choices students make. Likewise, eliminating vertical entryways in favor of horizontal hallways should be a priority in the renewal process. This new setup would be far more conducive...