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...patch of grass outside Hospice House Woodside in Pinellas Park, Fla., where Schiavo lies abed, about 30 people stood vigil last Thursday. They were protesting the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube the day before, an action sought by her husband Michael and approved by a Florida Circuit Court judge but bitterly opposed by Terri's parents Mary and Bob Schindler. Striding among them like a pep-rally leader was the nattily dressed Randall Terry, the prominent right-to-life advocate. "I'm here because the Schindlers asked me to be here," he declared. "This woman is being murdered...
...probably a bad idea for Boston ground-keepers to paint the World Series logo on the Fenway Park grass on Thursday. That was tempting the Red Sox's 85-year-old Curse of the Bambino. Or of Buckner. And now Boone--as in Aaron--who smacked an 11th-inning homer to propel the hated-rival Yankees to the World Series. The only memento that Sox fans had to treasure was an editorial in the New York Post lamenting that the Yankees may have "acquired a curse of their own" after losing the seventh game. The editorial, which...
...says Joel Gomberg, an analyst at William Blair & Co. "There's great value potential here; it's a savvy move." Among Accordia's tactics to lure people to the game--which many Japanese have played within strict guidelines--loosening dress codes and letting players drive golf carts on the grass...
...Quad’s student friendliness, however, should not be construed as being confined to Mass Ave. The actual Quad itself, a football-field-sized parcel of land in the middle of the Radcliffe Quadrangle allows students an immensely more valuable grass-covered recreational space than the MAC Quad. At any given time students can be found playing Frisbee or tossing around a football and during winter months snowball fights and snow-football games. Besides an open expanse of greenery, Quadlings benefit from the presence of Hilles Library and the QRAC. Even while dilapidated, both are slated for renovations...
...grass can only [be used] so much before it turns to mud,” he said. “With turf and lights, more activities could be done there more of the time...