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...folk dance thought to be unique to England. Powell added that it is considered good luck to shake the hand of a Morris dancer on May Day morning. Perhaps in anticipation of upcoming final exams, Harvard students formed a receiving line on the bike path along the river to greet the dancers when they were done. In addition to the adult Morris dancers, similarly flower-laden children and dogs celebrated, many also attracting the attention of undergraduates. Also according to Powell, the event, which has its origins in England, has been put on here in Cambridge for the past...
...this next generation." Others are hobbyists a generation younger and simply happy to pay respects. The group is strictly culture-war neutral. Notes Patriot Guard California state ride captain David (Scooter) Bolton: "Nobody cares if [a rider is] gay or not. It's not a meet-and-greet-and-date organization. It's to honor fallen heroes...
...Speaking to the Federalist Society in 2003, Card described how Bush starts each weekday when he?s in town. "The President shows up in the Oval Office between quarter of seven and seven o?clock in the morning, and I?m there to greet him," Card said. "One of the greatest privileges that anyone can have in any democracy is to say, 'Good morning, Mr. President.'" He told other audiences that someone had to be sure the President got a haircut regularly, and that someone was him. Bolten may delegate the haircut scheduling. But the President can be confident that...
...Naturally, at these prices you'll have to jettison some preconceptions. At Aurora, there are no teakwood salas staffed by smiling, sarong-clad maidens bearing ginger tea. Instead, the babushkas who greet you will show the way to clean but basic accommodation that still has the faint whiff of an institution hanging over it, despite a recent facelift. The solution is to lie back and think of the bragging potential?your friends may have done chakra balancing in Bhutan, or chromotherapy in Bali, but Kyrgyzstan...
...forum. “I do bring you good news from Washington. It’s been three weeks and a bit and the vice-president hasn’t shot anybody.” Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz, spoke briefly in a meet-and-greet with the Harvard College Democrats after the forum. The former presidential candidate expressed his gratitude and urged his supporters to continue their efforts in the 2006 midterm elections. Kerry said that he had exceeded his goals in every precinct of America in the last election. “That means we have...