Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...With fees as high as $2—enough to buy half a Toscanini vanilla latte—watch where you withdraw if you don’t have an account at the hosting bank. That is, unless you want to donate to the banks in holiday spirit...
Although manufacturers feared that the Vespa's popularity would be short-lived, within 10 years Piaggio had sold more than 1 million. The sexy little scooter was immortalized in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday as the vehicle of choice of the dolce vita set. And two decades later, it became the symbol of disenfranchised youth in Quadrophenia. Today it's still the low-cost, high-status alternative to cars in big cities and on college campuses. ?By James Scully
...last six years. An active and popular member of the Cambridge Senior Center, she worked in the stockroom at Filene’s Basement in Natick until her retirement more than ten years ago, the Globe reported. The two Harvard graduate students were traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Harvard spokesman Joe Wrinn. They are being housed temporarily in a local hotel, he said. “Both have been offered new units and we hope to finalize those arrangements by tomorrow,” he wrote in an e-mail. The fire travelled quickly through the wood frame...
...difficulty of “being in the moment” manifests itself every day, but seems even more evident over holiday breaks. When at home, it’s easy to mull over what you have to do when you go back to school or the events of the past week on campus. But remember: it will all be waiting for you when you return. Instead, enjoy the time with your family and friends...
...While none witnessed the overnight lines or shopfloor brawls seen elsewhere in the country, many local businesses said yesterday they expected to equal or improve upon their performances last year. And the varying successes of Harvard Square businesses point to trends in consumption and tourism in Cambridge over the holiday weekend, with growth more pronounced at larger stores and branches of national chains. Urban Outfitters claimed to be experiencing a typical rise in purchases this year, while employees at the Gap and Jasmine Sola said they were too busy to comment. “We’re steadily increasing...