Word: maines
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Prospective compers were ushered in through the door facing Claverly and into the building to the left. The corridor to the right that leads up to main part of the castle—yeah, the part where they throw the parties—was blocked off with a curtain and a bored looking staffer. Unfortunately, the details on that part of the castle will have to wait...
...before we club sports even get a look at the list,” said President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Kendo Club, Amanda W. Hu ’10. “So first, we have limited options with time slots and now we lose an hour from our main practice time.” These constraints come in the wake of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ May announcement that three JV men’s sports teams—ice hockey, baseball, and basketball—would be cut and re-emerge this fall at club...
...Navy used a portion of the island as a firing range and weapons-testing ground it negligently exposed Vieques' population of 10,000 to dangerous levels of toxins. The community, according to several independent medical studies, has a cancer rate 30 times higher than that of Puerto Rico's main island to the west. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a motion to dismiss the suit, which collectively seeks health and property damages in the billions of dollars, claiming the Federal Government's sovereign immunity. A federal judge in San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital, is expected to make...
...theories you cite in your book speculate that America might be experiencing something similar to the downfall of Rome. Yet you reject that idea. The main reason I'm optimistic is because America is a society that is constantly refreshed by immigration. The demography of this country is changing so constantly and unpredictably that I sort of think it's going to be renewed and refreshed and changed going forward. I also don't think this is a despicable or amoral society. I just think it's of a warped and alienated and weird time...
...there are more than 40,000 top-quality sushi bars in the world; last year they generated more than $150 billion, and another $40 billion in related products were sold. That example is warming the hearts of Acurio and his compatriots who have visions of Peruvian restaurants on Main Street, U.S.A., serving up such staples as cuy (the national dish of roasted guinea pig), cow-heart kebabs and purple corn juice. (See even more pictures of what the world eats...