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...meanwhile, features an easy-to-navigate format filled with updates on daily political events, a guide for getting involved, and an e-mail contact form for any additional requests. “I think that what is happening with our two clubs is a microcosm of the national political mood that will probably hand the House and possibly the Senate to the Democrats in a week,” says Stephen E. Dewey ’07, who served as HRC president until he unexpectedly left his post over the summer...
...this holy haggling puts me in a decidedly unfestive mood. So here are my final proscriptions on Christmas. Born-agains: if you want to emphasize the religious aspect of Dec. 25, you must pronounce Christmas "Christ Mass." And to you Scrooges, defiant against a hundred years of amiable American tradition: if you can't say "Merry Christmas," fine. But don't take...
...Scents and Sensibility" [Oct. 16] Reported that more retailers are using odors to get consumers in the mood to spend. Oh, dear. I'm not much of a shopper, but now I may never shop again. First it was the Muzak that drove me out of most stores, then the scented candles in gift shops. Whew! I turned and ran. Now more scents in every store? I simply dislike artificial scents, but many people are hypersensitive to smells and can be made ill by them. I guess there's always mail order and online shopping...
...said the study stemmed from previous research, which showed that the act of receiving flowers brings “instant satisfaction and delight.” “The purpose of this study was to see if having just a few flowers in your home could change your mood,” Sparks said. Around the Square and on campus, students and florists said the project’s conclusions were not very surprising. Elmer Helgeson, an employee at Brattle Square Florist, corroborated the study’s findings. “Sometimes, people just walk into the shop...
...Returning to the Green Zone on Thursday, this time entering through checkpoints along the 14th of July Bridge, I found the sergeant in charge of the crossing in no laughing mood as he stood, tense, in the blazing heat wearing full body armor, overseeing the movement of people across a bridge that has drawn sniper fire in recent weeks. He checked my badge and my passport and asked to see another form of identification. I gave him my Washington, D.C., drivers license, which he said he needed to keep at the checkpoint while I was inside. I was assured, however...