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Opus responds that those who leave are a small minority, and Allen describes the mood around the many centers he visited as cheerful. Bohlin dismisses charges that prospective members are unaware of what to expect, pointing out that all go through an 18-month preparatory process. He says that in a group as loosely knit as he claims Opus to be, "you can't keep all the people happy all the time; you can't keep people from making mistakes." And he says the organization has mellowed. "I was running a center as a 25-year-old," Bohlin...
...antique was owned by a previous owner,” says Richards. “Suddenly you’ll have grandmothers on stage—all of a sudden they’ll turn into cabaret singers, and it’s a totally different set, totally different mood, in the 1920’s in a smoky, old bar.” The cast and crew are made up of around 75 people, with greatly varying levels of experience. “Our cast has all different singing and dancing and acting backgrounds, and they all came together...
...associate has made short work of Last Senior Standing. “Everything else has been training,” Meghan deadpanned. Week one allowed her to perfect her m.o.—rolling early to Senior Bar, getting her card punched, then drinking and socializing as the mood strikes. By Sunday night, though, she seemed a little weary. “I thought about just coming in and getting my card punched,” she said. “But then I had a beer.” Burn-out might be Meghan’s biggest obstacle...
...changed since then. Access to the province is notoriously difficult but in recent years human-rights groups have documented a range of abuses by Indonesian security forces, such as rape, torture, abductions and thousands of deaths. When he visited last year, Sydney University researcher John Wing says the mood among locals was defiant but frustrated: "They feel they have been ignored. They're praying and hoping the international community will pay more attention to them...
...string quartet, the ubiquitous black dress, and white tablecloths set the mood in the Kirkland Dining Hall last night at the second Harvard College Democrats Gala Banquet, which honored presidential hopeful Mark Warner for his unconventional and successful approach to politics during his time as governor of Virginia. The sold-out event, attended by 180 people and five months in the making, boasted appearances from local politicians and speeches from former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen, former Florida Senator Bob Graham, and Warner, a 1980 graduate of Harvard Law School. The three politicians did their share of Bush-bashing...