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...scenic tourist destination that is advertised with the cryptic statement/question: “Built by a Native American Culture or a migrant European population? No one knows for sure. A maze of man-made chambers, walls and ceremonial meeting places, America’s Stonehenge is possibly the oldest man-made construction in the United States (over 4000 years old).” The mysterious caves and rock formations are supposedly built by both pre-historic and historic people! Take your girlfriend or your parents—Cancun is overrated...
...shade,like a pale, delicate mushroom, I grew.”)She excels at sports, and one fateful daymeets and beats the Crown Prince in agame of tennis. The Prince falls in lovewith her beautiful spirit, and so beginsthe rest of her life.Japan has the world’s oldest hereditarymonarchy, and Haruko’s life ischoked with thousands of years’ worthof accrued ceremony: the 15 kilogramsof traditional clothing Haruko wears onher wedding day, the seven-day namingprocess for her first son. The monotonyand constriction of it push Haruko intoa nervous breakdown, forcing her toleave the royal...
...leaving you confused, helpless, and flat-out broke. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Your spare change can do wonders at Christ Church Thrift Shop (CCTS), open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. With all proceeds benefiting Christ Church, one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings, the shop boasts an ever-changing selection of vintage goods that range from clothing and shoes to posters, rugs, and furniture. CCTS even offers unique items such as an old-school s’more maker. “We really consider ourselves a benefit to the community...
...sick, harmful system, that desperately needs reform. I have heard that HUDS is a for profit company, though I’ve never been able to confirm that. They describe themselves as “a self-sustaining department of Harvard University” and “the oldest collegiate foodservice in America,” neither of which describes the economic realities behind the hidden giant. Considering they daily serve 1,600 bright young men and women who spend much of their waking life seeking to better understand...well, everything, the lack of transparency is shocking. And questions...
...Which brings us to March 4. Vermont has the nation's second-whitest and second-oldest electorate, the kind of demographics that tend to favor Hillary Clinton in Democratic primaries. The popular former governor Madeleine Kunin is leading the Clinton campaign in Vermont, and Chelsea Clinton came to campaign on Friday. But Barack Obama is dominating the polls. "This is a state with a strong feminist tradition, but Obama's eating Hillary's lunch," says University of Vermont political science professor Garrison Nelson. Obama created quite a stir when he visited the campus last year. "I've been here...