Word: overcasts
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...overcast afternoon in the tony New Jersey enclave of Short Hills, dozens of patrons have packed into the Wentworth Gallery to celebrate an art opening. Glasses of chilled chardonnay are served in the white-walled space as a battalion of gallery assistants respond to customer queries about abstract works in shades of blush and marigold. But make no mistake: this is not your average academic art exhibit. A quick scan of the attendees reveals lots of big hair, tight jeans and hints of rocker-girl décolletage. The sound system throbs with the refrain "Lick it up, lick...
...multiple times during his first week in office - a week that, rather than offering the catharsis of a bright new American morning, summoned the groaning image of a supertanker attempting a U-turn in a tiny Arctic bay. The weather in Washington was cold and cloudy. The President seemed overcast as well, stowing his megawatt smile as he acknowledged one of the more depressing days in U.S. economic history - the day that major companies laid off more than 75,000 employees. I barely saw him smile all week...
Members of the militant group Hamas depend on the weather as well. For them, the cloudier it is the better. Firing off Qassam rockets into Israel is an inexact science. But given enough time to position the rockets properly - time which an overcast or rainy day can provide - Gaza's rocketmakers are far more likely to hit their intended targets. That's what happened on Monday evening when, as rain blanketed Gaza and much of Israel's south coast, a rocket launched from Gaza struck a playground in Ashdod, killing a mother of four as she waited at an adjoining...
Theodore E. Skowronski ’69 can still recall the sea of white handkerchiefs triumphantly waving over the Yale side of Harvard Stadium 40 years ago.On the overcast afternoon of Nov. 24, 1968, with three minutes to go in the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs ahead 29-13, the Game—the final appearance for Skowronski and his senior teammates—seemed to be headed towards an inevitable Crimson defeat. “I felt totally crushed,” Harvard’s former center says. “This was the most important...
...capella jams and musical performances, but if you planned on dancing the night away in a sweaty dining hall, think again. As Harvard-Yale weekend approaches, the absence of dining hall parties should not go unnoticed. One of Harvard’s most anticipated traditions has been overcast by the cloud of bureaucracy that continually chokes Harvard social life: namely, the lack of communication and collaboration among House staff, the Student Life and Activities Office (SLAO), and students. The tailgate restrictions have already put a damper on the weekend, and none of the 12 Houses is permitting dining hall parties...