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...planners for the event appeared to underestimate the number of attendees, as an originally cordoned-off part of the auditorium had to be opened up to provide seating for the overflow crowd, and organizers ran out of USB flash drives early...
...Amin Gemayel: It was not all of a sudden that the mood changed. The (Syrian-backed) extension of President Emile Lahoud's term of office (in September 2004) was, to use a French expression, the drop that caused the glass to overflow. Before that extension, hope had been raised in hearts and minds of the people. They thought that with a new president, perhaps there will be a new policy and a new era. Their disappointment was like an explosion. Many other things, including the assassination attempt against MP Marwan Hamade, strengthened feelings against the Lebanese government and Syria...
...certain extent to which we can do that and still have a good quality of life for us and our staff,” Rebecca E. Rubins ’05 said. Rubins added that during peak times, the conveyor belt for busing trays would overflow and come to a standstill because dining staff could not handle the onslaught of flatware...
...please, we're british, is a charming idea - and an obsolete one. Britain now has the highest teen birth rate in Western Europe. Its TV and tabloids overflow with unclad women and randy tales. And if recent events are any guide, some of its better political magazines do, too. There certainly seems to be strong stuff in the water cooler at the offices of the Spectator, London's venerable weekly journal of conservative thought and culture...
With roughly 500 participants in total, more than 400 signed up for the break fast in the Lowell dining hall. This exceeds the 275 space limit for the room, yet Qudsi is sure that any overflow can be accommodated by the Lowell...