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Florida's Palm Beach County turns 100 this year, and one can forgive residents for feeling particularly nostalgic. Their once exclusive slice of South Florida used to be known primarily as the Kennedys' winter playground and a retiree haven for wealthy Northeasterners. But ever since the chad-infused chaos of the 2000 presidential recount, the largest county (by land mass) east of the Mississippi River has begun to rival Miami as the Sunshine State's capital of corruption and political mischief. It had to endure the sexual scandals of two consecutive congressman, first disgraced Representative Mark Foley and then...
...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 bus stop. She was the third Israeli fatality since the assault began. According to Palestinian sources, Israeli attacks have killed more than 300 people in Gaza. (See pictures of Israel's deadly assault on Gaza...
...then, as if on cue, here comes Steve Wynn. Three days before Christmas, he opened the new addition to his swanky Wynn Las Vegas resort, a $2.3 billion, 2,034-room playground called Encore. The new property is easily the most decorative and jubilant in the city; it lets in an abundance of natural light while somehow managing to keep the view of a struggling city...
Theater has always been a passion for Matthew I. Bohrer ’10. “Since I was a little kid I would be trying on costumes or putting together scenes for my friends to act out on the playground,” he says. Bohrer has acted on the stage since high school and has appeared in over a dozen productions at Harvard, but his first foray into writing and directing a play, the three-act “Slipping Away,” will premiere at the Loeb Experimental Theater on Jan. 8. After acting...
...every fall that proves lethal, there are an astounding 690 other kids who are hurt seriously enough to miss school or work. Those nonfatal falls are the most common reasons for visits to hospitals and for long-term disability. Childhood and public-information programs, redesigns of nursery furniture and playground equipment, and laws requiring window guards can all help...