Word: ribboning
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With his sober blue suit and quiet way of talking, Andy (The Rock) Bloch might easily be mistaken for a smooth Washington lobbyist were it not for his tell. On his lapel is a red-white-and-blue ribbon speckled with tiny spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs. Bloch, 38, holds two engineering degrees from MIT and a law degree from Harvard. But he makes his living playing cards, and he was in Washington to improve the odds that Congress would lift its year-old ban on Internet poker...
...harsh, hot Santa Ana had kept blowing at gale force, because the inferno came close to pushing Schwarzenegger's system to the breaking point. Last May, a Los Angeles Times investigation found a number of unfilled gaps in the state's firefighting capacity, despite the recommendations of a blue-ribbon commission set up in the wake of disastrous fires in 2003. Big-ticket items, like more manpower and trucks, new communications systems and a modern fleet of water-dumping helicopters and planes, went unfunded by the legislature and the Schwarzenegger administration...
University President Drew G. Faust headlined a star cast of notables from Harvard and the world of playwrights to celebrate the opening of the New College Theatre on Holyoke Street last night. Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith and Dean of the College David Pilbeam participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony while prominent playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, were featured on a panel. In tune with the bright red and purple décor of the venue—once the site of the old Hasty Pudding Theatre—the Office for the Arts at Harvard...
...something about a quilt that brings people together.” As a lead-up to yesterday’s celebration, members of BGLTSA had distributed packets with a pamphlet about coming out, a BGLTSA “safe space” sign, and a rainbow ribbon to every undergraduate suite. Organizers wanted to emphasize that National Coming Out Day is not only for gay students, but for anyone wanting to come out about a part of his or her identity. Student reactions to the Science Center display ranged from supportive to unsure...
...building is a means to an end, not an end in itself. It presents a challenge for a higher standard of programming at Harvard.” The official theater opening on October 17 will be celebrated with a speech by University President Drew G. Faust, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and a discussion by a panel of prominent playwrights. In 2000, the University purchased the theater from the Institute of 1770, a private organization that is affiliated with the HPT, the Kroks, and the Pitches, according to HPT Press Manager Talisa B. Friedman...