Word: rides
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...around the Ninth Ward by car, where we encountered dozens of deserted stores and shopping malls. As the closed roller coasters of Six Flags rose over the highway, ghostly in the distance, Kimble said from the passenger’s seat, “Then Katrina, the ride of our lives came.” Homes were still boarded up; water damage gaped through the walls; and the grass, unattended, had grown high. X’s and O’s were sprayed on the boards—signifying not hugs and kisses, but often how many people...
...Some suggest that Smith’s fairly smooth ride in pushing his own version of the divisional deanship may be a function of the times. Many professors agree that much of the discontent with the divisional dean structure may have been simply an outgrowth of the turmoil that roiled the Faculty in late 2005 as the tenure of former University President Lawrence H. Summers drew to a close...
...Most of the rational world looked at the political landscape and foresaw a smooth ride to victory for Democrats. They had, after all, the wind at their backs from the 2006 midterm elections, and a Republican President with record-high disapproval ratings thanks to an unpopular war and a tanking economy. The dueling landmark candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seemed an embarrassment of riches, fueling record-breaking fund raising and bringing a flood of new voters to the party...
...Vegas the first weekend he played with the MIT blackjack team in 1993, and about the luxurious perks of playing big in Nevada. To give a sense of the magnitude of these perks, Irvine told a story about one of his fellow blackjack players receiving a private plane-ride to the Superbowl and watching it from the 50 yard line. Irving emphasized that, despite all the excitement and glamour, blackjack was essentially a means to an end. “We were out there to make money,” Irvine said. “It was definitely a business...
...took a trip to the big city for the Harvard women’s lacrosse team to get a big win. Riding on junior Kaitlin Martin’s five-point effort, the Crimson (8-6, 2-4 Ivy) defeated Columbia (3-10, 0-7 Ivy), 12-8, Saturday at Robert Kraft Field. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Harvard. “It was a good one because we just needed a win,” senior captain Lauren Bobzin said. “It was a good effort.” Martin tallied three goals...