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...oldest friend, whose daughter has an August birthday, holds her party at the local amusement park. The kids get bracelets that let them go on all the rides. They quickly outgrew the little trains but could ride the bumper cars; then they outgrew those but could take on the climbing wall. Now they prefer the roller-skating rink, where boys and girls hold hands. As with the pencil lines on the kitchen wall, we've watched them grow through their small rituals. If ambition and opportunity spin us off in every direction, traditions reel us back to where we came...
...cities and towns around the state and country have seen their public pension funds devastated amid the historic decline in the markets—losses of 20 to 30 percent over the past few months have been widely reported—city officials said that Cambridge is poised to ride out the turbulence, cushioned by a history of sound budgetary management and fiscal conservatism...
...reminiscing about the “really lovely hors d’oeuvres” and “fancy deserts” from last year.“But people can come together over coffee, you know,” Solon reasoned.CHEAP AND EASY FUNA twenty-minute shuttle ride from the University’s Longwood Medical Area, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the College are throwing a joint party in the Faculty Room in University Hall. Family and friends are not invited. The Offices of the President and the Provost will no longer be hosting...
...Abdel Kader's resentment and fear of the private security contractors hired by the U.S. is widespread in Iraq. The hired guns, who protect diplomats, dignitaries and businesspeople, tear through the streets of the capital in convoys of armored SUVs - modern-day cowboys armed to the teeth as they ride roughshod over civilian traffic...
...Red” cars will hold an additional 28 passengers per car, increasing capacity by about 10 percent, MBTA spokesperson Lydia M. Rivera said. She said that the MBTA has equipped the new cars with additional straps and hand rails for customers to hold onto while riding. Only one train with Big Red cars will be in service for the weekday rush hour period. The cars will be labeled with signs, so customers will be able to choose whether or not to take the new trains with fewer seats. The trial period for the pilot program will run indefinitely while...