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...health expert to the task force.Cambridge wouldn’t be the first city to eliminate the leaf-clearing power-tools. Carmel, Calif., abolished the blowers in 1975—saying they constituted “a public nuisance”—and Beverly Hills followed suit the next year, according to the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, an advocacy group based in Montpelier, Vt. About 20 cities in the Golden State have enacted bans, according to the clearinghouse.Japanese engineers invented the blowers in the early 1970s, and the tools gained popularity over the next two decades—with...
...secular-progressive’ country.” He’s sporting a blue windbreaker with an American flag conspicuously behind him. Oh Bill, stop trying so hard. We know you’re patriotic. Why can’t you just wear a suit like everyone else...
Sure, some big hitters on the campus political scene are primed to suit up for their own aspiring political careers right away. But former Dems President Gregory M. Schmidt ’06, for instance, has been spending his time molding the minds of youth with Teach for America. And Lesser, his successor, is currently tackling a slew of law school applications that will hopefully secure his choice of career path. “Ideally, I’d like to get into a law school, defer for a year, and possibly work on the presidential campaign...
...Geopolitical thrillers tend to begin with short prelude chapters that end in a suspenseful and intriguing death. Cohen follows suit, but ends the chapter by describing the aftermath of a young couple’s assassination in this way: “So the National Park Service concluded that a deranged shooter had picked a target at random…People who used the path were urged to be cautious.” Only a government bureaucrat would consider this gripping...
...traditional knockout. That setup would give spectators more opportunities to see marquee players. But the draws would be smaller to accommodate more matches, so fewer low-ranked players could compete. "As much as fans will never come to watch me give a trophy in a beautiful blue suit, they won't show up to watch the 156th guy play," says De Villiers...