Word: tented
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...Barnum's Kaleidoscape is Ringling Bros.' first show to play under a tent in since 1956. Since then the big-time circus has been almost exclusively a creature of large multipurpose arenas, showing up at odd moments between ice hockey and tractor pulls. But the circus belongs in a tent, under the big top; better still, this one takes place in a single ring, which as far as I am concerned is the way the circus was meant to be seen. Sure, there is something to be said for the pure spectacle of the three-ring circus, but I always...
...would be like this for the next two years, really: Bush traveling the country, working the money guys, giving his spiel and sucking up most of the oxygen in the G.O.P.'s big tent. It would not be long before the Postal Service began delivering trays and trays of envelopes to the Virginia offices of the group hired to sort the dollars. The money would come in at a rate of about $300,000 a day, three times as much as any candidate had ever raised. The money machine would capture so much cash that Bush could not only...
...fauna of Borneo, Madagascar and the Amazon basin into objets d'art. Not a human is in sight, though Lanting's artistry and perseverance are hard to miss in these kingdoms where he was the intruder and adversary. As he notes, "I have seen leaf-cutter ants eat my tent, fungi grow in my lenses, and larvae emerge from the flesh of my leg." This reasonably priced volume is ideal for the bright child who needs to know there's a world beyond PlayStation2--a world of drama, danger and grandeur; a realm both beautiful and imperiled. Lanting's gorgeous...
...past, each class had their own events, which led to mass confusion and competition over tent space, according to F. Hoopes Wampler, assistant director for classes and reunions for the Harvard Alumni Association. Several years ago, the alumni association decided to create one large alumni event...
...those who remained outside witnessed the pivotal moment of the night. At 1:18 a.m. Central Time, the networks announced that Bush had carried Florida, giving him the majority needed for the Presidency. As a roar lifted from the Bush faithful remaining, reporters rushed out of the media tent, charging through Secret Service metal detectors to regain their spots outside...