Word: tented
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...Um…that was campaign-trail hogwash, Hoss. Hate to burst your bubble. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but we’ve never really been the go-to guys for compassion—or prudence, or honesty, or the human touch. Ours is the big tent of Joe Lieberman and Alberto Gonzales. You’re right, though; Gramps isn’t pulling it off. No use being a wolf in a temperamental and frustrated old man’s clothing. Horseshit doesn’t work without a healthy dose of charm...
Though pizza and candy are commonly given out at Harvard events, rare are the opportunities to find free, healthy alternatives. At yesterday’s Harvest of Health, the annual Harvard University Health Services fair, students gained access to UHS’ many services, leaving the tent loaded with bags full of healthy goodies. Linda C. Cannon, a patient advocate who has coordinated the fair for the last three years, estimated that approximately 2,000 students passed through the white tent outside the Science Center, a number comparable to previous years. “Our objective is to spread awareness...
...fall in construction, manufacturing and retail trade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which put the nation's unemployment rate at 6.1%. Shutoffs of electricity and gas are rising as families struggle to pay bills with the onset of winter weather across much of the country. And tent cities are beginning to pop up in places like Reno, Nev., and Seattle for the first time in decades...
...worse comes to worse, she says she will clear out her garden shed, toss out the toys ("The last batch of kids that went through here were my great-grandkids"), and pitch a tent in the back yard if the city lets her. "If God is with me, I'll be fine. The only prayer I want people to pray for me is that God will give me the strength to do what I have to do - no more that," she says...
Students entering the tent outside the Science Center yesterday may have felt like they were traveling a lot further than Harvard Yard. Over 70 organizations participated in the International Experience Fair, an annual collaboration between the Office of International Programs and the Office of Career Services, representing international study and exchange programs from around the world. As part of a larger initiative to send students abroad, Harvard held its first international fair in the early 1990s. In the past few years, Harvard Summer School has increased its international presence to 25 programs run by Harvard faculty around the world, said...