Word: tiring
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...DIED. Edouard Michelin, 42, who in 1999 succeeded his father Fran?ois as CEO of the tire firm bearing the family name; in a boating accident; near Sein island, France. An engineer and onetime assembly-line worker who rose through the ranks, he controversially cut thousands of jobs to improve competitiveness, reformed the company's secretive image and created the annual Challenge Bibendum, in which automakers worldwide compete to create the most eco-friendly cars...
Last Sunday’s Yardfest confirmed many things we already knew: First, that Eliot House sucks; second, that Harvard students cannot resist oversized Twister boards or tire swings; and, most importantly, that we can indeed have successful campus-wide concerts and events to spark social life. According to organizers, around 7,000 people gathered at the Yard to enjoy Ben Folds’ student-friendly performance, as well as a variety of games. Indeed, Yardfest was a job well done by the Dean’s Office and the Harvard Concert Commission. Stars seemed to align like they haven?...
...Sunday night, I realized a newfound love for tire swings. Flying high above the Tercentenary Theatre, I could see hundreds of undergrads reclining on Widener’s steps and picnicking on blankets spread across the turquoise dirt...
Organizers estimated that over 7,000 gathered in Tercentenary Theatre, which was decked out with tire swings and balloons, to enjoy the Yardfest concert and carnival funded by University President Lawrence H. Summers’ office...
...what does she make of it? Does she like her job? Does she never tire of the grind, the rigid code of behavior, the deluge of small talk? Her diaries, carefully tended, may give the answer, but they will not be seen until after her death. She once said she would have liked to be a woman living in the country with lots of horses and dogs. Even today, one of her greatest pleasures is owning racehorses and nipping out to watch the 2:35 at Cheltenham on TV. Most likely, the concept of liking her job would seem...