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...told a pre-frosh that the “dining hall food is really tasty.” Well, if your idea of “tasty” is various types of rice pilaf
Fill 'Er Up. Analysts say oil prices are going up again this summer, so BedandBreakfast.com has compiled 150 Tanks for Traveling offers from B&Bs around the U.S. The various deals give you anything from $75 to $150 in gas vouchers (participating B&Bs include High Haven House Inn in Vineyard Haven, Mass., and Black Bear Inn in Bolton Valley, Vt.); and 10% discounts for driving a hybrid car (at the Craftsman in Pacific City, Ore.); to free picnics for guests who ride bikes instead of driving (at the William Seward Inn in Westfield...
...already completed a script about the summer jobs he worked in Long Island - gigs he took for the sole purpose of saving money for graduate school. He was a night watchman at a public beach, an assistant wedding videographer and a staffer at an amusement park, managing various carnival games. The last position served as the inspiration for the new coming-of-age comedy Adventureland, which opens April 3. It's about an intellectual, awkward young man named James (Jesse Eisenberg) who spends a summer in the '80s at a family-owned amusement park, falling in love with another employee...
...Afghans are in South Africa preparing for their Cricket World Cup qualifying matches, which started April 1. They got off to a good start, beating Denmark and Bermuda. A top-four finish in Johannesburg will see them go through to the main event, due to be held in various cities across South Asia in 2011. It would also crown an astonishing rise. Seven years ago, in a country defined by conflict, and which does not have a proper grass pitch even today, there was no national team. But three tournament wins in the past year, comprising 15 victories...
...aggressive French police activity have not arisen in a void. President Nicolas Sarkozy has largely fulfilled election pledges to impose law and order and respect of authorities by encouraging maximalist enforcement. Even prior to his election, Sarkozy introduced a performance-based reward system that promotes police officers based on various on-duty criteria - including arrest rates. (See pictures of Sarkozy...