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...Tuesday, March 7, you might not have noticed anything out of the ordinary. “Some of the best Irish musicians of Boston are going to be here,” Mary J. “Molly” Hester ’08 says, sitting at the bar. But at that early point in the evening, the scene seemed more Applebee’s than traditional Irish...
...specialized nature of their music, which, while bright, energetic, and melodic, doesn’t so much fill the room as linger in the corner. The diners at Tommy Doyle’s treat it like any other background music. One middle-aged couple watches from the bar with great enjoyment, but they are already familiar with this music and are simply waiting for their daughter—a banjo player—to arrive...
...complete in two minutes is the same, but men have to complete the two-mile run faster, and they must do more push-ups in a two-minute period. The female cadets say that this policy is only recognizing the biological differences between men and women, not setting the bar any lower.In fact, in the last physical fitness test, Williams scored 292 points out of a possible 300. Only three male cadets in the entire battalion scored higher. Two cadets scored 300: one man and one woman. When an officer awarded certificates to these cadets in recognition of their achievement...
...surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. On one block, part of a house had crashed down on a truck. On another, the trees on either side had collapsed into the middle, creating an impassible stretch. Power cables dangled and stretched across streets like clotheslines. A local bar owned by the brother of Springfield's mayor was turned into a convertible, its roof swept away, but beer signs still hung on walls that remained standing-a telling sign of nature's seeming illogic...
...staff and crew of “Chicago” set the bar high for its performers...