Word: countdowns
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...Crimson lauds the recent addition of countdown crossing signals to Harvard Square. These signals, which are currently pending approval from the Federal Highway Administration, have been widely supported by public safety committees across the country. Countdown signals keep pedestrians from taking risky ventures into the street when lights are about to change, and we are encouraged by the city's decision to widely implement them by the spring. Yet while these new signals are a great start to the project of improving pedestrian safety, they are not a sufficient solution to the many dangers of the Harvard Square area. Further...
...truth is she's hawk-eyed about every detail. Before Gore was to go out, the MTV team did a few one-on-ones with him in a hallway for other shows. MTV correspondent John Norris started to position Gore for a Q&A for the hit music countdown show "Total Request Live." As he did, Schiff, in black pants, red tank top and black-and-white sheer overshirt, stepped out of the dressing room. Her eyes popped as she saw the camera light go on and she made a beeline for an MTV staffer. Did we know about this...
...them, the only sport of the Games is hunting pins-small badges decorated with cartoon characters, flags or corporate logos. With the keen eyes of marksmen, these self-described pinheads can spot a quality pin at 50 paces; some boast collections of 60,000 or more. "I specialize in 'countdown' pins," says 17-year-old Sydneysider Nicholas Howard, glancing around furtively as he unzips the black acrylic display case chained and padlocked to his body. He shows off a "1,000 Days to Go" pin he says is worth $300, then flips through the case, pointing...
...Final Countdown - Europe 2. Blowing In the Wind - Bob Dylan 3. Unchained Melody - Everly Brothers 4. Longer - Dan Fogelberg 5. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve 6. Any Dream Will Do - Lloyd Webber/Rice (from "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat") 7. Zombie - The Cranberries 8. Eternal Flame - Bangles 9. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 10. The Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel...
...provided cake and lemonade and coffee (lots of coffee), and entertainment by a magician in a cape and wizard's hat. All of the employees of the store were in costume as characters from the book. Just before midnight, the manager climbed up on a table to lead the "countdown." Right at the stroke of twelve, employees started opening boxes and passing books into the outstretched hands of hundreds of children and adults. It's wonderful to see so many kids so excited about a book. Many of them opened the book and started reading immediately, curled up in chairs...