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...Beating the diplomatic buzzer will require innovation, and there were glimpses of the necessary creativity on Monday. Representatives from the Carbon Disclosure Project, a non-profit connected to hundreds of institutional investors controlling $41 trillion in assets, reported that major corporations have begun to increasingly act on climate change - outpacing many governments. Indonesia, the third-biggest carbon emitter after the U.S. and China, hosted a side meeting of rainforest nations, where they called for forest protections to be a larger part of Kyoto's successor agreement when negotiations start in Bali. (Deforestation is responsible roughly 20% of global carbon emissions...
Currier House residents are decrying fresh security measures, including a new guard, implemented by the dorm’s interim masters.Currier had been the only House without a security guard assigned to it. Newly appointed Interim House Masters Shahram and Laura Khoshbin have also moved the door buzzer, which lets in people without a student ID, from the “bell’s desk” near Currier’s front door to a less accessible spot in the guard’s office.In the past, the bell’s desk has been manned by students...
...haven’t been around that many game-winning, buzzer-beating plays,” Housman said. “To be a part of the winning play, that was definitely great...
...shot on goal with 21 seconds remaining in a game. His shot went wide left, but was picked up by Mahler. Mahler’s subsequent shot missed to the right, yet fell right in front of Burr.Burr passed to junior attackman Brooks Scholl, whose shot at the buzzer went wide as the Bulldog players rushed the field in jubilation...
...rules, as well as sports questions. “The whole ‘what is’ thing, that’s going to be confusing,” Grand said, referring to the show’s unusual question format. “The buzzer also worries me because in quiz bowl you can answer during the question, while on ‘Jeopardy!’ if you answer early, you’ll be locked out.” Even with a first-round knockout, Grand will walk away with at least $5,000. Whatever...