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From 30,000 ft. in the air, the Greenland ice cap seems impregnable, nearly 800 trillion gal. of frozen water locked safely away. But get closer and the cracks begin to emerge. Dancing by helicopter above the mouth of the Jakobshavn Glacier, near the western coast of Greenland, you can make out veins of the purest blue meltwater running between folds of ice. What you can't see is Jakobshavn's inexorable slide toward the sea at 65 ft. to 115 ft. a day--an alarming rate that has accelerated in recent years. As the glacier nears the coast...
...UC’s standard student group grants, organizations will apply for Student Life grants using the Common Grant Application and then interview with the Council’s Finance Committee, which will make a recommendation to the entire UC. The Council estimated that there will be a funding cap of approximately $2,000 per grant, which can be used to cover transportation costs only. The Council will grant around $45,000 to student groups for transportation. While the grants cannot be applied to lodging or other costs, organizations may also apply for funding beyond transportation expenses. The additional funding...
...willingness to get on board. Critics in both parties say the threat of the executives' firms going belly-up should ensure their cooperation regardless of what restrictions are placed on their once golden parachutes. Mounting pressure from constituents on Main Street is likely to mean there will be some cap on compensation associated with the bailout. But corporate America usually finds a way around such limitations, and there are even legal questions about what kind of restrictions can be placed on the firms' compensation structures...
...itself inside the Crusader 20, only to be denied a touchdown and forced to settle for short, 29-yard field goals. Although junior kicker Patrick Long put the ball through the uprights with ease, settling for three after a first and goal from the four is hardly a satisfying cap to a lengthy drive. Trying to mix things up in the third quarter in the red zone, Murphy switched O’Hagan in behind center to try and cap off the eventual 64-yard drive with a touchdown. After running for eight yards on first down...
Separate funds are kept for property and casualty insurance - things like auto and homeowner policies. Those funds again vary by state but typically cap at $300,000, according to The National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds. It tends to be easier, though, to get other insurance carriers to take over these policies, since the coverages are shorter-term. If the property and casualty funds do kick in, they cover existing claims and typically ones made 30 days from the time of liquidation - to give you time to get a new policy...