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Perhaps it’s common knowledge that the effects of drastic worldwide climate shift would be bad. Real bad. Speculation about what the future holds includes radical theories about the possible changes we could expect to see in our lifetime...
...less tangible. There is, it seems, a growing romance with the untouched continent, the site of many - if not most - of the world's last truly pristine landscapes. International treaties preserve Antarctica for scientific research and tourism. And, unlike the Arctic, the Antarctic has yet to see many drastic effects of climate change. Visitors can still see cliffs of ice and the brilliant light blue of icebergs. They can see humpback whales and leopard seals cruise alongside their Zodiacs, or watch penguins chasing each other along the shore and pecking at visitors' boots...
...order to survive, though, club sports have had to resort to drastic fundraising techniques to help pay their way through national tournaments and even standard intercollegiate play. Danielle J. Alexander ’09, a member of the women’s rugby team, said, “You have to get really creative sometimes and you feel really unsupported by the rest of the college community.” The women’s rugby team had to test this “creativity” last year by going door-to-door and asking students for their laundry...
...enough to drive McPhee, a Los Angeles--based real estate developer, to take drastic action. On Valentine's Day he plunked down $7,500 for a three-day intensive golf fantasy camp at the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) in Oceanside, Calif. "They are the top of the chain when it comes to breaking down your swing," he says. And break it down they did. McPhee was filmed, hooked up to electromagnetic sensors, put through a fitness and flexibility challenge and even asked about his eating habits. And, oh yes, he hit bucketloads of balls...
...Roll, says she feels that these restrictive measures have a significant negative impact on the music scene and other communities that frequent 18-plus venues in Boston. “City officials have cited safety as their main motivator in creating this policy. However, it seems like a drastic means to an end,” she writes in an e-mail. “This decision has the potential to be seriously detrimental to both music culture in the area and to youth culture in the area.” Furthermore, Hufstedler asserts, those most affected...