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...only artificial-reefing project undertaken by the Navy Inactive Ships Program, which is charged with disposing of old warships (which are typically dismantled and recycled or turned into museums). It took nearly $20 million to ready the ship for safe sinking in accordance with standards set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency, which concluded that the 700 lb. of toxic PCBs aboard the Oriskany had been secured and would not harm wildlife. But the science regarding the safety of artificial reefing is still being developed. Chris Dorsett, vice president of fishery conservation and management at the Ocean Conservancy, says that...
...beyond triviality.”“Yes, yes. Beyond triviality.”“Christo and I don’t use the word ‘above’ anymore,” she said, and linguistic precision was maintained.This back-and-forth dialogue, a mix of banter and correction, returned many times throughout the afternoon. At one point Christo wagged his long, thin forefinger at Jeanne-Claude, but for much of the time his hand rested on hers, or hers rested on his. Christo looks a bit like Woody Allen, with his floppy grey...
...Where are the chips falling? It goes back and forth. Early on, we were getting lots of gripes from Republicans because there were a lot of things about McCain we were criticizing. Lately, it looks like there's a pile of Obama claims. People always ask us if we have a rating system. You'd want to make some allowance for the big whoppers versus the little ones, [but] that'd just be our opinion. It's the voters' job to figure out what they're going to make of all of this...
...After that first set loss, we realized we had to step it up and refocus our energy and control our errors.” The Crimson responded quickly with a 13-5 run in the second and cruised to a 25-14 win. The third frame saw back-and-forth action—the game featured five ties and four lead changes. Late in the frame, Harvard came back from a 16-12 deficit to take the lead at 17-16, and the Crimson closed it out on a 6-0 run. In the fourth, Harvard took advantage of Bulldog...
...Whenever I was sick as a child, my mom would stay up late with me, rock me back and forth, and call me her “little miracle.” It’s because of this—the great blessing that brought us together—that I have never been able to give...