Word: hards
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...beach started years ago. As far back as the 1970s, Florida officials realized that the state's environmentally sensitive barrier islands, which protect the mainland from the force of incoming storms, were becoming overbuilt. But when officials tried to put the brakes on development, they came up against some hard political realities. The fat revenue stream from condo towers, resorts and convention hotels made it very difficult to elect antigrowth politicians. Hurricanes were acknowledged to be a danger. But, says Charles Lee, senior vice president of the Florida Audubon Society, "instead of restrictions, you got engineering standards. And from that...
...National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Indeed, at a certain stage of its life cycle, a storm of a given size will stir up enough cold water to put a halt to its growth. At that point, scientists say, it has come into equilibrium. Maintaining that balance is especially hard, because if a hurricane stirs up too much cold water, it will weaken and die. This suicidal tendency no doubt helps account for the fact that Category 5 hurricanes are so rare. Indeed, only two have hit the U.S. during this century, among them the 1969 hurricane named Camille...
Success brought Reznor, now 34, his own label, Nothing Records, and his own studio, built in an old funeral home near his mansion in New Orleans. Music writers called him rock's savior, while awestruck fans--Goths, punks, heavy-metal heads and hard-core rockers alike--showered him with handwritten poems and paintings inspired by his music...
...without the benefit of support systems of extended families and communities. Couples also expect to be happy. But "the facts of life are very grinding, so the reality of marriage is grinding," says Low, who has been married for 51 years. Marriage is now, as it has always been, hard work. Marriage is not a static event that can be measured, but a series of developments--those triumphs and setbacks--that make up life. "There is no obvious course to follow, so couples just have to keep working. A person sees dramatic changes during a marriage," Low says...
...things I learned the hard way in college is never to accept the third turn with a pilfered fire extinguisher. You think you're going to get to blast an unsuspecting roommate, but you end up a two-time loser--inheriting an empty canister just as the campus cops show up. A similar fate awaits many mutual-fund investors this year. Redemptions from stock funds are running at the highest level in a decade, and those who stay put could wind up holding a big tax liability--essentially having been handed that spent fire extinguisher. Here's how it works...