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What to Do. The main activity on this hook-shaped archipelago of islands is, as you might expect, taking in its natural beauty. Divers come here to explore the abundant coral reefs that surround Bermuda, along with the dozens of historic shipwrecks that are now inhabited by a wide variety of marine life. Some wreck sites are shallow enough for snorkelers to view, including the Constellation, which sank in 1943 about eight miles off the coast of Bermuda en route to Venezuela with a hull full of medicines and whiskey. The ship, which now lies 30 feet underwater...
...been mixed. Some officials at the college view the proposal as unseemly, but acknowledge its potential practicality in the absence of sufficient government funding. "We have to go after private money, but in a thoughtful way that doesn't compromise our values - or let the public sector off the hook," says Milton Marks, president of the college's board, which is expected to review a formal proposal later this month...
...prime time, it seems, the medical issues that score with audiences are, Does Izzie survive? And will House hook up with Cuddy? As Obama rolls out his reform plans, the networks are rolling out a slew of new medical shows--which just may do more to shape views of medicine than Charlie Gibson ever could...
...have the most well-off people and the biggest individual carbon emitters. And the study doesn't take into account the carbon that is embedded in imports and exports in global trade. But big developing nations like China - with its rising middle class - won't be let off the hook either. "We think this represents a nice path for distributing the share of the work of cutting emissions between countries," says Chakravarty. The Copenhagen negotiations will be hard fought, but the Princeton paper offers hope that we can find a fair way to climate justice, when every person...
...steps over, a group of 20-somethings stood in a clump, arms crossed. “This is great,” said one. “Yeah, this is pretty great.” Behind them, a sign draped over a fence. “Welcome to Red Hook. Bienvenidos a Red Hook...