Word: monitors
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...every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder the leatherback life cycle, which has remained unchanged since before the age of the dinosaurs. The nesting season used to signal turtle soup on local menus but now the leatherbacks are protected by law and volunteers monitor the beaches to deter poachers. The best place to witness the world's most unusual beach party is Mt. Plaisir Estate at Grande Riviere, where you can sit below the spreading almond trees that fringe the waterfront and wait for Dermochelys coriacea to do its thing. Italian-born owner-manager Piero...
Runner-up John Edwards is next up on the examination table. Not satisfied to retreat with his tail between his legs, he should take comfort in the words of Linda Feldmann of the Christian Science Monitor: “He’s vetted; that’s very important. Voters know what there is to know, both positive and negative, and they obviously like him.” I’m somehow imagining Edwards with lights shone in his mouth, Saddam Hussein-style. Wary of electing house pets which are too docile for the voters?...
...praised Kerry for “[impressing] people with his dogged persistence, evident in his comebacks this year and in his 1996 Senate race.” Though Kerry’s legislative record isn’t so impressive, says Gail Chaddock of The Christian Science Monitor, “his signature investigations were models of dogged, even relentless focus...
...Harvard Oenological Society, a campus wine-tasting group, raised concerns from CCL members who were reluctant to give students the official responsibility to monitor underage drinking...
...students’ fledgling voter-rights effort, Just Democracy, aims to send as many as 2,000 law student volunteers to monitor “high-risk” polling places across the nation on Nov. 2. The group’s founders said the volunteers will offer checklists, knowledge of the law and access to legal hotlines to prevent poll workers from mistakenly turning away enfranchised citizens on election...