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...total, Bush has protected an oceanic area larger than Texas, a rare act worthy of praise in an administration with a dismal record of environmental stewardship—from refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol to recently pushing through midnight regulations that allow coal-power plants to be built nearer to national parks. While it may be true that Bush “has done more to protect unique areas of the world’s oceans than any other person in history” as Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environmental Group, told the New York Times...
...mesmerizing” speech as a first year graduate student, five years before she became her post-doc student. “I remember going up to her...and I shook her hand, and I told her that it’s so rare as a young woman you’ve got to model yourself after those people that sort of defy gender stereotype,” Carney recalls. “She is just a scientist. She is not a woman. She is not a man. She is just so inspiring...
...exploration and other commercial activity will be limited. (Sportfishing and other boating may be allowed within the region, but only on a permitted basis.) Those protections will shield the rich, pristine marine life found among the coral reefs of the central Pacific, which includes hundreds of species of rare birds and fish. Though most of the monument areas are so remote that they are relatively untouched right now, environmentalists say establishing protection today sends the right signal for the future. "It's always easier to protect areas that aren't under a current threat," says Joshua Reichert, managing director...
...Kessler is competing in the MLP Cup in Germany, which goes through tomorrow. “That’s hockey. It’s going to happen,” Stone said of the absences. “These seasons are so long, and it’s rare when you keep everyone in the lineup. We’re never going to bank on those excuses—they’re great opportunities for other kids to step up.” The loss also breaks Harvard’s 27-game unbeaten streak at Bright...
...have met [Mashaal] question his leadership qualities. A senior Arab official with decades of experience came away particularly impressed with his 'willingness to learn,' which he noted was rare indeed for those at his level. The question, rather, is whether...[his] brand of militant pragmatism will continue to hold sway within the Hamas leadership." -Mouin Rabbani, in a preface to a Mashaal interview published in the Journal of Palestine Studies, Spring...