Word: sellout
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...years, adaptation was overlooked or disparaged in policy circles; many complained that even discussing it was a sellout that gave governments and others an excuse not to act. Today adaptation has become an accepted part of the discussion. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which will be released April 6 in Brussels, makes it official. "Adaptation to climate change is now inevitable," says Roger Jones of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia, a co-author of the IPCC report. "The only question is whether it will be by plan or by chaos...
...Harvard men’s hockey team ended its regular season in the Bright Hockey Center in style Saturday evening, downing league rival Cornell, 3-1, in front of a raucous sellout crowd that seemed to boast as much carnelian red apparel as crimson. “I don’t think there need to be a lot of great pre-game speeches when Cornell is on the menu,” smiled Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91, whose squad swept Colgate and the Big Red in the last weekend before the ECAC tournament...
...This season's performances, which end on May 19 with Well-Paid Walk, are completely sold out, but these are early days, and some flashy new theaters like the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Southern California have failed to draw anticipated sellout audiences. Opera expert Payne suggests that Valencia may not achieve its goal of becoming a world opera mecca, but could become a fine regional draw. "Maybe it won't be able to compete with Milan," he says, "but it could be a Rome. It might not be Paris, but it could be a Lyons...
...Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me” is not a deviation for Brand New but a distillation of their intensity and melodic beauty. They have exchanged some of their sing-song wit for raw feeling, making their major label debut a maturation rather than a sellout...
...that might have turned some heads. What at the beginning of the season seemed improbable for a Bulldogs squad that was picked to finish fifth in league preseason polls turned into a reality on Saturday when Yale beat the Crimson 34-13 at Harvard Stadium in front of a sellout crowd...