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...floods, they will accommodate the extra water flow by allowing predesignated areas to flood. The strategy is called Living with Water. Near Nijmegen, the oldest town in Holland, a sparsely populated strip of land that is home to farms and a nature reserve will be allowed to flood to spare the more heavily populated areas downstream. Birds in the nature preserve can fly away until the waters recede, but not homeowners, who have protested. One lesson, says Bas Jonkman, an adviser to the Dutch Ministry of Water Management, is that "society must recognize that there will be losers from adaptation...
...most talented players in the country could augment backdoor passes with individual skills. A trip to the Final Four perhaps? Georgetown's offense has clicked, with Thompson expertly mixing finesse with freedom. For example, before Green's game winner against Vandy, Thompson gave the NBA-bound Big East MVP spare instructions: Quickly look for Patrick Ewing Jr. (yes, son of the former Georgetown center) cutting to the basket. If Ewing isn't open? "Just score," Thompson told Green...
...this year. “I really like the opportunity to expose other people to Swahili,” Pillsbury says. “It’s a language I think is important to learn.”While most Harvard students equate TFs with graduate students who spare just enough time to teach sections and hold office hours, the Swahili arrangement is an exception to the rule. Despite their youth, students say the TFs are capable and appreciate their willingness to relate on both an academic and a personal level.“It’s more...
...Gore really wants to save the planet, he can try this: Turn off the lights. Ditch the heated pool. Ride the subway. And spare us the carbon-trading piety...
...Rocky Horror Picture Show” for their image. Viglione, however, began drumming when he was five, inspired by his father, who was a drummer and carpenter. Although not a college graduate himself, Viglione is no stranger to Harvard or to speaking for college students. In his spare time, Viglione has been giving workshops at both high schools and colleges to inspire a next generation of musicians. This was the second workshop Viglione has held at Harvard in under a year. At the first, he participated in a panel discussion on “The Onion Cellar...