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...geological findings that they are about to hit pay dirt. The other key advances are aimed above ground. Local opposition to geothermal projects in Tuscany is growing because the tourism industry is booming, and property owners have begun to organize not-in-my-backyard campaigns to prevent anything spoiling the idyllic landscape. And rising real estate prices crimp on Enel's effort to expand, too. This "clean" energy source, in truth, falls short of immaculate. The old, large cooling towers, which look like nuclear power plants, spoil the view for kilometers around, and the energy production leaves a sulfuric smell...
...partners, Dad's second cousin--and more about the bride and groom. Choosing neutral territory can also mitigate family conflicts. Marta Lowe, 32, who lives in Maryland, got married on a farm in Vermont rather than in her hometown, Olympia, Wash., where she feared her estranged divorced parents would spoil the atmosphere. "If I got married where I grew up, people would have come just to glare at each other," Lowe says. With rehearsal dinner and postwedding brunch the new norm, brides and grooms today spend as long as four days with their guests, says Millie Martini Bratten, editor...
...University of Chicago and head of the American Association for Research in Baghdad, these complainers sound hopelessly out of touch with the dangers of a war zone. Gibson blames the Coalition not just for allowing looting in the capital, but also for letting the pesky ground war spoil archaeological sites. He said, “Obviously, the priorities did not include cultural sites...
...Harvard men’s lacrosse team celebrated Senior Night on Saturday as it hosted its last home game of the season in front of a capacity crowd at Jordan Field. The scene was set for a dramatic victory, but Yale managed to spoil the evening for the Crimson, making a big second-half surge to take the game...
After jumping to an early 17-4 lead, the Lions (10-15, 3-9 Ivy) looked poised to spoil the night. But the Crimson (20-4, 12-0) fought back with a gutsy display of outside shooting...