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After two days of scientific talks in a Pasto hotel, the geologists interrupted their meeting for morning field trips around and into the volcano. By early afternoon, geologists taking measurements and samples were scattered across the floor and steep rim of the volcano's crater when the mountain blew...
...Great Walls of China. The result is a landscape harnessed for productivity but appearing unspoiled and serene. The Ifugao built terraces from the edges of their villages into the hills, ensuring their tiny settlements would never grow. The only way to reach Batad is on foot, a steep, two-and-a-half hour hike from Bangaan on narrow paddy walls, a tough walk in which beauty and effort compete to take away your breath...
...Larry is someone who has been part of the Harvard community--he's both an insider and an outsider," Alvarez said. "He'd bring a fresh perspective, without a steep learning curve...
Lawrence H. Summers steps into the University presidency nearly a decade removed from his last direct contact with Harvard students. A lot has changed since he left for Washington in 1993, and his learning curve will be steep as he assesses the current state of the University and begins to formulate the priorities for his term. To help him do that, at least in regards to undergraduate life, the Undergraduate Council recently authored a letter to our next president detailing what it believed were a few of the College's most pressing needs. Specifically, the council outlined three broad...
Finally, the Bush budget would require steep cuts in existing social services. Bush has planned to increase federal spending by 4 percent per year, but this increase would be devoted to specific programs in defense, education, health research and other areas. Most government services would in fact be cut to pay for the tax giveaway. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Interior, Justice and Labor, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, would experience cuts totaling $230 billion--and steeper reductions might be needed to fund other expensive programs such...