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...impacts of such development will be immense, ranging from the destruction of wildlife habitat to the loss of sediment transfer - the natural movement of soil downstream to create alluvial floodplains that farmers have relied upon for centuries. Thousands of villagers would have to be relocated to make room for dams and reservoirs, and many would still not benefit directly from new power production because most of the electricity would be used in cities, not in rural areas. Environmentalists are also skeptical that the ambitious integrated scheme would ever work. "It's pie-in-the-sky stuff," says Lori Pottinger, director...
During World War II, Stone took a leave from Harvard to serve in the U.S. Army in the Pacific—but upon his return, he was back in Cambridge...
...sounds like a great idea. NCAA Championships are inherently glamorous and oft-publicized, with CBS running highlight reels of most championships upon conclusion of the fall, winter, and spring seasons. All NCAA champions earn a trip to the White House and a handshake from President Bush...
...Hahvahd students, allow us to provide a translation of a Truth which each Harvard student knows: “And the Lord caused his knowledge to dwell there, and he called it ‘Harvard.’” Our institution, set upon the beautiful banks of the mighty Charles River, has been a beacon of light, knowledge, and truth for hundreds of years. The oldest, and perhaps the only, true university in America welcomes you, prefrosh. We welcome the lucky few who have overcome staggering odds and grueling competition to reach the pinnacle of academic achievement...
...House intelligence committee chairman Peter Hoekstra applauded the break - branding the former employee's unauthorized disclosure an illegal leak and calling for its prosecution. Jamal Ware said Hoekstra, a Michigan Republican, "applauds the diligent and hard work done by the CIA to identify this person who took it upon themselves to illegally leak our nation's secrets. Chairman Hoekstra is fully supportive of any and all efforts to prosecute this person and anyone else who illegally discloses our national secrets." Ware called the rare identification of a leaker "a solid victory in the effort to halt illegal leaks...