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Those bored with the mountains and wildlife of the Grand Tetons might consider making the short drive south to Jackson, Wyoming. A booming ski town in winter, in the warmer months this town shows its wild West roots with a nightly spectacular, though somewhat hokey, shoot-out. In Jackson, those seeking to look the wild West part can shop for cowboy boots and ten-gallon hats. After that, they can head on over to a saloon where saddles serve as bar stools and action centers on a mechanical bucking bronco...
Today: showers likely, breezy and warmer, highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent...
...match was played in Tiger territory, played on unusually cool courts that traditionally trouble the Crimson. Harvard is used to playing on its warmer courts in Hemenway...
...from year to year. But the Americans, at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, pointed out that the new data mean that the seven warmest years since 1880 have all occurred in the past 11 years. On average, the 1980s were about .6 degrees C (1 degrees F) warmer than the 1880s, while 1990 was .7 degrees C (1.25 degrees F) warmer. That may not sound like much, but a mere 5 degrees C (9 degrees F) rise was enough to bring the earth out of the last...
...administrative leaders of the order who elected Kolvenbach in 1983 wanted him to continue the policies of his predecessor. But Kolvenbach has proved conservative enough, or diplomatic enough, to placate the Pope, even while earning the loyalty of his subordinates. John Paul's warmer attitude was first signaled in 1988, when Kolvenbach was chosen as the preacher for the Vatican Lenten retreat, an honor that was bestowed upon John Paul himself just before he was elected to the Throne of St. Peter. Kolvenbach has been meticulous in carrying out papal directives to the letter, aides say, and he shrewdly picked...