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After observing such promising attendance, a question arises: Has the summer activities staff hit upon a more effective intramural approach? Could open-entry tournaments provide a bigger draw than Straus Cup competition? Or do the summer students simply take advantage of nicer weather and more free time? While the latter must certainly influence these popular competitions, it appears that an appeal to individual fame has won out over community pride...
...simple fact that flu cases are still being recorded in the U.S. this summer, during a time when the virus should be virtually dormant, is a sign that things will get worse once the weather cools. The question is whether or not we'll be ready. "We're taking this virus very seriously, and I think it's important for the public to be thinking ahead," says Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This virus is not going away...
...Eventually, a helicopter spotted the three missing students after missing them on an earlier pass, Karlan's mother said, noting that cold weather, rain, and fog may have hampered the efforts. She emphasized that the U.S. Embassy and the Ecuadorian government put together a highly coordinated effort to find the students, sending out search teams by foot as well. Karlan and her companions had been staying in the indigenous village of Otavalo working with local children as part of the humanitarian group Village Education Project. Her mother said that the trip was originally planned as a day hike...
...celebrating its 400th anniversary - and hoteliers, airlines and vacation-package providers are offering robust discounts to court visitors. Considering that Bermuda is also easy to access (flights from New York City take just over two hours) and that its latitude - due east of North Carolina - means perfect summer weather (while the Caribbean's tropical isles heat up), for the uninitiated, there may be no better time to go. (See pictures of luxury private islands...
...worst climate in Europe, and this topic of conversation was deemed important enough to invade every exchange. Nevertheless, this week, when the heat wave finally struck, each sweat-stained commuter on the underground wore a pained expression while newspaper headlines lamented—never celebrated—the oppressive weather. Train passengers thought wistfully back to cooler days, and whined that their English bodies were not suited to such weather...