Plan for Dominican Town of Miches Faces Environmental Test
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The goal is a tourism economy, but not typically Caribbean all-inclusive “high volume, low cost, keep churning the people through” tourism...
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The goal is a tourism economy, but not typically Caribbean all-inclusive “high volume, low cost, keep churning the people through” tourism...
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...The ships carrying ice are lined with hay or sawdust, and into these are loaded one block right next to another so that the entire cargo forms one large connected mass of ice. In St. Thomas, the ice is kept in local ice houses, large wooden structures with double or triple layered walls, the intervening space filled with ashes or sawdust, which protect completely against the effect of the burning sun rays. In this manner, over 200,00 tons of ice are exported annually from Wenham to the West Indies, Calcutta, Manila, Canton and other places.
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The inventor of the netbook says that Buddhism helped him conceive the device that spawned a $10 billion industry. Jonney Shih, chairman of Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Asustek, is known for planning new technologies while meditating -- then working relentlessly to bring his visions to life. "Most people think Buddhism is passive or about escape," he says. "It's not. It's about confronting what's in front of you with a clear and flexible mind."
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Professor Bob Watson, chief scientist at the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, said a decade of inaction on climate change meant it was now virtually impossible to limit global temperature rise to 2C. He said the delay meant the world would now do well to stabilise warming between 3C and 4C.
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... [G]rand ambitions and a large dose of positive thinking have buoyed high-end resort development for yet another year.
Despite a persistent economic downturn with no clear end in sight, luxury hotels are cropping up on islands big and small. The suites are lavish, the spas are pampering, and as for infinity pools, there seems to be no end to them.
With guarded optimism in the air, airlines are adding flights to destinations across the Caribbean, and entrepreneurs and tourism boards are rolling out new activities like kite-boarding festivals and historical zip-lining tours.
http://www.allatsea.net/article/November_2009/Reef_Jam_Raises_10K_Towards_Preserving_Coral_Reefs
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“On most Sunday afternoons, Rainbow Beach north of Frederiksted on the west end of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is jammed with people attracted by white sands and calm waters, volleyball and live music at Rhythms, an adjacent restaurant. On May 24 this year, a small entrance fee was added, along with attractions for all ages, as Reef Jam 2009 raised US $10,000, to fund a mini-grant program for marine-related education and conservation projects.”
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A leading academic institute has urged European governments to review global oil supplies for themselves because of the "politicisation" of the International Energy Agency's figures. Uppsala University in Sweden yesterday published a scathing assessment of the IEA's annual World Energy Outlook, saying some assumptions drastically underplayed the scale of future oil shortages.
http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/instant_mentor/weir16
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… One of the biggest complaints one hears in the hallways and faculty lounges of American colleges concerns literary dieting. The professorial mantra of the 21st century is: “They just don’t read.” All manner of villains emerge to explain students’ repulsion toward reading: Internet surfing, video games, cell phone obsession, campus partying, over-caffeination, lack of intellectual curiosity…. When all else fails, professors whet their knives to slaughter tried-and-true scapegoats: television and inadequate high school preparation.
The legendary Sonny Rollins heads up the 2009 London Jazz Festival, which takes place from Friday 13 to Sunday 22 November 2009.
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