I jokingly say now that New Horizons is the first mission to the nearest example of the last planet.
The convention (on refugees) provides that they should be accepted at the nearest port and I think the issue is a very serious one.
If there are plans for an evacuation, they would be run by Australia, which of course is the nearest country and has taken on responsibility for conducting any sort of an evacuation that's necessary, ... But we hope it won't be necessary.
The most remote place I've been to was in Greenland. I remember setting out for a solo hike from a small cabin, itself several hours' boat ride from the nearest settlement.
Do not consider that to be wealth which is hoarded away, for how is it better than sand gathered from the nearest heap? Nor that which comes in from men who groan at their taxes: for the gold that is wrung from tears is of base alloy and black.
If the knockoff economy were a business, it would be the world's biggest, twice the size of Wal-Mart, its nearest competitor.
You just try to cut the kite string of the person nearest you.
It's the worst system in the world to have multi-balls and just use the nearest one. When a home team score suddenly all the balls go missing.
If you can imagine getting the flu and having to drive an hour to the nearest doctor or health care provider, or imagine having a sick child with no insurance and no resources to pay for the doctor visit. These are very real things in a lot of areas of North Carolina.
If you're not comfortable getting out, motion the other driver to follow you to the nearest police station, gas station, hospital or fire station.