It's tricky to produce, but ice wine 'is the prize' (The Record)
JORDAN, Ontario -- It's almost midnight. Snow flurries ride down on the breath of a starless sky, and the 15-degree air pricks at bare skin. It's a perfect time, Len Pennachetti concludes, to go out in a field and pick grapes....more...European wind power (E4: Engineering)
The market for European wind power capacity broke new records in 2006, according to the annual statistics issued by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 7,588 MW of wind power capacity, worth some ?9 billion, was installed last year in the EU, an increase of 23% compared to 2005....more... French leader retracts comments on Iran (AP via Yahoo! News)
French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three publications that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."...more... You are made of space-time (New Scientist)
New Scientist investigates ...more... French Leader Says Nuclear Iran Not Big Danger, Then Retracts (Washington Post)
French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb wouldn't be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed." ...more... French Leader Backtracks On Iran (CBS News)
After telling reporters that Iran's possession of nuclear weapons would not be "very dangerous," French President Jacques Chirac is reversing himself. He now says a nuclear-armed Iran would be dangerous and unacceptable....more... French Leader Retracts Comments On Iran (CBS News)
French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."...more... Chirac: Nuclear Iran not 'very dangerous' (Baltimore Sun)
French president retracts statement made in interview President Jacques Chirac backtracked today and said a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable, reversing earlier comments that Tehran's possession of a nuclear bomb would not be "very dangerous." ...more... Chirac's remarks on Iran astound the world (CNews)
PARIS (AP) ? Did French President Jacques Chirac misspeak? Is he, at age 74 and in the waning months of his second and likely last term, losing his political touch, even his mental vigor? Or did he simply voice a fear that a nuclear-armed Iran may be a foregone conclusion?...more... |