AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 1, 2007 (EurekAlert!)
To accurately assess the effects of human-induced climate change, scientists must be able to quantify the contribution of natural variation in solar irradiance to temperature changes....more...Polish intrusion is a poor move (Santa Maria Times)
President Bush has done many foolish things, and he appears to be adding another in insisting on building defensive missiles in eastern Poland intended to protect Europe from nuclear attack from Iran. ...more... The Nation's Top Multi-Housing Architects (Multi-Housing News)
Our Firm's Competitive Edge: ADD Inc. blends artistry with investment value in creating some of the country's most distinctive residential addresses....more... Skilful Salmond returns to Westminster as the political assassin (The Scotsman)
IT WAS the day Alex Salmond went to London cloaked with the smile of diplomacy but carrying the dagger of the political assassin....more... Don't wait till winter to quaff this dark brew (The Ithaca Journal)
Here's a first -- a schwarz weissbier, or German black wheat beer, from the excellent Kulmbacher company located in the Bavarian region of Germany....more... Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
In the Marx Brothers movie "Duck Soup" which was a dark spoof of pre-war Germany, Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) who is the Prime Minister of Fredonia, is asking his cabinet, "Any old business?" Someone says, "Yes, about the taxes ..." And Groucho says, "Nah, that's new business."...more... Mercedes C 280 Sport (Times Online)
While I was away last week, someone came in the night and erected a couple of handmade road signs on the grass verge outside my house. They advertise a new website that encourages road users to report fellow citizens for dangerous or antisocial driving....more... Ask Jon Bon Jovi (Time Magazine)
For nearly 30 years he has rocked out before huge crowds and this summer the he tours throughout the U.S. with his band to support their latest album Lost Highway . Submit your questions for Jon Bon Jovi then look for the upcoming interview in TIME ...more... Germany's Maestro Masur Marks 80th Birthday (Deutsche Welle)
For over three decades, Kurt Masur was both one of the world's best classical-music conductors and the most prominent one from communist East Germany. But perhaps his finest hour came on the political stage in 1989....more... |