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The Virtuosi: Contributors

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Giving some account of the undertakings, studies, and labors of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the Cornell physics department. Is a PhD physics graduate student at Cornell University. I will be working this summer with the. Is an experimental solid state physics graduate student in the Ralph Group. At Cornell. He enjoys physics, but hopes to eventually switch fields into giant robot-building. Is a PhD physics graduate student at Cornell University. He is working with Rob Thorne's. He did his...

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Sara Latta: The Moon and More: Review

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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." - Jorge Luis Borges. Sunday, December 22, 2013. The Moon and More: Review. The Moon and More. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. The Moon and More. Things get awkward when her father arrives in Colby, with her half-brother Benji in tow. Emaline develops a tender, caring relationship with the boy, a sweet little kid who just craves love and attention. As for her father? Well, he’s a little more problematic. Theo’s worldly and sophisticated. ...Champai...

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facing the fire: December 2012

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Climate and climate change news and views. Joseph Romm raves about Reagan, balks at Barrack: Figures of speech make and break communication. I have recently read Joseph Romm's new book, Language Intelligence,. Which is really a brief review of rhetoric. It introduces modern readers to. The age-old topic of eloquent language intended to persuade. Audiences. Romm uses just a few prime examples for each of the several. Topics covered, from the ancient Greek greats to medieval masters who. Often in the final...

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facing the fire: January 2012

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Climate and climate change news and views. The WSJ op-ed page again. Notably, the WSJ rejected a similar letter my 255 members of the National Academy of Sciences. The main difference between the two submissions was, oh, everything. The NAS members call out the poor coverage of global warming and its impacts in the media. Peter Gleick covered this in an article published on Forbes [ LINK. Posted by .brian. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The WSJ op-ed page again. Union of Concerned Scientists.

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facing the fire: August 2011

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Climate and climate change news and views. The first results from the CLOUD experiments have been getting a lot of media attention. The focus of the attention is the Nature paper that was published this week: [ news. The goal of this project is to determine whether cosmic rays have a significant impact on clouds. There is better coverage on RealClimate: link. Posted by .brian. Reactions to the Spencer paper. It's a very bad paper. That is the short story. I haven't thought through all my criticis...I esp...

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facing the fire: June 2011

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Climate and climate change news and views. Comparing volcanic CO2 emissions to human-made emissions. There's a terrific article by T. Gerlach in last week's issue of AGU's EOS newspaper [ PDF. Gerlach is apparently a volcanologist, not a climate scientist. The article compares estimates of CO2 emission by volcanic sources to human-made emissions. There is a common misconception (I'm not sure how common) about the relative contributions of volcanos and humans to the emission of CO2. Posted by .brian.

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facing the fire: December 2011

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Climate and climate change news and views. Ralph Hall, chair of the House of Representatives science committee. Posted by .brian. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ralph Hall, chair of the House of Representatives . Union of Concerned Scientists. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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Alternatively......: Get Like Them....

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008. These are blogs written by some close associates to me. They are quite informational and interesting and I advise you make a journey to visit them. Debt in our Nation: Debt in our System. This blog focuses on the national debt and all the issues that come along with it. This blog does an excellent job at showing all sides of the national debt. For example, the bailout plan, and how national debt is affecting education. Posted by Carter Wright. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Pet True Stories

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Basil's Baby" watercolor © Drew Strouble. Monday, February 4, 2008. Japan invents 'cat chat' device. Ever wondered what your cat is trying to tell you? A Japanese company hopes to solve this conundrum with a new toy that seeks to interpret your pet's meows. Following Takeda Co's successful launch of Bowlingual - which does the same thing for dogs - Meowlingual is due to be rolled out in November. The device will be priced at 8,800 yen (about $74), less than the 14,800 yen charged for Bowlingual.