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...understand what has happened to the earth's atmosphere--and, therefore, how our climate might change in the future--some ice-core scientists in the Arctic are training their eyes directly downward. It's an incredibly important job. It's also, as the participants in the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling (NEEM) project will attest, incredibly fun. Where else can you snowmobile all day across Olympic-quality piste, make modern art out of 200-year-old ice crystals and relax at "night" (the sun never sets during the arctic summer) with copious amounts of Carlsberg beer delivered...
...once, talk of seismological upheavals may be apt. With every new reversal suffered by Labour come fresh questions about the Prime Minister's future. Ever since last fall, when he dithered over holding a snap election and then abandoned the idea, his popularity has been on a downward slide, both with the general public and within his own party. He doesn't have to face voters until 2010, since Tony Blair was only 25 months into a fresh five-year term when he handed over the reins to Brown last June. Brown now hopes to use the remainder of that...
...downward spiral has stopped.'' So said Sally McElwreath, a Trans World Airlines official, as she described faint but encouraging signs last week that the dramatic drop in U.S. tourist travel to Europe had at last bottomed out. Most airlines were reticent about releasing figures, but British Airways reported that bookings, down to a mere 5,000 a week after the U.S. air attack on Libya in April, had risen to more than 60,000, just 3,000 short of the figure for the same week last year. Pan Am's reservations have been increasing 8% to 10% a week...
...culture demands that he be supported at all costs. Western nations are justifiably horrified by what is happening in Zimbabwe, but they should bear in mind that the Mugabe regime came to power with their support. Watch South Africa: Its economy and social framework are rapidly following the same downward path as Zimbabwe's. Ben Stander, Cape Town, South Africa...
...they start from a point of total stillness. In fact, this stillness occurs twice in the swing - once before the take-away of the club and then again at the top of the swing. This latter pause is crucial, as this is when the golfer initiates the all-important downward motion toward the ball. While a golfer can self-correct during the backswing, it's almost impossible to do so after the downswing has begun. This period of vulnerability in the swing is particularly exposed in the windy conditions of the Open - a strong gust can blow a stationary club...