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...Carbon Age, a kind of biography of the atomic element that is, as Roston points out, central to our world. "In anything bigger than an atom and smaller than a star, you're going to find carbon," he says. That includes all forms of life on the Earth, which is, as Mr. Spock used to say, carbon-based. That's because on a molecular level, carbon is a wonderful chemical joiner. Seemingly without prejudice, carbon atoms will combine with almost any other element to form the more complicated building blocks of life. "It's atomic Velcro," says Roston...
Hyperbole is never a stranger to politics, but jubilant members of the Scottish Nationalist Party claimed to have literally felt the earth move with their victory in the July 24 by-election in Glasgow East. The SNP dethroned Labour with a swing of more than 22%, a result "off the Richter Scale," said one SNP stalwart. The party's leader spoke of a "political earthquake...
...Kinsley's comments on Clinton supporters lacking "progressive passion" and going "off in a snit" to pursue yachting: Wow, do I feel chastised. Maybe I'll sell my yacht and donate the proceeds to the Democratic National Committee. What on earth is this progressive passion? The Nobamas want exactly two things: a leader who is qualified and one whom they can trust. Obama does not qualify on either count. I'm a Democrat for McCain. May the best man win. Benita Canova, Gloversville, New York...
...Kinsley's comments on Clinton supporters lacking "progressive passion" and going "off in a snit" to pursue yachting: Wow, do I feel chastised. Maybe I'll sell my yacht and donate the proceeds to the Democratic National Committee. What on earth is this progressive passion? The Nobamas want exactly two things: a leader who is qualified and one whom they can trust. Obama does not qualify on either count. I'm a Democrat for McCain. May the best man win. Benita Canova, GLOVERSVILLE...
...multilayered ''architecture'' that could blunt a Soviet attack during the three distinct stages of delivery: the missile's boost, or launch, phase; midcourse, essentially the intercontinental space flight after the nuclear warheads and decoys have been released; and terminal, or re-entry, when the deadly warheads drop back into earth's atmosphere heading toward their targets. The most important of these is the boost phase, during which an ICBM's multiple warheads are still onboard and can be knocked out with a single shot. Hitting a missile in boost, says Stanford Physicist Sidney Drell, ''is like tackling the quarterback before...