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...climate observers announced a huge surprise yesterday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science?s annual conference, in St. Louis: the glaciers of Greenland, which carry ice from the interior out to the sea, have gone on a tear. They?re flowing, on average, about twice as fast as they were a decade ago - and even back then, says glacier expert Julian Dowdeswell, of the University of Cambridge, "I was telling my students that they were among the fastest-flowing glaciers on Earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Making Glaciers Melt Faster | 2/17/2006 | See Source »

...several senior Democratic senators, including Minority Leader Harry Reid, after articles drew attention to his lobbying activity-said Shockey has recused himself from any matter involving any of Copeland, Lowery?s 100 or so clients, though they haven?t put it in writing. "We probably, if we'd fast-forwarded to the current time, would have done that" a year ago, Oldaker said, referring to the ethics climate fostered by the Abramoff scandal. What remains to be seen is whether the new attention on the world of lobbying and earmarks leads to lasting reform or just a new p.r. strategy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lobbying Game: Why the Revolving Door Won't Close | 2/16/2006 | See Source »

Alas, we’re left with Walker, sans any “Fast & the Furious” testosterone, and eight adorable dogs. Sadly, these dogs rival Walker in the acting department...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Eight Below | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

...ever been to. Another highlight is “Gotta Man?” by Doctor & Davinche, the second track on the compilation. The jittery excitement of nearly every track is especially well suited to this song, which concerns a guy’s worst nightmare: a fast-talking, funny guy with a British accent coming up to your girlfriend and telling her to ditch you. The track is unique, and its novelty hasn’t worn off yet. Another strength of “Run The Road, Vol. 2” is that despite being a compilation intended...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Run the Road, Vol. 2 | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

...fast, says Ben-Shahar. Positive Psychology is not “feel-good Polly-Anna happy-go-lucky” anything. “I’m a teacher, not a therapist,” he says. “I do hope that the class improves students’ lives...Therapy, too, is about improving people’s lives. So that’s where I think the similarity between my class and therapy lies. A therapist doesn’t lecture to his clients about the research in his field as I do, and I certainly...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Science of Smiling | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

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