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Last week, they lost their sixtieth vote in the Senate to Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown. But Brown’s victory is only the latest bruise. Three weeks ago, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan and Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd announced their retirements. And last month, Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith switched parties...
...idea that N2O poses a threat to the ozone layer is not new, but the Science study is the first comprehensive look at the exact concentrations and consequences of the gas. The investigators found that although N2O is only one-sixtieth as dangerous to the ozone layer as CFCs on a gram-by-gram basis, the sheer amount of N2O - each year nearly 1 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent are released globally - means that it now poses a more significant threat to the atmosphere. (N2O emissions are calculated in terms of their impact on global warming...
...Palestine." IM windows are decorated with digital renderings of the Key, a symbol of exile that hangs on the walls of living rooms. The figure of Handala, cartoonist Naji al-Ali's iconic homage to the Palestinian refugee, adorns many social networking profiles. This year, to mark the sixtieth year of exile, what the Palestinians call the Nakbah - or "disaster" in Arabic - entire days in chatrooms and forums were dedicated to discussing the Nakbah and what it means today. "Traditionally for Palestinians, the Nakbah has been about looking back in sorrow," says Nabulsi. "But what I am seeing among younger...
...death of Ronnie Yahia, a 47-year-old student at the Sapir College for Liberal Arts in Ashkelon and a father of four, was a bitter reminder of the threat Israel faces on its sixtieth anniversary. It is a similar reminder to the one the Israeli army was given in southern Lebanon in July 2006 during the tragic Second Lebanon War. There were harbingers of this day. In January 2002, when Karine-A, a ship loaded with 50 tons of bullets, missiles and mines, was caught in the Red Sea, substantiating the long-suspected link between the Shiite Islamic Republic...
...having introduced generations of fans to the joy of the classic American songbook, the current 12-member iteration will celebrate the group’s sixtieth anniversary. This gala concert promises to feature the Kroks’ typically ebullient performance on the hallowed Sanders stage...