Word: tars
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...waterlogged cities can be cooled off in the usual ways--by limiting auto exhaust, for example. Using light-colored roofing and paving materials in place of black, heat-absorbing tar will also help. As a bonus, the cooler roof will reduce the need for air conditioning. --By Jeffrey Kluger
...that did not come easily to a devout republican and a man who seldom met with anything--from bifocals to popcorn to spelling to the Lord's Prayer--that he did not feel he could improve on. While he might well write off European peerages as "a sort of tar-and-feather honour, a mixture of foulness and folly," he kept this view to himself while consorting with the aristocrats who eased the U.S. into being. A year before his return, Franklin did concede, "There are two opinions prevalent in Europe which have mischievous effects in diminishing national felicity...
...look out the window easily. The tops of buildings fly by. It always impresses me how many people have made the effort to get onto the roofs to send messages to the train passengers. Graffiti—often large, colorful and elaborate—enliven the tar-covered surfaces of the building tops. “Put the Christ back in Christmas,” reads one framed poster placed atop a roof. It has faced the tracks for as long as I’ve been riding...
...Blair now cranks up his support for the euro even as Brown deems the economic tests unmet, the Tories will try to tar Blair as the ideologue. And events are delivering a powerful hammer for pounding that point home: the European Convention, which next month will propose ways to revamp European institutions. Euro-skeptics are already portraying the convention as a cabal of creeping federalism. Last week the tabloid Sun published a poll showing that 81% of Britons don't know a new European treaty is being considered; when informed, 84% want to vote on it. Blair won't permit...
...play was by a 5-2 margin against Charleston Southern. Whitton homered in the victory and Brotemarkle earned the win. Harvard fell 10-3 to North Carolina and 7-2 Campbell in its other two games. Sabin’s three-run homer was a bright spot against the Tar Heels...