Word: weather
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...Once again, the U.S. team was supported by a boisterous group of U.S fans, who had gathered in the old city of Nuremberg before the match to enjoy what has been uncharacteristically warm weather. Then, around 2 p.m., Sam's Army, the U.S. soccer team's supporters, paraded down the Konigstrasse, the main street in this ancient town, flags waving and drums drumming. What a surreal site that was, given that Hitler's National Socialists had used the very same streets, for some their propaganda rallies. The history was obviously lost on the Americans, but needless to say the trooping...
...many Australians to rethink their prejudice against nuclear power. Physicist Martin Sevior, who led a recent study of the issue at the University of Melbourne, believes "there is a credible case for nuclear power plants," provided Australia adopts lessons learned elsewhere. According to zoologist Tim Flannery, whose book The Weather Makers calls for urgent action on climate change, if Australia replaced all of its coal-fired plants with nuclear ones, "we would have done something great for the world...
...consideration was Detroit's harsh winters. Although elephants can tolerate cold weather, standing on snow and ice increases the risk of slipping and falling. The only alternative was to have the animals spend most of the winter months indoors, where hard concrete led to foot problems and boredom. Many zoos, like the one in San Diego, have phased out certain species, like the moose, that do better in other climates. "Bringing cold-weather animals into the warm Southern California climate is a bad business decision and a waste of precious resources," says Larry Killmar, the zoo's deputy director...
...created Twin Peaks and has raised $1.6 million to promote the virtues of transcendental meditation is now peddling jarring ringtones for your cell phone at $4 a pop. Available starting this week on davidlynch.com--a site that also features the director, complete with pompadour, delivering daily weather reports--the so-called strangetones range in freakitude from a childlike voice repeating "My teeth are bleeding" to an overlord-type voice growling "I ... like ... to ... kill ... deer." Another ringtone, which consists of high-pitched screeching that sounds not unlike fingernails on a chalkboard, is aptly named Angst. Can't wait to hear...
...Four years ago at Commencement it rained,” said Reardon. “About 100 people showed up and that was pretty depressing. After that, I concluded that if it looked like tough weather, we would move inside...