Word: winterizer
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...being "brutal." After all, both the South Africans and the New Zealanders were originally taught this game by Scottish Presbyterians. The dour Scots obviously never fathomed the English humor in the ridiculous 16-man scrum. It was all meant as a joke, to keep robust adolescent schoolboys occupied during winter - when they could not play cricket. Deon Thom George, South Africa
...months of winter darkness descend over the top of the world, temperatures are falling and the Arctic Ocean is again freezing. But the damage has been done. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that just 1.65 million sq. mi. (about 4.3 million sq km) of Arctic sea ice survived the summer's annual melt. That's the smallest amount left over after September since scientists began keeping records. And they estimate the Arctic ice may have shrunk by half since the 1950s. Worse, the melt is accelerating. The Arctic may be ice-free by the summer...
...insists that they're actually thriving. Rising sea levels swamping coastal cities? Lomborg argues that floods won't be biblical and that man-made defenses will be sufficient. The main effect of global warming, he writes, may be that "we just notice people wearing slightly fewer layers of winter clothes on a winter's evening...
...complex, home to sky bridges, winter gardens, and an inner courtyard, will utilize wind and solar energy to keep greenhouse gas emissions at an unprecedented 50 percent of the national standard...
...over by Jena Malone, who plays McCandless’ younger sister, give the film a eulogistic aura. When you leave your seat, you might be a little more skeptical about the life you live. You might even take someone up on an adventure. If nothing else, when the Boston winter arrives, you finally might see ice and snow as an avenue for ruddy character building, rather than an inconvenience in your cushy modern life. —Reviewer Andrew F. Nunnelly can be reached at nunnelly@fas.harvard.edu...