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Unlike conventional cooling or heating systems fueled by such nonrenewable energy sources as oil and gas, ClimateWell's CW10 system--which can also warm your home in winter--slashes energy use by effectively running off water heated by the sun. And don't worry if it isn't always sunny: the clever system stores energy for conversion later into cooling or heating...
...would anyone in their right mind visit the Loch Lomond Golf Club during the dreich Scottish winter? Because it has a fantastic new spa, that's why. The exclusive 267-hectare club overlooking the country's largest loch has introduced a winter membership, at a fraction of[an error occurred while processing this directive] the normal cost, coinciding with the recent launch of its Spa in the Walled Garden. The clean, modern lines of the glass, stone and wood sanctuary - boasting such sensory treats as a vitality plunge pool, a crystal steam room and massage therapists with seemingly magic hands...
...enjoying a formal yet friendly dinner in one of the house's two opulent dining rooms. (Two standout dishes are the fillet of beef with rosti potatoes, celeriac cream and wild mushrooms, and the honey-and-mascarpone parfait with roasted figs.) The golf course is closed during the winter, but if you still have a sporting itch, try your hand at salmon fishing or clay-pigeon shooting. Chances are you'll get a bit soggy, but the dramatic scenery is worth it. lochlomond.com
...Last Thursday, Coakley placed calls to a number of prospective donors around the state, urging them to attend her “Annual Winter Event,” a lavish fundraiser at the Union Oyster House this evening where suggested donations range from $125 to $500. While it is not exactly groundbreaking news that politicians interminably raise money, Coakley’s audacious fundraising drive only a month after coasting to victory underscores a disturbing problem with publicly electing our Attorney General: an official whose job it is to gauge legality impartially gets bankrolled through campaign contributions...
...order and control. The country's primitive economy is dominated by illicit opium production, which by some estimates accounts for as much as one-third of GDP. About 40% of Afghans are unemployed. And last month, the World Food Program warned that millions of rural Afghans might starve this winter because a prolonged drought has devastated the wheat harvest...