BBC NEWS | Europe | Coffee is 'health drink' says Italian

BBC NEWS | Europe | Coffee is 'health drink' says Italian: "There is sound scientific reason to enjoy your morning espresso without worrying about the health effects. Coffee can be good for you..."

How Many Halves Are There in a College Basketball Game?

The Smoking Gun: Archive: "As college final exams go, the test Jim Harrick Jr. once gave in his University of Georgia physical education class was a piece of cake. ... [T]hat test, a 20-question mockery that includes such brain teasers as, 'How many points does a 3-point field goal account for in a Basketball Game?' "

ABCNEWS.com : Q and A With 'Life of Pi' Author

ABCNEWS.com : Q and A With 'Life of Pi' Author: "Yann Martel, Author of Life of Pi, Answers Your Questions"

Las Vegas Monorail

Las Vegas Monorail: "The Las Vegas Monorail is the newest attraction on the famous Las Vegas skyline. Gliding above traffic at speeds reaching 50 miles per hour, you'll be able to cover the four mile route in approximately 14 minutes "

The color of Monet / Las Vegas cashes in on the cachet of fine art

The color of Monet / Las Vegas cashes in on the cachet of fine art: "Serenity can be hard to find in this willfully frenetic neon oasis, better known for gaming than painting. But art, both classic and contemporary, is becoming easy to find in Las Vegas, which now displays world-class work, especially paintings, in galleries, museums and, yes, hotel-casinos. "

Yahoo! News - Leaked Pentagon report warns climate change may bring famine, war: report

Yahoo! News - Leaked Pentagon report warns climate change may bring famine, war: report: "A secret report prepared by the Pentagon (news - web sites) warns that climate change may lead to global catastrophe costing millions of lives and is a far greater threat than terrorism. "

Insurer warns of global warming catastrophe

FT.com Reuters world news: "The world's second-largest reinsurer, Swiss Re, warned on Wednesday that the costs of natural disasters, aggravated by global warming, threatened to spiral out of control, forcing the human race into a catastrophe of its own making."

Google Holiday Logos

Google Holiday Logos: "We have a variety of logos commemorating holidays and events. We've put them in this online museum for your amusement. "

TechTV | Top 10 Reasons Nerds Are Better Than Jocks

TechTV | Top 10 Reasons Nerds Are Better Than Jocks: "We put the formulaic nerd up against the stereotypical jock. It's not even a contest. Nerds rule!"

Tenacious detective is top cop

Tri-Valley Herald Online - More Local News: "Tenacious detective is top cop" - Nice story about a good cop.

Hands On: Play Pumps - South Africa

Hands On: Play Pumps - South Africa - This is a great invention - it is a kid's Merry- Go-Round that also pumps fresh water for a village.

UA Engineering Alum Pilots Martian Rover

Engineering Alum Pilots Martian Rover: "The solar system's coolest field trip started in January when two NASA rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, rolled onto the surface of Mars.



They were delivered there by interplanetary valet, Chris Lewicki, who graduated from UA in 2000 with a master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Lewicki, flight director on NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Mission, was in charge of events from the time the landers bounced onto the ground until the rovers left tracks in the soil."

Salon.com Books | Building a better Bush

Salon.com Books | Building a better Bush: "How an Andover-Yale preppy, scion of one of our nation's most powerful families, was reinvented as a straight-shootin' Texan with 'regular guy' values"

Metafilter is down!

Metafilter, my favorite site on the net, has been down for more that a week. It is the first link in my right sidebar - so it is probably clicked on more than any others.



Normally I remove dead links - but I have faith that Matt will get Metafilter back up and running - so I am leaving it for now.

Ikeaphobia and its discontents

In defense of Ikea and Starbucks: "If your life is mediocre, I promise you, Ingvar Kamprad didn't make it that way. You did. And if you're so desperate for your own soixante-huit moment that you can sit there with a straight face and tell me that you're being oppressed by flat-packable pine furniture with goofy pseudo-Scandinavian names, I'd advise you to spend a few days working with child slaves in the Sudan, or something. Warning - some strong language.