eccentric
But Colonel Qaddafi remains the same eccentric as always.
He has used his new status to promote his call
for a United States of Africa with one passport,
one military and one currency.
orbit
The seven crewmembers will dine in orbit instead of
at home with family because of a late change
in the mission's launch date. By then, it was too late
to adjust menus to add traditional Thanksgiving fare.
circulation
Scientists are delivering some unexpected
cheer this Christmas. They have found that
a couple of glasses of champagne a day
are good for your heart and blood circulation.
balance
Being a man has always been dangerous.
There are about 105 males born for every 100 females,
but this ratio drops to near balance
at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds
there are twice as many women as men.
atmosphere
If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere,
it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.
circuit
Now, a team of Dutch scientists has created
"logic circuits" made of tiny nanotube transistors
that could advance the development of molecular electronics.
circus
Eight circus tigers and a lioness died
during a 20-hour journey in an enclosed
and heated truck across Siberia,
and Russian police are investigating
whether they might have been suffocated by exhaust fumes
commonwealth
A: How many member countries make up
the British Commonwealth?
B: 53.