Can we ever be carbon neutral? - The Guardian
Our per capita carbon footprint stands at 9.7 tonnes each every year - think of it as six hot-air balloons full of CO2. Illustration: Rob Biddulph It is notoriously difficult to move a muscle without creating a carbon penalty, and mitigating this can

For Pats, Colts-Jets an illustration of needs - Boston Globe
Assuming you can get past any visceral reaction, enjoy this weekend’s AFC Championship Game. Celebrate it. However much it may pain you to watch two of the Patriots’ chief rivals play for the right to go to the Super Bowl, the football gods are

Philadelphia Law Firm Secures Settlement for Victim of Sexual Abuse by - YAHOO!
Philadelphia, PA ( Lexis Nexis ) February 1, 2010 -- Brian D. Kent , partner in the Philadelphia-based law firm Laffey, Bucci & Kent, has completed the settlement of a civil lawsuit against former Judge William C. Bradley, Jr., which culminated in a

Michael Hiltzik: Of stem cells and administrative arrogance - Los Angeles Times Blogs
It was always predictable that the voter initiative that created the California stem cell program, Proposition 71 of 2004, would lead it into something of a cul-de-sac. As my column for Monday reports, the initiative was too specific about how the

Japan Airlines bellyflops in a sea of patronage and kickbacks - Vancouver Sun
The decline and fall of Japan Airlines, once Asia's largest carrier, which was put under bankruptcy protection on Jan. 19, is a tale of intellectual, political and financial corruption on an almost unimaginable scale. It is also an illustration of

Art in Theory and Practice, II - School Library Journal
This is the second part of a series devoted to the intellectual and social benefits of visual thinking. This column probes how teachers and librarians can reap those benefits for their young clientele through a unique method of sharing picture books

City residents to decide tax hike - Rutland Herald
The total tax bill on a $150,000 home in the city would rise by more than $400 next fiscal year if all of the spending requests on the Town Meeting Day ballot pass, according to Treasurer Wendy Wilton. At the request of the city aldermen, Wilton

Speed limit area widened in Dublin - Irish Times
A new speed limit extension of 30km/h has now been applied within Dublin city centre. The new limit now applies to all roads within a city centre area extending from Bolton Street on the north side to Kevin Street Lower/St Stephen’s Green on the

Indonesian court clears boy of bee prank - Big Hollywood
Photo illustration of a bee. An Indonesian schoolboy was cleared of serious An Indonesian schoolboy was cleared of serious abuse charges Monday for stinging a female classmate with a bee, a "crime" that took the country's legal system a year to

Extending the Book: The Art of Extra-Illustration Opens at the Folger - Washington City Paper
The Folger Shakespeare Library opened a new exhibit this week, Extending the Book: The Art of Extra-Illustration , which explores “extra-illustration,” the practice of annotating a text with pictures of people and places who appear in the work