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This is an archive of the newsletter <:>inter alia<:>. <:>inter alia<:> is a newsletter of resources from the internet collected, repackaged and published periodically by David J. L'Hoste. Topics vary widely, but intermittently include: A Word A Day, Weird Facts of the Day, HotSites, Graphic of the Day, On This Day, This Day in History, Quote of the Day, and Cool Fact of the Day. To subcribe to the <:>inter alia<:> mailing list send an email with "subscribe inter alia" only in the message section to cyanocitta@hotmail.com To unsubscribe from the <:>inter alia<:> mailing list send an email with "unsubscribe inter alia"only in the message section to cyanocitta@hotmail.com |
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Table of Contents 28 January 1999In Today's Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Day -- libretto 2. Quote of the Day -- Marc J. Straus 3. Graphic of the Day -- Bathfront 4. HotSites -- Global Warming ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Daylibretto (li-BRET-oe) noun1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera. 2. A book containing such a text. [Italian, diminutive of libro, book, from Latin liber, libr-.] "Maxwell Davies's libretto is in the best British ghost-story tradition." Edward Seckerson and Stephen Johnson, Double Play: Ghosts and visions, Independent, 27 Aug 1994. -- >From A Word A Day: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 2. Quote of the Day -- Marc J. StrausA Half Billion — More or LessI asked an agricultural economist how we would feed 8 billion by the year 2050. Not to worry, he said. Now data suggest there will be a half billion fewer: war, lower birth rate, the spread of AIDS. It's indecent to count on pestilence, I suggested. That's naive, he retorted. I've led an international conference. We don't rely on a specific disease or maelstrom. We factor in relative rates and trends based on hundreds of events. Please explain then, I argued, how your hypothesis accommodates global warming, the end of communism, a new bubonic plague, the greenhouse effect? Overpopulation control, he said, is a euphemism for what we experts call coercive correc- tions. And it isn't measured by a mere half billion. Assuming continued improvement in farm yield, genetically engineered meat, family size reduction of sixteen percent, it won't occur until 2304, at a population of twenty billion, more or less. Marc J. Straus The Kenyon Review New Series, Volume XXI, Number 1 Winter 1999 Copyright © 1998 by Kenyon College. All rights reserved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 3. Graphic of the Day -- BathfrontBathfrontby David J. L'Hoste http://lhostelaw.com/ia/ia2/gotd/bathfront.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 4. HotSites -- Global Warminghttp://www.unep.ch/iuc/submenu/infokit/factcont.htmClimate Change Information Kit --Thirty excellent information sheets from the UN Environment Program. http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/home.htm The EPA Global Warming Site --A vast, excellent resource from the Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.egs.uct.ac.za/engeo/faq/NASA_FACTS/global/gw.html Global Warming --Information about global warming, with accompanying graphics, from NASA. http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jan/climate.htm The Great Climate Flip-flop --This article from the Atlantic Monthly discusses the possibility that we are heading toward "global cooling." http://www.epa.gov/ozone/science/ The Science of Ozone Depletion --A great site from the EPA that includes a plethora of ozone-depletion information and resources. http://www.whrc.org/globalwarming/warmingearth.htm The Warming of the Earth --Comprehensive information from the Woods Hole Research Center. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ Table of Contents 21 January 1999In Today's Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Day -- gourmand 2. Quote of the Day -- Cheryl Mills 3. Graphic of the Day -- Bathback 4. HotSites -- Earthrise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Daygourmand (goor-MAHND, GOOR-muhnd) noun1. A lover of good food. 2. A gluttonous eater. [Middle English gourmant, glutton, from Old French gormant.] "Not only had Alice long since recovered, but he was discovering the downside of being identified as a gourmand: Food fanatics were collecting around him like crows." Pope Brock, Bio: Calvin Trillin Forsaking Ironic Distance, the writer faces himself while recalling a friend, People, 28 Jun 1993. -- >From A Word A Day: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 2. Quote of the Day -- Cheryl MillsWhether you are for the president or against him,everyone should recognize the quality of the legal defense he is receiving in the Senate trial. Cheryl Mills argued his defense on Article II -- obstruction of justice. It was one of the finest legal arguments I have ever heard. If it is rerun on C-span, do not miss it. Excerpts are at the link below, and the Wahsington Post will have the full transcript up soon. -djl Over the course of the House managers' presentation last week, I confess I was struck by how often they referred the significance of the "rule of law." House Manager Sensenbrenner, for example, quoted President Theodore Roosevelt stating, "No man is above the law, and no man is below it." As a lawyer, as an American and as an African-American, it is a principle in which I believe to the very core of my being. It is what many have struggled and died for, the right to be equal before the law, without regard to race or gender or ethnicity, disability, privilege or station in life. The rule of law applies to the weak and the strong, the rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless. If you love the rule of law, you must love it in all of its applications. You cannot only love it when it provides the verdict you seek; you must love it when the verdict goes against you, as well. We cannot uphold the rule of law only when it is consistent with our beliefs; we must uphold it even when it protects behavior that we don't like or is unattractive, or is not admirable, or that might even be hurtful. And we cannot say we love the rule of law but dismiss arguments that appeal to the rule of law, as "legalisms" or "legal hair-splitting." I say all this because, not only the facts, but the law of obstruction of justice protects the President. It does not condemn him. And the managers cannot deny the President the protection that is provided by the law, and still insist they are acting to uphold the law. His conduct, while clearly not attractive or admirable, is not criminal. That is the rule of law in this case. . . . So let's talk about the allegation of obstruction of justice, about the box of gifts that Ms. Currie received from Ms. Lewinsky. Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/012199impeach-mtext.html Wshington Post Coverage: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/clinton.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 3. Graphic of the Day -- BathbackBathbackby David J. L'Hoste http://lhostelaw.com/ia/ia2/gotd/bathback.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 4. HotSites -- EARTHRISEEARTHRISETired of looking at those three by five glossies of your house taken from ground level? How about looking at your town from outer space? Then this site will definitely interest you. This is the site of a huge database of photos that over the past 15 years have been taken of the Earth from the Space Shuttle. The photos can be searched a number of different ways (photo, topographical, and political) and can be zoomed in for some great views of landforms, landmarks, etc. This is not only a fun site, but can also be a great resource for planners, developers, and other professionals. <http://earthrise.sdsc.edu/earthrise/> -- From WebScout: <http://www.webscout.com/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ Table of Contents 19 January 1999In Today's Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Day -- epicurean 2. Quote of the Day -- Anthony Lewis 3. Graphic of the Day -- Snowies 4. HotSites -- Crossfire 5. Cool Fact of the Day -- Global Distillation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Dayepicurean (ep-i-kyoo-REE-uhn, -KYOOR-ee-) adjective1. Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease. 2. Suited to the tastes of an epicure. 3. Epicurean. Of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism. epicurean noun 1. A devotee to sensuous and luxurious living; an epicure. 2. Epicurean. A follower of Epicurus. [Middle English Epicurien, from Epicure.] "Michael and Ariane Batterberry, founding editors of the trade magazine Food Arts, report on the hottest food and dining-out trends several times a year for USA TODAY. Today, in an epicurean epitaph, left, and excerpts from the December issue of Food Arts, they look back on the major dining trends of 1996." Michael Batterberry; Ariane Batterberry, Regional cuisines tickled the taste buds, USA TODAY, 10 Dec 1996. -- >From A Word A Day: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 2. Quote of the Day -- Anthony LewisOf course not all the Republicans involved in the campaignagainst the President, or sitting in judgment now, are on the far right. Political interests push others to join. Exactly that happened with Joe McCarthy; many Republicans sought political advantage in his demagoguery. But the essence here is an attempted coup by ultra-conservatives. I do not doubt their sincerity. That is what makes it terrifying. When Tom DeLay says this is "about relativism versus absolute truth," he speaks the language of totalitarianism. ABROAD AT HOME/ By ANTHONY LEWIS The Two Realities/ January 19, 1999 Full column: http://www.nytimes.com/library/opinion/lewis/011999lewi.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 3. Graphic of the Day -- SnowiesSnowy Egret/1997by David J. L'Hoste http://lhostelaw.com/ia/ia2/gotd/snowies.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 4. HotSites -- CrossfireFrom the Left:http://www.cjnetworks.com/~cubsfan/liberal.html From the Right: http://www.freerepublic.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 5. Cool Fact of the Day -- Global DistillationPolar PollutionYou might think that the extreme northern and southern parts of the world must be the cleanest places on Earth. But there is a form of pollution that happens only there, and at the tops of snow-covered mountains. It's called global distillation. Gases produced by human activities in the warmer parts of the world circulate freely. When they enter the extremely cold Arctic or Antarctic regions, some of these gases begin to condense out of the air. The gases include various hydrocarbons, aerosol propellants, solvents, and many other compounds, including deadly pesticides. They can condense directly onto fallen snow, or they can become incorporated into snow as it forms in clouds. Global distillation is a major source of toxins in polar ecosystems. These toxins are found in ever greater concentrations in the polar waters and in the bodies of humans and animals living in these regions. Articles about global distillation: http://www.ourplanet.com/imgversn/86/wania.html http://www.greenpeace.org/~comms/97/arctic/library/region/toxic.html Today's Cool Word is "smog": http://www.cool-word.com/archive/1999/01/14.html -- >From The Learning Kingdom's Cool Fact of the Day: http://www.cool-fact.com/today/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ Table of Contents 12 January 1999In Today's Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Day -- sylvan 2. Quote of the Day -- Aesop 3. Graphic of the Day -- Point Lobos 4. HotSites -- Everything Impeachment 5. Cool Fact of the Day -- Galactic Year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Daysylvan also silvan (SIL-vuhn) adjective1. Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions. 2. Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest. 3. Abounding in trees; wooded. sylvan noun One that lives in or frequents the woods. [Medieval Latin sylvanus, from Latin Silvanus, god of the woods, from silva, forest.] "In that delightful land which is washed by the Delaware waters, Guarding in sylvan shades the name of Penn the apostle, Stands on the banks of its beautiful stream the city he founded." Poems Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Part The Second IV - V, Great Works of Literature, 1 Jan 1992. -- >From A Word A Day: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 2. Quote of the Day -- AesopThe Crab and the FoxA CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a neighboring green meadow as its feeding ground. A Fox came across him, and being very hungry ate him up. Just as he was on the point of being eaten, the Crab said, "I well deserve my fate, for what business had I on the land, when by my nature and habits I am only adapted for the sea?' Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness. --Aesop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 3. Graphic of the Day -- Point Lobos, CAPoint Lobos/1985by David J. L'Hoste http://lhostelaw.com/ia/ia2/gotd/ptlobos2b.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 4. HotSites -- ImpeachmentAn Impeachment Trial Primer -- CNN/All Politicshttp://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/01/06/primer/ Impeaching the President -- NPR [RealPlayer] http://www.npr.org/news/national/impeach/ Clinton Under Fire -- BBC News [RealPlayer] http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/clinton_under_fire/ The Politics of the Presidency -- CBC [RealPlayer] http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/news/indepth/clinton/index.html USIA Foreign Media Reaction Daily Digest http://www.usia.gov/admin/005/wwwh9j06.html Scout Report Signpost http://www.signpost.org/ Jurist: Law Professors on the Web http://scout7.cs.wisc.edu/page/00000972.html The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson http://scout7.cs.wisc.edu/page/00008896.html Independent Counsel's Report to the US House of Representatives http://scout7.cs.wisc.edu/page/00008253.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 5. Cool Fact of the Day - Galactic YearLongest cyclic periodThe longest-known cyclic period (repeating cycle) is the galactic year, which is the time it takes the solar system to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Each galactic year takes about 230 million Earth-years, and the solar system is about 20 galactic years old. The galactic center is in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, where vast swarms of distant stars are visible on clear summer nights. The Sun and all the nearby stars orbit around the galactic center. Research suggests that one galactic year ago, there were dinosaurs all over the planet and flowering plants and birds had not yet appeared. What kind of place will Earth be one galactic year from now? A picture of stars in the direction of the galactic center: http://www.phy.mtu.edu/apod/ap960605.html -- >From The Learning Kingdom's Cool Fact of the Day: http://www.cool-fact.com/today/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ Table of Contents 06 January 1999In Today's Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Day -- deciduous 2. Quote of the Day -- Matt Sludge 3. Graphic of the Day -- Isla Skiffs 4. HotSites -- Travel 5. Cool Fact of the Day -- Most Spoken Language ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 1. A Word A Daydeciduous (di-SIJ-oo-uhs) adjective1. Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth. 2. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season. 3. Not lasting; ephemeral. [From Latin deciduus, from decidere, to fall off : de-, de- + cadere, to fall.] "Even leafless deciduous trees can block 25-60% of the sun's energy." Glickman, Marshall, Money does grow on trees. (using landscaping to improve energy conservation in the home)., Mother Earth News, 10-01-1994, pp 18(2). -- >From A Word A Day: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 2. Quote of the Day -- Drudge ReportFor the past several days, cybergossip and authorof the SLUDGE repot, Matt Drudge, has been reporting another brewing scandal: XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX 01/06/99 03:58 UTC XXXXX WOMAN NAMES BILL CLINTON FATHER OF SON IN SHOCKING VIDEO CONFESSION **World Exclusive** In a shocking new videotaped confession viewed by the DRUDGE REPORT late Tuesday, an Arkansas woman claims that President Bill Clinton is the father of her 13-year old son. He's been told all of his life by his mother that Bill Clinton is his father, and late last month, 13-year old Danny Williams of Arkansas underwent a DNA test to find out the truth. The story of Bobbie Ann Williams and her child Danny hit world media and rocked the White House this week after it was revealed that STAR MAGAZINE and ace investigative reporter Richard Gooding have exclusively signed Williams and his family to a paternity showdown. Test results could not be learned Tuesday night. Gooding and Star magazine editors offered few details on the status of the story, even to their closest associates. "It is his," Ms. Williams tells PARAMOUNT's HARD COPY in a videotaped confession recently made by the syndicated TV show. With tears rolling down her face, Williams reveals intimate details about her relationship with Bill Clinton. "He was good to me, he gave me money," she tells HARD COPY. "No, I'm not scared." Also interviewed on the video is Williams' sister. She tells HARD COPY how she first doubted her sister's claims. "I thought she was joking, you know, she was running around in the streets... But when the kid was born, he looked just liked Bill Clinton . * * * -- >Full Report: http://www.drudgereport.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 3. Graphic of the Day --Isla SkiffsIsla Mujeres/1982by David J. L'Hoste http://lhostelaw.com/ia/ia2/gotd/islaskiffs.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 4. HotSites -- TravelMicro$oft Expedia (Gates is into EVERYTHING)http://expedia.msn.com/ City Net from Excite http://www.city.net/ Travelocity http://www.travelocity.com/ Lowestfare.com http://www.lowestfare.com/ Bed & Breakfast Channel http://www.bbchannel.com/ All the hotels on the WWW http://www.all-hotels.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ 5. Cool Fact of the DayMost Spoken LanguageAlmost 900 million people speak Mandarin Chinese, making it the most spoken language on Earth. The next most spoken tongue is English, with more than 322 million speakers, followed by Spanish, Bengali, and Hindi. Mandarin is spoken across most of China, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, and many other countries. There are four main dialects and many regional variants. Mandarin Chinese is part of a large family of Asian languages called Sino-Tibetan, which includes about a dozen related forms of Chinese, plus many other languages. Here's a highly informative site about world languages: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/ -- >From The Learning Kingdom's Cool Fact of the Day: http://www.cool-fact.com/today/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ia~~~~~~ |
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