The Power Group

American students at Alnwick Castle: study abroad amidst ghosts and battlements.(Hands Across the Sea)
British Heritage; 1/1/2010; 1288 words; ...Capability Brown. Various celebrations take place in the park; rock group Queen performed there this past July. Yves de Vescy, Baron...arriving with William the Conquerer and increasing their political power over the years. Most famous was Harry, nicknamed "Hotspur...

Blooming marvelous.(OCEANIA)(dust storm and phytoplankton bloom in Australia)(Brief article)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 811 words; ...offset one month's worth of emissions from a coal-fired power station. How's that for eco-irony? The ocean's response...Ian Jones, head of University of Sydney's ocean technology group. Jones said the results from the dust storm were a "vindication...

HEAD SCRATCHERS.(Ground Clutter)
Airport Business; 1/1/2010; 832 words; ...A friend for four decades, Pat Epps called recently. The powers that be are considering "going private" with a public airport...a Certified Speaking Professional who has addressed aviation groups throughout North America. A pilot since 1969, he's insured...

2020 visionaries: in a series of essays by some of today's brightest future thinkers, the futurist will showcase new ideas on the key issues of the next decade.
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 1444 words; ...nondemocratic regimes appropriate the power of information technology to...imbuing ordinary people with new powers, from the street activist...History has seen the transfer of power from mobs to empires and from...giant institutions to small groups and citizens, could be our last if we fail to ...

Dammed if you do.(SOUTH AMERICA)(HidroAysen dams in Patagonia, Chile)(Brief article)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 941 words; ...redesigned the project, adding a fifth dam. Together the five power stations would add 2,750 megawatts (MW) to Chile's central...barrage of criticism from both government agencies and citizen groups. HidroAysen says it's ready to respond to those questions...opponents. Led by the Patagonia Defense Council, an ...