Wednesday, December 20, 2006

12.20.2006: Today in the News (Sculpture I)

sculp·ture [skuhlp-cher] n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.

We have an obligation to ensure our objective can accomplish particularly American matters in our generation (Bush). "Our objective is to demonstrate a new method of remotely determining ice water content in cirrus clouds" (Eloranta et al.) so that we may clean up sediment upstream of aquatic life, habitat & degraded weather. Mercury contains pollutants such as drinking water (Thompson), so do not swallow it, please. On a more whimsical note, Oprah Winfrey is expanding her "wildest" dream into a crisis that challenges ingenuity and passion, risk and development (Associate Press).


Associated Press. “Oprah and ABC announce reality TV deal.” CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. 18 Dec 2006. Cable News Network LP, LLLP. 20 Dec 2006.

<http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/18/oprah.reality.ap/ index.html>.

Bush, George W. “Press Conference by the President: Indian Treaty Room.” Welcome to the White House. 20 Dec. 2006. Office of the Press Secretary. 20 Dec. 2006.

<http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061220-1.html>.

Eloranta, Edward, Ralph E. Kuehn, & Robert E. Holz. “High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) Measurements of Ice Water Content: Approach and Initial Progress.” University of Wisconsin Lidar Group. 13 Nov 2000. University of Wisconsin Lidar Group. 20 Dec 2006.

<http://lidar.ssec.wisc.edu/posters/arm/icewater2001.pdf>.

Thompson, Kären. “EPA to begin sediment sampling in Detroit River.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 18 Dec 2006. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 20 Dec 2006.

<http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/a8f952395381d3968525701c005e65b5 /aa3a220b95f6037285257248005755e0!OpenDocument>.

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