Of course you are correct BD. It was late at night when I was writing that part, while moving my old site to wiki form. Humilliation? Not at all, just a fair correction.

So what was happening with global warming? (changing topics to see if anybody notices...)

BD, the answer to your prayers. Henri, given that the relationship between CO2 emissions and temperature changes is not known, any target pulled off thin air is pretty pointless, wouldn't you say so?

I'm one of the skeptics, not about temperature changes, but about our influence on them. I find that this paper by Warwick McKibbin from the Lowy Institute for International Policy ( Sensible Climate Policy , PDF file) presents a reasonable position, shows the flaws of the Kyoto protocol AND puts fo...

From Merriam-Webster v. 1 a: to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated b: to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality 2 a: to become dispirited: languishing in prison b: to suffer neglect the bill languished in the Senate for eight months 3: to assume an expression of grief or emo...

I found the post interesting but, well, I am a geneticist... If any of you are interested in this type of stories I recommend the book Genome: the autobiography of a species, by Matt Ridley. It is really fascinating.

From the Free Dictionary v. 1. Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; 2. To stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink. Example: 'One befuddling aspect of campaign time is the way the Respectable Media redefine our language' from 'Making Economic Sense' by Murray N. Roth...

I think that a link from the discussion of the word of the day to the discussion of the suggested word will suffice.

Tim, my example with the CEO is a real case!

...and Spanish aya.

From All Words v. (British informal derogative, normally used as passive voice) Said of someone selling a property: to raise the price that has already been verbally agreed with (a prospective buyer), usually because someone else has offered a higher price. Example: My offer to buy the house was gaz...

So now I am a girl BD? Luis (or Luiz in Portuguese) == uncronopio. The good doctor just sent me a personal message through the wrong channel. I know a couple of people spending a lot of time researching the populations of devils and there is no evidence of effect of any chemicals on them (by the way...

That was funny BD!

From Wiktionary : Blended jocular mock-Latin word. Arose in America in the 19th century (about 1837). Probably made up of the following parts: The Latin adverb and prefix ab, "away (from)", (maybe taken from abscond), the suffix -ate (maybe taken from perambulate or undulate), and the midd...

From Wikipedia : a grimoire is a book of magical knowledge written between the late-medieval period and the 18th century. Such books contain astrological correspondences, lists of angels and demons, directions on casting charms and spells, on mixing medicines, summoning unearthly entities, and makin...