eccentric

But Colonel Qaddafi remains the same eccentric as always.

He has used his new status to promote his call

for a United States of Africa with one passport,

one military and one currency.

orbit

The seven crewmembers will dine in orbit instead of

at home with family because of a late change

in the mission's launch date. By then, it was too late

to adjust menus to add traditional Thanksgiving fare.

circulation

Scientists are delivering some unexpected

cheer this Christmas. They have found that

a couple of glasses of champagne a day

are good for your heart and blood circulation.

balance

Being a man has always been dangerous.

There are about 105 males born for every 100 females,

but this ratio drops to near balance

at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds

there are twice as many women as men.

atmosphere

If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere,

it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.

circuit

Now, a team of Dutch scientists has created

"logic circuits" made of tiny nanotube transistors

that could advance the development of molecular electronics.

circus

Eight circus tigers and a lioness died

during a 20-hour journey in an enclosed

and heated truck across Siberia,

and Russian police are investigating

whether they might have been suffocated by exhaust fumes

commonwealth

A: How many member countries make up

the British Commonwealth?

B: 53.