Uncertain Principles (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... few weeks ago at the Science21 meeting, but am just getting around to blogging. Longitude is Dava Sobel's bestselling book about English clockmaker John Harrison and his forty-year sturggle to win 20,000 pounds for making a clock capable of keeping time at sea well enough to allow navigation. This is a very short book-- only 175 pages in a small trim size-- and an even faster read. Sobel...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... and condominiums and help homeowners avoid the high costs of home and appliance repair. David Sobel, vice president of sales at HWA, attributes the company's success in the down economy to hard workers like Luckett. "Liane personifies exactly what we try to offer as a company," said Sobel. "Hard-work, reliability, personality and commitment." About Home Warranty of America Home...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... do the story justice, but for those who saw Weekley tell the tale, it had to make you laugh. Jason Sobel, golf writer, ESPN.com: FICTION. Boo Weekley won't become one of the five most popular golfers on the PGA Tour in 2009 for good reason: He's already there. The intangibility of popularity makes it difficult to measure, but it's safe to say this is yet another category in which is second...
****** Cosmic X in Jerusalem ****** (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... could be extended retroactively because the wait did not constitute a punishment. Judge Moshe Sobel accepted the state's argument, and said the waiting period was meant to “maintain a reasonable period of time between the punishment and the elections.” So unless Deri files an appeal and wins, the Deri campaign is over. posted by Cosmic X @ 11:38 AM
