The Ultimate Tree-Ring Pages. A dendrochronology site where the author has attempted to amass as much information as possible about the subject.
Foiling Spies at the Vatican. "Computer hackers, electronic bugs and supersensitive microphones threaten to pierce the Vatican's thick walls next week when cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to name a papal successor. Spying has gotten a lot more sophisticated since John Paul II was elected in 1978, but the Vatican seems confident it can protect the centuries-old tradition of secrecy that surrounds the gathering."
Un-brellas. Ratings of umbrellas. I say go for the cheepo umbrella (unless you're some sort of umbrella freak). I bought one for $1 three years ago and it still works.
