Cicerone

Practicing what he preaches, Dr. Cicerone is also encouraging leading scientists to join the geoengineering fray.

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With the exception of a short halt, which afforded the travellers time for an early dinner at the Albergo di Cicerone, which is about half a mile from the Molo di Gaeta, they prosecuted their journey without intermission, till arrived within sight of their resting place.

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Burckhardt's "Cicerone" is interesting reading, but the book is out of print and available only in large libraries.

Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation 1489-1534 [Illustrator] Correggio 1893

In the meantime, you can gauge your mettle by answering these five sample questions from the Cicerone web site.

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Craft beer—the kind beer candy makers use in their recipes—is usually made with much higher levels of malt grain that has been soaked and toasted than traditional American lager, said Ray Daniels, director of the Cicerone Certification Program, which certifies beer sommeliers.

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Bringing this all back to Bryan's recent post on humility, I haven't heard Cicerone cop to being an alarmist 20 years ago, so I don't take him too seriously when he sits in front of Congress now and warns about global warming.

Global Warming vs. the Outside Temperature, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

I had an undergrad course back in 1991 where a portion was taught by Sherwood Rowland and Ralph Cicerone, both Nobel laureates, the latter now president of the National Academy of Sciences.

Global Warming vs. the Outside Temperature, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Ralph J. Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences, has been interested in geoengineering for 20 years, but he said he kept a low profile on it because he didn't want to foster the perception abroad that Americans were looking for a quick fix on climate.

Threat of global warming sparks U.S. interest in geoengineering Juliet Eilperin 2010

Cicerone whipped the sorority girls into a frenzy with descriptions of terrible skin cancers they and their future kids would surely have and it was already too late to prevent that, but maybe The Montreal Protocol would make things better for future generations a century out.

Global Warming vs. the Outside Temperature, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Pascrell acknowledged that the benefits are expensive, but Keith Cicerone, director of neuropsychology at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, N.J., said studies show that providing appropriate care is less expensive than warehousing patients in nursing homes or providing round-the-clock home care.

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