OK, Santa, we're officially ready --

frosty white covering and all!

Back on the Slopes !

Benjamin and I have officially started our second season of snow-boarding. Our local resort, Eldora, opened this past week with only 3 runs -- but we only need one! We're working on reaching the threshold of snowboarding's steep learning curve any day now!

Beijing or Bust!

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Institution for Population Research at Peking University in Beijing. Several Chinese scholars working on the the associations between urbanization and environment presented their research at a symposium, co-sponsored by IIASA. The topics are so important, the trip was fascinating and I even had time for a visit to the Summer Palace!