Saturday, August 30, 2008

For Saturday, August 30, 2008


Broadband services 'fail customers'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7589403.stm

Antarctic Research Helps Shed Light On Climate Change On Mars

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828171703.htm

No More Big Stink: Scent Lures Mosquitoes, But Humans Can't Smell It

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080829091329.htm

87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26459844/

Calif. farmers use guns, poison to protect crops

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26460426/


Live to 43 or 86? Depends on where you live

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26438376/

Tips for staying connected in disasters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26458645/

Serial killer on the loose in California, police say

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/30/serial.killer/index.html

'Porn mode' allows secret Web surfing

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/08/28/boulden.private.surf.cnn

DNA links man to slaying of Ashton Kutcher's ex, police say

http://www.yahoo.com/s/944933

Court: US can block mad cow testing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_on_go_ot/mad_cow;_ylt=AuTKwJbwLc4yqIcZNMqZvwys0NUE

Hundreds of mink set loose from Utah farm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_on_re_us/mink_release;_ylt=AkcV2qmc.VlgKYoP3DI_hkUPLBIF
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Friday, August 29, 2008

For Friday, August 29, 2008

McCain picks female running mate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7588435.stm

Profile: Sarah Palin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7588542.stm

Sarah Palin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin

Alaska Office of Governor Sarah Palin

http://gov.state.ak.us/

Begala: Is McCain out of his mind?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/begala.palin/index.html

Boy has shoulder made from elbow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7588848.stm

Morocco 'breaks terror network'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7588853.stm

Slowdown in US consumer spending

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7588126.stm


Why the "sticks and stones" adage is wrong

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7587780.stm

'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7586860.stm

'Cold feet' may halt toad march

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7584815.stm

New parasite wasp species found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7586016.stm

Fly's brain 'senses swat threat'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7584258.stm

Officials 'back ban on data sale'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7581417.stm

Trusted sites thwart net hijacks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7581949.stm

Origin Of High Energy Emission From Crab Nebula

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828172835.htm

Eyes Evolved For 'X-Ray Vision'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828120312.htm

Solution To World’s Worst Mass Poisoning Case

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828084322.htm

Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828120326.htm

Natural Chemical From Sea Sponges Induces Death In Cancer Cells Via Unusual Pathway

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080827223119.htm

candidaspongiolide

http://fd369.comm.lib.bioinfo.pl/auth:Boyd,MR

Quantum 'Traffic Jam' Revealed: Findings May Help Get Current Flowing At Higher Temperatures

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080827163814.htm

Secret Of Plasma Heating Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080829120522.htm

GM recalls 857,735 vehicles for fire risk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26456351/

Now hear this: Don't remove earwax

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26443394/

Priceless gold wreath found

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26455572/

Giant clams may have fed early humans

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26442828/

Space station dodges controversial junk

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26441443/

How to walk off the belly fat

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/29/healthmag.walk.fat/index.html

Sweden's Loch Ness monster possibly caught on camera

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/swedenanimallegendoffbeat;_ylt=Au3ka0FE48LR0qs3FX3enHntiBIF

http://www.storsjoodjuret.nu





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Thursday, August 28, 2008

For Thursday, August 28, 2008


Adocus kirtlandius

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=82835

Over 10 Million Americans Are Taking Opioids Each Week, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080827163937.htm

Opioid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid

Protection Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Coral Reef Collapse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080826205932.htm

Olive Leaf Extract Can Help Tackle High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080827002717.htm

EFLA 943

http://home2.btconnect.com/jrb/antipress.html

Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn In Ethanol Production Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825200752.htm

Ipomoea batatas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato

Rosetta Spacecraft On Its Way To Meet Asteroid Steins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080828084407.htm

Asteroid (2867) Steins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2867_%C5%A0teins

Wind-powered 'Ventomobile' Places First in Race

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080827104702.htm

Raft made of plastic bottles crosses Pacific

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26436974/

Up to 10,000 defy order to end Thai protest

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26435856/

Mackenzie Phillips arrested for drugs at airport

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26426549/

Mackenzie Phillips

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Phillips

(Normally, we don’t do “entertainment” story links, but this story has been off-and-on since the ‘70’s.)

Cells switch identity in biological breakthrough

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26421737/

Banking customers' info sold on eBay

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26412391/

Georgia Aquarium houses giant manta ray

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Manta birostris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray



Manta birostris

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=2061&genusname=Manta&speciesname=birostris

Jesus' image seen on wings of a moth

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/08/28/lane.jesus.moth.kltv

Web surfing without leaving a trace

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/28/microsoft.broswer.explorer.ap/index.html

Five mistakes that will land you in medical debt

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/28/ep.medical.debt/index.html

Tomb of the Unknowns caught in battle

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/27/tomb.unknowns/index.html

Official U.S. Army Tomb Guard and Tomb of the Unknowns website

http://www.army.mil/oldguard/SpecialtyPlatoons/Tomb.htm

Boy born with 2 heads dies; parents couldn't afford health care

Germans probing whether Bayer pesticide caused honeybee colony collapse

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080826/sc_mcclatchy/3028384;_ylt=ArzMk.WGdtMEHRPdZjRpO7Ss0NUE

Clothianidin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothianidin

Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080827/ap_on_sc/sci_fusion_probe;_ylt=AqM6gDUb3oBZvii8EhcjKQis0NUE

One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080827/ap_on_hi_te/faa_communication_breakdown;_ylt=Ar0oU65ELfoylnDjZeWILqas0NUE

Rat meat in demand as inflation bites

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080827/od_nm/cambodia_rats_odd_dc;_ylt=As3PaVpuRGeRngpRL7yMp3us0NUE

Cat survives being walled in under bath for 7 weeks

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080826/od_nm/germany_cat_dc;_ylt=AgFCNVMMhILEpnjhtgTUY96s0NUE


Woman goes down baggage chute at Swedish airport (…we wept with mean-spirited laughter after reading this one…apologies…)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/swedenairportoffbeat;_ylt=At0nUJ6E1DaXZWNSaZoJlLDtiBIF

Live Architecture: Grow Your Own Home

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080828/sc_livescience/livearchitecturegrowyourownhome;_ylt=ApOWWQ8VDsQtdqMm7BqcSCAPLBIF

Great Ape Trust says flood bill is $1 million

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080828/ap_on_re_us/iowa_flooding_apes;_ylt=Alu_EqlbzP6PX9W3qqAI9eIPLBIF

Millionaires' secrets
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

For Wednesday, August 27, 2008

We apologize for this short session today, due to lack of time available. Same for yesterday.
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Monday, August 25, 2008

For Monday, August 25, 2008

Coffee may make diabetes worse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7209385.stm

Sky survey yields new cosmic haul

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7580539.stm

Aggressive TB treatment 'success'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7577266.stm

Generations Of Stars Pose For Family Portrait

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080824200552.htm

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/

Photo Shows Stars Born in Huge Cosmic Wombs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080825/sc_space/photoshowsstarsborninhugecosmicwombs;_ylt=AvOC.wwCozoW.wswmMvOFnMPLBIF







Extinct In England For Nearly Three Decades: Could The Burbot Swim Again In UK Rivers?

Lota lota

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=310


Fast Quantum Computer Building Block Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820162956.htm

Answer Desk: Better to save or pay off debt?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26222714/

How to talk anyone into anything

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26011264/

Fatal bacteria outbreak linked to meat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26369583/

Turning the tongue into a computer control pad

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26338543/

How to help your child cope with a bully

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/25/hm.bullying/index.html

Toronto plant linked to listeriosis outbreak

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/24/listeria.outbreak/index.html
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Saturday, August 23, 2008

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Friday, August 22, 2008

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

For Thursday, August 21, 2008


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7573060.stm

Intel unites the internet with TV

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7573331.stm

Sale of bank data alarms Germany

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7572774.stm

Stellar result in MoD challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7570902.stm

Unconventional Metal Is Quantum Oddity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820162856.htm

Spinning electrons make for an unconventional metal - physicsworld.com


http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/35487

Fermi liquid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_liquid

Magnetic Monster In Erupting Galaxy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820162958.htm

NGC 1275

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1275

Microbes Convert Hydrocarbons To Natural Gas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080819213056.htm

Polymer Electric Storage, Flexible And Adaptable

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820163105.htm

Strawberry-flavored Banana? Biochemists Manipulate Fruit Flavor Enzymes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820174712.htm

Decline And Slow Recovery of Atlantic Salmon Illuminated With Tagging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080818184422.htm

Tracking A Crop Disease Could Save Millions Of Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080819213019.htm

Maize streak virus

http://www.mcb.uct.ac.za//msv/mastrevirus.htm

A Better Way To Make Hydrogen From Biofuels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820163111.htm

New Climate Record Shows Century-long Droughts In Eastern North America

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080819092017.htm

Oetzi The Iceman Dressed Like A Herdsman

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080820194843.htm

Ötzi the Iceman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oetzi_the_Iceman

Merritt leads U.S. sweep in 400 meters

http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid=242887.html#merritt+leads+u+s+sweep+mens+400m

As gas prices go down, so will food, right? No

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26316365/

Tongue's sixth 'taste' discovered — calcium

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315648/

Calcium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium

Space 'ropes' hang together by threads

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26314754/

Death rate charts let you compare hospitals

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/20/hospital.deaths/index.html

Ruling protects maker of anti-war T-shirts

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/soldiers.names.ap/index.html

Movie paints picture of catastrophic future

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/21/buffett.box.office.ap/index.html

"I.O.U.S.A."

http://www.iousathemovie.com/

Don't become a victim of medical marketing

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/21/ep.conflicts/index.html

Climate chief warns against 'tragic' inaction

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/20/pachauri.climate.talks/index.html



Homeland Security Hacked

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fema_phones_hacked

Rare albino alligator goes on display in San Francisco

http://www.yahoo.com/s/939388

Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_bi_ge/gay_wedding_cards;_ylt=AqVtM1lXoEQHFkHd3tLp54us0NUE

Mexico starts campaign to save endangered porpoise

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sc/mexico_endangered_porpoise;_ylt=Ahz_3qbN4ovYJIYfiUXfnHas0NUE

Phocoena sinus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquita

Australian officials to euthanize baby whale

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_re_au_an/australia_baby_whale;_ylt=AsDDiLkGbF7CYA_tTBBVr.is0NUE

Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_photosynth;_ylt=Aj4yvywZ3a5ME_gv1xJHcCys0NUE

Photosynth

http://www.photosynth.net/

New Zealand's colossal squid defies legends: scientists

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/nzealandscienceanimalsquid;_ylt=Ard9RcJvJooQ9yyxvX8QA.APLBIF

McCain not sure how many houses he and wife own

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses;_ylt=AsTKo4OtSQD3Pc8C2BiMk54DW7oF

Mexico outraged over corrupt police, kidnappings

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/mexico_kidnapping_wave;_ylt=Am4yxHppraPj7NbYKXC9EGMDW7oF

Speak out, lose job

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/speakoutlosejob;_ylt=At7I_fH7j.i3ksXhVWrrhWwDW7oF

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