For Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Central banks slash interest rates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7658958.stm

IMF: U.S. set to go into deep recession

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27083134/

Retirement account losses near $2 trillion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27073061/

Newsweek: Poor are not to blame for mess

http://www.newsweek.com/id/162789

How to recession-proof your family

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/10/08/o.recession.proof.family/index.html

CNNMoney: What this economy means for you

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/08/pf/money_crisis.moneymag/index.htm?postversion=2008100808

IMF: World economy to slow sharply, led by US

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_bi_ge/world_economic_outlook;_ylt=AmsQH9.aOiD_ARRo0G4_sV4DW7oF

Facing Foreclosure? Here's What to Do

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PersonalFinance/story?id=5894527&page=1

India leads S Asia market falls

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7658899.stm

N Korea 'building atomic warhead'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7658986.stm

Debate verdict

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7658313.stm

Debate fails to give McCain a game-changer

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/08/1511667.aspx

Analysis: No new ideas for new contagion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27078786/

US: 2 American journalists missing in Lebanon

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_lebanon_missing_americans;_ylt=Aq1qeF51F46UCR7IJ_SKaLqs0NUE

Federal judge grants delay in Rezko sentencing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_re_us/fundraiser_trial;_ylt=AirBc9saY.Rl8fJXLmatQ9es0NUE



Newsweek: Pfizer accused of deception in drug studies

http://www.newsweek.com/id/162906

Farmer doing well after double arm transplant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27083422/

9 ways to lose weight without dieting

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27069944/

12 power foods to shrink your gut

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27054206/

Texan is George Washington's kin

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27075856/

New BlackBerry Storm adds touchscreen

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27074572/

Blackberry Storm

http://estore.vzwshop.com/storm/

Man indicted in hacking of Palin's e-mail

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27083761/

Future of flagship Mars mission up in the air

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_sc/sci_mars_science_lab;_ylt=At8bVpkCva_M3EYfgWw7XA.s0NUE

Gaming by the people, for the people

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27075730/

Chocolate lovers: more kinds of cacao

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27073996/

Power cell wins $1M Pentagon prize

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27055776/

Scientists develop solar cells with a twist

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27053772/

Cleaner way to drink from the seas?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27055526/

Cows may hold secret for efficient ethanol

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27050661/

Tree power could save forests from fires

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26973918/

Hundreds of new marine species discovered, scientists say

http://www.yahoo.com/s/967216

Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_sc/lt_brazil_penguins;_ylt=AsmzW7uyYl16SKK96dhPVtus0NUE

Climate change poised to devastate penguins: WWF

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/sc_afp/environmentbiodiversityspeciespenguins;_ylt=Au6evBq4kLc8E5q5zsaAogQPLBIF


China sets melamine levels for milk products

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk;_ylt=AplNPQFqQ7Ro2MAr4EqRcj2s0NUE

Taiwan suggests SARS a China warfare plot

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_taiwan_china_sars;_ylt=ApGP5viiSwYfaowGfJjnDiXtiBIF

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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

University: Stem-cell study used falsified data

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_he_me/stem_cell_study;_ylt=AoWsOpZsnfXu4fAsiTSt9NAPLBIF



SI: Mets pitcher held in fatal hit-and-run

http://www.cnn.com/si/2008/baseball/mlb/10/07/burgos.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Ambiorix Burgos

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

Feds to use chips to foil cactus thieves

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/cactus.thefts.arizona.ap/index.html

H-bombshell - French FM says Israel might "eat" Iran

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7658728.stm

Bernard Kouchner

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

IOC to examine Beijing dope tests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/7658852.stm

IOC to retest doping samples from Beijing

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27082713/

16 tourists among dead in air crash near Mt. Everest

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27078421/

Newsweek: Pfizer sued over anti-seizure drug

http://www.newsweek.com/id/162906



Police raid Nigeria 'baby farm'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7658882.stm

Rescue plan for UK banks unveiled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7658277.stm

'End in sight' for elephantiasis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7659222.stm

Neurofibrome

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

Messenger extends Mercury vista

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7659250.stm

Cosmic imperfections celebrated

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7656538.stm

Scientists meet for alien summit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7658797.stm

Europe follows fusion twin track

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7655016.stm

Hiper programme

http://www.hiper-laser.org

Firefox users gain location tool

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7659497.stm

Mobile tracking reveals spending

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7651304.stm

Fraudsters 'target bank accounts'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7651304.stm

How driving efficiently can save fuel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7658509.stm

New Fake-Proof Personality Test Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081007102849.htm

Bioengineers Fill Holes In Science Of Cellular Self-organization

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081006155919.htm

Good News For Pig Breeders

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002094832.htm

Sus

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

Using Living Cells As Nanotechnology Factories

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008095710.htm

Turf Wars: Sand And Corals Don't Mix

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008095708.htm

Biological Alternatives To Chemical Pesticides


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008065841.htm

NASA Spacecraft Ready To Explore Outer Solar System


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081006155921.htm

Bomb-proof Thermometer To Measure Heat Of Explosions Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008095718.htm

Flexi Display Technology Is Now

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002084217.htm

Alternative Fossil Fuels Have Economic Potential, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008091123.htm

DNA Could Reveal Your Surname

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081007192526.htm

Waxman bashes AIG’s luxury spending

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/14372;_ylt=AjFkbgptR1xORmlG1fodJm4DW7oF

US budget deficit soars to 438 bln dlrs: congressional agency

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/useconomybudgetdeficitcongress;_ylt=AoX5asiEMurZag3u5EYuin8DW7oF

Half-Ton Mexican Man Dies After Public Plea

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5980926

Starbucks in hot water over water use

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/earlyshow/main4509437.shtml?tag=lowerContent;homeSectionBlock205

Oldest Skeleton in Americas Found in Underwater Cave?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080903-oldest-skeletons.html

Misteriosas nubes grabadas desde un avión comercial japonés

http://www.rincondelmisterio.com/misteriosas-nubes-grabadas-desde-un-avion-comercial-japones/

Monkeys work in Japanese restaurant

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7654267.stm

Macaca

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

Bush movie receives mixed reviews

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7658905.stm