For Friday, January 2, 2009

Markets start year on upbeat note

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7807557.stm

Fresh fall in US factory output

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7808566.stm

Factories mired in worst slump in 28 years

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5012pc-us-usa-economy-manufacturing/

More top brands seen disappearing in 2009

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28452746/

Eight alternatives to Detroit’s ‘Big Three’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436858/

GMAC gives up some GM car financing rights

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470013/

Visteon cutting worker hours, pay in Mich.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469934/

Job Hunting in '09? Patience Is Key

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CareerManagement/story?id=6556681&page=1

Recession Rescue: Free Job Training

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6562033&page=1

Obama Moves to Counter China in Space With Pentagon-NASA Link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090102/pl_bloomberg/aovrno0oj41g;_ylt=AsdRSrCaG4hedxIEDWzbwC6s0NUE

Bush advisers: Cheney didn't pull the strings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28468000/

Austria to run Madoff-hit bank

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7808281.stm

Global Protests Condemn Gaza Attacks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/world/main4695928.shtml

West Bank anger over Gaza raids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7808257.stm

Hamas calls for revenge as Israel hits Gaza again

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/ls693916-us-palestinians-israel/

Israel pounds Hamas homes, hits mosque

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28404637/

Cyberwar: Gaza's Shadow Conflict Online

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/International/story?id=6564226&page=1

Snow shuts 2 major Northwest passes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469682/

Maritime blizzard cuts power to thousands

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/01/02/atlantic-storm.html

Claiborne Pell, senator behind college grants, dies

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50101f-us-senate-pell/

Sri Lankan troops seize rebel HQ

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7807908.stm

9 Muslim passengers removed from jet

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28467263/

China dairies offer text apology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7807637.stm

Chinese police detain tainted milk activist

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/02/china-milk.html

Antibiotics before infections save lives: study

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bu4qu-us-antibiotics-treatment/

Fosamax Side Effect Reports Scare Patients

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ActiveAging/story?id=6558069&page=1

Alendronic acid

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

Celgene warns that anticlot drug linked to deaths

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_bi_ge/celgene_drug_warning;_ylt=ApIpr4TEqsEiMahUGuuAUsGs0NUE

Cold med ingredient may treat prostate cancer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470061/

Noscapine

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

Evidence of 'risk-taking' brain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7802751.stm

Preemies at risk for mental disorders as teens

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28469753/

FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28470009/

AMO says FDA approves surgical agent Healon D

http://ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/amo-says-fda-approves-surgical-agent-healon-d.htm

'Bug' could combat dengue fever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7804326.stm

Dengue fever

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

Grape-seed Extract Kills Laboratory Leukemia Cells, Proving Value Of Natural Compounds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005257.htm

Put diet on hold to avoid the flu, says study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7807848.stm

Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172138.htm

Structure Of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222163049.htm

Botulinum toxin

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

Link To Severe Staph Infections Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223172709.htm

High-fat Diet Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228191054.htm

From Rare Bugs To Test Tube Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131521.htm

Device keeps donor organs fresher

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7805894.stm

Antifreezes Preserve Organs For Transplants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222081214.htm

Arctic target of international tug-of-war

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/arctic.rights.dispute/index.html

A 4-D View Of Fido In The Womb

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/earlyshow/main4695970.shtml

Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005531.htm

Study: Hawaii's pygmy killer whales stay close

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28464492/

Feresa attenuata

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

Coral reef growth is slowest ever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7807943.stm

Great Barrier Reef coral in crisis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436388/

'Ghost-like' white stag spotted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7238534.stm

Escaped beaver fells river trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7805128.stm

US alligator found far from home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7805080.stm

Killer Mice Bring Albatross Population Closer To Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228192127.htm

Diomedea dabbenena

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

New Park Protects Penguins And Other Marine Life In Argentina

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101090053.htm

How The Spider Spun Its Web: ‘Missing Link’ In Spider Evolution Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231130944.htm

Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bt55v-us-sharks-bite/

Origin Of Species In Oceans Challenged

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231175357.htm

Aquaculture's Growth Seen As Continuing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090102082248.htm

Plants 'more important than ever'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7805804.stm

New Winter Wheat Ready For Prime Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085340.htm

Across The Americas, Squash And Gourd Bees Are Superb Pollinators

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101085030.htm

China finds major dinosaur site

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7806062.stm

Bacteria In Ice May Record Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131813.htm

Toyota working on solar-powered car, paper says

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/01/01/toyota-solar.html

3-D DNA Nanotubes, Rings And Spirals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172140.htm

Crystallographers Use Computers To Find New Superconductor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081227215352.htm

Cracking A Tough Nut For Semiconductor Industry

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081223172749.htm

Researchers Print Dense Lattice Of Transparent Nanotube Transistors On Flexible Base

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216161142.htm

Car Key Jams Teen Drivers' Cell Phones

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231131218.htm

Six North American Sites Hold 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101172136.htm

Diamonds linked to N. America comet explosion

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/comet.diamonds/index.html

Multilingual Culture and Heritage Internet Search System Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081224094636.htm

Chinese software pirates get prison sentences

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_hi_te/china_pirated_software;_ylt=AuWQFflCYrt2N.zwCiNQ2LCs0NUE

Zune 'bug' fixed, says Microsoft

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7807797.stm

Nanotech could mean sharper snaps

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7807980.stm

Grim details of Columbia disaster

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7805481.stm

A look at commercial spaceflight in 2009

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28450961/

Odd-looking Martian Craters Indicate Hidden Ice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090102101328.htm

Shhh! Gadget racket threatens pulsar research

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28448705/

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Expected 2nd-3rd January, 2009

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231152318.htm

Fatal crash plane hits rail line

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7808254.stm

Car worth £3m is found in garage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7807210.stm

Bugatti Type 57

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Type_57

Picasso, Matisse prints stolen from Berlin gallery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_en_ot/eu_germany_art_theft;_ylt=AlPfXU7PRFlyBmlVUISN.d6s0NUE

Resolutions 'bad for your health'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7806776.stm

Religion May Have Evolved Because Of Its Ability To Help People Exercise Self-control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231005355.htm

Godly reckoning for home intruder

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7807920.stm

Thousands of shoes tie up Miami freeway traffic

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_re_us/odd_expressway_shoes;_ylt=AjHPRkONH70vM6b.LJbUWW2s0NUE

Man who aided bicycle theft plan has bike stolen

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090101/ap_on_fe_st/odd_bike_stolen;_ylt=ApGe756mIqzYlZ7rbie2.LbtiBIF