For Friday, February 6, 2009

Collapse Of Antarctic Ice Sheet Would Likely Put Washington, D.C. Largely Underwater

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142132.htm

More Extreme Weather In The Arctic Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083526.htm

Global Warming

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

China suffering worst drought in 50 years

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/china.drought.half.century/index.html

La Nina seen gradually weakening in 2009: NOAA

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5144bq-us-weather-lanina/

El Niño-Southern Oscillation

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


US unemployment rate reaches 7.6%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7874955.stm

Unemployment Nation: 598,000 Jobs Lost in January

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6815373&page=1

Canada lost 129,000 jobs in January: StatsCan

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/06/januaryjobs.html

Abitibi paper production to halt by Feb. 15

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/02/06/abitibi-closing.html

AbitibiBowater

http://www.abitibibowater.com/

Video: Experts crunch jobs numbers

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Firms that never had layoffs

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1026581

Job market could be bleak for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29037931/

Panel: Bailout Overpaid $78B For Stocks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/06/politics/main4779473.shtml

Obama taps range of experts for advice on economy

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5152l7-us-obama-economy/

Obama Adopts Campaign-Like Rhetoric to Push Stimulus

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/with-campaign-l.html

Obama's Approval Rating: 62 Percent

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/link/blog/main4778776.shtml

Stimulus compromise gets one more chance

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html

German industrial output plunges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7874565.stm

China's official: data mask severity of slump

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy;_ylt=An59fbGEpJRIOzx1FX9EEURvaA8F

Toyota triples year loss forecast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7873731.stm

Furlough Fridays begin for Calif. state workers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_bi_ge/california_budget;_ylt=AqotBuWGHMXjIHa7kxaDSUms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFodmM5czZtBHBvcwMxNgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNmdXJsb3VnaGZyaWQ-

CEOs, Bankers Used Corporate Cards for Sex, Says NY Madam

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6813806&page=1

Kmart recalls baked goods linked to outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29052218/

Suspect peanuts sent to schools for lunches

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29046457/

Bad food makers unstoppable, expert says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/peanut.recall/index.html

Video: 'I'd like to see some people go to jail'

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Scarred Ga. sugar blast victims hope for new rules

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_bi_ge/refinery_blast_year_later;_ylt=ArgopZIWQq.eVF.e8UfNSeus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlN3MwaWlxBHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNzY2FycmVkZ2FzdWc-

Israel expels Gaza aid ship team

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7874020.stm

2 rockets fired from Gaza, Israeli military says

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/06/israel-rockets.html

U.S. image picks up, China and Russia worsen: poll

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5153ir-us-poll-image/

Canadian soldiers to target Afghan drug trade linked to Taliban

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/06/druglords-afghan.html

Md. Professor Accused In Genocide Arrested

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/06/national/main4779560.shtml



Malaysian MP removed from office

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7874068.stm

Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin

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

Pakistan nuclear scientist 'free'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7873962.stm

Abdul Qadeer Khan

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

Official: Pakistan kills 52 militants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29051757/

Treasure: Somali Pirates Snag $3.2M Ransom

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/world/main4778385.shtml

Afghans Face Death For Quran Translation

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6817669

Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7873866.stm

Russia steps in amid Kyrgyz base flap

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29032319/

Manas Air Base

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

Charges dropped in USS Cole bombing case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29042139/

USS Cole Bombing

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

Obama to meet with 9/11, Cole victims' families

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29051428/

Nigeria baby poison deaths rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7874723.stm

Flu may not have killed most in 1918 pandemic

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5146pd-us-flu-1918/

1918 Flu Pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

Ships collide in Antarctic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7874593.stm

Hudson pilot talks of 'disbelief'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7873716.stm

Australian pilot lands his plane in Darwin harbour

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7874423.stm

Blagojevich fundraiser faces new charges

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29046871/

Nightmares Increase Risk Of Further Suicide Attempts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203110505.htm

Colors: Blue For Creativity, Red For Detail

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142143.htm

UN chief in India climate warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7871236.stm

Bones bring U.S. colonial times back to life

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29036847/


Human DNA Repair Process Recorded In Action

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090129102340.htm

Adult Stem Cells Convert Into Embryonic-like Stem Cells, With Single Factor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205133744.htm

Cancer Costs Squeeze Even the Insured

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=6811555&page=1

Campaign warns against reusing plastic syringes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_he_me/med_hepatitis_syringes;_ylt=Ao1I2Yso58We9QEDKN3I9bKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkZDl2aDVsBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2NhbXBhaWdud2Fybg--

Hepatitis

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

Census Of Modern Organisms Reveals Echo Of Ancient Mass Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142139.htm

Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event

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

Origin Of Claws Seen In Fossil 390 Million Years Old

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142145.htm

Key Insights Into How New Species Emerge

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205161109.htm

40-foot whale dies on icy beach

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/02/05/sotvo.ma.stranded.whale.dead.stringer

Dog gene 'may aid wolf survival'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7872826.stm

Raccoons Sneak Onto White House Grounds

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/raccoons-sneak.html

Procyon lotor

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

Birds' Strategic Mobbing Fends Off Parasitic Invaders

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090129122514.htm

Acrocephalus

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

Birds do it: 10 wild animal sex antics

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29042787/

Images: New frog species discovered

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Holy Guacamole: Invasive Beetle Threatens Florida's Avocados

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204121537.htm

Ambrosia beetle

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

Persea americana

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

Guacamole

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

Ants tricked into raising butterflies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29038257/

Pathway And Enzyme Unique To Deadly Tularemia Organism Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203110551.htm

Tularemia

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

Understanding Phosphorus In Soils Is Vital To Proper Management

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112235.htm

Phosphorus

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

Study: Climate change may reshuffle western weeds

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_sc/farm_scene_western_weeds;_ylt=AlwVIg_jueSNST5.PD3_uk4PLBIF

Toys with phthalates must come off shelves, U.S. judge rules

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/06/phthalates-judge.html

What Makes Molten Glass Solid? Cracking A Controversial Solid State Mystery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090206081511.htm

New Biomass Charcoal Heater: A 'New Era' Of Efficiency And Sustainability

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205133828.htm

Horio et al. Development of Biomass Charcoal Combustion Heater for Household Utilization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009; 48 (1): 361

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie8006243

More ditching cable, watching TV on Web

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/06/internet.tv/index.html

Warning over 'surveillance state'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7872425.stm

Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7874151.stm

Ex-Fannie Mae programmer says not guilty of virus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_fanniemae_virus;_ylt=AlDyt3aKAKMxBtXHDemY88UjtBAF

Some stations to end analog signal on Feb. 17

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29041421/

YouTube sets online video record

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7874000/7874601.stm

Woman gets prison for Craigslist hitman search

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29032506/

NASA's SkyView Delivers The Multiwavelength Cosmos

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142123.htm

SkyView Virtual Observatory

http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Exceptionally Deep View Of Strange Galaxy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083709.htm

Coma Galaxy Cluster

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

Birth Of Galaxies: Infant Galaxies Explode With Dazzling Star Birth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205101119.htm

Astronomers Spot Cosmic Dust Fountain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205180711.htm

Rich Man, Poor Man: Body Language Can Indicate Socioeconomic Status, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204121515.htm

Phelps suspended over 'pot pipe'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/7873669.stm

Nine-year-old writes iPhone code

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7874291.stm

Card Cloning Ring Nets $9M in ATM Heist

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=6810127&page=1

Blaming Madoff, man sues over divorce settlement

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090205/od_nm/us_divorce_odd;_ylt=Am3t2fFuRx72At_jY5mliVus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFmZTZkdW5uBHBvcwMxOTIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9vZGRfbmV3cwRzbGsDYmxhbWluZ21hZG9m

"Ancient" Syriac bible found in Cyprus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090206/lf_nm_life/us_cyprus_bible;_ylt=Anb4rc.dT1HQDf_ijS0tvjCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhaWxobm1rBHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrA3F1b3RhbmNpZW50cQ--

Teens are more helpful than parents know

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090206/sc_livescience/teensmorehelpfulthanparentsknow;_ylt=Ag7MKJ8yi0KC7b2Dy0Lw8eis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTMzbW9ldXBwBGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMDkwMjA2L3RlZW5zbW9yZWhlbHBmdWx0aGFucGFyZW50c2tub3cEcG9zAzE4BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3Rvc