For Thursday, February 5, 2009

Townspeople prep for volcano's eruption

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/04/alaska.volcano.preps/index.html

Mount Redoubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Redoubt_(Alaska)

Global Warming May Delay Recovery Of Ozone

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131625.htm

109 journalists died on assignment in 2008: report

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/02/04/media-deaths.html


Somali pirates 'free arms ship'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7871510.stm

Killing of doctor’s kids ‘reasonable’, says Israel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29018112/

Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7871874.stm

Israel Deals With An Image Problem, Again

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/world/main4776954.shtml

Israel ambassador is latest shoe-throwing target

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090205/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_israel_sweden;_ylt=AirVwS3xioD_xpPfzX1PK7qs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJoanNtNDJnBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwMjA1L291a29lX3VrX2lzcmFlbF9zd2VkZW4EcG9zAzE0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2lzcmFlbGFtYmFzcw--

UK reduces interest rates to 1%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7871932.stm

Research debate call sparks fears

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7870742.stm

Lord Drayson

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

U.S. jobless claims surge to 26-year high

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51439x-us-usa-economy-jobless/

New jobless claims jump more than expected to 626K

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy;_ylt=AmC2TCemdHYbJKJNmkBWpUWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTIxdjM4bDlnBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA1L2Vjb25vbXkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDbmV3am9ibGVzc2Ns

Bombardier Aerospace laying off 1,360 workers

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/05/bombardier.html

Bombardier Aerospace

http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/

Commentary: Jumpstart jobs without spending

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/miron.libertarian.stimulus/index.html

US Senate eases 'trade war' bill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7871219.stm

U.S. needs investment plan for bank shares

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5140sn-us-financial-bailout-report/

Retailers report dismal January sales

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030664/

President to Pay Political Price for Bailout

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/the-note-020509.html


Obama warns of irreversible recession

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030192/

Madoff Whistle Blower Is Finally Heard

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/04/cbsnews_investigates/main4776338.shtml

A 'Who's Who' of Madoff Victims Revealed

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6809575


Koufax thrown a curve by Madoff

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030373/

Sandy Koufax

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=117277

Banking and investment complaints up 43% in 2008: ombudsman

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/04/bankombuds.html



Katrina-flooded Homes May Contain Harmful Levels Of Contaminants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112229.htm

Hurricane Katrina

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

Study: 9/11 lung problems persist for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022239/

9/11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11

FDA defends its handling of salmonella outbreak

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_go_co/salmonella_outbreak;_ylt=Ai7EZoTFYtQTz8SU7otNanas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJlb3BmaWg0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA1L3NhbG1vbmVsbGFfb3V0YnJlYWsEcG9zAzE1BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2ZkYWRlZmVuZHNpdA--

Peanut recall a headache for food banks, too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29021845/

FEMA Meals May Have Tainted Peanut Butter

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/health/main4777259.shtml

Poultry inspection changes could pose health risk, say veterinarians

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/05/poultryvets-cfia.html

Geneva hospital's open doors let cockroaches into ICU

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/04/cockroach-icu.html

China declares drought emergency


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7871964.stm

China drought leaves 4 million thirsty

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29028406/

Scientist says dam may have triggered China quake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake;_ylt=AqTMpBu_jRUc6BAIyg_.utys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla3Q1a3AyBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNzY2llbnRpc3RzYXk-

Soaked Northern Australia Braces for More Rain

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6809189

Video: Deep freeze hits Fla. crops

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Sweden aims to lift nuclear ban

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7871824.stm

UK to scrap 'toxic' carrier

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/7866993.stm

Clemenceau (R 98)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemenceau_(R_98)

Fresh snow brings travel problems

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7871247.stm

Protesters attack New Zealand PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7871557.stm

John Key

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

Tracking friends (and others?) with Google

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7871541.stm

Privacy fears over Google tracker

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7872026.stm

Google's Latitude

http://www.google.com/latitude

Gadgets to save energy in LA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7869626.stm

Cyber army base attracts recruits with high-tech gizmos

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7871000/7871438.stm

Test Tube Chemistry Inside A Carbon Nanotube

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083531.htm

What fallout will Monster face following hack?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29017452/

Congress postpones digital TV transition to June

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_tv_transition;_ylt=AiPlkSOChMeh6e4HfOIu14.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFobmJtbmd2BHBvcwMxMjMEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl90ZWNobm9sb2d5BHNsawNjb25ncmVzc3Bvc3Q-

1st deep sea observatory looks at climate change

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_sc/deep_sea_observatory;_ylt=AiMLD5vzu0vDERzs2y2gmSsPLBIF

Parking ticket leads to a virus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7872299.stm

Pranks with electronic road signs stir worry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29017293/

Happy Employees Are Critical For An Organization's Success, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203142512.htm

Young workers scrimp to live on $15/wk

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2009/02/04/chang.china.living.cheap.cnn

Combining Drugs Makes Colon Cancer Worse

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/04/health/main4776665.shtml

Scientists explore how Zen meditation reduces pain perception

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/04/pain-meditation.html

Surgeons Use Microwaves To Destroy Tumors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204173038.htm

U.S. experts foresee more effective cancer radiation

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51369d-us-cancer-stemcells/

Study links gene variant and vitamin D to MS risk

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5143o0-us-multiplesclerosis-vitamin/

Vitamin D Found To Stimulate A Protein That Inhibits The Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204172437.htm

Don't make these layoff medical mistakes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/ep.health.insurance.loss/index.html

Animal life 'significantly older'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7871099.stm

Global Scientists Draw Attention To Threat Of Ocean Acidification

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090201124553.htm

Ecologists Report Quantifiable Measures Of Nature's Services To Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202102930.htm

Buying Local Isn't Always Better For The Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202113553.htm

EU gives shark protection teeth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7872032.stm

Activists, circus square off over elephants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29020334/

Video: Judd vs. Palin over animal rights

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Endangered Catalina Island fox population booms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_us/catalina_foxes;_ylt=AqKDJU.K8KcWETDxZnhawTCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlZHF0ampkBHBvcwMxMDgEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNlbmRhbmdlcmVkY2E-

Urocyon littoralis

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

'Seuss-like' sea creatures found

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29021242/

Bees 'Naturally Predisposed' To Social Roles

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128211438.htm

Insecticide malaria impact clue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7867055.stm

Mosquito genes could be target in malaria fight

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5137cr-us-malaria-genes/

Fighting Malaria By Changing The Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128183932.htm

Bill Gates releases mosquitoes into audience

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022220/

Natural Solar Collectors On Butterfly Wings Inspire More Powerful Solar Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204170548.htm

Connectivity Illuminates Risk Of Spread Of Crop Pests, Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202074854.htm

Beaming New Light On Life: From Beetles To Aircraft, Nanoparticles Aid Microscope Views

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083304.htm

Alien life forms 'could number thousands', UK scientist says

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7870562.stm

Drake Equation

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

New Way To Measure Asteroids' Sizes And Shapes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204085309.htm

WATCH: 2nd-Graders Caught With Heroin

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6805792

Meth Use Costs U.S. $23 Billion a Year

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=6800146


Kin asked to pay Santa massacre victim's rent

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29025876/

Bird remains in both engines of US Airways jet

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5137f0-us-crash-newyork-birds/

Czechs criticized over castration

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7871783.stm

US boy born with 24 fingers and toes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7870769.stm

'Osama bin Laden' rejected for dream island job

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29026873/

For Monday, December 8, 2008

Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7770856.stm

White House: Deal near on autos bailout

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28108346/

GM admits it 'disappointed' and 'betrayed' consumers

http://www.yahoo.com/s/998759

Stocks soar on Obama stimulus plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/

Homeowners who modified loans are in trouble again

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown;_ylt=Aqvtlk1WaXbFtRbCoq9SahKs0NUE

Tribune Co. Weighing Bankruptcy Filing

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6413876

Merrill Lynch CEO seeking $10 million bonus

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28112397/

1st Vietnamese-American elected to Congress

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28086325/

Ahn Joseph Cao

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



Vandals hit French Muslim graves

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7771491.stm

Blackwater guards indicted in US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7769435.stm

Shocking Charges, Secret Deal: Blackwater Guard to Testify

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6417440&page=1

Blackwater Indictment Alleges Grisly Tale

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/08/national/main4654088.shtml

Ex-Blackwater guards face manslaughter trial

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html

Ticker: Karl Rove vows to 'name names'

http://www.cnn.com/linkto/ticker.html

Dow Chemical to slash 5,000 jobs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7771660.stm

Greek cities hit by fresh rioting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7770887.stm

Secret is out: Wal-Mart to start selling iPhone

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28113513/

Walmart.com to offer 'thousands' of Wiis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28098655/

Critics wary of laptop searches at border

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28113582/

Turning air into drinking water

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28003681/

Online network for solar research

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7770997.stm

China displays new robot technology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7770953.stm

Robots attempt to play soccer in China

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China irks U.S. with computer security rules

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28112888/

Robotics Integrated With Human Body In Near Future? Technology Gulf Between 'Have' And 'Have Nots' Predicted By 2020

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081205100137.htm

Physicists Set New Record For Quantum Memory Storage And Retrieval

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081207133753.htm

An Old Dream Fulfilled: Zinc Oxide As Semiconductor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081205095950.htm

Zinc Oxide

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

Toughest Ceramic Mimics Mother Of Pearl

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081205171011.htm

Biomimicry

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

'Intelligent' Materials To Revolutionize Surgical Implants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203133813.htm

What Makes The Heart 'Tick-tock'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081202133220.htm

Death by Common Cold: One Boy's Story

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6403481&page=1

The Key to Washing Flu Away

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6033400

We Scream for Vanilla Ice Cream: At Risk?

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6415470

Malaria vaccine shows promise in tests

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28112611/

Cold sores 'an Alzheimer's risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7770680.stm

California's Deep Sea Secrets: New Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203184926.htm

Test reveals dogs' jealous side

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7771259.stm

Dog tries to rescue dog that was hit by car

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_chile_hero_dog;_ylt=Ai6H6mxy8ceEWMm7et4j7YDtiBIF

Has climate change claimed first mammal extinction?

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/12/climate-change-claims-its-firs.html

Hemibelideus lemuroides

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

Nature's top 40: Puffins put on their eye make-up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7762652.stm

Fratercula

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

Amazon Butterflies: Evolution Favors Mutualism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081201233452.htm

Spider Love: Little Guys Get Lots More

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208081008.htm


Living with threat of melting Himalayas in Nepal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7771933.stm

Lebanese finds 'heaviest' potato

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7771042.stm

Nanotechnology 'Culture War' Possible, Says Yale Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081207133749.htm

Religious 'shun nanotechnology'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7767192.stm