For Saturday, August 23, 2008

Obama picks Biden as running mate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7578136.stm

Black hole star mystery 'solved'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7574255.stm

Xbox Live in youth voting drive

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7576956.stm

N Korea 'develops special noodle'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7578231.stm

Americans sweep 4x400-meter relays

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26362468

Over 200,000 pounds of Hot Pockets recalled

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26355057/

HSBC recovers after computer crash

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26355011/

Stunning family portrait of the stars

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/22/1284684.aspx

Holed-up suspect threatens to shoot robot

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/22/motel.suspect.ap/index.html

DNA testing uncovers suspect sushi

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/22/sushi.dna/index.html

Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_mexico_crime_chips;_ylt=Am1KJmARvwRurs_HF_lHag3tiBIF

Japan ends whale hunt with 211 catches

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080822/sc_afp/japanwhaling;_ylt=AqfXXQi5BHNdUJaoVzt0..APLBIF

Gold-Plated Church Windows Purify Air

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080822/sc_livescience/goldplatedchurchwindowspurifyair;_ylt=An7sBz0y4c1H9i80IDZvU0UPLBIF

For Thursday, August 21, 2008

Century-old secret of Italian snails uncovered at British mansion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7572553.stm

Web browser to get 'privacy mode'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7574265.stm

Uncovering the ultimate family tree

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7570928.stm

Black holes 'dodge middle ground'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7573364.stm

Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer'

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