For Friday, August 15, 2008

Legal milestone for open source

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7561943.stm

Cooking up some stories - the famous US WWII spies revealed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7562242.stm

Julia Child

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

BBC reporter harassed at Tibet protest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7562297.stm

Sixth gold for unstoppable Phelps

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/swimming/7562248.stm

Food for fuel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7562840.stm

America’s new golden girl

http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/news/newsid=216021.html#liukin+grabs+gold

Slide show: Liukin's performance in Beijing

http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=621/photos/galleryid=191747.html

Nastia Liukin

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

Video: Watch Phelps win gold in 200 IM

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0815_hd_swb_hl_l0567&channelcode=sportsw



Interactive map Explore Beijing's Olympic venues and landmarks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7493757.stm

Windows 7 details to be released

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7562720.stm

Bats face dark times ahead

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7555941.stm

Head of Roman empress unearthed

Faustina the Elder

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

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7560833.stm

Species 'damaging waterways'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7559266.stm

Climate 'altering UK bird habits'


Gaming's new 'sensory reality'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7562336.stm

Roman coffins discovered at dig

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7561263.stm

Rat-brain robot in memory study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7559150.stm

Birds released in secret location

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7559305.stm

Water's the limit for tall trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7556065.stm

Pseudotsuga

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

Chiefs admit Brum skyline mix-up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7560392.stm

Study Shows Continued Spread Of 'Dead Zones'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814154325.htm


Phoenix: First Image Of Martian Dust Particle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814164414.htm

How Flesh-eating Bacteria Attack Immune System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813120743.htm

Major Genetic Cause Of Colon Cancer Found, Linked To Unequal Gene Activity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814154337.htm

Hybrid 'Muttsucker' Has Genes Of Three Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723190731.htm

Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813164640.htm

Big-brained Animals Evolve Faster

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814210006.htm

'Flu Vaccination' Protects Bacteria Against Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814163649.htm

Managing the Conch Fishery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080812135511.htm

Strombidae

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

New Nanomaterial Makes Plastic Stiffer, Lighter And Stronger

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731140141.htm

xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets

http://www.chems.msu.edu/grad/mse.phd.diss.htm

Solar Collector Could Change Asphalt Roads Into Renewable Energy Source

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080812135702.htm

New Theory For Latest High-temperature Superconductors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813122943.htm

Self-assembling Polymer Arrays Improve Data Storage Potential

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814154323.htm

Trees, Forests And The Eiffel Tower Reveal Theory Of Design In Nature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814104839.htm

Vegetable Scales With A Mind Of Their Own

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814091057.htm



Edwards ally details payment to mistress

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26216035/

Russia says U.S.-Poland missile deal ‘cannot go unpunished’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26203430/

Peter Pan arrested at Disneyland

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26213955/

Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26208873/

Scientists 'listen' to plants to find pollution

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26200052/

Octopuses have six 'arms' and two 'legs'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26197656/

Supercomputer to explore mass of the universe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26199294/

Shedding light on 'spooky' physics

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26182524/

Audio: Pilot said Obama plane had 'emergency'

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/15/obama.plane/index.html

Is that a Bigfoot carcass in the freezer?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/14/bigfoot.body/index.html

Hunters claim to have nabbed Bigfoot, Internet goes nuts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080814/tc_cnet/83011357731001710236;_ylt=AgQtDB_qZivG_JVwAsfVE5ms0NUE

Scientists worried about tiny invasive snail found in Michigan

http://www.yahoo.com/s/935574

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

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

Dropped calls plague iPhone 3G, and not just in U.S.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20080815/tc_usatoday/droppedcallsplagueiphone3gandnotjustinus;_ylt=Aq8ShfkmMnukpyL3fKO4AtCs0NUE

King penguin receives Norwegian knighthood

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_fe_st/odd_penguin_knighted;_ylt=Am.CGkhBK80hxcVucrXNnj6s0NUE

Blog Action Day

http://blogactionday.cmail1.com/l/487919/xtd4j1lr/4