Death Sentence for Pregnant Woman and More for Monday, May 4, 2009

"Job Losses in Recent Recessions" image licensed under Creative Commons by jeffmcneill

Well, its amazing, we think. Our senior editor seems to be recovering and is almost normal. Except for a couple of abcesses in his feet. We hope he gets those treated before septicemia or gangrene sets in... We keep telling him to get medical treatment, but he has been too ill to apply for Medicaid. He says he'll just keep putting bacitracin on it...he's incredibly stubborn that way. Well, the swelling has gone down...in his right foot... He limped to our terminal today...

Of course, he has run out of food stamps again...and still cannot find suitable nor gainful employment. But, he says, look at the European Recession. Oh yeah, and the WHO has/is raising their Pandemic Alert Level to a "6". And, lets not forget about this ...

Pregnant woman faces death by firing squad


http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/laos.british.woman.drugs.trial/index.html


Reprieve



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprieve_(organisation)


EU: Europe Recession "Deep And Widespread"


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/04/business/main4989352.shtml


Cinco de Mayo

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

More than 1,000 swine flu cases worldwide: WHO


http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/04/swine-flu-world-health119.html


WHO head indicates full flu pandemic to be declared


http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5431di-us-flu-who-pandemic/


Swine Flu Update: At Least 18 Countries Affected; Human-to-Pig Infection Reported In Canada


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090503190223.htm


One-note cities prove recession-resistant


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30216797/


Buffett: Most banks aren't too big to fail

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30547579/


Agency denies internet spy plans


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8032367.stm

Government Communications Headquarters

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

EU calls on US to give up internet oversight

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/04/internet-control.html

Mexico to review flu restrictions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032582.stm

How Mexico's health system works

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/04/f-health-mexico-health-system.html

China denies flu discrimination

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8032157.stm

Chinese officials place Canadian university students in quarantine

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/04/swine-flu-cdn-student-quarantine.html

China bans Alberta pork after virus infects pig herd: media report

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/05/03/china-haltspork.html

Mexicans defy swine flu advice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032248.stm

Swine flu: mapping the outbreak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021547.stm

Can masks help stop flu spread?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8024605.stm



U.S. asks Germany to take Guantanamo inmates: German government

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5422ik-us-guantanamo-germany/

Fiat Looks To Buy Up GM's Euro Operations

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/04/business/main4988363.shtml

Wolves come off endangered species list in northern Rockies

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1066925

Canis lupus

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

Toxic mercury levels in seal meat linked to melting Arctic ice

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/04/tech-090504-seal-meat-mercury.html

How Mercury Emissions Reach Tuna And Other Seafood, And Why Mercury Contamination Is Likely To Worsen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501195628.htm

Thunnus

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

Mercury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)


Ducklings tour White House

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/05/03/vonat.white.house.ducklings.cnn