The Coming India/Asia Drought War? and More for Thursday, August 13, 2009

World population to hit 7 billion in 2011

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html

India's water use 'unsustainable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197287.stm

India Drought War

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/india-drought-war.html

Drought in India

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

France and Germany exit recession

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8198766.stm

US retail sales in surprise fall

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8199881.stm

Oregon Rep. Fights Palin, Gingrich Attacks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/13/politics/main5239178.shtml

Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Four Health Care Fears (ABC News)


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HealthCare/story?id=8317197&page=1

NYT: Roots of rage at a town hall meeting

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32381149/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/

Sarah Palin doubles down on 'death panels' claim

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090813/pl_politico/26078;_ylt=AsUrwzz2H_bPywmsMK.GwCGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNmbTRtbWwwBGFzc2V0A3BvbGl0aWNvLzIwMDkwODEzLzI2MDc4BGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNARwb3MDMQRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA3NhcmFoc

CNNMoney: Little Tikes recalls 1.6 million toys

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/news/companies/little_tikes_recall_workshop/index.htm

Government Grant Seekers Warned of Scams

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/13/earlyshow/main5239494.shtml

Lockerbie bomber 'to be released'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8198603.stm

Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

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

Gaza white flag deaths probe call

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8198863.stm

Judge Rebuffs Attempt to Change Mining

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/12/tech/main5238393.shtml

NASA budget too slim to reach moon by 2020

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32403431/ns/technology_and_science-space/

NASA can't track dangerous asteroids: report

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/13/asteroid-threat-earth-collide-detect-nasa.html

Judge Rules in Palin E-mail Case

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_palin_e_mails;_ylt=Avh74lFOMMGu0KYtcydjaFcDW7oF

Man charged with infecting 3,000 computers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32402494/ns/technology_and_science-security/

China scales back net filtering plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8198931.stm

Palm criticised over Pre privacy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8198921.stm

Palm Pre

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

Exploding iPhones in France (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5239346n

iBlower or iBlast

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/iblower-or-iblast.html

iPhone

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Blower (Definition 1., Urban Dictionary Link)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blower

Blast (Definition 2.3, Urban Dictionary Link)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blast

Food giants say U.S. running out of sugar

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090813/bs_nm/us_sugar;_ylt=Ami.8pxQqzmpp2FEcREdFyWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNjbjVoN25rBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwODEzL3VzX3N1Z2FyBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNgRwb3MDMwRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA2Zvb2RnaWFudHNzYQ--

‘Family Cast’ Performs Abortion Episode

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090813/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_family_guy;_ylt=AtfLpiW.CM0oDRdgcYR2cfADW7oF