Waterboarding Authorized and More Disgusting News for Friday, April 24, 2009

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Rice approved CIA waterboarding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8013759.stm

Condoleeza Rice

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

Waterboarding

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


Report: 110,600 Iraqis killed since invasion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30383144/

Obama faces dilemma on Armenian killings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30384966/

Arbor Day

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

Remembering the lost forests of America

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30376570/

New swine flu strain caused 800 Mexican cases, health minister says

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/24/health-flu-mexico090424.html

Mexico shuts schools around capital in flu scare

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53n228-us-flu/

Deadly outbreak in Mexico caused by swine flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386163/

Swine flu


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


No More Cover for CIA? W.H. to Release Abuse Photos

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/obama-adminis-3.html

Russia military spy boss 'sacked'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8016371.stm

North Korea to boycott nuclear talks: Russia

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/seo304133-us-korea-north/

Americans face N. Korea criminal trial

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30378038/

Canadian soldier found dead on base in Afghanistan

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/04/24/canadian-soldier-death-kandahar.html

Spain's jobless rate soars to 17%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8016364.stm

Ex-hostages out of fuel, fear new pirate attack

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30387340/

NYT: Chrysler bankruptcy filing soon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30366383/

US ramps up cybersecurity focus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8011380.stm

RCMP Database on Taser Use

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/taser-deployment/

Animals Get The Boot From Bronx Zoo

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/24/national/main4966089.shtml


FAA publicizes bird strike data

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Investor seeks proceeds from Madoff’s villa

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30387391/

Gossip, blogger ... spokesperson?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30329216

Gayspoke

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/04/gayspoke.html

Website helps homeless man transform

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Myanmar arrests Buddhists — for praying

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30386725/

First Dog is 'crazy,' Michelle Obama tells kids

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/24/bo-obama-loves-to-chew/

Canada Intercepted Bomb-Run on Obama??? and More for Friday, February 27, 2009

Probably not a "Bomb-Run", for more see the UN Convention on Law of the Sea

China denounces US 'rights abuse'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7914357.stm

World faces last chance to avoid fatal warming: EU

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q22x-us-eu-climate/

Before Obama Trip, Canada Intercepted Jets

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/world/main4833481.shtml

Russian bomber neared Canada before Obama visit

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q2w2-us-obama-canada-russia/

Canadian jets scrambled to intercept Russian bomber before Obama visit

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/27/arctic-russia.html

Obama to end combat operation in Iraq by Aug 2010

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p0ay-us-obama-iraq/

Unlikely Allies: McCain Gets Behind Iraq Plan When Dems Won't

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/International/story?id=6971574&page=1

US economy suffers sharp nosedive

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7915040.stm

U.S. economy shrank at faster rate in fourth quarter

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n27328979-us-usa-economy/

Economy suffering 'maximum recession stress'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427165/

FDIC Ups Bank Fees To Boost Insurance Fund

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/business/main4833477.shtml

Budget woes delay some tax refunds

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/02/youve-probably.html

Americans mixed on Obama budget, fret over deficit

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q0y9-us-obama-budget-reaction/

La. Sen. Landrieu Demands FEMA Resignation

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/26/cbsnews_investigates/main4832610.shtml

Gregg Won Aid For Base Where He Had Deal

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/national/main4833482.shtml

Obama to reveal Iraq pullout plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7914061.stm

Afghan protesters allege troops fired in mosque

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/27/afghanistan-mosque.html

Senate Probes CIA Interrogation Methods

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/terror/main4833091.shtml

'Enemy Combatant' Al Marri to Be Charged

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/DOJ/story?id=6966046&page=1

Ali Saleh Kahlah al Marri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Saleh_Kahlah_al-Marri

Tape shows gunmen storm Mumbai hotel

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/02/27/pn.mumbai.attack.cnn

Dem spat delays mortgage relief bill in House

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29412325/

Mayor to quit over Obama watermelon e-mail

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423045/

Los Alamitos, California

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamitos,_California

Denver's Rocky Mountain News shuts doors

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/27/rocky.mountain/index.html

Rocky Mountain News

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

AP: Mexican president rejects 'failed state' label

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_drug_battle;_ylt=Av17Xu.vm5eHVcB5GFyVoJ4DW7oF

Mexico Drug Violence May Be Reaching Peak

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/26/world/main4830559.shtml

FBI agent shot during cocaine crackdown

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423023/


Eastern Europe banks get bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7914359.stm

Stanford exec held in fraud probe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423274/

Ex-Employee Blew Whistle On Stanford

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/27/business/main4833370.shtml

Legal officer demands BofA bonus list

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423029/

Thumbing His Nose? Jetting Exec Clams Up

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6969628&page=1

Bangladesh troops find mass grave

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7914541.stm

Australia fire fear shuts schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7914059.stm

Sony president steps down

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/27/tech-sony.html

Dell expects further layoffs as profit falls

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/27/dell-4q-earnings.html


Prius tops Consumer Reports best value list

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29415400/

Prius

http://www.toyota.co.jp/worldwide/toyota/index.html

WATCH: Best Car to Buy in a Tough Economy

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6971849

New MoD tech 'could save lives'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7913529.stm

Facebook offers control to users

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7913289.stm

Net TV plans get Trust scrutiny

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7913363.stm

Internet providers defend traffic management

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29415496/

Writers tapping out novels on cell phones

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/25/japan.mobilenovels

New Building Design Withstands Earthquake Simulation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227080558.htm

Information Superhighway's Trash Yields A Super Highway Asphalt

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216092720.htm

New Oil Deposits Can Be Identified Through Satellite Images

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226110812.htm

General-purpose Method For Detecting Trace Chemicals Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226093427.htm

Geothermal Energy: Intelligent Use Of The Earth’s Heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072650.htm

Genome Sequencing Of Fungus May Lead To Improved Bioethanol Production From Wood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072644.htm

FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_bi_ge/heartburn_drugs_fda_warning;_ylt=AoFbDdebU2ELMzy4IV8QTdGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkbjl1MDkwBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2ZkYXNsYXBzd2Fybg--

Metoclopramide

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

AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_he_me/abortion_rule;_ylt=At84vy5ERwAMNeIeMJYC6dSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMjhjaGxkBHBvcwM3NgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNhcHNvdXJjZW9iYW0-

Obama calls for generic biotech drugs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_budget_generics;_ylt=AnrcWvqhiDeLBw5UAuPkAKqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNjE1dG8wBHBvcwMxNDEEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA29iYW1hY2FsbHNmbw--

Health Canada asks for quarantine of drugs from Indian plant

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/27/drug-quarantine.html

Paonta Sahib

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

Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226141118.htm

New drugs needed to fight flu pandemic

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29427094/

Experimental Vaccine Protects Animals From Deadly Ebola Virus; May Prove Effective In Developing The First Human Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227081134.htm

Secrets Of C. Difficile's Protective Shell Revealed, Paving The Way For New Superbug Drugs And Vaccines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090227072652.htm


Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7910513.stm

Just Eat Less! Heart-healthy, Low-cal Diets Promote Weight Loss Regardless Of Fat, Protein And Carb Content

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225172635.htm


SCAN: Delivering Bone Disorder Diagnosis, Fracture Healing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218114320.htm

Unhealthy Lifestyle More Than Doubles Stroke Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202727.htm

Hormone Linked To High Blood Pressure And Blood Vessel Disease In African-Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104437.htm

Environmental Footprint Of Information Technology Much Higher Than Expected, Researcher Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133147.htm

Threats To Biodiversity Rise In World’s Mediterranean-Climate Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217080019.htm

Birds' Movements Reveal Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220191837.htm

Study Predicts When Invasive Species Can Travel More Readily On Airplanes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161040.htm

Undersea bombs threatening marine life

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/26/undersea.munitions.cleanup/index.html

Obama budget has more money for space exploration

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51p6u6-us-obama-budget-nasa/

U.S. satellite shootdown debris said gone from space

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q2q2-us-space-usa-china/

"Bodies" exhibition probed in Poland

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51q1yq-us-poland-exhibition/

Oldest Known Bomb-Grade Plutonium Discovered

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090227/sc_livescience/oldestknownbombgradeplutoniumdiscovered;_ylt=At2sSsJiIR5CQC5H87GqWNQPLBIF

Plutonium

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

NASA Predicts RVF Outbreak & Stanford Missing Again & More for Friday, February 20, 2009

NASA Study Predicted Outbreak Of Deadly Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217101433.htm

RVF

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

Clinton: Bush Could Have Prevented '90%' of Financial Mess

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/President44/story?id=6916695&page=1

Some states to use stimulus to forestall layoffs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29267746/

Calif. gov. to sign budget-balancing bill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29300180/

1 in 7 manufacturing jobs lost between 2004 and '08: StatsCan

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/20/joblosses.html

Clinton arrives for Chinese talks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7901235.stm

Latvian PM quits as crisis bites

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7901902.stm

Ivars Godmanis

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

Germany approves stimulus package

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7902223.stm

Bank of America CEO subpoenaed over bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298835/

Transport czar eyes tax on mileage

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298315/

Canadian restructuring plans due for GM, Chrysler

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/20/auto-bailout.html

UK car plant 'at risk of closure'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7901092.stm

GM’s Saab unit files for bankruptcy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298152/

Saab aims to survive without GM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7901027.stm

Saab

http://www.saabgroup.com/en/index.htm

Iran understates uranium stocks to IAEA: diplomats

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51i47x-us-nuclear-iaea-iran/

Iran ready to build nuclear weapon, analysts say

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/iran.nuclear/index.html

International Atomic Energy Agency

http://www.iaea.org/

Zimbabwe recovery costs 'massive'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7901909.stm

WHO: Zimbabwe cholera cases top 80,000

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29301517/

Guantanamo inmate 'released soon'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7902243.stm

Benyam Mohamed

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

Opening Up Bernie's Books: Hunting $10 Billion in Suspect Entries

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6916429&page=1

Trustee: Madoff bought no securities for clients

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29299931/

Agents find billionaire Stanford

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7900666.stm

Stanford's whereabouts: again a mystery

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n20500068-us-stanford-fbi/

Antigua takes control of Texas financier’s bank

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29277787/

Questioning Stanford could get you fired

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298340/

Italy passes emergency rape law

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7902107.stm

Bill would preserve Internet records for police

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/20/internet.records.bill/index.html

Hackers target Xbox Live players

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7888369.stm

Xbox Live

http://www.xbox.com/live/

Help for poor to access banking

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7899396.stm

Investing in the next 'big thing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7900463.stm

Two-step Chemical Process Turns Raw Biomass Into Biofuel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210182439.htm

'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7899831.stm

Most Wars Occur In Earth's Richest Biological Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110910.htm

New Monitoring Stations Detect 'Silent Earthquakes' In Costa Rica

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151609.htm

Bolivian Andes glaciers at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7900813.stm

Retreat of Glaciers Since 1850

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850

Permafrost Is Thawing In Northern Sweden

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218081629.htm

Coastal Wetlands In Eastern U.S. Disappearing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141134.htm

Half Of Oil In Ocean Bubbles Up Naturally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219101658.htm

FDA: Psoriasis drug could cause deadly brain infection

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/20/raptiva.brain.infection/index.html

FDA OK's implant to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/20/medtronic-reclaim.html

Food poisoning strikes 1 in 4 Americans a year

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29285754/

High-fat Diets Inflame Fat Tissue Around Blood Vessels, Contribute To Heart Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218142001.htm

Commonly Available Drug Found To Treat Opioid Addiction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217212255.htm

Ondansetron

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

U.S. soldier guilty of murdering 4 Iraqis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29301521/

Mexican cop killed as chief pressured to quit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_violence;_ylt=Ak_LR7_UeAowbjz.wRSItPqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFibjVtaWNyBHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNtZXhpY2FuY29wa2k-


Try These 9 Alternatives to Peanut Butter

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=6914355&page=1

The Coming Space-Based Economy?

Shuttle Columbia Disaster montage licensed under Creative Commons by thebadastronomer

With the constant flood (or should we say "surge"...) of bad economic news, layoffs, billion-dollar losses, it appears that the entire earth is suffering. Or should we rename the planet? How about renaming Earth "Layoff" and hang up a "Positions Wanted" sign? Pouring loads of cash into this economic and financial rathole does not appear to be working. Why is this?

Well, we believe that an economy is based on business and finance and production and consumption. But an ailing business sector just can't support the other three table legs of our economy. Is it time to move off world? There are indeed, active projects even businesses that are headed in that direction. Just do a search for "Space Business" on the Wikipedia or some other source.

Obviously, its not enough. WE need to be active in the space-based Business NOW. We should have had an operating L5 station years ago. Just look up the work of the late great Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. We admit ourselves, that we were a long time coming to this conclusion. Why do we focus so heavily on Earth-based activities, especially when we are routinely flying the skies (except for the occasional air disaster like yesterday's crash of Flight 1549). Note: We couldn't believe it, Wikipedia already has an active page on the event. Which demonstrates that there are hazards to flight and more so for space-flight. And our media just won't shy away from that.

Which might be part of the problem. Look at the attention Space Shuttle disasters have (naturally) received. (Notice we used the word received and shied away from the grammatically incorrect, if not awkward, word "gotten". We have even observed the august news commentator Keith Olbermann using the word "gotten" on MSNBC's Countdown. But seriously Keith, we love you, in the philosophical sense of the word).

Which takes us to our soon-to-be President-Elect Barack Obama. We're hoping for some for visionary and forceful - even thought-provoking - action and legislation and movement from his soon-to-be excellency. We do love (again, in the philosophical sense...why are we on this word kick?) and admire the man and sincerely hope that he does take in the right direction and fend off the economic ruin that appears to be awaiting us here on Planet "Layoff".

NY mayor hails 'hero' crash pilot

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7834034.stm

Planes Designed To Survive Water Landings

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/national/main4726621.shtml

Bird strikes becoming a more serious threat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28679145/

See What a Bird Strike Looks Like

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6659154

How birds can down a jet airplane

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28680112/

U.S.-Israel agreement may set stage for ceasefire

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/16/gaza-strip.html

Airstrikes continue to target Hamas leaders

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/israel.gaza/index.html

Urgent drive for Gaza ceasefire

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7832406.stm

Israel Boosts Diplomatic Effort For Gaza

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/world/main4726588.shtml

Gaza fighting slows as Israel counters Hamas offer

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5053r7-us-palestinians-israel/

Federal Court Upholds Wiretap Law

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/national/main4723800.shtml

Student safety pays when schools cut busing

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/school.bus.cuts/index.html

Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Denied Access To Lawyer

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/iraq/main4727531.shtml

UK demands quicker Mumbai probe


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7832482.stm

Global Warming Linked To European Viral Epidemic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115190453.htm

Nephropathia epidemica

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

Kenya appeals for $406 million in food aid

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28690867/

Kenya site

http://www.kenya.go.ke/

Bitter cold spreads across the US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7833311.stm

Staying safe in a deep freeze

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28678801/

Test: Some peanut butter at Ga. plant tainted

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28690927/

Banks lose billions as state aid pours in

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b70me-us-financial/

Where Are Your Billions? Banks Won't Tell

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6657916&page=1

Bank of America reports $2.39 billion loss

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28689057/

Circuit City to go into liquidation

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28691963/

Citigroup to split as losses grow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7833090.stm

Madoff's fund may not have made a single trade

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50f0by-us-madoff-trades/

Irish bank set to be nationalised

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7832203.stm

Four-month shutdown for Honda UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7833280.stm

Toyota and Honda cut more output amid EU gloom

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50f26y-us-autos/

Zimbabwe rolls out Z$100tr note

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7832601.stm

Thais hold more migrants amid row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7832905.stm

Somali executed for 'apostasy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7833621.stm

Apostasy

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

Democrats move to overturn Bush species rule

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_go_co/endangered_species;_ylt=Ah5V2UySnE9VM2LpUM4IrFoPLBIF

Farms to take heat out of warming

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7831939.stm

Cooling The Planet By Growing The Right Crops

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115164522.htm

Trapping CO2 In Ice-like Hydrate 'Cages'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114162235.htm

Tories plan 'energy revolution'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7832384.stm

New Method Accelerates Stability Testing Of Soy-based Biofuel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113174537.htm

Americans Eager To Reduce Their Energy Use

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114172312.htm

Polar bear protection to be focus of national round table

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/01/15/polar-bears.html

Legal downloads swamped by piracy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7832396.stm

Intel reports sharp profit drop

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7832361.stm

Top 10 Tips to Get Your Resume Noticed

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JobClub/story?id=6643655&page=1

Fake Chinese banknotes still stinging shoppers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090115/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_banknotes;_ylt=As2URlYeTrzWT68Zjw0kQdjtiBIF