For Thursday, February 5, 2009

Townspeople prep for volcano's eruption

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/04/alaska.volcano.preps/index.html

Mount Redoubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Redoubt_(Alaska)

Global Warming May Delay Recovery Of Ozone

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131625.htm

109 journalists died on assignment in 2008: report

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/02/04/media-deaths.html


Somali pirates 'free arms ship'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7871510.stm

Killing of doctor’s kids ‘reasonable’, says Israel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29018112/

Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7871874.stm

Israel Deals With An Image Problem, Again

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/world/main4776954.shtml

Israel ambassador is latest shoe-throwing target

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090205/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_israel_sweden;_ylt=AirVwS3xioD_xpPfzX1PK7qs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJoanNtNDJnBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwMjA1L291a29lX3VrX2lzcmFlbF9zd2VkZW4EcG9zAzE0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2lzcmFlbGFtYmFzcw--

UK reduces interest rates to 1%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7871932.stm

Research debate call sparks fears

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7870742.stm

Lord Drayson

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

U.S. jobless claims surge to 26-year high

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51439x-us-usa-economy-jobless/

New jobless claims jump more than expected to 626K

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy;_ylt=AmC2TCemdHYbJKJNmkBWpUWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTIxdjM4bDlnBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA1L2Vjb25vbXkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDbmV3am9ibGVzc2Ns

Bombardier Aerospace laying off 1,360 workers

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/05/bombardier.html

Bombardier Aerospace

http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/

Commentary: Jumpstart jobs without spending

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/miron.libertarian.stimulus/index.html

US Senate eases 'trade war' bill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7871219.stm

U.S. needs investment plan for bank shares

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5140sn-us-financial-bailout-report/

Retailers report dismal January sales

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030664/

President to Pay Political Price for Bailout

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/the-note-020509.html


Obama warns of irreversible recession

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030192/

Madoff Whistle Blower Is Finally Heard

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/04/cbsnews_investigates/main4776338.shtml

A 'Who's Who' of Madoff Victims Revealed

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6809575


Koufax thrown a curve by Madoff

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030373/

Sandy Koufax

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=117277

Banking and investment complaints up 43% in 2008: ombudsman

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/04/bankombuds.html



Katrina-flooded Homes May Contain Harmful Levels Of Contaminants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112229.htm

Hurricane Katrina

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

Study: 9/11 lung problems persist for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022239/

9/11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11

FDA defends its handling of salmonella outbreak

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_go_co/salmonella_outbreak;_ylt=Ai7EZoTFYtQTz8SU7otNanas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJlb3BmaWg0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA1L3NhbG1vbmVsbGFfb3V0YnJlYWsEcG9zAzE1BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2ZkYWRlZmVuZHNpdA--

Peanut recall a headache for food banks, too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29021845/

FEMA Meals May Have Tainted Peanut Butter

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/health/main4777259.shtml

Poultry inspection changes could pose health risk, say veterinarians

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/05/poultryvets-cfia.html

Geneva hospital's open doors let cockroaches into ICU

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/04/cockroach-icu.html

China declares drought emergency


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7871964.stm

China drought leaves 4 million thirsty

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29028406/

Scientist says dam may have triggered China quake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake;_ylt=AqTMpBu_jRUc6BAIyg_.utys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla3Q1a3AyBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNzY2llbnRpc3RzYXk-

Soaked Northern Australia Braces for More Rain

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6809189

Video: Deep freeze hits Fla. crops

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Sweden aims to lift nuclear ban

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7871824.stm

UK to scrap 'toxic' carrier

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/7866993.stm

Clemenceau (R 98)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemenceau_(R_98)

Protesters attack New Zealand PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7871557.stm

John Key

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

Tracking friends (and others?) with Google

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7871541.stm

Privacy fears over Google tracker

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7872026.stm

Google's Latitude

http://www.google.com/latitude

Gadgets to save energy in LA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7869626.stm

Cyber army base attracts recruits with high-tech gizmos

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7871000/7871438.stm

What fallout will Monster face following hack?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29017452/

Congress postpones digital TV transition to June

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_tv_transition;_ylt=AiPlkSOChMeh6e4HfOIu14.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFobmJtbmd2BHBvcwMxMjMEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl90ZWNobm9sb2d5BHNsawNjb25ncmVzc3Bvc3Q-

1st deep sea observatory looks at climate change

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_sc/deep_sea_observatory;_ylt=AiMLD5vzu0vDERzs2y2gmSsPLBIF


Pranks with electronic road signs stir worry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29017293/

Happy Employees Are Critical For An Organization's Success, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203142512.htm

Young workers scrimp to live on $15/wk

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2009/02/04/chang.china.living.cheap.cnn


Don't make these layoff medical mistakes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/ep.health.insurance.loss/index.html

Global Scientists Draw Attention To Threat Of Ocean Acidification

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090201124553.htm

Ecologists Report Quantifiable Measures Of Nature's Services To Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202102930.htm

Buying Local Isn't Always Better For The Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202113553.htm

EU gives shark protection teeth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7872032.stm

Activists, circus square off over elephants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29020334/

Video: Judd vs. Palin over animal rights

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Connectivity Illuminates Risk Of Spread Of Crop Pests, Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202074854.htm

New Way To Measure Asteroids' Sizes And Shapes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204085309.htm

WATCH: 2nd-Graders Caught With Heroin

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6805792

Meth Use Costs U.S. $23 Billion a Year

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=6800146


Kin asked to pay Santa massacre victim's rent

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29025876/

Bird remains in both engines of US Airways jet

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5137f0-us-crash-newyork-birds/

Czechs criticized over castration

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7871783.stm

For Saturday, January 17, 2009

Obama: New declaration of independence needed

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/17/train.dispatches/index.html

U.N. Head Pushes For Israeli Cease-Fire

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/17/world/main4729437.shtml

NTSB: Both Engines Missing In Hudson Crash

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/national/main4726683.shtml

Hotsheet: Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Obama

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/link/main4728902.shtml

Bush's Final Approval Rating: 22 Percent

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/opinion/polls/main4728399.shtml

Gaza strikes ahead of truce vote

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7834255.stm

'Last chance' gas talks in Moscow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7834796.stm

Brown urges banks to 'come clean'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7834808.stm

Report: Israel to end Gaza assault

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28651944/

Israel plans ceasefire, Hamas vows to fight on

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

N.Korea says plutonium "weaponized" and off-limits

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/sp371965-us-korea-north-nuclear/

LRA rebels commit new atrocities

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7834242.stm

Light pollution forms 'eco-traps'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7821298.stm

Arctic Heats Up More: High Sea Level Rise?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116111135.htm

NY plane to be lifted from river

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7835063.stm

The moment plane dived into Hudson

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7834853.stm

A pilot's eye view of NY crash flight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7834499.stm

Bird strikes could threaten space shuttles, too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28681377/

No Way to Tell How Many Birds Hit Planes

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6665693&page=1

Intel director: Iran, cyber threats biggest worry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28699004/

Nearly 40,000 new job cuts announced

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28697591/

Chrysler Financial gets $1.5B loan from bailouthttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28694293/
Senate blocks digital TV delay

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28695439/

L.A. Gets $5 Million Judgement Against Gang

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6663562&page=1

Algae used in biofuel on jet test flight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28547191/

Kellogg pulls 16 products amid salmonella fearshttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28695782/

Florida fund manager 'missing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7834924.stm

University marks its 800th year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7834827.stm

University of Cambridge

http://www.cam.ac.uk/

Microsoft is accused by EU again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7834792.stm

Shoe-thrower reportedly gets prison party

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28698294/

Vatican to get own YouTube channel

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50g1jn-us-pope-youtube/

Home Nuclear Reactors as Energy Option

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6658898&page=1

Top Saudi cleric says OK for young girls to wed

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/17/saudi.child.marriage/index.html

For Saturday, December 27, 2008

Oahu - Hawaiian Archipelago - Ka Pae `Aina O Hawai`i Nei image licensed under Creative Commons by brewbooks

Massive Israeli air raids on Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7800985.stm

At Least 195 Dead as Israeli Airstrikes Slam Hamas in Gaza

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6534135

Hawaii island of Oahu without power

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28397219/

Hawaii's Oahu island regains power after blackout

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hawaii_power;_ylt=Apm1x6ddgPYQBBfsuRysYr6s0NUE

Obama Reporters Get Ditched In Hawaii

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/26/link/main4687333.shtml

China firms 'to pay milk victims'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7800990.stm

Dozens killed in China accidents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7800874.stm

Suffering Ohio begs for federal lifeline

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28395932/

'09 Jobs Outlook: Bleak, Especially Early

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/27/earlyshow/main4687544.shtml

Advice for renters if landlord faces foreclosure

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392662/

NYT: Un-pardon raises plenty of questions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28388177/

Unpardon

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2008/12/unpardon.html

Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7800840.stm

UN says Zimbabwe cholera death toll over 1,500

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/27/zimbabwe-cholera.html

Madoff suicide investor lost own money, too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392132/

Digital TV converter coupons in short supply

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28393941/

Problems seen in e-voting overseas

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390799/

The risks of risk management

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7761423.stm

Retailers' holiday sales plummet 4 percent

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bo1gq-us-usa-holidaysales-spendingpulse/

Mexico suspends meat imports from 30 U.S. plants

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/12/26/mexico-plants.html

Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28391933/

Washington state starts free PC, TV recycling

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390798/

Death Valley works to preserve night sky

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28390772/

In U.S., Threat of Rising Sea Levels

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6531712&page=1

No Quick Or Easy Technological Fix For Climate Change, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217190429.htm

Warmer Temperatures Could Lead To A Boom In Corn Pests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216131024.htm

Huge Chesapeake Bay cleanup falters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28397801/

Sludge spill estimate now 1 billion gallons

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/26/tennessee.sludge/index.html

Ecosystem Changes In Temperate Lakes Linked To Climate Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216133442.htm

ABC News: How to Make Money Online

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6525445&page=1

Shoes hurled at Bush pictures in Iran

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7800587.stm