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Friday, February 20, 2009

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
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

Friday, February 6, 2009

The End of Nations? and More For Friday, February 6, 2009


Our senior editor has come to the sad realization that he may not be around much longer. He has been unemployed for several months, is lacking unemployment insurance and has just run out of his own funds. He has been seeking employment all this time, but nothing. All this, and he has lost his appetite, too. He can barely put food into his own mouth, much less choke it down.

And of course, in our current economic mess, he wonders how many other folks are now facing starvation? Of course, he's thinking of those who were recently making as much as $ 80K - $ 100 K per year and are now facing eviction. Witness some of the i-Reports that appeared on CNN.com this week and the past. What a horrorshow. We're not talking about those nations in the Third World and/orlike Zimbabwe. We're referring to the new regime of poverty forming throughout the world. Look at the crises in the USA, Europe and China, to name just a few.

Originally, the image of Procyon lotor was loaded on this page in association with a seemingly "cute" story about some raccoons sneaking on the White House grounds. (Remember: they are prime vectors for Rabies and can be extremely dangerous in that regard). They are also well known for their comical antics of scrounging through trash cans and similar images.

Our senior editor wonders, hasn't he been reduced to the level of the Procyon lotor, isn't he about to start scrounging through trash cans and waste? No, he isn't, because he's lost his appetite, if you recall. He is not eating - or forcing himself to eat. He only shows a will to live in running this blog for as long as he can. But, we digress. Isn't the Procyon lotor becoming an emerging symbol for the state that the rest of humanity is entering? After the coming economic catastrophe, will or won't humanity be reduced to scrounging through trash cans and the "corpse of the old world" somewhat like in Beyond Thunderdome and the other Mad Max films? Is this the End of Nations?

And, our lead-link (see below) points to an End of Nations through a watery demise due largely to global warming (much like in Waterworld). It seems like the combined impacts of the economic collapse and the global warming-induced flooding of the earth would seem to presage the End of Nations? Should you be concerned? We think you should. If it does happen, and it seems likely, the racoon, the semi-accidental symbol of this posting, will be washing its waste in the newly formed Lake Washington D. C.

Collapse Of Antarctic Ice Sheet Would Likely Put Washington, D.C. Largely Underwater

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142132.htm

More Extreme Weather In The Arctic Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205083526.htm

Global Warming

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

China suffering worst drought in 50 years

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/china.drought.half.century/index.html

La Nina seen gradually weakening in 2009: NOAA

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5144bq-us-weather-lanina/

El NiƱo-Southern Oscillation

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


US unemployment rate reaches 7.6%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7874955.stm

Unemployment Nation: 598,000 Jobs Lost in January

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6815373&page=1

Canada lost 129,000 jobs in January: StatsCan

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/06/januaryjobs.html

Abitibi paper production to halt by Feb. 15

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/02/06/abitibi-closing.html

AbitibiBowater

http://www.abitibibowater.com/

Video: Experts crunch jobs numbers

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Firms that never had layoffs

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1026581

Job market could be bleak for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29037931/

Panel: Bailout Overpaid $78B For Stocks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/06/politics/main4779473.shtml

Obama taps range of experts for advice on economy

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5152l7-us-obama-economy/

Obama Adopts Campaign-Like Rhetoric to Push Stimulus

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/with-campaign-l.html

Obama's Approval Rating: 62 Percent

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/link/blog/main4778776.shtml

Stimulus compromise gets one more chance

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html

German industrial output plunges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7874565.stm

China's official data mask severity of slump

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy;_ylt=An59fbGEpJRIOzx1FX9EEURvaA8F

Toyota triples year loss forecast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7873731.stm

Furlough Fridays begin for Calif. state workers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_bi_ge/california_budget;_ylt=AqotBuWGHMXjIHa7kxaDSUms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFodmM5czZtBHBvcwMxNgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNmdXJsb3VnaGZyaWQ-

CEOs, Bankers Used Corporate Cards for Sex, Says NY Madam

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6813806&page=1

Kmart recalls baked goods linked to outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29052218/

Suspect peanuts sent to schools for lunches

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29046457/

Bad food makers unstoppable, expert says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/peanut.recall/index.html

Video: 'I'd like to see some people go to jail'

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Scarred Ga. sugar blast victims hope for new rules

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_bi_ge/refinery_blast_year_later;_ylt=ArgopZIWQq.eVF.e8UfNSeus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlN3MwaWlxBHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNzY2FycmVkZ2FzdWc-

Israel expels Gaza aid ship team

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7874020.stm

2 rockets fired from Gaza, Israeli military says

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/06/israel-rockets.html

U.S. image picks up, China and Russia worsen: poll

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5153ir-us-poll-image/

Canadian soldiers to target Afghan drug trade linked to Taliban

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/06/druglords-afghan.html

Md. Professor Accused In Genocide Arrested

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/06/national/main4779560.shtml



Malaysian MP removed from office

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7874068.stm

Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin

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

Pakistan nuclear scientist 'free'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7873962.stm

Abdul Qadeer Khan

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

Official: Pakistan kills 52 militants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29051757/

Treasure: Somali Pirates Snag $3.2M Ransom

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/world/main4778385.shtml

Afghans Face Death For Quran Translation

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6817669

Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7873866.stm

Russia steps in amid Kyrgyz base flap

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29032319/

Manas Air Base

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

Charges dropped in USS Cole bombing case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29042139/

USS Cole Bombing

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

Obama to meet with 9/11, Cole victims' families

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29051428/

Nigeria baby poison deaths rise






























Wednesday, January 21, 2009

For Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Israel to probe phosphorus claims

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7841999.stm

Bird flu kills two Indonesians

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28771897/

China warns of 'grim' fight against bird flu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28759857/

Obama speech censored in China

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7841580.stm

Seven Reasons For Healthy Skepticism

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/21/politics/politico/main4742330.shtml

Antarctic scientists hail President Obama

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50j7v6-us-obama-antarctica/

Guantanamo judge halts September 11 prosecution

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n1l350253-us-guantanamo-halt/

Guantanamo trial of Canadian halted

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50k0s6-us-guantanamo-trials/

WHouse stops pending Bush regulations for review

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090121/pl_nm/us_obama_regulations;_ylt=AptWWZaT7WkfSzPsxPMdu8ms0NUE

Israel: All troops have left Gaza Strip

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28765761/

Tanker damaged in Nigeria attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7841723.stm

New Afghan civilian deaths probe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7841491.stm

'Drink link' to premature birth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7839671.stm

Geithner urges action on economy and bailout program

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50k198-us-usa-geithner/

Geithner calls for TARP reform: report

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50k0zx-us-financial-geithner/

TARP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARP_(Troubled_Asset_Relief_Program)

UK unemployment hits 1.92 million

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7841349.stm

German economy faces gloomy 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7842511.stm

Airline crew caught with pot, cocaine out on bail

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28756735/

GM loses top sales spot to Toyota

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7842716.stm

GM will soon be out of money without U.S. loan, says executive


http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/01/21/gmmoney.html

Hedging losses drive UAL 4Q loss of $1.3 billion

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_ual;_ylt=AoVm1CbSw0Uiu8AzJpRuSSWs0NUE

FCC probes Comcast's phone practices

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090120/ap_on_hi_te/fcc_comcast;_ylt=Aj503gsJ9nqqcOKmC3nP2ZSs0NUE

Windows worm trickery for Vista


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7842013.stm

KB958644 Security Update

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0D5F9B6E-9265-44B9-A376-2067B73D6A03&displaylang=en

Heartland Payment Systems hacked

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28758856/

Heartland Payment Systems Link

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

For Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Russian gas to Europe 'blocked'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7826142.stm

UN chief to meet Mideast leaders as Gaza conflict continues

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/13/gaza-tuesday.html

Diplomacy Resumes As Gaza Fighting Rages

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/13/world/main4717882.shtml

Israelis strike 60 Gaza targets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7825684.stm

Israelis, Hamas battle near central Gaza City

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28633969/

Ten conflicts the world forgot

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28584056/

Newsweek: Adm. Mullen on Pakistan, Afghanistan

http://www.newsweek.com/id/179149

Michael Mullen

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

Obama to act early on Guantanamo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7825902.stm

Newsweek: Obama faces national security dilemma

http://www.newsweek.com/id/178855

Report critical of former Justice Dept. official

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090113/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/justice_civil_rights;_ylt=Aj0VJ3bs0eHWLP3PnutZS7qs0NUE

Bradley Schlozman

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

Obama plan 'would lift economy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7826552.stm

UK economy in 'frightening' decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7825213.stm

Germany agrees 50bn euro stimulus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7825513.stm

Nov. trade gap lowest since 2003

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28636183/

China's exports in record decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7825573.stm

Sony Shock: Giant to Report $1.1B Loss

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/wireStory?id=6634457