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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Abraham Lincoln Finds in The News and Negative Water News and The Deluge Myth Redux and More for Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Today we have links to several topics, which cause us some questions. Like, if there were no earmarks in the stimulus, would the Republicans have anything to talk about? If there were no global recession, would we not have earmarks, anyway? And would we have had earmarks with a Republican administration? And if not, then why do we have a global recession now - should not the previous administration done something (more?) to stabilize a potentially shaky economy - for example; the housing market collapse started early on in 2008 - perhaps earlier? Do the Republicans appear to be disingenuous on these topics? Are they even aware of the kind of appearance (or facade) they are presenting to the public - their audience? Is that part of the Republican Problem - not being aware of the perception of their audience? Seems like a big problem to us. Oh, and what about the nagging environmental problems like acid seas possibly causing (mass) extinctions and rapidly rising sea levels wiping out the coastlines, islands and other geographic regions of the world? The world is drowning and these fools rage on about earmarks as if they were the end of the world. Without solid land to stand on (literally and figuratively) where will these Republicans expect to find themselves a perch on which to land? As far as these concerns go, we think the Republican party might as well be based on Mars. At least, they might be able to find dry land and fresh water there. After all, ignorance is bliss. And, most of them believe in that covenant with God after The Deluge redux. Unlike Rush Limbaugh, we hope they are right.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7936137.stm

Sea rise 'to exceed projections'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7935159.stm

Rising Sea Levels Set To Have Major Impacts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310104742.htm

Current Sea Level Rise (Wiki page)

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

Mountains of ice invade beachfront homes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/10/gallery.michigan.ice/index.html

Obama agrees to sign $410 billion spending bill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29632177/

Obama wants new rules for earmarks

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/11/obama.earmarks/index.html

Earmark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics)

Wildfires: Why California Should Consider Australia's 'Prepare, Stay And Defend' Policy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226102308.htm

Why Some People Don’t Heed Tornado And Other Severe Weather Warnings

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310115809.htm

North Korea accuses U.S. of plotting attack

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/seo27318-us-korea-north/

UN debates drug policy's impact

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7936605.stm

Reinventing your career in a tough economy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29436658/

Not All Bad: Meet the 'Recession Angels'

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7042022&page=1

Food caravan stops in hard-hit Ind. county

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29617742/

L.A. Schools To Lay Off Nearly 9,000

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/10/national/main4857792.shtml

Bank to use 'newly created' money

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7936319.stm

China's exports in sharp decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7936528.stm

China exports slump, IMF warns on toxic banks

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5250li-us-financial/

US-China talks as sea row rumbles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7936468.stm

USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23)

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

Britain denies G20 planning rift with United States

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52a2vq-us-g20-britain-usa/

Economy even worse than recent figures suggest: parliamentary budget officer

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/11/economy-page.html

CNNMoney:
Four states have 10% unemployment

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/news/economy/state_unemployment/index.htm?postversion=2009031110

Does your career fit your personality?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/03/11/cb.career.fit.personality/index.html

US Congress eases curbs on Cuba

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7936430.stm

Tariq Aziz guilty of Iraq murders

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7937034.stm

Tariq Aziz

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

Greenspan says Fed didn't cause the housing bubble

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52a1kr-us-housingbubble-greenspan/

Alan Greenspan

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

John Lewis sees profits fall 26%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7936786.stm

John Lewis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(Department_Store)

Peanut industry: Recall price tag $1 billion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29634279/

Custom-made meds may pose deadly threat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29532018/

Recession may worsen spread of exotic diseases

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29599786/

5 deadly exotic diseases

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29603635/

16 Have Hepatitis In Army Needle Blunder

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/11/health/main4858722.shtml

Bacteria-killing Enzyme Cures Mice With Fatal Pneumonia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090302221316.htm

(Chorismate lyase)

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

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Jon Stewart to CNBC's Cramer: %$#@ you

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2009/03/10/moos.stewart.rips.cnbc.cnn

Jon Stewart (Wiki page)

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

Jim Cramer (Wiki page)

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

Ontario lottery corporation apologizes for imported car giveaway

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/03/11/olg-car-giveaway.html

Global gambling sector rolls snake eyes in '08

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/03/10/gambling-sector-downturn.html

Quebec man hopes to remember the dead with all-obituary cable channel

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090310/K03109AU.html

Nebraska dealership execs — and 80 cars — missing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_re_us/missing_cars;_ylt=Asa.uGx6Ut2ECG4vUeXhd7ms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlZmM0bjEwBHBvcwM1NwRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNuZWJyYXNrYWRlYWw-

Fargo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_(movie)


Eurovision axes 'anti-Putin' song

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7935865.stm

Eurovision Song Contest

Monday, February 16, 2009

For Monday, February 16, 2009


President’s Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Day

George Washington

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

Abraham Lincoln

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

Emancipation Proclamation

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/emancipation_proclamation.html

The Gettysburg Address

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/gadrft.html

Lincoln ranked best president by historians

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29211562/

Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7892294.stm

Subs with nukes collide at sea but no radiation released, say officials

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/16/nukes-collide.html

HMS Vanguard (S28)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(S28)

Triomphant (S 616)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Triomphant_(S_616)

Anti-terror tactics 'weaken law'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7892387.stm

International Commission of Jurists

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

Detainee Documents Point To Abuse

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/15/world/main4804052.shtml

Four cases show Guantanamo quandaries

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29219464/

Australian arson suspect named

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7891865.stm

Oil up on 'supply crunch' warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7892477.stm

Peak Oil

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

Clinton seeks stronger Asia ties

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891511.stm

Clinton lands in Japan amid worst economic news in 40 years

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/16/clinton-japan-korea.html

Clinton warns N. Korea on nukes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29220283/

Fresh violence shakes Gaza Strip

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7892496.stm

'US missile strikes' hit Pakistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7891900.stm

Pakistan OKs deal on Islamic law

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29207954/

Pakistan: Deadline on U.S. captive extended

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29218680/

U.S.: Taliban commander killed in airstrike

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29218010/

Improved Sensor Technology Could Someday Keep Tabs On Terrorists By Remote Control

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212150852.htm

French state found responsible for deporting Jews

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_deporting_jews;_ylt=AnvFh8NM5o.BwtihTSkJ5SSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFicmZmYnY0BHBvcwM0NARzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNmcmVuY2hzdGF0ZWY-

Kyrgyzstan takes step towards U.S. air base closure

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51f1pw-us-kyrgyzstan-usa-base/

Politically, stimulus battle has just begun

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29219576/

It Starts at Home: A Homeowner's Guide to Stimulus Plan

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6886824&page=1

Calif. legislators try again to reach budget deal

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_us/california_budget;_ylt=AjV4mBnWZl3n0ewfm21BMjis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbDY3YjczBHBvcwM1OQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNjYWxpZmxlZ2lzbGE-

Japan's economy in quarterly dive

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7891849.stm

Japan minister in drunkenness row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7892653.stm

Shoichi Nakagawa

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



China papers bask in G7 praise, pillory "Buy American"

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51f1hf-us-g7-china/

Russian output plummets further

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7892528.stm

850 jobs go at Mini car factory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7891913.stm

Link to Official Mini Website

http://www.mini.com/

U.S. set to launch unmanned aerial drones to monitor Manitoba border

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/02/16/drones-border.html

Ottawa recalls sensitive database in border project

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/16/database.html

Beer tax may jump 1,900% in one state

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/14/or.1900.beer.tax.kgw

Peanuts on Northwest Airlines prompt protests

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/16/airline.peanuts/index.html

Salmonella whistleblower describes poor conditions at plant

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1031121

Peanut growers reeling from outbreak

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29212000/


Chavez wins chance of fresh term

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7891856.stm

African migrants drowned at sea

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7892308.stm








Ill. GOP leader calls on Burris to resign

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29211718/

US Senator Roland W. Burris

http://burris.senate.gov/

NTSB: Plane rolled violently before crash

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/15/buffalo.plane.crash/index.html

Aviation officials defend safety of turboprop planes after crash

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/15/turboprop-safety.html

Witness filmed Buffalo crash scene

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7892655.stm

Pilot’s actions scrutinized in N.Y. crash

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29221796/

Plane in N.Y. crash was on autopilot

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29194109/

Autopilot Use Raises Safety Questions

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/15/national/main4803755.shtml

Europeans Tackle Space Junk

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/16/tech/main4804500.shtml

Mystery fireball captured on film



Sunday, February 8, 2009

For Sunday, February 8, 2009

Obama aide: Stimulus battle not over yet

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29083738/

Stimulus to Push Bailout Plan to Tuesday

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/02/obama-administr.html

Obama's options for fixing foreclosure mess

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/06/news/economy/TARP_foreclosures/index.htm

Chrysler to temporarily shut Brampton plant, 3 others in U.S.

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/06/chrysker-shutdown.html

Obama signs child health care law

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7871177.stm

Russia 'positive' on US approach

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7877415.stm

Obama's NSC will get sweeping new powers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29078957/

USNSC

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

Afghanistan 'tougher than Iraq'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7877505.stm

NATO commander: Afghanistan drug raids imminent

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090208/ap_on_re_eu/nato_afghanistan;_ylt=Ap4usd6pjpuV96_WY7rKw8Ss0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJiNW5taDRmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA4L25hdG9fYWZnaGFuaXN0YW4EcG9zAzExBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA25hdG9jb21tYW5kZQ--

Official: Yemen releases 170 al-Qaida suspects

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29083407/

States' Push For Green Jobs Heats Up

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/07/national/main4782695.shtml

Tech forum looks past economy to future

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre516099-us-economy-technology/

Chancellor warns RBS over bonuses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7877161.stm

Police 'kill many' in Madagascar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7876543.stm

Searching For Ways To Safely Share The Air

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/07/eveningnews/main4782878.shtml

FDA: Peanut plant knowingly sent bad products

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29059234/

Scope of peanut recall felt far and wide

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29071467/

Peanut recall list continues to grow

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29062049/

Storm victims’ tainted FEMA meals replaced

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29060646/

Official: Food safety must be under one agency

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29060603/

U.S. Military Goods For Sale In Pakistan

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/06/eveningnews/main4781854.shtml

Looking For Lincoln: The Man, The Symbol