Twacker and Feinberg Meetings and More for Sunday, August 9, 2009

Video: Is stimulus money helping cities?

javascript:vPlayer('32348452','1b1c2b11-1097-4994-93d5-e20d0938ce07')

China to keep credit flowing to buoy economy

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32349138/ns/business-world_business/

No Longer Jobless, But Still Struggling

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/07/eveningnews/main5226035.shtml

Canada lost 45,000 more jobs in July

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/08/07/unemployment-july.html

Health Care Reform: How It Will Affect You

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/07/business/marketwatch/main5225682.shtml

Attacks on single blogger knocked out Twitter

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32336633/ns/technology_and_science-security/

Twitter hack gets everyone's attention

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/08/the-best-way-to-get-the-attention-of-a-classroom-full-of-rowdy-kids-is-to-turn-the-lights-off-and-the-best-way-to-get-the-at.html#posts

Twacker

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/twacker.html

Twusher or Twiorger

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/twusher-or-twiorger.html

Twither

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/twither.html

Iraq quizzes Iran over detained U.S. hikers

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/09/iran.americans.detained/index.html

Plane refused landing in China after bomb threat

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/china.plane.hijacked/index.html

Why Iran's Revolutionary Guards Mercilessly Crack Down

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=8275677&page=1

Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

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


Pay czar quietly meets with rescued firms

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32347737/ns/business-washington_post/

Kenneth R. Feinberg

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

U.S. willing to hold direct talks with N. Korea

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32349036/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Ministers deny torture collusion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8191450.stm

Briton in Iraqi custody after contractor killings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32349032/ns/world_news-conflict_in_iraq/

U.S. prosecutors set to charge Madoff's long-time CFO

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/08/07/madoff-cfo-charges-ponzi.html

Frank DiPascali

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

Opium ravaging Afghan families

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32317823/ns/health-addictions/

Opium

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

Afghanistan expected to cost U.S. dearly

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32346408/ns/world_news-washington_post/

Russian crew ship 'disappears'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8192350.stm

Negative Credit Crunch, The White Public House & More for Friday, July 31, 2009

'$10 trillion' credit crunch cost

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8177814.stm

Hopes rise for US economy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8178430.stm

Congress races to find more cash for clunkers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32228179/ns/business-autos/

U.S. imposes sanctions on Korean corporation

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/north.korea.sanctions/index.html

Dems to push probe as Rove finishes testimony

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32231962/ns/politics-more_politics/

Karl Rove

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

Authorities Raid Offices of Suspect Loan Modification Firm

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=8214948&page=1

High Court revokes control order

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8178341.stm

Verdict delayed in Suu Kyi trial


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8176296.stm

Aung San Suu Kyi

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

Did Workers Suffer From Mass Hysteria?

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=8215405&page=1

Mass Hysteria

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

U.S. Exec Arrest Sought in Bhopal Disaster

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/31/world/main5201155.shtml

Bhopal disaster

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

Pakistan: Musharraf Rule Unconstitutional

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/31/world/main5200812.shtml

Nigeria row over militant killing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8178820.stm

Report highlights hunger in India

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8178072.stm

Bolivia bans use of animals in circuses

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_bolivia_circus_animals;_ylt=Ak7zfBwr1PQHsEBvAjAexq4PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2ZTY3N2p0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzMwL2x0X2JvbGl2aWFfY2lyY3VzX2FuaW1hbHMEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDYm9saXZpY


Private transplants to be banned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8177826.stm

Breast-feeding could save 1.3 million lives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32234145/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

U.N. program to save children failed

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32222438/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Program

http://dub.washington.edu/djangosite/media/papers/tmpbj0qhL.pdf

Airbus speed sensors need replacing: watchdog

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/07/31/airbus-speed-sensor-easa852.html

Pitot tube

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

Let private firms run space taxis, panel told

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56s65m-us-space-transport/

Reality check: What’s next for space station?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32228026/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Smartcard meters hacked for free parking

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/31/black.hat.conference.parking/index.html

Smart card piracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card_piracy#SmartCard_Piracy

Apple to fix iPhone security flaw

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8177755.stm

iPhone vulnerable to hacker attacks, experts say

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32222633/ns/technology_and_science-security/

Lost iPhone prototype spotlights counterfeiting

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32217731/ns/tech_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

U r pwned! Texting paves way for hacking

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32226815/ns/technology_and_science-security/

File-sharer 'violated copyright'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8177285.stm

WATCH: Cops Caught on Tape Falsifying Report

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8213835

Obama more bartender than mediator at beer summit

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56u0kn-us-obama-race/

Hopes for 'positive lesson' from beer chat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32210408/ns/politics-white_house/

Ale House or Public House

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

The White House

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

The White Ale House or The White Public House

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/white-ale-house-or-white-public-house.html

The White Ale House / The White Public House: The (unfortunate?) collision of The White House with Public House or Ale House. We know, we know, 'The Beer Summit', 'Beer Diplomacy', we believe we've heard it all too. And, we know 17th century humor doesn't translate well to our time. References: Obama more bartender than mediator at beer summit, Hopes for 'positive lesson' from beer chat, Ale House or Public House, The White House, Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates arrest.

a, ale, arrest, beer, crowley, g, gates, h, meeting, o, obama, p, summit, w, white house

The incredible lies major leaguers will tell

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/07/30/ortiz.ramirez/index.html?bcnn=yes

Chemical Ball

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/chemicalball-era.html

More on the US Torture Scandal and More for Thursday, May 7, 2009

Troops killed in Pakistan clashes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8037281.stm

Bush attorneys who wrote terror memo face backlash

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ca_interrogation_memos;_ylt=AjpMvdAaYb5V1gkBg0MAALwDW7oF

John Yoo

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

Jay Bybee

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

U.S. envoy in China seeking North Korea strategy

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54625q-us-korea-north/

UN 'stunned' by scale of bail-out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8036559.stm

In Europe, safety net softens slump

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30363790/

U.S. Air Force eyes way to help space industry

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5455pu-us-airforce-space/

Launch protocols for US missiles found on second-hand computers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8036324.stm

Office intruder 'steals' data

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7843206.stm

FBI Agent Reflects On Cybercriminal Role

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/07/tech/cnettechnews/main4998243.shtml

Analysis: An autopsy of liberal Republicans

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/liberal.republicans/index.html

WH plans to release flyover report, photo

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/air.force.one.flyover/index.html

US banks 'safe from insolvency'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8037258.stm

Sales slump doubles losses at GM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8038036.stm

GM burns through $10.2B US in 1st quarter

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/05/07/gm-first-quarter.html

CAW, GM told to go back to bargaining table

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/05/07/caw-generalmotors-negotiate.html

Chinese reveal child quake toll

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8037273.stm

Police enter Suu Kyi home; American detained

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.suukyi/index.html

Aung San Suu Kyi

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

Iran hangs nine convicts in jail

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8037864.stm

Aristocrat guilty of Kenya manslaughter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8037430.stm

Thomas P. G. Cholmondeley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_P._G._Cholmondeley

Man dies in Brooks after Taser hit

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/05/07/calgary-brooks-taser-rcmp-police.html

Fuel for deep space exploration running low

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30621668/

Feds to reconsider critical habitat for 2 fish

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_sc/us_threatened_fish;_ylt=AvVjlH9JFQwnhGv4sD2WeMgPLBIF

Meda fulgida

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

Rhinichthys cobitis

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

Origin of giant bloom discovered

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8026000/8026847.stm

Sea Salt Holds Clues To Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430115909.htm

Carbon Balance Of Terrestrial Ecosystems In China

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501091149.htm

Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502084607.htm

'Stinky' Drywall Imported From China Raises Health And Safety Concerns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094246.htm

Swine Flu Genes Dissimilar To Past Pandemics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506131507.htm

More than 2,000 cases of swine flu worldwide, 44 deaths: WHO

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/07/swine-flu-who050709.html

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

Image licensed under Creative Commons by waterboardingdotorg

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

javascript:vPlayer('30387805','8a343e31-a6f6-4b9a-9437-476b95d27f98')

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

javascript:vPlayer('30372442','eb5c05fa-359e-4a0c-a83c-d5a5c87da97c')

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/

Record Flood Fears and Mexico Drug Lord Rewards and Rehabbing Those Drinking Bankers and More for Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Prince William Sound image licensed under Creative Commons by WordRidden

Record floods feared as Red River rises

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29859118/

River rises 5 feet in day, record flood possible

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_us/flooding_fargo;_ylt=Avxk.haNu4_uIiGeoA1cubms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTI5OWJqanIxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzI0L2Zsb29kaW5nX2ZhcmdvBHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNyaXZlcnJpc2VzNWY-

Red River

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

Magnitude-4.7 quake near Salton Sea in Calif

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_us/socal_quake;_ylt=ArVcasEQd3LXcgBmudBUjyKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTI2dGJydmpoBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzI0L3NvY2FsX3F1YWtlBHBvcwMxMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNtYWduaXR1ZGUtNDc-

Salton Sea

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

Alaska braces for ashfall after volcano erupts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_us/alaska_volcano;_ylt=AhSHd99wnEJp37CxfHXi.hKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla3ZrZHNoBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNhbGFza2FicmFjZXM-

Mount Redoubt

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

Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7960459.stm

Fed chairman wanted to block AIG’s bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29849068/

Conn. Subpoenas AIG Bonus Recipients

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/24/link/main4888210.shtml

Mexico offers $2m for drug lords

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7960198.stm

White House unveils anti-cartel push for border

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29859803/

FBI breaks up $25 million 'car cloning' ring

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/cloned.cars/index.html

Recession changing U.S. jobs picture

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29640225/

Out of Work? Volunteer for Opportunities

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JobClub/story?id=7154262&page=1

EI, individual bankruptcies up in Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/24/ei-bankrupt-canada-january.html

UK key inflation measure hits zero

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7959564.stm

Obama calls for global action to end downturn

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n18386827-us-obama/

N Korea warns over rocket launch

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7960777.stm

American Journalists Accused Of Espionage

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/23/world/main4887388.shtml

Bernanke: AIG shows urgent need for new regulations

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/wbt010914-us-usa-fed-bernanke/

U.S. rehab centers see bankers driven to drink

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29848616/

Questions surround e-health record billions

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29839583/

World's airlines seen losing billions this year

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52n1lv-us-financial-airlines/

$75 million in Madoff assets found in Gilbraltar

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29854351/

Dalai Lama ban halts conference

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7960968.stm

Zimbabwe cholera 'past its peak'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7960674.stm

Relief worker shot dead in Darfur

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7961070.stm

China 'blocks YouTube video site'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7961069.stm

China suggests switch from dollar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7960620.stm

An ancient culture is bulldozed away in China

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29849133/

Uighur/Uyghur

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

France offers nuclear test money

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7960534.stm

No joke in April Fool's Day computer worm

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html

Conficker

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

Call to 'shut down' Street View

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7959362.stm

Google Street View (Wiki page)

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

RSPB calls for more UK wind farms

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7959912.stm

Global warming endangers public, U.S. agency rules

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/23/tech-090323-epa-global-warming.html

USEPA

http://www.epa.gov/

Setback for climate technical fix

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7959570.stm

Less winter ice found on Great Lakes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29842552/

Less ice on Great Lakes leading to lower water levels

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/24/great-lakes-ice.html

The Great Lakes

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

Ocean experiments to stop climate change

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7960449.stm

Oil plagues Prince William Sound 20 years after spill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29838444/

Exxon Valdez

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

Prince William Sound

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

'Ice That Burns' May Yield Clean, Sustainable Bridge To Global Energy Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323143858.htm

Methane clathrate

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


Public Nuisance Laws Can Control Damage To Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090319111436.htm

Group says 5.3 million in U.S. have Alzheimer's

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52n3iy-us-alzheimers-usa/

Alzheimer’s disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s

Gulf War Veterans Display Abnormal Brain Response To Specific Chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323092800.htm

Persian Gulf War

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

Could Your Walls Be Harming Your Health?

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=7146929&page=1

Death link to too much red meat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7959128.stm

Red, Processed Meat Linked To Higher Death Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090323161109.htm

Fish Health Claims May Cause More Environmental Harm Than Good, Researchers Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317142843.htm

Japanese man certified as double A-bomb victim

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090324/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_bomb_victim;_ylt=AoMw4IvcAIBPZEi8Btb7C7ys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFidGlzcG92BHBvcwM0NQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3dvcmxkBHNsawNqYXBhbmVzZW1hbmM-

Gay Bashing: Would You Try to Stop It?

http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/story?id=7152579&page=1