The Coming India/Asia Drought War? and More for Thursday, August 13, 2009

World population to hit 7 billion in 2011

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html

India's water use 'unsustainable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197287.stm

India Drought War

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/india-drought-war.html

Drought in India

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

France and Germany exit recession

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8198766.stm

US retail sales in surprise fall

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8199881.stm

Oregon Rep. Fights Palin, Gingrich Attacks

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/13/politics/main5239178.shtml

Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Four Health Care Fears (ABC News)


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HealthCare/story?id=8317197&page=1

NYT: Roots of rage at a town hall meeting

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32381149/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/

Sarah Palin doubles down on 'death panels' claim

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090813/pl_politico/26078;_ylt=AsUrwzz2H_bPywmsMK.GwCGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNmbTRtbWwwBGFzc2V0A3BvbGl0aWNvLzIwMDkwODEzLzI2MDc4BGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNARwb3MDMQRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA3NhcmFoc

CNNMoney: Little Tikes recalls 1.6 million toys

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/news/companies/little_tikes_recall_workshop/index.htm

Government Grant Seekers Warned of Scams

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/13/earlyshow/main5239494.shtml

Lockerbie bomber 'to be released'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8198603.stm

Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

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

Gaza white flag deaths probe call

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8198863.stm

Judge Rebuffs Attempt to Change Mining

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/12/tech/main5238393.shtml

NASA budget too slim to reach moon by 2020

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32403431/ns/technology_and_science-space/

NASA can't track dangerous asteroids: report

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/13/asteroid-threat-earth-collide-detect-nasa.html

Judge Rules in Palin E-mail Case

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_palin_e_mails;_ylt=Avh74lFOMMGu0KYtcydjaFcDW7oF

Man charged with infecting 3,000 computers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32402494/ns/technology_and_science-security/

China scales back net filtering plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8198931.stm

Palm criticised over Pre privacy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8198921.stm

Palm Pre

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

Exploding iPhones in France (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5239346n

iBlower or iBlast

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/iblower-or-iblast.html

iPhone

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Blower (Definition 1., Urban Dictionary Link)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blower

Blast (Definition 2.3, Urban Dictionary Link)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blast

Food giants say U.S. running out of sugar

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090813/bs_nm/us_sugar;_ylt=Ami.8pxQqzmpp2FEcREdFyWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNjbjVoN25rBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwODEzL3VzX3N1Z2FyBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNgRwb3MDMwRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA2Zvb2RnaWFudHNzYQ--

‘Family Cast’ Performs Abortion Episode

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090813/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_family_guy;_ylt=AtfLpiW.CM0oDRdgcYR2cfADW7oF

"Stern" Warning and More for Sunday, February 22, 2009

Ghost Town image licensed under Creative Commons by the tahoe guy

Mass migrations and war: Dire climate scenario

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_on_sc/af_climate_stranded;_ylt=Aps.e97U4MGCWoUwaYX8rS4PLBIF

Lord Nicholas Stern

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Stern,_Baron_Stern_of_Brentford

5 Things to Know About Stimulus Jobs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090220/ts_usnews/5thingstoknowaboutstimulusjobs;_ylt=Apc0MjPaNGnSzmj_q1w3eFqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFhb25zNTZ0BHBvcwM3BHNlYwN5bl9tb3N0X3BvcHVsYXIEc2xrAzV0aGluZ3N0b2tubw--

Obama hails 'fastest' US tax cut

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7903632.stm

Obama aims to halve deficit by 2013

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51g5x7-us-obama/

Obama faces balancing act on federal budget

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29330451/

FTN: HUD Chief Defends Obama Housing Plan

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/22/link/main4818582.shtml

Does Obama Seek To Kill Bush E-Mail Case?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/21/national/main4817851.shtml

Arnold to GOP: Put Aside Ideology

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/02/schwarzenegger.html

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Official Website

http://www.schwarzenegger.com/en/index.asp

America's Top 15 Emptiest Cities

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6914381&page=1

Amid Drought, Feds Cut Off Water To Farms

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/20/national/main4816548.shtml

Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29331573/

EU heads back financial clampdown

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7904300.stm3

EU Commission hails enlargement

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7902579.stm

UK may get cash injection 'soon'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7904628.stm

100,000 stage protest over Irish economy

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/21/ireland-protest.html

Company is actually hiring 4,100

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/22/levs.good.news.cnn

How to Claim Your Unemployment Benefits

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=6931877&page=1

Unemployed Wrongfully Denied Benefits

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=6928837&page=1

Journal Register files for bankruptcy protection

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29324251/

Journal Register Wiki Link

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

Clinton wraps up first Asian trip

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7904162.stm

Clinton to China: Don't stop investing in us

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29324392/

Toll climbs in China mine blast

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7904122.stm

Vietnam opens first oil refinery

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/22/vietnam-oil.html

Dung Quat refinery

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

Abu Ghraib now humane prison, Iraq officials say

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.abughraib/index.html

Iran to begin operation of nuclear power plant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29329396/

Colombia police in wiretap probe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7904096.stm

Simply Hoping That Humanity Will Save The Environment May Do More Harm Than Good, Experts Argue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110906.htm

Glaciers In China And Tibet Fading Fast

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220185537.htm

Poachers put Balkan lynx on brink of extinction

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1033859

Lynx lynx

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

Smoking Prevention Campaign Saving Billions In Smoking-related Care

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212132313.htm

Warning over child ear infections

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7902302.stm

China's Chery Auto unveils electric car: company

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090220/sc_afp/chinaautoenvironmentcompany;_ylt=AlKgeeibT.QuhV5jOsdwfuUPLBIF

Chery Automobile

http://www.cheryglobal.com/

Octuplet mom, doctor benefited from alliance

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29331080/

Cave house up for sale

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1033334

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

Raccoon image licensed under Creative Commons by jpockele

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 Niño-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

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7874723.stm

Blagojevich fundraiser faces new charges

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29046871/

Nightmares Increase Risk Of Further Suicide Attempts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203110505.htm

UN chief in India climate warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7871236.stm

Bones bring U.S. colonial times back to life

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29036847/

Cancer Costs Squeeze Even the Insured

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=6811555&page=1

Campaign warns against reusing plastic syringes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_he_me/med_hepatitis_syringes;_ylt=Ao1I2Yso58We9QEDKN3I9bKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkZDl2aDVsBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2NhbXBhaWdud2Fybg--

Hepatitis

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

Raccoons Sneak Onto White House Grounds

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/raccoons-sneak.html

Procyon lotor

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

Holy Guacamole: Invasive Beetle Threatens Florida's Avocados

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204121537.htm

Ambrosia beetle

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

Persea americana

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

Guacamole

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

Understanding Phosphorus In Soils Is Vital To Proper Management

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112235.htm

Phosphorus

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

Study: Climate change may reshuffle western weeds

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_sc/farm_scene_western_weeds;_ylt=AlwVIg_jueSNST5.PD3_uk4PLBIF

Toys with phthalates must come off shelves, U.S. judge rules

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/06/phthalates-judge.html

Warning over 'surveillance state'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7872425.stm

Ex-Fannie Mae programmer says not guilty of virus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_fanniemae_virus;_ylt=AlDyt3aKAKMxBtXHDemY88UjtBAF

Some stations to end analog signal on Feb. 17

NASA's SkyView Delivers The Multiwavelength Cosmos

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205142123.htm

SkyView Virtual Observatory

http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Phelps suspended over 'pot pipe'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/7873669.stm

Blaming Madoff, man sues over divorce settlement

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090205/od_nm/us_divorce_odd;_ylt=Am3t2fFuRx72At_jY5mliVus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFmZTZkdW5uBHBvcwMxOTIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9vZGRfbmV3cwRzbGsDYmxhbWluZ21hZG9m

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