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Tens of Thousands Stuck in England Fog
Forbes - 1 hour ago
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 12.21.06, 12:23 PM ET. Tens of thousands of passengers
were stranded Thursday at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, after a thick blanket
of freezing fog forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights during one of the busiest
...
Holidaymakers warned they face days of airport delays Scotsman
Fog Locks Thousands Passengers in Airport Toronto Daily News
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Energy Rivalries Set to Heat Up
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
By ALEX NICHOLSON AP Business Writer. © 2006 AP. MOSCOW - A golden statue of
Saparmurat Niyazov rotates on a pedestal in Turkmenistan's capital to always face the sun _
a testament to the leader's personality cult and a garish product of the Central ...
The Death of an Eccentric Dictator Spiegel Online
Turkmenistan leader Niyazov dies Toronto Star
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Somali Fighting Continues, Despite Diplomatic Effort
Voice of America - 45 minutes ago
By Alisha Ryu. In Somalia, clashes between Islamist militia and interim government
forces continued for the third straight day, despite western diplomatic efforts to stop the
fighting and keep the region from sliding into chaos.
Somali fighting is 'full scale war' - Islamist Monsters and Critics.com
Ethiopians Clash With Somali Rebels Playfuls.com
Aljazeera.net - Canada.com - Forbes - News24
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Boston Globe
Nuclear Talks With North Korea Stall; US Negotiator Disappointed
Playfuls.com - 37 minutes ago
by News Staff. Talks on North Korea's controversial nuclear weapons programme got
bogged down Thursday at the end of day four of the six-party talks in the Chinese
capital.
North Korean Nuclear Talks Resume Voice of America
North Korea Nuclear Talks Stall Over US Financial Sanctions Bloomberg
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Voice of America
Holocaust denier to return to Britain
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
By VERONIKA OLEKSYN AP Writer. © 2006 AP. VIENNA, Austria - Holocaust
denier David Irving was booked on a flight to return home to Britain on Thursday,
a day after a court granted him early release from a three-year prison sentence,
but fog in London ...
Irving attacks Austria after ban Times Online
Austrian court frees British author jailed as Holocaust denier International Herald
Tribune
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Spiegel Online
Gaza relieved as ceasefire holds
Courier Mail - 38 minutes ago
By Sakher Abu El Oun in Gaza City. THE embattled Gaza Strip breathed a sigh of relief as
a truce between rival Palestinian factions took hold and president Mahmoud Abbas urged
all sides to consolidate the ceasefire.
Abbas Hopes to Hold Summit With Israeli PM Olmert FOX News
Abbas hopes to meet Olmert before year end Reuters AlertNet
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EiTB
Death of Italian Euthanasia Advocate Raises Questions
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By IAN FISHER. ROME, Dec. 21 - Piergiorgio Welby, who had eloquently begged
Italy’s leaders to let him end his life legally, died late on Wednesday after a
doctor sedated him and removed the respirator that had kept him alive for the
last nine years.
Paralyzed Man Who Requested Euthanasia Dies In Italy Voice of America
Man who sparked euthanasia debate dies Houston Chronicle
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BBC Bulgaria
Iran gives UN key enrichment plant records-diplomats
Reuters AlertNet - 1 hour ago
By Louis Charbonneau. BERLIN, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Iran has given UN nuclear
inspectors operational records for its Natanz uranium enrichment plant, after months
of refusing, in a move diplomats said appeared aimed at undermining Western calls
for ...
Negotiation the only way out of Iran nuke deadlock: expert People's Daily Online
UN Draft Resolution on Iran Loosens Travel Ban and Time Limits New York Times
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Murdered prostitutes were women first
CNN - 31 minutes ago
By Alphonso Van Marsh. Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN
correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind
the events.
Suffolk murder detectives given more time Times Online
Suspects in Prostitute Murders Questioned Forbes
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BBC News
Darfur Situation Worsens as Stalemate Over UN Role Continues
Voice of America - 45 minutes ago
By Steve Mort. Outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for intervention
to end the killing in Sudan's Darfur region.
Annan seeks Sudan's formal consent to Darfur force Reuters AlertNet
200 Darfur rebels killed News24
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YouTube played important role in arrest, police say
CTV.ca - 3 hours ago
A clip of a security camera video posted on YouTube played an instrumental role in the
arrest of a man wanted for murder, Hamilton police said Thursday.
YouTube helps police find murder suspect Reuters
YouTube video leads to charge in stabbing Hamilton Spectator
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Canada.com
AMERICAN NEWS:
America Channel to b'cast women's sports
Hollywood Reporter - 24 minutes ago
OGDEN, Utah-- The Big Sky Conference has reached a deal with fledgling network The America Channel
to broadcast at least 27 women's athletic events beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, the conference
says.
America Channel Enters Into Television Sports Broadcast and Video ... PR Newswire (press release)
AMERICA CHANNEL IN NCAA PARTNERSHIP sportbusiness.com
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America: Betraying Her Dream
Perspective (press release) - 1 hour ago
Fighting alongside its allies, the war was won and America embarked on a mission to practically rebuild the
world, including even Japan, a country that that attacked America, prompting America to unleash a nuclear
bomb on it.
Aqua America Keeps Growing with Five New Acquisitions in New ...
Business Wire (press release) - 34 minutes ago
BUSINESS WIRE)--Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that its subsidiaries completed five
more acquisitions, adding seven water and wastewater systems to its regional networks in New Jersey and
North Carolina.
America's 400th Anniversary Ranks Among Nation's Top Destination ...
PR Newswire (press release) - 1 hour ago
The events of America's 400th commemorate the settlement's contributions to the beginnings of the nation
-- democracy, free enterprise, a culturally diverse society and the spirit of exploration.
Go Green with Co-op America
Motley Fool - 5 hours ago
Conversely, many nonprofit groups see no reason to try to communicate productively with businesses; they
see corporate America as the enemy and view the idea of actually trying to talk with business leaders as a
waste of time.
Bethel College athletes named to Academic All-America teams
Newton Kansan - 1 hour ago
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics named five Bethel College students - two volleyball
players and three soccer players o the Daktronics NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes team in their
respective sports.
Last Will and Testament of the United States of America
American Daily - 2 hours ago
I realize it wasn’t easy for you to give me birth; there was nothing like America on earth at the time. To
bring me to life you had to have a vision of a new kind of world, You had to determine which was the best
political system for me.
New website for Veolia Environmental North America
Solid Waste & Recycling - 3 hours ago
"Service listings by group activity on the home page allows for quick navigation to areas of interest," said
Brian Prince, Director of Market Research and Strategy for VES North America. "It also exposes visitors to
the breadth and depth of our service ...
Local jeweler asked to repair authentic Miss America crown
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise - 4 hours ago
“The pageant and the crown have come a long way,” said Kendall. “The Miss America pageant began as a
bathing beauty contest to extend the Labor Day holiday in Atlantic City,” she said.
WORLD NEWS:
Rosie fires back at Trump
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
Rosie O’Donnell has hit back at Donald Trump’s claims on Wednesday afternoon that
he plans to sue her and entice her partner from her arms.
Gotham Christmas fight card: Trump wails on Rosie Monsters and Critics.com
Mogul threatens to sue 'View' star in Miss USA storm New York Daily News
TMZ.com - OpEdNews - Playfuls.com - Dose.ca
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MSNBC
14 Civilians, 3 US Troops Killed In Iraq
CBS News - 7 hours ago
(CBS/AP) A suicide bomber blew up among a group of Iraqi police volunteers Thursday,
killing at least 14 people and wounding 21 others, police said.
US Defense Chief Meets Top Iraqi Leaders Voice of America
Gates, US commanders confer in Iraq Boston Globe
Vancouver Sun (subscription) - Monsters and Critics.com - Guardian Unlimited - Canada.com
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Munster Times
Charges due against Haditha marines
MSNBC - 27 minutes ago
By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington. The US military was on Thursday expected to bring
charges against a number of marines over the alleged murder of innocent civilians in Iraq
last year.
Terrorism & Security Christian Science Monitor
US marines likely to face criminal charges in Haditha deaths CBC.ca
Reuters - San Jose Mercury News - Gulf News - Houston Chronicle
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San Diego Union
Tribune
EU cuts cod catch to save threatened stocks
CBC News - 1 hour ago
The European Union reduced cod fishing quotas on Thursday to allow threatened stocks to
recover, but rejected advice from scientists urging an outright ban on cod fishing in 2007.
Reactions to EU fish quota deal BBC News
EU's new fish quotas are 'recipe for disaster': environmentalists Monsters and Critics.com
Fish Update - Irish Times - Financial Times - ITV.com
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AlaskaReport
Outrage as Bashir charge cleared
NEWS.com.au - 5 hours ago
Indonesia's highest court late yesterday overturned Bashir's 2004 conviction over the two
atrocities, which killed 202 people and 14 people respectively.
Supreme Court overturns terror conviction against Ba'asyir Jakarta Post
Cleric Cleared In Indonesia Bomb Cases Playfuls.com
Aljazeera.net - International Herald Tribune - Sydney Morning Herald - Voice of America
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Playfuls.com
Defiant Nigerian Vice President Seeks Presidency
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By Gilbert da Costa. Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar is now the presidential
candidate of Nigeria's fledgling opposition Action Congress Party.
Nigeria: Court Voids Atiku's Trial AllAfrica.com
Nigeria VP's jet grounded in spat BBC News
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BBC News
NY Board Approves Brooklyn Redevelopment
Houston Chronicle - 19 hours ago
By MICHAEL GORMLEY AP Writer. © 2006 AP. ALBANY, NY - Clearing the way for major
pro sports to return to Brooklyn for the first time since the Dodgers left in 1957, New Jersey
Nets owner Bruce Ratner's $4 billion redevelopment project was approved ...
New York Board Approves Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Plan (Update2) Bloomberg
Chris Smith on Atlantic Yards: The 'Times' Screwed Up New York Magazine
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E Canada Now
UPDATE 4-Shell pulls families from Nigeria after car bomb
Reuters - 1 hour ago
Mr. Desmarest is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TOTAL SA(5)(6). Director
of Sanofi-Aventis(5)(6) (pharmaceuticals). Member of the... Full Bio. By Tom Ashby.
LAGOS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The largest oil operator in Nigeria, Royal Dutch Shell
(RDSa ...
Shell oil relocates staff from Nigeria after car bomb Monsters and Critics.com
Nigeria militants in deadly raid BBC News
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AlaskaReport
Analysts expect spring Taliban assault on NATO troops
CBC British Columbia - 1 hour ago
A NATO military operation is proceeding in southern Afghanistan largely without
incident, but security analysts say the situation could change drastically in the
spring, when they expect the Taliban to launch a major offensive.
Anniversary in Afghanistan Edmonton Sun
First Foray Into Taliban Area National Post
Canada.com - 570 News - Hamilton Spectator - Toronto Sun
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National Post
CANADIAN NEWS:
Harper takes on grand institution
Toronto Star - 9 hours ago
Kevin Singer of Saskatoon joins a protest yesterday in that city against the federal
Conservative government’s bid to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board.
Dion vows he would Roll Back Shakeup At Wheat Board National Post
Democracy in peril, say CWB defenders Winnipeg Sun
Globe and Mail - CBC.ca - Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Canada.com
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Globe and Mail
BC First Nation can hunt at night: Supreme Court
CBC News - 2 hours ago
Two aboriginal men from British Columbia have the right to hunt deer at night with lights, the Supreme
Court ruled Wednesday. In a 4-3 decision, the court overturned the convictions of Ivan Morris and Carl
Olsen, members of the Tsartlip First Nation of ...
Top court says BC aboriginals can hunt at night 680 News
Top court: BC aboriginals can hunt at night Calgary Sun
Canada.com
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Pearson Security Compromised Amid Labour Dispute: Report
CityNews - 6 hours ago
It's one of the busiest times of year for travel as Canadians fly across the country and
overseas to visit family and friends for the holidays.
Luggage security lax during Pearson labour dispute: report CBC British Columbia
Passenger luggage not screened during labour dispute Globe and Mail
Toronto Star - 580 CFRA Radio - Reuters Canada - Global National
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CityNews
Storm-ravaged Stanley Park could be heli-logged
CBC British Columbia - 1 hour ago
Many forest companies have expressed interest in helping clean up Stanley Park after
the windstorm that damaged or felled thousands of trees last week, Vancouver Park
Board officials say.
West Coast braces for another windstorm National Post
Boater missing after another BC storm Globe and Mail
24 Hours Vancouver - Vancouver Sun (subscription) - News1130 - Victoria Times Colonist
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CTV.ca
Prostate Treatment Costs Substantial and Sustained
Forbes - 1 hour ago
THURSDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The average five-year cumulative cost of
prostate cancer management in the United States is $42570, a new study says.
Researchers test vitamin D treatment for prostate cancer Globe and Mail
High-dose vitamin D to be tested as prostate cancer treatment CBC British Columbia
CBC News
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CTV.ca
MPPs to vote for raises
Toronto Star - 2 hours ago
After enduring criticism on call-in shows and NDP charges of hypocrisy, Liberals and
Conservatives in the Ontario legislature planned to join forces Thursday to give themselves
a 25 per cent raise, four days before Christmas.
Final vote set for Ontario MPP pay raise CTV.ca
Premier taking a risk on raises Hamilton Spectator
680 News - London Free Press - 580 CFRA Radio - Globe and Mail
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National Post
Three serial sex attackers stalk neighbourhoods
National Post - 5 hours ago
TORONTO - Police said yesterday they are hunting for at least three serial sex attackers
stalking women in neighbourhoods across the city.
Bust in York U. sex attack Toronto Sun
Police make arrest in York University sex attack CTV.ca
Toronto Star - CityNews - 680 News
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CTV.ca
Harper dismisses key Gomery proposals
Globe and Mail - 9 hours ago
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper has rejected core recommendations of the Gomery commission's scathing
report into the sponsorship scandal aimed at breaking up the power of the Prime Minister's Office and
insulating civil servants from political interference.
PM dismisses key Gomery proposals Edmonton Sun
PM Dismisses Gomery Proposals 580 CFRA Radio
Ottawa Citizen (subscription)
all 9 news articles »
Not camera shy!
Edmonton Sun - 10 hours ago
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN. The Edmonton Police Commission yesterday
recommended photo enforcement be run by the city and its police force.
City, police may run photo-radar jointly Edmonton Journal (subscription)
Changes to photo radar and red light cameras in the new year. 630ched.com
all 3 news articles »
Edmonton
Journal
(subscription)
END OF LIFE & MEDICAL SCIENCE ETHICS.:
Two Marine cases grab spotlight
San Diego Union Tribune - 20 Dec 2006
All the Hamdaniya suspects initially faced life in prison if convicted. But as part of pretrial
agreements, four of the accused have pleaded guilty to charges lesser than murder in
exchange for prison terms of less than a year to 21 months.
San Diego Union
Tribune
International News (Updated Dec 18)
To Be Publications - 19 Dec 2006
Katrina Purcell commented, "It did not come as a shock to me to find out that Steven was
gay and I now intend to offer him continued friendship and support, and otherwise to get on
with my own busy life." The Legislative Council of the state of South ...
To Be
Publications
In Iraq, Militant Shiite Clerics' Rivalry Intensifies
Free Internet Press - 10 hours ago
Baghdad's sectarian strife now rules Zubaidi's life. In recent weeks, car bombs and mass
kidnappings have rocked his neighborhood.
A convert's story: Sunni woman found 'the right path' with Al-Sadr Minneapolis Star Tribune
Washington Post
(subscription)
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Rumsfeld and the American Way of War
CounterPunch - 20 Dec 2006
If the rulers of Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy and others had known the momentous social and political
costs their wars would entail, they surely would have been far more reluctant to embark on adventures that
were to bring their societies to an end ...
Letters posted here are associated with the following article:
Salon - 20 Dec 2006
Or fortunate enough to have managed to escape the consequences of a life of complete irresponsibility,
because remember Miss USA is not asking for chastity, just the absence of pregnancy.
US Urged to End Cuba Embargo as Castro Ails
CNSNews.com - 19 Dec 2006
"Average grassroots Americans must be able to go to their local travel agent and
book a ticket to travel to Cuba to learn about the history, culture, natural attractions
and daily life of a close and heretofore forbidden neighbor," the FRD said.
US lawmakers: Cuban officials say Castro to return to public life Florida Times-Union
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BBC News
Love of climbing brought three men together
Seattle Times - 10 hours ago
The endless discussions over what food to bring along: At the end of a long day above
10000 feet, freeze-dried chicken and mushrooms with ramen, mixed with snow and brought
to a boil on a tiny Sterno stove, can taste better than dinner at the Ritz.
WITH LIVES IN THE BALANCE OregonLive.com
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WJACtv.com
Crew boss charged in Thirtymile Fire
Yakima Herald-Republic - 10 hours ago
Crew boss Daniels, a seasonal employee of the Forest Service with 25 years of firefighting experience, is
accused of gross negligence for repeatedly underestimating the fire and trapping his crew on the dead-end
road.
Get Carter
The Nation. - 20 Dec 2006
The bleakness of life for Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip, is a mystery only to
us. In the current Israeli campaign in Gaza, now sealed off from the outside world,
almost 500 Palestinians, most unarmed, have been killed.
On the New Book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” San Francisco Chronicle
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Family Security
Matters
US BUSINESS:
Denver snow brings turbulence to Bay airports
San Jose Mercury News - 3 hours ago
By George Kelly. As Denver International Airport struggles out from under two feet of
snow dumped by Wednesday's blizzard, officials at Bay Area airports say travelers
CNN-IBN
are taking the resulting delays in stride so far.
Blizzard a headache for westbound travelers at Metro Airport Detroit Free Press
Colorado blizzard leaves many stuck at D/FW Dallas Morning News (subscription)
Salt Lake Tribune - San Francisco Chronicle - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Albuquerque Tribune
all 106 news articles »
US ports panel calls for national security standards
The Standard - 19 Dec 2006
A US port security task force is calling for mandatory national security standards for
cargo and urging President George WBush to appoint a port security chief to
coordinate agencies overseeing the nation's 361 seaports.
Fears of N-Bomb Prompt Call for Port Security Changes Playfuls.com
US must tighten port security - panel Reuters AlertNet
HULIQ - AlaskaReport - The Money Times - The Argus
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E Canada Now
Ahead of the Bell: Cable and telecom
BusinessWeek - 6 hours ago
The devil is in the details of the order issued Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission that
would allow telephone companies to enter the cable television market, according to analysts at Prudential
Securities.
FCC Eases Cable Competition Rules Wall Street Journal (subscription)
FCC Approves Rules Easing Sale of TV by AT&T, Verizon (Update1) Bloomberg
New York Times - CNET News.com - Chicago Tribune - Washington Post
all 440 news articles »
Raytheon sells aircraft business for $3.3bn
MSNBC - 3 hours ago
By Doug Cameron in Chicago. Raytheon agreed on Thursday to sell its aircraft
manufacturing unit to two buyout groups for $3.3bn in a further extension of private equity's
reach into the aviation and aerospace sector.
Onex buys stake in Raytheon Aircraft Toronto Star
Raytheon to sell jet subsidiary Boston Globe
National Post - Bloomberg - MSN Money - Reuters
all 242 news articles »
Arkansas
Business
Online
WRAPUP 3-US GDP growth revised down on housing slump
Reuters - 44 minutes ago
By Glenn Somerville. WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The US economy grew at a tepid
2 percent annual rate in the third quarter, slowed by the sharpest slump in housing in more
than 15 years, while mid-Atlantic business activity stumbled in December, ...
DJ DATA SNAP: US 3Q GDP Even Slower As Housing Slumps Wiadomosci onet.pl
US Economy Grew at 2.0% Pace Last Quarter, Slowest of Year Bloomberg
Canada.com - Irish Times - New York Times
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Canada.com
Strong Medicine for Bristol-Myers
BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) said Dec. 21 that it reached a preliminary agreement to pay
$499 million to settle several years of regulatory investigations into its drug pricing, sales
and marketing activities.
Bristol-Myers agrees to $499M settlement Houston Chronicle
Another sign the economy is cooling MSN Money
MarketWatch - Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune - Reuters
all 165 news articles »
KOMO
Russia hopes to clear Sakhalin-2 ecology soon
Reuters - 59 minutes ago
Jeroen van der Veer Chief Executive B,orn October 27, 1947 and is a Dutch national. He is
the Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell.
Gazprom lands Sakhalin-2 deal Houston Chronicle
Gazprom takes majority Sakhalin-2 stake Times Online
Bloomberg - BusinessWeek - The Age - Reuters.uk
all 169 news articles »
Scotsman
Seagate takes EVault
Register - 38 minutes ago
In a last minute spot of Christmas shopping, Seagate has bagged online backup provider
EVault for $185m in a bid to expand its services effort.
Seagate Technology to buy EVault for $185 million Reuters
Seagate EVaulting into services Techworld.com
San Jose Mercury News - Forbes - Computerworld - BusinessWeek
all 116 news articles »
Seeking Alpha
Miners, telcos weigh on European stocks; M&A swirls
Reuters - 1 hour ago
Please note that market coverage will be scaled back during the week of Dec. 25 due to the
year-end holidays. Significant market activity will be reported as usual.
Local deal to create digital marketing giant Boston Globe
Publicis boosts US presence with Digitas purchase Globe and Mail
New York Times - Boston Herald - Chicago Tribune - MarketWatch
all 75 news articles »
Marketing Week
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
Three Landing Sites Ready for Return of Space Shuttle Discovery
iTWire - 1 hour ago
By William Atkins. NASA is pondering the landing of the STS-116 crew aboard the
Space Shuttle Discovery. Specifically, officials are deciding whether to land the shuttle
at the Kennedy Space Center (the primary landing site)—since weather is forecast ...
Space station visible from Ireland Irish Times
Weather To Determine Where Shuttle Lands Playfuls.com
MSNBC - Gulf Times - Boston Globe - KWTX
all 1,783 news articles »
KOMO
Sony BMG Settles Rootkit Disputes
CIO Today - 2 hours ago
By Jay Wrolstad. The initial complaints against Sony BMG were filed in November
2005 after researcher Mark Russinovich reported that Sony was allegedly using XCP
and MediaMix rootkit technology to prevent its CDs from being copied.
Sony pays $1.5M to settle Texas, CA rootkit suits Computerworld
Sony has far to go in rootkit case ZDNet
San Jose Mercury News - InformationWeek - Washington Post - CBC British Columbia
all 325 news articles »
The Money Times
Behold, the virgin birth (and yes, it's a son)
Independent - 19 hours ago
By Steve Connor, Science Editor. The world's largest lizard has astonished
biologists by being able to produce offspring by an "immaculate" conception
without the help of a male.
Komodo Dragons, World's Largest Lizards, Have Virgin Births Bloomberg
Dragon virgin births startle zoo keepers Nature.com (subscription)
Reuters.uk - BBC News - Times Online - Playfuls.com
all 263 news articles »
Scotsman
Nintendo Strapped with Wiimote Suit
CIO Today - 1 hour ago
By David Garrett. Nintendo had already offered to replace the wrist strap free of charge for
any customer who requested a replacement on the firm's Web site, and as of early
December, Nintendo also had begun to ship the Wii with a new, thicker strap ...
Nintendo faces a Wii lawsuit iAfrica.com
Legal Twists Caused by Nintendo Wii’s Wrist Straps Playfuls.com
CNET News.com - DailyTech - All Headline News - Tech News Pulse
all 62 news articles »
Computing News
Hybrids in the Universe
Space Daily - 16 hours ago
by Staff Writers. Scientists working with NASA data recently made a discovery that forced
them to re-think their theories on gamma-ray bursts - the most powerful cosmic explosions.
NASA studies new type of cosmic blast CBC News
Astronomers find new kind of black hole Monsters and Critics.com
Ars Technica - National Geographic - New Scientist (subscription) - Register
all 49 news articles »
PhysOrg.com
Wii have to say it, we were right
iTWire - 5 hours ago
By Stan Beer. In our story, of December 18 2006 "Nintendo strap replacement an
admission of guilt", we postulated that Nintendo could be facing some legal issues after
initiating its Wiimote strap replacement program.
Impressions: Wii GameDAILY BIZ
Fast innovation lets PC catch up with consoles Financial Times
Smartmoney.com - MSNBC - Toledo Free Press - Boomtown
all 53 news articles »
NintendoRevolution.ca
Siemens Sets Network Speed Record
PC World - 2 hours ago
The race to push more bits down broadband networks has leaped ahead with Siemens
achieving a transmission speed of 107 gigabits per second over a single optical fiber.
Siemens Sets Speed Record DailyTech
Playfuls.com
Siemens Achieve Transmission Rates Of 107 Gbits/S Over A Single ... Playfuls.com
InfoWorld - CNET News.com - VNUNet.com
all 41 news articles »
As Skype and KaZaA founders move into TV, BBC begins filesharing
Netribution - 20 Dec 2006
The BBC has announced plans to start distributing its programmes for free across the
filesharing network Azuerus. While the programmes available - which includes Red Dwarf,
Little Britain, Doctor Who and possibly Monty Python - will be free, ...
BBC deal with filesharing site: but what about Brits? Guardian Unlimited
BBC moves to file-sharing sites BBC News
Monsters and Critics.com - iTWire - PC Pro - bit-tech.net
all 27 news articles »
bit-tech.net
Robots could demand legal rights
BBC News - 5 hours ago
Robots could one day demand the same citizen's rights as humans, according to a study by
the British government. If granted, countries would be obligated to provide social benefits
including housing and even "robo-healthcare", the report says.
'Robots may get rights by 2056' Times of India
I, Robot wants his equal rights ZDNet
Xinhua - All Headline News - CIO - abc11tv.com
all 72 news articles »
Playfuls.com
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL RFID:
Radio Frequency Identification Chips (RFID)
EurActiv.com - 20 Dec 2006
RFID could be used to collect personal data. For example, retailers could tie a client's personal data,
such as a credit card number, to an RFID tag embedded in an item they sold. Individuals could then
be identified when they revisit a store and their ...
Digital Angel Wins Multi-Year Contract Extension Projected to ...
Epicos.com (press release) - 19 Dec 2006
Digital Angel won the contract following the successful installation of the world's largest RFID
reader system, a16-foot by 16-foot RFID antenna designed to electronically track indigenous salmon
populations, and the launch of its powerful second ...
MicroTRAKgps Increases Subscriber Base More Than Double in the ...
Primenewswire (press release) - 19 Dec 2006
The RFID division of the company specializes in end-to-end Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
integration solutions and hardware, RFID Reader Portals and warehouse management systems in
the Food, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail, Pharmaceutical and ...
Sen. Clinton calls for full review of passport card
Washington Technology - 19 Dec 2006
Clinton said there also are concerns about privacy with the so-called vicinity read radio frequency
identification technology that would be used on the card.
RFID PASSPORTS 'CLONED IN FIVE MINUTES'
Free Market News Network - 19 Dec 2006
New passports using radio frequency identification (RFID) chips to hold personal data can be
cloned in less than five minutes, it has been claimed.
US struggles with RFID plan
PC Advisor - 9 Dec 2006
Under WHTI, all Americans travelling to Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be
required to show some form of personal identification approved by Department of Homeland
Security when entering the US. The identification could be in the form of ...
Use of RFID in ePassport and National ID Cards Coming Under Fire
ExtremeNano - 15 Dec 2006
The separate initiatives put forth by the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland
Security to utilize RFID in passports, identification cards and drivers licenses are coming under fire
from various directions. At issue: Concerns that the ...
Industry group urges caution for RFID-enabled ID cards
Computerworld New Zealand - 7 Dec 2006
Those concerns prompted CAGW to send a letter to the DHS this week urging its Data Privacy and Integrity
Advisory Committee to pass an earlier subcommittee draft report that recommends against the use of RFID
for personal identification.
RFID passports 'cloned within five minutes'
TUV Product Service - 18 Dec 2006
New passports using radio frequency identification (RFID) chips to hold personal data
can be cloned in less than five minutes, it has been claimed.
TUV Product
Service
HEALTH AND WELLNESS:
Gut Microbes Give Us Clues To Obesity Cause And Treatment
Medical News Today - 4 hours ago
US scientists have discovered that "gut microbes" - bacteria that live in our digestive tract - could
be powerful clues to the cause and treatment of obesity.
Intestinal Bacteria Could Cause Obesity Playfuls.com
Germs in the gut to be blamed for obesity? Xinhua
Guardian Unlimited - ABC Online - Kentucky.com - Telegraph.co.uk
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Health Highlights: Dec. 21, 2006
Forbes - 1 hour ago
A head-cooling device designed to prevent or reduce brain damage in babies
starved of oxygen at birth was approved Wednesday by the US Food and Drug
Administration.
Cool cap may reduce baby brain damage The Age
Natus Medical's Cool-Cap gets FDA OK BusinessWeek
E Canada Now
FDA.gov - Reuters - WMDT - E Canada Now
all 189 news articles »
Reliable New PET Scan Detects Alzheimer's Without Surgery
Medical News Today - 1 hour ago
A new type of PET scan has been used to detect Alzheimer's non-invasively. It gives
results that are as good as doing an autopsy, a new research study suggests.
New method of scanning brain could help diagnose Alzheimer's USA Today
New PET Imaging Technique Detects Early Cognitive Loss MedPage Today
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Monsters and Critics.com - ABC News - CBC British
Columbia
all 55 news articles »
E Canada Now
New blood tests can't predict heart attacks
Times of India - 34 minutes ago
TRENTON (UNITED STATES): New blood tests that doctors hoped would more accurately
predict which patients are headed for a heart attack or stroke are no better than cholesterol
levels, blood pressure and other conventional measurements, a study found.
Doubts cast on blood tests Boston Globe
Biomarkers Little Help for Heart Attacks ABC News
Reuters - TheHeart.Org
all 228 news articles »
Fox 28
Singapore decides not to ban trans fat
Channel News Asia - 8 hours ago
By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 December 2006 1837 hrs. SINGAPORE:
The Health Promotion Board says it is not following New York's move to ban trans fat
in restaurants.
Assembly bill would cut use of trans fats San Francisco Chronicle
Connecticut lawmakers hope to ban trans fats in restaurants Boston Globe
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - People's Daily Online - All Headline News - CBS 4
all 119 news articles »
E Canada Now
New Outbreak of Bird Flu Reported at Duck Farm in S. Korea
Voice of America - 51 minutes ago
By VOA News. Agriculture Ministry officials plan to begin destroying more than 20000
poultry within a three-kilometer radius of the duck farm.
New outbreak of bird flu hits duck farm in South Korea International Herald Tribune
South Korea says fourth bird flu case confirmed Reuters AlertNet
Korea Times - All Headline News - AllAfrica.com - UN News Centre
all 20 news articles »
Voice of America
Study: Teens use medicines to get high
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 5 hours ago
By LARA JAKES JORDAN. AP WRITER. WASHINGTON -- Teens increasingly are getting
high with legal drugs like painkillers and mood stimulants, and they're turning to cough syrup
as well, says a government survey released Thursday.
Study: Teens get high on legal drugs; use illegal ones less CNN
US government study: teens turning to medicines to get high International Herald Tribune
WZZM - All Headline News - WISH
KNX1070
all 211 news articles »
Black Cohosh Fails to Relieve Menopausal Symptoms
Forbes - 19 Dec 2006
TUESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The popular herbal supplement black cohosh is no
better than a placebo at relieving hot flashes and night sweats in perimenopausal and
postmenopausal women.
Black cohosh won't cool hot flashes Scientific American
Expert believes early HRT can have heart benefits Reuters.uk
Playfuls.com - Ireland Online - Baltimore Sun - MedPage Today
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Dog Flu Diet
and Diseases
US officials push to beef up painkiller warnings
Toronto Star - 19 Dec 2006
AP. WASHINGTON - Federal health officials on Tuesday proposed sterner warning
labels for acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen, again cautioning millions of
Americans who take the nonprescription pain relievers regularly of potentially serious
side ...
Warnings Proposed for Over-the-Counter Drugs New York Times
Are Your Painkillers Actually Killing You? ABC News
Seattle Times - Playfuls.com - Monsters and Critics.com - Bloomberg
all 625 news articles »
China Daily
INFLUENZA H5N1 HUMAN PANDEMIC FLU:
University Of Colorado Influenza Chip Licensed By Quidel Corp. Of ...
Medical News Today (press release) - 1 hour ago
The Flu Chip and MChip can be used to determine the genetic makeup of specific influenza strains from
patient samples within hours.
Quidel Announces Worldwide, Exclusive License for Novel DNA ... Business Wire (press release)
Quidel Licenses MChip from University of Colorado Genetic Engineering News (press release)
all 10 news articles »
Sanofi pasteur influenza vaccine prod'd tops 170 mln doses in 06
Antara (press release) - 16 hours ago
sanofi pasteur confirmed its leadership as one of the world's largest manufacturers of seasonal influenza
vaccine, supplying a very significant portion of the estimated global production of about 350 million
doses(1).
Sanofi pasteur Influenza Vaccine Production Tops 170 Million Doses ... PR Newswire (press release)
sanofi pasteur Influenza Vaccine Production Tops 170 Million Doses ... campus med
all 15 news articles »
MedImmune Licenses Reverse Genetics Technology to CSL for Use in ...
PR Newswire (press release) - 14 hours ago
Reverse genetics is a method by which viruses such as influenza can be generated entirely from segments
of DNA. MedImmune will receive an upfront payment and has the potential to receive royalties on any
vaccine stockpiles or other product sales using ...
MedImmune Licenses Reverse Genetics Technology to CSL for Use in ... Earthtimes.org
MedImmune licenses technology to Australian biotech Milwaukee Business Journal
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Nigeria still high risk in Avian Influenza – Minister
The Tide - 6 hours ago
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Adamu Bello has said that poultry production in the country is
still susceptible “to a very high risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)”. Represented by the
Director Livestock and Pest Control, ...
Influenza picking up
ABC 4 - 9 hours ago
There is a lot of illness in our community and influenza seems to be picking up. Dr. Taylor, Logan: Strep,
viral stomach flu, colds, bronchitis.
H5N1 Still Threat In Indonesia Despite Lower Death Rate
CattleNetwork.com - 5 hours ago
JAKARTA (Dow Jones)-- Indonesia is controlling H5N1 more effectively, but the
continued presence of the avian influenza virus in poultry and the possibility of
infection in other animals mean it remains a very real threat, senior government
officials ...
Experts: It is still too earlyto stockpile an H5N1 vaccine Bangkok Post
Bird flu outbreak in Vietnam SpiritIndia
Boston Herald - WLUC-TV - Ireland Online
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SpiritIndia
APS: sanofi pasteur Influenza Vaccine Production Tops 170 ........
ANP Pers Support - 20 Dec 2006
influenza season. A EUR160 million investment, the largest capital investment to date for. sanofi pasteur's
Val de Reuil facility.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fund Influenza Vaccine Research
PNN - 20 Dec 2006
The $2.7 million grant will support Fraunhofer CMB's development of subunit vaccines against influenza
using the AIPwLV™ Platform.
Integrated BioPharma Announces New Commitment to Use Its AIPwLV(TM ... Drug Newswire (press
release)
all 7 news articles »
Time to get your flu vaccine
RDH - 3 hours ago
As another flu (influenza) season approaches, it’s time for dental health-care professionals to consider
getting their annual vaccination against the flu.
Plenty of flu shots available Tahlequah Daily Press
all 2 news articles »
INTEGRATIVE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE:
Vanderbilt mixes alternative with conventional to heal
The Tennessean - 18 Dec 2006
Baugh, owner of Nima Holistic Wellness in Nashville, is one of a handful of local doctors who combine
unconventional therapies with Western medicine, such as drugs and surgery, in an approach called
integrative medicine.
Integrated care more mainstream, but many patients still foot the bill The Tennessean
all 4 news articles »
Vanderbilt mixes alternative with conventional to heal
Dickson Herald - 18 Dec 2006
Baugh, owner of Nima Holistic Wellness in Nashville, is one of a handful of local doctors who combine
unconventional therapies with Western medicine, such as drugs and surgery, in an approach called
integrative medicine.
Integrative Medicine Comes of Age: An Interview with Dr. Kenneth ...
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Integrative Way: Living with IBS
Sacramento Bee - 17 Dec 2006
And if you are over 50, it's time for your screening colonoscopy. Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden
are medical directors of Sutter's Downtown Integrative Medicine program. Have an alternative medicinerelated question? E-mail [email protected].
Duke Integrative Medicine opens first-of-Its-kind center dedicated ...
Carolina Newswire (press release) - 1 Dec 2006
DURHAM, NC -- Duke Integrative Medicine on Thursday officially opened a first-of-its-kind medical
building dedicated solely to the practice of integrative medicine. The new facility will operate as a "living
laboratory" to explore and demonstrate ...
Personalized Road Map to Navigating Alternative Medicine
HealthNewsDigest.com - 10 Dec 2006
Enter Oregon Health & Science University's innovative Alternative Medicine Consultation Service. This
service, which operates within the Center for Women's Health Integrative Medicine Program, offers both
men and woman a crash course in complementary ...
Wellness Center blends Western medicine and other approaches
Stockton Record - 10 Dec 2006
LODI - Integrative medicine. The term may be unfamiliar to most people today, but among health-care
professionals it's gaining acceptance as the old barriers blur between traditional Western medicine, and
complementary treatments and healing approaches ...
CLEVELAND CLINIC AND CANYON RANCH TO HOST INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ...
HealthNews-Stats (press release) - 22 Nov 2006
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, a renowned integrative medicine expert, will serve as the event’s key note
speaker. She is Director of the Education Program in Integrative Medicine and a Clinical Assistant
Professor in the Department of Medicine at University of ...
Vital Life Centre's Open House
Ottawa Start (press release) - 15 Dec 2006
The Vital Life Centre for Integrative Medicine is marking its official opening in Westboro with an Open
House Wednesday, January 24, 2007 from 4 to 7 pm Meet the team of healthcare specialists who can help
you with your health needs in the New Year.
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE:
Investing in China's New Environmental Consciousness
Seeking Alpha - 9 hours ago
Companies like Medtronic (MDT), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Pfizer (PFE), and
Boston Scientific (BSX) that provide medical devices and medicine to help alleviate
pollution related health problems have big potential in China. Many environmental
issues ...
Seeking Alpha
Risky business
Connecticut Post - 5 hours ago
Eventually, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, a nonprofit that gives science-based advice
on health, medicine and biomedical science, found there wasn't conclusive evidence of an association
between mold and these toxic effects.
Special Issue Of JOEM Focuses On Cancer-Causing Particles
Medical News Today (press release) - 18 Dec 2006
The December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), is a special issue providing updates on
particles and cancer.
NH sues EPA over air standards
Eagle Tribune - 20 Dec 2006
"That one or two micrograms will end up costing the lives of more people than died in 9/11," said Dr. Frank
Speizer, Edward Kass Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the panel.
Speizer said federal regulators allowed policy ...
Cells' Capability In Mouse Brain Tissue Repair Revealed By UCSF ...
Medical News Today (press release) - 7 hours ago
Kuo is one of 16 UCSF CIRM Stem Cell Scholars - up and coming young scientists funded by the
California Institute for Regeneration Medicine, established by California voters in 2004 to allocate $3
billion over 10 years to support stem cell research.
Avoiding Disaster In Adventure Travel
Medical News Today (press release) - 17 Dec 2006
"People need to remember," says Dr. Jay Lemery, the director of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
at Weill Cornell Medical College and an assistant attending in emergency medicine at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Failure of our System to Repair Damaged DNA in Cells Results in Aging
SeniorJournal.com - 23 hours ago
December 20, 2006 - The accumulation of genetic damage in our cells, which occurs as a result of
cell metabolism or environmental influences, such as from smoking, is a major contributor to how
we age, according to a study being published today in the ...
Study finds DNA damage mimics aging Kitsap Sun (Subscription)
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The Cost of Greed
Tucson Weekly - 20 hours ago
Now, an unprecedented court case in the Amazon jungle town of Lago Agrio is in its final stage with a
potential ruling of $6 billion in environmental damages against Texaco's parent company, the Chevron
Corporation, which has more than 9000 service ...
Histories of staff point to studios
The Australian - 5 hours ago
"Obviously perceptions are important and need to be dealt with sympathetically, but they don't always
translate into the reality of an extensive medical problem," Melbourne specialist in occupational
environmental medicine Bruce Hocking said yesterday.
PAIN MEDICINE:
Drug Agency Takes Aim at Pain-Relieving Drug
International News Service - 43 minutes ago
"People will take a medicine to go to sleep at night and they'll take a cold medicine
and they'll take a medicine for their joint pains and they won't realize that each of one
of those products contain, say, acetaminophen," said Paul Watkins, ...
FDA Calls for Stricter Medicine Warnings WNDU-TV
Popular Pain Pills' Warnings Targeted: ; Over-the-Counter ... International News Service
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China Daily
Consumers Should Talk to Their Pharmacists About Pain Reliever ...
PR Newswire (press release) - 2 hours ago
A consumer survey commissioned by APhA last year confirmed that only 55% of consumer knew the active
ingredients of their prescription medicine. Consumers need to 'know their medicine' - many of the most
common prescription and over the counter pain ...
Aulis - a medical cannabis user, but no pothead
Helsingin Sanomat - 19 Dec 2006
Aulis is the only person in Finland entitled to use cannabis as a medicine. He was injured in a traffic
accident in 2002. He did not lose his mobility, but he was left with severe chronic pain in his spine
and neck. "A severe toothache is child's play ...
Coping with pain
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - 18 Dec 2006
"Pain is an alarm," says Dr. Scott Fishman, chief of the division of pain medicine at the University of
California Davis and vice chair of the American Pain Foundation. "Chronic pain is a disorder of that
alarm. ... When that alarm is broken, ...
Study Questions Workers' Comp Ratings for Back Pain
Insurance Journal - 12 hours ago
The study shows that "administrative decisions made at the end of the workers'
compensation claim process about the ability of someone to work after back injury has
very little predictive validity," said Dr.
Workers' compensation ratings don't accurately predict disabilities PressZoom (press
release)
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SpiritIndia
SPORTS MEDICINE: Leg cramps at night still causing pain, loss of sleep
Richmond Times Dispatch - 19 Dec 2006
The pain started about two months before an X-ray and bone scan showed the stress fracture. I took
almost three months off totally and then resumed running about 3 miles every other day when the same
type of pain resumed. I do not know what to do next ...
Man wanted after grabbing store employee
Bradenton Herald - 20 Dec 2006
MANATEE - Authorities were searching Tuesday for a man who grabbed an employee of the Pain
Medicine Institute on Monday afternoon when he couldn't get a refill of pain medications, according to the
Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Pain medicine robbed from terminally ill cancer patient in home ...
The News Journal - 13 Dec 2006
Police have identified two suspects they say robbed a family and stole pain medicine from a terminally ill
cancer patient in a home invasion.
Cancer Patient Robbed of Pain Medicine
6abc.com - 13 Dec 2006
(AP) - December 13, 2006 - New Castle County Police are looking for two men who allegedly stole pain
medication from a cancer patient.
VACCINATIONS:
Vaccinations required for Pompano Park horses
South Florida Business Journal - 42 minutes ago
Management at Pompano Park Harness Track has required proof of vaccinations for all current and future
horses stabled on its grounds.
EHV-1 Vaccinations Required At Pompano Standardbred Canada
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Brandon woman arrested over flu vaccinations
Jackson Clarion Ledger - 8 hours ago
He urged people getting vaccinations from Dominski to be reimmunized. Dominski, though, said that's not
necessary. "It will send the public into an unnecessary frenzy," she said.
Jupiter area equestrians urged to keep horses at home amid virus ...
TCPalm - 10 hours ago
"We are recommending that everyone keep their horses on their property, be careful
handling them and update their vaccinations. The virus prefers warm moist areas, such as
hands, shoes and equipment in the stall. So, it is a good idea for people going ...
Vaccinations recommended for horses Aiken Standard (subscription)
Herpes outbreak kills three show horses in South Florida Thoroughbred Times
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Form
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Child Vaccinations Do Not Cause Diabetes
PakTribune.com - 19 Dec 2006
ISLAMABAD: Routine childhood vaccinations do not increase the risk of developing diabetes,
according to a study of more than 700000 Danish children.
Rabies still poses a threat
The Japan Times - 19 hours ago
Therefore if travelers are bitten by mammals abroad, they should immediately receive
rabies vaccinations at local hospitals.
Travelers urged to gird for infectious ills The Japan Times
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The Japan Times
STAY HEALTHY ON HAJJ
ClickPress (press release) - 20 Dec 2006
With such large numbers of people in one place, diseases are easily passed on, and Number One Health is
calling for pilgrims to obtain the correct vaccinations before traveling, and be aware of what to do if illness
strikes.
Pets of the Week - Dec. 21, 2006
News-Daily.com - 15 hours ago
He has been neutered and all vaccinations are current. Ralphie was surrendered to CCHS when his
former family decided to move, but chose to leave poor Ralphie behind.
Flu season under way in Florida; vaccinations encouraged locally
The Eureka Reporter - 18 Dec 2006
The Centers for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
recommends vaccinations for those at high risk of flu complications, those who live with or
care for those at high risk of complication and all who want to decrease their ...
The Eureka
Reporter
First Flu Clinic Offered In Forsyth Township
WLUC-TV - 1 hour ago
Officials estimate more than one hundred residents received vaccinations. Dr. Catherine Kroll of GwinnSawyer Medical Centers says, "We had difficulty getting flu vaccine down in our own clinic, and we
contacted the health department to see if they'd ...
DEPLETED URANIUM:
Nuclear Power a Threat to the World - Dirty Bombs Depleted Uranium ...
uruknet.info - 3 hours ago
From the moment uranium is mined nuclear waste on a massive scale is produced. There is no
secure, risk free way to store nuclear waste.
US shouldn't use depleted uranium
Bloomington Pantagraph - 16 Dec 2006
Depleted uranium is radioactive material left over after the enrichment process used to create fuel
for nuclear power plants.
Depleted Uranium Missiles Found In Serbia
All Headline News - 12 Dec 2006
Belgrade, Serbia (AHN) - Representatives from the directorate for the protection of the environment
in Serbia has said that a total of 161 depleted uranium missiles have been recovered in the southern
part of the country in the past weeks.
161 depleted uranium missiles found in southern Serbia
People's Daily Online - 11 Dec 2006
During its 78-day air strikes on Serbia's predecessor Yugoslavia in 1999, the NATO dropped 31000
missiles and bombs containing depleted uranium, a kind of radioactive toxic material that has been
linked to Gulf War syndrome and spiraling levels of ...
Preševo: 161 depleted uranium missiles found
B92 - 11 Dec 2006
RELJAN -- In the past nine weeks, 161 depleted uranium missiles were recovered in Reljan, near
Preševo. Directorate for the protection of the environment representatives say that the missiles
were left in the area after the 1999 NATO bombing campaign.
Depleted Uranium Situation Worsens
uruknet.info - 29 Nov 2006
They also refuse to clean up dispersed radioactive contamination, as required by Army Regulation
700-48, "Management of Equipment Contaminated With Depleted Uranium or Radioactive
Commodities" (Department of the Army, September 2002) and US Army ...
Horror Of US Depleted Uranium In Iraq Threatens World
Coastal Post - 30 Nov 2006
And the radiation from depleted uranium can travel literally anywhere. It's going to destroy the lives
of thousands of children, all over the world.
Stop Depleted Uranium Weapons
Bay Area Indymedia - 2 Dec 2006
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and our partners around the world call for an end to the
manufacture of depleted uranium (DU) weapons and the deployment and use of DU in theaters of
war and practice ranges.
Depleted Uranium Munitions War Production Targeted
Bay Area Indymedia - 2 Dec 2006
A Christian Peacemaker Team spokesman stated "The Alliant Tech annual corporate statement on
expenses and profits proclaimed proudly the weapons factory had manufactured 18 Million uranium
tank penetrator rods for the US Military.
US IMMIGRATION:
US immigration 'consultant', an unlawful practice of the law
News Today Online - 15 hours ago
During the current debate toward a comprehensive immigration reform in the US, advocates for the need
to combat against the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) became increasingly vocal.
How to Play the Immigration Trend
InvestorIdeas.com (press release) - 4 hours ago
When US immigration agents raided Swift & Co. meat plants last week as part of a six-state crackdown on
illegal immigrants known as "Operation Wagon Train," it touched deep emotions all around.
Lawyers for Bee's owner file plea agreement
Oxford Press - 1 hour ago
Jiang was taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on June 5 following a raid of his
David Place Home in Fairfield, where authorities found illegal immigrants living there, along with documents
related to employing illegal immigrants ...
Fairfield restaurant owner to plead guilty in immigration case Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
all 3 news articles »
Holocaust denial; Truth in America; US immigration; The ambition ...
International Herald Tribune - 20 Dec 2006
Although Ayaan Ali Hirsi ("Confronting Holocaust denial," Views, Dec. 15) does well to highlight the lack of
awareness of the Holocaust in parts of the Arab-Muslim world, I take objection to the gross generalizations
she makes about this vast region.
Immigration lawyer writes for TNT
News Today Online - 15 hours ago
Specializing on US Immigration Law, Atty. Khoa D. Bui will write on US Immigration issues,
especially concerning common problems experienced by Filipino immigrants, in his column
"Immigration Connection" which will initially come out twice a month.
News Today
Online
US IMMIGRATION WARRANT ISSUED TO DETAIN ONO DRIVER
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - 18 Dec 2006
YOKO ONO's imprisoned former driver KORAL KARSAN has been hit with a detention
warrant by US immigration officials, who suspect the Turkish national was working in
America illegally.
Yoko's driver faces arrest in visa probe Glasgow Evening Times
Yoko Ono's Driver Issued Warrant Washington Post
Contactmusic.com - International Herald Tribune
all 422 news articles »
Monsters and
Critics.com
Sacto man accused of impersonating immigration agent
San Francisco Chronicle - 21 hours ago
During one of the false arrests, Brickner carried business cards that read "US Immigration and
Deportation, Deportation Agent" and carried a handgun, handcuffs and a badge shaped like a star, federal
prosecutors said.
Man Impersonating Immigration Agent Arrests Three - Now Indicted ... Lawfuel (press release)
California bounty hunter charged with impersonating US agent to ... International Herald Tribune
Washington Post - San Francisco Chronicle - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
all 41 news articles »
MIGRATION-US: Massive Sweep Creates Havoc for Workers' Families
Inter Press Service (subscription) - 20 Dec 2006
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) - Families are still scrambling to get information about their loved ones a week
after US immigration agents arrested over 1000 workers at meatpacking plants in six states in a massive
operation targeting people working with ...
ICE raids push packers to improve practices
Fort Dodge Messenger - 22 hours ago
If meatpackers scrutinize their workers more closely and take action regarding their labor
pool in light of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recent crackdown
called “Operation Wagon Train,” the livestock markets could react negatively.
VivirLatino
Unions: Fewer Hispanic immigrants hired since Swift & Co. raids Canton Repository (subscription)
Swift raid detainees get court times set Denver Post
Denver Daily News
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911 TRUTH JOURNALISM:
US NEEDS LARGER ARMY AND MARINE CORPS?
Free Market News Network - 20 Dec 2006
Take for example the US government’s involvement in the attacks that occurred on 9/11 (see references at
Journal of 911 Studies, 911 Truth.org and Scholars for 911 Truth). Truth and justice for those victims and
their families, as far as US government ...
Truth about scalding
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 20 Dec 2006
Another Web site, baking 911.com, notes that some recipes may ask you to scald and cool milk just to be
sure it is at a good temperature (110-115 F) for combining with other ingredients.
New Upcoming 9/11 Truth Events!
Bay Area Indymedia - 11 Dec 2006
--James H. Fetzer, founder, Scholars for 911 Truth. "A superb work and asset to the patriot
community and America itself.
The Need for the De-Zionization of America (and Israel)
Al-Jazeerah.info - 4 hours ago
The "war on terror" is a preemptive war that was based on a pack of lies and 911, which many
believe was an inside job by the Neocons in order curry American public support for their agenda to
re-shape the Middle East to Israel's liking.
by Paul Hein
Lew Rockwell - 18 Dec 2006
No national economy has ever survived a prolonged dose of fiat, but that truth is disregarded. We have
grotesque security charades at our airports, but, in truth, is flying any safer now than it was prior to 911?
I’m not saying that truth cannot be ...
MI5 whistleblower set for Ipswich
Suffolk Evening Star - 2 Dec 2006
It will be followed by talks from Shayler on the subject of state terrorism, and fellow former MI5
officer Annie Machon on the aims of the 911 truth movement. Machon is secretary of the 911 Truth
Campaign in Britain and Ireland.
Re-Imagining Pakistan
DesPardes.com - 18 Dec 2006
First, I wish for minds that can deal with the complex nature of truth. Without minds engaged on this issue
there cannot be a capacity for good judgment.
Accountability and the Bush Administration
Common Dreams (press release) - 22 hours ago
Unless we're going to have one set of laws for the powerful and another set for those who can't afford fancy
lawyers, then truth matters to everyone. And accountability is a matter of human and legal principle."
Holtzman is a former Congresswoman and ...
A short circuit for cellular E911
USA Today - 18 Dec 2006
"Most people don't care about 911 until they have to use it," Hixson said. "And when they want to use it, the
expectation is that E911 will be universal.
NASA, SOLAR SCIENCE AND ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY TECHNOLGIES:
Science's crystal ball: A look into the future
Independent - 18 hours ago
Once on the lunar surface, solar energy could be used to split any water ice found in lunar craters into
oxygen and hydrogen - the basic ingredients of rocket fuel.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
United Press International - 20 hours ago
HOUSTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery conducted a final
inspection of the spacecraft's heat shield Wednesday during initial landing preparations.
NASA Debates Discovery Landing Sites Sci-Tech Today
Discovery crew tests systems, stows gear for landing Scientific American
Scientific American
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KOMO
State of Science, 2006
The Casper Star Tribune - 12 hours ago
Because of changing definitions and smaller and more distant solar system objects, a panel of astronomers
at the scientists' leading convention recommended adding three more planets to bring the solar system to
12. But the convention vetoed adding the ...
Science News
Canada East - 7 hours ago
(AP) - Instead of enjoying a relaxing day at the international space station, the space shuttle Discovery's
seven astronauts prepared Sunday for an unplanned, fourth spacewalk to get a stubborn, half-retracted
solar array to fold up.
A Clear Voice for Science
Earth & Sky - 15 Dec 2006
Stanford Solar Center A K-12 educational website with basics about the sun, projects and activities, solar
news, solar folklore, live webcasts and much more. By involving the students in how solar science is done,
their staff hopes they will better ...
"Stardust" - a mixture of fire and ice - Comet dust surprises ...
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (Pressemitteilung) - 20 Dec 2006
The initial results now published in Science have drastically changed our picture of
comets, providing remarkable insights into the origin of comets and into how the
solar system came into being. Before now, it had been assumed that comets were ...
Stardust findings override commonly held beliefs Spaceflight Now
Synchrotrons Help Reveal the Nature of Comets PhysOrg.com
innovations report - OregonLive.com - HULIQ - Free Internet Press
all 12 news articles »
PhysOrg.com
Stars favor science whiz
Buffalo News - 5 hours ago
She spent most of Wednesday stationed on the sidewalk outside Kaegebein, helping class
after class look at the sun through a reflecting telescope with a solar filter. "It makes it so
special for children to have an actual scientist in the classroom to ...
Buffalo News
NJIT solar physicist says weak sun produces record solar outburst
PressZoom (press release) - 20 Dec 2006
Using special instruments, Gary and researchers at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestial Research study
solar outbursts.
Solar Energy Limited and D2Fusion Announce Major Strides on the ...
dBusinessNews San Francisco (press release) - 11 hours ago
Both facilities are now completing integration of their reaction, measurement, and calibration systems to
allow reciprocally coordinated replication runs, and plan to install a third interoperable sister system in a
leading European science institute ...
GLOBAL WARMING – SUN or Greenhouses
Gases:
'Sunshade' Could Ease Global Warming
Discovery Channel - 1 hour ago
According to Angel, the idea of blocking some of the sun's energy to reduce global warming has
been around for about 20 years.
Making noise on global warming
Boston Globe - 9 hours ago
Rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers, an increase in severe weather, from hurricanes to heat waves -- the
effects of global warming are evident all around us. Perhaps even more insidious are the negative health
effects of global warming.
CO2 and alarmism The Independent Institute
NZ Media on Climate Change Criticised in US Senate Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Outsize Profits, and Questions, in Effort to Cut Warming Gases
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - 3 hours ago
Because the waste gas has a far more powerful effect on global warming than carbon dioxide emissions,
the foreign businesses must pay a premium far beyond the cost of the actual cleanup.
Scientific Backlash against Global Warming Alarmism? [Iain Murray]
National Review Online Blogs - 1 hour ago
It confirms a lot of what some of us have been saying about the risks to the scientific process inherent in the
politicization of the global warming debate. Here's something that should make anyone, wherever they are
in this debate, pay attention: ...
The Hidden Opportunity in Global Warming
Axis of Logic - 7 hours ago
If the news in the Stern Review is scary to think about, it's ultimately a message of hope: It's not too late to
act on global warming -- provided we take strong, united global action, starting now and increasing over
the next 10 years.
Consensus about global warming calls for action
DesMoinesRegister.com - 8 hours ago
Global warming is a manifestation of our addiction to oil and consumption of fossil fuels. Our planet grows
warmer because of a massive disruption in the biogeochemical fluxes on earth.
DiCaprio Yahoo!s about global warming
Xinhua - 6 hours ago
21 (Xinhuanet) -- Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has questions about global warming and has gone online
seeking solutions by using the "Yahoo!
Global warming effects confusing and complicated
Gainesville Times - 6 hours ago
On the global scale, ice melting in the sea doesn't cause a sea level rise, only ice on land, such as
Greenland. We know the North Pole is melting, but the South Pole ice sheet is increasing.
We can all take easy but vital steps to fight global warming
Asheville Citizen-Times - 13 hours ago
Happily, we have options to reduce the amount of global warming pollutants we produce. Before you go to
bed tonight, you can lessen your carbon dioxide emissions for less than the cost of a cappuccino - by
changing a light bulb.
GLOBAL NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
NZ continues support for Nuclear Security Fund
People's Daily Online - 19 Dec 2006
He said it is to help IAEA's efforts to improve nuclear safety and security and fight the possibility of nuclear
terrorism. "New Zealand is pleased to be able to make this contribution as part of our commitment to multi
lateral efforts for disarmament ...
New Zealand continues support for Nuclear Security Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Ratification Of Treaty Against Nuclear Terrorism
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 16 Dec 2006
The United Nations top legal official today appealed to Member States to become parties to the
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. “The Convention closes for
signature on 31 December,” said the UN Legal Counsel, ...
Top UN legal official calls for ratification of treaty against ...
Associated Press of Pakistan - 17 Dec 2006
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (APP): Pakistan's policy of deregulation, a talented workforce and ease of doing of
business make it investment-friendly, says a Canadian entrepreneur, whose company recently invested in
telecommunication sector of the country.
UNITED NATIONS LEGAL COUNSEL CALLS FOR RATIFICATION OF NUCLEAR ...
Nieuwsbank (abonnement) - 15 Dec 2006
The United Nations Legal Counsel, Nicolas Michel, today appealed to Member States to become parties to
the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. "The Convention closes for
signature on 31 December," said Mr. Michel.
The bad guys know what they're doing
International Herald Tribune - 19 Dec 2006
Warren Stern is head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Incident and Emergency Center. Charles
D. Ferguson is a fellow for science and technology at the Council on Foreign Relations and co-author of
"The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism."
The bad guys know what they're doing Council on Foreign Relations
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Terrorism Risk and Insurance
VillageSoup Belfast - 1 hour ago
In addition, RAND suggested that any long-term solution to providing coverage must address the risk of
attacks by domestic terrorists and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks, none of which are
covered under the existing terrorism ...
Iran will continue nuclear activities: Mottaki
NDTV.com - 6 hours ago
"We will continue our legal nuclear activities based on our rights announced in the NPT
(Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) and within the framework of the International Atomic
Energy Agency," Mottaki said.
World Iran will continue nuclear activities: Mottaki Siber News Media
PAKISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GAS PIPELINE WITH IRAN AKI
Daily Times - PakTribune.com
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Playfuls.com
Prologue to Tragedy: Information Suppression
Political Cortex - 6 hours ago
Also, as Peter D. Zimmerman writes, the incident is forcing officials to confront evidence that regulation of
nuclear materials has been too lax and urgently needs revision.
Israel, The Baker-Hamilton Report And Regional Nuclear War
Jewish Press - 23 hours ago
Strategic and Military Affairs columnist for The Jewish Press, he authored some of the earliest major books
on nuclear war and nuclear terrorism more than a quarter-century ago. He is also the chair of “Project
Daniel.”