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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:18 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

'Iran can definitely enrich uranium to 20%' Press TV Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi says Tehran is definitely capable of enriching uranium to 20 percent. Salehi made the remarks on Monday in response to French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who had described the plan as ... Iran official: Window for nuke deal openCNN New sanctions urged over Iran moveAljazeera.net 'Iran aims to stockpile uranium'Jerusalem Post BusinessWeek -San Francisco Chronicle -MiamiHerald.com all 2,199 news articles »

BBC News

For Kremlin, an Election in Ukraine Cuts Two Ways New York Times Supporters of the opposition leader Viktor F. Yanukovich in front of the Central Election Commission in Kiev on Monday. By CLIFFORD J. LEVY KIEV, Ukraine — The apparent victory of Russia's preferred candidate in the Ukrainian presidential race may be a ... Decision time for Ukraine's TymoshenkoBBC News Candidates Sought Guidance From American ConsultantsWall Street Journal New Ukraine leader may still drive hard bargain on gasReuters Los Angeles Times -The Guardian -Times Online all 2,889 news articles »

Ha'aretz

Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talks Jerusalem Post Every European leader he meets tells him he must renew talks, senior European diplomat tells 'Post.' Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is under “intense” pressure by the international community to return to negotiations, ... Hamas Chief: 'No Prospect' of Israeli-Arab Peace DealsVoice of America NIF fracas: Defending Israel or destroying democracy?Jewish Telegraphic Agency Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on bordersHa'aretz Washington Post -Reuters -Washington Post all 1,459 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

British soldier deaths push Afghanistan toll ahead of Falklands Times Online Three British soldiers have been killed by bombs in Afghanistan during the past two days. The deaths bring the number of British Service personnel who have died in the conflict to 256 — one more than died in the Falkland islands in 1982. ... British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll passes FalklandsAFP Two British soldiers killed by Afghanistan explosionBBC News Marines focus on civilian safety in AfghanistanLos Angeles Times The Guardian -Voice of America -Hindustan Times all 883 news articles »

Brisbane Times

Iranians Prepare for Risky Clashes Wall Street Journal DUBAI—Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, criticized protesters as agents of foreign powers ahead of antigovernment demonstrations planned for Thursday, setting the stage for clashes that analysts say pose big risks for both ... Ayatollah: Iran's military will 'punch' WestWashington Times US, EU condemn Iran on human rightsXinhua IRAN: As many as 3 million protesters anticipated at Thursday rallyLos Angeles Times New York Times -BBC News -AFP all 383 news articles »

CBC.ca

Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested TIME A party worker remains inside the campaign office of Sarath Fonseka in Colombo shortly after he was arrested by the military police on Monday night. General Sarath Fonseka, the defeated candidate in Sri ... Losing Presidential Election Candidate Arrested in Sri LankaVoice of America Rajapaksa's political rival humiliated, but at what cost?Times Online Fonseka arrest could be poll issueThe Hindu Economic Times -CNN International -BusinessWeek all 512 news articles »

BBC News

Costa Rica elects first female president Telegraph.co.uk Laura Chinchilla points toward a crowd of supporters as she gives her victory speech after winning the Costa Rica general election. She becomes Costa Rica's first female president and the fifth in Latin America Photo: AFP/GETTY Mrs Chinchilla will ... Voters of Costa Rica Elect Their First Female PresidentNew York Times Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women's rise in Latin AmericaChristian Science Monitor Arias Ally Set to Win Costa Rican PresidencyWall Street Journal Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Xinhua -Reuters all 888 news articles »

The Guardian

Kashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says BBC News At least 17 Indian soldiers have been killed after an avalanche hit a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says. Dozens of troops were rescued after the avalanche struck near Gulmarg, the region's main ski resort, ... 17 Army men killed in avalanchesThe Hindu Kashmir Avalanche Kills 17 Indian SoldiersWall Street Journal Kashmir Avalanche Buries India Army SoldiersVoice of America Christian Science Monitor -CNN International -The Guardian all 641 news articles »

MSN Malaysia News

Analysts say China should not yield to Obama's hardline on yuan Xinhua BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the US President Barack Obama vowed to get "much tougher" with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased ... Taiwan Posts Best Export Growth in More Than 33 YearsWall Street Journal Taiwan to build bridge off ChinaAFP China's hawks demand cold war on the USTimes Online ETF Database -Financial Times -Dallas Blog (blog) all 173 news articles »

National Post

Burj-eye view no more: Skyscraper observatory closed Chicago Tribune One month after opening with a spectacular fireworks show, the world's tallest building has abruptly — and indefinitely — shut its observatory, apparently because of electrical problems. Managers of the Burj Khalifa, ... Dubai skyscraper Burj Khalifa closes to publicTelegraph.co.uk World's Tallest Building ClosesAOL News Dubai closes viewing deck on world's tallest buildingBBC News ArabianBusiness.com -Wall Street Journal -Contract Magazine all 492 news articles »

TruthOut.Org

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Obama Administration Demands Anthem Blue Cross Justify Massive Rate Hikes
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:45:34 -0500

The Obama administration is demanding that California’s largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, justify a planned 39 percent rate increase for some of its 800,000 customers even though the firm’s parent company saw its profits soar last year.

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Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:17:38 -0500

Rep. John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania), a fierce critic of the Iraq war, died Monday at age 77 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. Murtha was the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.

Murtha, who had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery, had a distinguished 37-year career in the US Marine Corps.

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Is Pot Legalization Push in California a Trend That Will Spread?
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:06:02 -0500

San Francisco - It's almost a cliché these days that this city and its sister to the east, Oakland, stand as the primary incubators of some of California's infamously wacky but later transformational social and political ideas.

From the Silicon Valley to Oakland and Berkeley to the Napa Valley – if it was at first weird, untested, illegal and/or controversial, it probably got its start right here.

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Shunning Howard Zinn's History
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:59:14 -0500

In this guest essay from www.killinghope.org, historian William Blum addresses this media asymmetry and the late Howard Zinn's heroic effort to address the imbalance:

Progressive activists and writers continually bemoan the fact that the news they generate and the opinions they express are consistently ignored by the mainstream media, and thus kept from the masses of the American people.

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Obama to Hold Bipartisan Summit in Hopes of Reviving Health Care Bill
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:04 -0500

In an interview during the Super Bowl pre-game show yesterday, President Obama announced his plan for a bipartisan health care summit that would be broadcast on TV later this month.

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The Tea Party Versus Obama
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:18:31 -0500

Nashville - "English only." Under this pretext, this reporter gets nothing but monosyllables and a pronounced lack of interest on the part of my intended interview subjects once they detect a foreign accent in my English. It's not yet eight in the morning, but those attending the first National Tea Party Convention here in Nashville are already exercising a sociopolitical muscle that Tom Tancredo - the populist, firebrand American political figure - flexed the night before.

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Here There Be Monsters
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:15 -0500

They say everything can be replaced,
Yet every distance is not near.
So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here.

- Bob Dylan, "I Shall Be Released"

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Operation Breakfast Redux: Could Pakistan 2010 Go the Way of Cambodia 1969?
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:50 -0500

Tom Engelhardt: Introduction

Washington’s Greatest Afghan War Danger:  Self-Deception

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Costa Rica Elects First Woman President, Inspiring the Region
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:39:59 -0500

Laura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election in a landslide victory Sunday that is eliciting cheers from women across Central America.

San Jose, Costa Rica; and Panama City - Center-right politician Laura Chinchilla is set to become Costa Rica's first woman president after a landslide victory Sunday that is invigorating women in the tiny Central American nation and beyond.

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Stop the Green Tech Coup, Military Industry of the Offensive
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20:20 -0500

Environmental NGO's have been uncritically thumping the green tech funding plank and they're generating funding that could be harder to hold onto than a fistful of sand in the Iraqi oilfields.

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Political Waves

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Oink, Oink
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:15:34 UT
Snow, snow, SNOW! *Bah humbug*.
But as tired as I am of it here in the Patch, my sympathies go out to you
Right Coasters. Be careful this weekend! Now, as for pigs ...
During the Massachusetts special election, and punctuated during Obama's
State of the Union, the American public learned something it didn't know --

Putting 'Protection' Back in EPA
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:57:22 UT
While conservatives are doing just about everything they can think of to
stop it, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead aggressively to
regulate greenhouse gases, protect the public from health hazards and
reverse the sometimes illegal practices of the Bush years. After a slow
start and some missteps, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson seems to have turned

Justifiable Homicide
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:46:17 UT
Last week, the courts gave a nod to vigilantism as the people of Kansas
heard arguments in defense of Scott Roeder. Ultimately, the jury deliberated
a mere 37 minutes -- always a bad sign for the defense -- before finding
Roeder guilty of premeditated, first-degree
murder<[link]>in the

Activism: The Promise of the First Amendment
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:39:30 UT
*Note:* I'm just coming out of the fog of flu -- this particular version
takes your stomach and keeps it for awhile; I'm still trying to keep things
down. Apologies for the long absence, dearhearts.
So what happens when our High Court gives us a ruling so heinous to the
democratic process and protection of the individual that the President takes

Deep breath
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:38:58 UT
This has been a dreadful week for the world, progressives and me, personally
-- my little two-person household has both bronchitis AND the flu which
makes maintaining order near impossible, I've been writing and re-writing in
a frenzy as we approach release of the yearly project ... and, insult to
housekeeping injury ... *the puppy won't go out in the rain*.

Making Common Cause
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:39:29 UT
*"Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together."*
~ Eugene Ionesco
Angusih unites us in Haiti -- here's Noam
Chomsky<[link]>on
Haiti's history; a voice that tells unvarnished truth. The dream of a
better nation, a better world, unites us as well. Obama spoke at Vermont

Seriously, now
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:29:08 UT
Not ignoring you, kids -- got a bad cold at the beginning of the week, so
I've been conserving energy and working on the Confidential. And of course
the TV is giving us Haiti as a PTSD experience of New Orleans ... you can't
not watch. I mentioned awhile back I wanted to speak to Chris Dodd's
retirement and there are some new wrinkles.

A common enemy
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:50:28 UT
Lets start with a quote for the day:
*“I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox
News. It’s wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and
balancednews.“
*
~ Sarah Palin
Well, some things are just DESTINED, ya know?
Unemployment is hitting a hard and stable 10 + % but we can double that when

Of mice and maniacs
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:03:03 UT
Well, I'm home ... knee-deep in snow, bills and e-mails; it will take some
time and effort to dig out of each. Having downloaded the PC updates waiting
in queue for over a month [4 and 1/2 hours worth ... dial up, doncha know] I
checked politics to see if anything but high angst and hot air had happened

The Review
Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:23:21 UT
I have ignored politics for an entire week and the world has done just fine
without my consistent monitoring! In fact, the discussion appears not to
have moved much one way or another. I'd suppose it's still about reality
deadlock, as you'll find
here<[link]>

Doable or Un? Helpful or Un? That is the question
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:32:09 UT
First let me start by wishing you a Blessed Solstice -- and urge you to put
a pocket of time aside for stillness and reverence ... or maybe just your
feet up, sipping some herbal tea and listening to soothing music. We begin
our journey into shorter days, Winter sleep and recharge.
Next, I neglected you last week so I offer a hint of an apology -- I was

pick-a-little, talk-a-little
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:43:45 UT
Boy, are we one confused species *or what*! Everybody has an opinion, facts
are by and large irrelevant and we're so enamored of the 'way it's always
been' [or at least has been in our own narcissistic memory vault] that we'll
fight to keep it, by gawd! I know that's the human condition ... but we USED

TW3 ... and the toe-holds
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:05:24 UT
*T*hat *W*as *T*he *W*eek *T*hat *W*as ... laced with controversy; and the
Review prompted a bit in my own mind as it juxtaposed Human/Elf sex with
Anderson Cooper. *Hmmmmm*. In fact, elves took it on the chin in this weeks
report. Me, I like elves ... and Santa ... and all things merry and bright,

Stuck in a groove
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:27:23 UT
It's Pearl Harbor Day, the Day of Infamy -- Digby tells us why there's an
echo<[link]>in
here.

*Waaaaay* back when, I told you that what we were experiencing ... Dubby
shenanigans, worsening day by day ... was not 'business as usual.' I wasn't

The Questions
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:12:22 UT
The escalation of our presence in Afghanistan ... "surge" is the word I keep
hearing ... is taking up the political oxygen. The Right has spun off in
Righty rhetoric, the Lefty's into Lefty pursuits. It feels to me as if I'm
caught between two giant vortexes, staring alternately into each as familiar

CommonDreams.Org

Common Dreams | News & Views
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:05 -0500
National Security Experts Grim on Terror War
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
National Security Experts Grim on Terror War

Study: Prison Population on the Rise
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
Study: Prison Population on the Rise

Lebanon Slides Towards Civil War as Anniversary of Hariri's Murder Looms
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
Lebanon Slides Towards Civil War as Anniversary of Hariri's Murder Looms

Britain and US: Worst of Wealthy Nations for Children
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
Britain and US: Worst of Wealthy Nations for Children

US Briefing on Iran Discredits the Official Line
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
US Briefing on Iran Discredits the Official Line

Doubts Raised on Linking of Iran to US Deaths in Iraq
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
Doubts Raised on Linking of Iran to US Deaths in Iraq

Korea Deal Marks Big Victory for Realists
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
Korea Deal Marks Big Victory for Realists

Greenpeace Try Eating Whale to Stop Whaling
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
Greenpeace Try Eating Whale to Stop Whaling

After a Decade, Booker Winner Roy Plans New Novel
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:51:04 -0500
After a Decade, Booker Winner Roy Plans New Novel

The Onion

The Onion

[video] Insidious Worm Makes Unauthorized Purchases When Computer User Is Drunk
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:15:36 -0500
Computer experts say individuals with upcoming bachelor parties or afterwork get-togethers are especially vulnerable to cyber attacks resulting in fraudulent late-night purchases.

In Focus: Latino Community Empowered By Coke Commercial
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:41:13 -0500
LOS ANGELES--A Coca-Cola commercial celebrating Latin American culture made its debut on several major networks last week, empowering and uplifting Latinos nationwide, sources reported Monday.

Sports: New Orleans Moves To No. 3 In NFL Power Rankings
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:30:08 -0500
MIAMI—On the heels of their 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, the New Orleans Saints rose to the third spot in the most recent NFL team power rankings

Sports: Top Recruit Tricked Into Committing To Notre Dame
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:21:51 -0500
ST. PAUL, MN—One of the most sought-after high school recruits of the year, Seantrel Henderson, a 340-pound, 6-foot-8 offensive tackle, unwittingly signed with Notre Dame after Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly played a series of mind tricks on the senior.

Unfunny Inside Joke From 5 Years Ago Only Thing Holding Friendship Together
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:19 -0500
SAN FRANCISCO—An unfunny private joke dating back to when they were roommates five years ago is reportedly the last remaining thread still...

Missionaries Charged With Kidnapping In Haiti
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:30:23 -0500
Ten American missionaries were charged with kidnapping after trying to take 33 Haitian children--some orphans, some not--across the border to the...

NASA Launches David Bowie Concept Mission
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:28:12 -0500
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle Moonage Daydream, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie.

[audio] 24 Million Potential Brides Discovered In China
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:49 -0500
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland

Hometown Boy Makes Good Enough
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:00:50 -0500
News In Photos

Sports: Phil Mickelson Demands Scott McCarron Publicly Apologize To Pitching Wedge
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:19:28 -0500
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA—In response to accusations of cheating that he called hurtful, insensitive, and simply not true, Phil Mickelson lashed out at Scott McCarron Thursday, demanding that his fellow PGA Tour member publicly apologize for humiliating Mickelson's 20-year-old pitching wedge.

Father Still Has Complicated Series Of File Folders With Grown Son's Name On Them
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:56:17 -0500
TUALATIN, OR—"Someone's gotta keep track of this stuff," said Bill Jacobson, though he ceased having any authority over his son's life more than 16 years ago.

Sports: Peyton Manning Studying Saints Game Film From 1974
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:11 -0500
MIAMI—According to his teammates and coaches, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has been sequestered in the film room at Sun Life Stadium for the last three days reviewing game tape from the Saints' 1974 season.

In Focus: Web-Browser History A Chronicle Of Couple's Unspoken Desires
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:12:03 -0500
VALLEJO, CA-The web-browser history on Allen and Christine Pollard's home iMac computer provides a comprehensive chronicle of the couple's deepest frustrations and desires, sources reported Monday.

'Lancet' Retracts Autism Paper
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:39 -0500
Citing the study's bad methodology, the British medical journal The Lancet retracted a 1998 paper that linked autism with the...

Sports: Budget Cuts Force CBS To "Mic Up" Jonathan Vilma With Handheld Microphone
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:41 -0500
News In Photos

Sports: Thoughtful Nation Questioning Whether Anyone Can Really 'Win' The Super Bowl
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:26 -0500
MIAMI—As the Super Bowl captures the country's attention, excitement over the NFL's championship game is muted somewhat by the persistent question of whether winning, or losing for that matter, holds any absolute value—a question that has many football fans pondering the meaning of the game itself.

They Said I Would Never Walk Again And I Really Have To Commend Them For Their Spot-On Diagnosis
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:30:42 -0500

[audio] Area Pie Hole Shut
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:00:22 -0500
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland

In Focus: U.S. No Longer Responsible For Lost Or Stolen Items
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:37:39 -0500
WASHINGTON, DC-Holding aloft a box of unclaimed coats, wallets, and in-line skates labeled "Cincinnati," Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt announced Monday that the federal government is no longer responsible for personal items lost or stolen within U.S. borders.

Opinion: If I See A Shirt I Like, I'll Usually Just Buy It (by Warren Buffett)
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:00:53 -0500
I'm not really the kind of person to get caught up in the latest trends or fashions or anything like that. But some days, if I get out of work...

[video] How To Put The Spark Back Into Your Relationship With Your Cat
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:00:42 -0500
Melissa Donley, author and cat relationship expert, visits Today NOW! with some tips for people in long term relationships with their cats.

Area Mom Issues Stern Warning On Road Where She Once Got A Ticket
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:57 -0500
OSHKOSH, WI—Insisting she recently received a ticket on Jackson Street, Brenda McCormick, 57, issued a stern warning to her son Justin...

Pentagon Brass Supports Gays In Military
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:40:25 -0500
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen both spoke out in favor of Obama's call to lift the "don't ask, don't...

Alzheimer's Disease Causing Baby Boomers To Misremember 1960s Even More
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:37 -0500
PALO ALTO, CA—Alzheimer's researchers at Stanford University published a study this week showing that the degenerative brain disease is beginning to affect the baby boomer generation, causing many to remember the 1960s even less accurately than they normally would.

In Focus: Mischievous Raccoon Wreaks Havoc On International Space Station
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:00:19 -0500
MOSCOW--A devious little raccoon chewed through the power cord of the starboard truss, turning the space station over in orbit.

Astrology

astrology OR astrologer - Google News
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:20 GMT+00:00

Rediff

Italians spend £5 billion a year on fortune tellers and astrology Telegraph.co.uk Amid rising unemployment and general gloom over the state of the economy, Italians are spending billions of euros a year on astrology and fortune telling, ... 'Italians turning to astrology to beat recession'Press Trust of India all 17 news articles »

Astrologer in pink carpet tip www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk An astrologer has said that pink carpets and mats should be placed in south-facing doorways to ward off conflict. Speaking at the start of the Chinese Year ...

California Psychics

'Valentine's Day' Astrology California Psychics On that note, let's have a look at the astrology of its stars. You may be surprised to learn about some interesting coincidences. Jessicas Alba and Biel are ... Top planetary events of the week, February 8 - 14 2010Beliefnet.com (blog) all 2 news articles »

Astrology for 2010: Susan Miller on your year for career and money WalletPop (blog) I was recently having dinner with an old friend, discussing astrology over steamed dumplings. While my friend was skeptical, I insisted I believe in it. ... and more »

New York Daily News

Super Bowl was in the stars! New York Daily News Our Psychic Astrologer, Jennifer Angel, predicted the Super Bowl. Angel prediction: Saints to win! Colts will start off with confidence and points, ... and more »

Financial predictions for Feb 5-28: Solution Astrology Moneycontrol.com Saturn is still in Virgo & Mercury is changing on February 6, 2010. Mars is going to remain in Cancer, Jupiter is going to be in Aquarius & Venus is ...

Mirror.co.uk

Celebrity love stars: Our astrologer rates the relationships of famous couples Mirror.co.uk Cheryl (June 30, 1983) and Ashley (December 20, 1980) have a composite Libra relationship, the sign of love. ...

What is your animal? Global Times You know astrology or say the Stars in the West? I think the Chinese animals are more or less the same as those and I believe in parts of them. ...

Beliefnet.com (blog)

The Astrology of 2012 Beliefnet.com (blog) If you want to read more about the non-links between astrology and 2012 (thank you Chris for the links and your pointed article) read through astrologer ...

Planetary Society's Lou Friedman on NASA's New Plans The Planetary Society Emily Lakdawalla on the changing face of Pluto. Astrologer (?!) Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan with a new What's Up space trivia contest.

Minor Planets

"minor planet" OR "new planet" OR "kuiper belt" OR "centaur planets" OR neptunian OR asteroid - Google News
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:20 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Asteroid collision leaves scientists starstruck Sydney Morning Herald Comets are icy bodies that fall into the inner solar system from distant reservoirs in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. As they warm, they shed particles and ... Politics of Cosmic CatastropheKorea Times all 6 news articles »

Times Online

Doctors and lawyers fight over ownership of meteorite from asteroid belt Times Online Late last month Frank Ciampi was on a break from his usual duties - one of his patients had cancelled his appointment - when a chunk of meteorite smashed ... and more »

ABC Online

Did this asteroid's brother KILL the dinosaurs? Mirror.co.uk Astronomers believe this comet is a close relation to the asteroid fragment that wiped out the dinosaurs when it crashed on Earth. ... Hubble, WISE Capture Asteroid DataAviation Week Asteroid hues intrigue UHHonolulu Star-Bulletin X marks spot for asteroids 'crash'The Press Association San Francisco Chronicle -Wired News -Christian Science Monitor all 229 news articles »

Bud Light Asteroid Super Bowl 2010 Ad I4U When (and if) the world ever ends due to an asteroid impact, I've already got my 'last day on earth' mapped out. After throwing eggs at the governor's house ... Bug Light Can House early Super Bowl favoriteDigital Sports Daily all 4 news articles »

CBS News

Super Bowl ads not so super this year Tampa Tribune Bud Light: Astronomers see asteroid headed toward "doomed" Earth and decide to spend last moments partying with beer. Turns out they were wrong when the ... Super Bowl ads: Which ones were best?The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Super Bowl CommercialsBlogging with Bill White (blog) The Super Bowl ads: the six winnersToronto Star Associated Content -New York Times (blog) -TV.com all 1,268 news articles »

Reel Loop (satire) (blog)

No Kathryn Bigelow, Robert Rodriguez For New 'Planet of the Apes' Reel Loop (satire) (blog) Since nobody wants to take a crack at directing the upcoming Planet of the Apes remake for Fox, I might as well throw my hat in. Seriously. ... and more »

Daily Mail

Did an asteroid strike in Australia plunge Anglo-Saxon England into a mini ice ... Daily Mail A giant meteorite that broke in two as it crashed off Australia, could have been responsible for a mini-ice age that engulfed Britain in ... Giant Meteorites Slammed Earth Around AD 500?National Geographic all 16 news articles »

WIVB	Bud Light Asteroid WIVB Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. Please comment on the subject of the story itself. If you do not follow these rules, ... and more »

Telegraph.co.uk

Mystery space 'asteroid' set to pass close by earth, Nasa says Telegraph.co.uk A mystery space object, believed to be an asteroid, is set to pass close by the earth, Nasa has said, as astronomers attempt determine its origins. ... Mini-asteroid sneaks up on EarthRegister Mystery object likely to be asteroidABC Online Could Asteroid 2010 AL30 be the ESA Venus Express Rocket?Discovery News The Tech Herald -Digital News Report -Discover Magazine (blog) all 471 news articles »

Pluto discovered 80 years ago NewsAhead Agency The path to demotion started after the first Kuiper Belt icy objects were found in 1992, and it became apparent that the diminutive Pluto was closer in size ...

Major Planets

space AND mercury OR venus OR mars OR saturn OR uranus OR neptune OR pluto OR moon - Google News
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:20 GMT+00:00

Inventorspot

A New Space Program New York Times President Obama has called for scrapping NASA's once-ambitious program to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020 as a first step toward reaching Mars. ... Goodnight, moon: What I learned from a space shuttleBetaNews JSC director 'anxious' about facility's futureHouston Chronicle Space invadersChicago Tribune FOXNews -Mother Nature Network -Popular Mechanics all 89 news articles »

Reuters

5 Men, 1 Woman Aboard Shuttle Endeavour ABC News Commander George Zamka is personally delivering some special rocks to the International Space Station: four chips from the moon and a stone from the top of ... Astro Bob blog: Seven windows on the worldDuluth News Tribune (registration) Clouds force a delay in shuttle launchBoston Globe The Last Shuttle To Leave Earth at NightSpace Ref (press release) EETimes.com -Discovery News -Kansas City Star all 2,865 news articles »

Ars Technica

Pluto Shows Hubble Its True Colors Sci-Tech Today However, since Pluto's moon Charon had not changed color in the same telescope images, he decided the Pluto findings were not an instrument mistake. ... US Hubble Space Telescope photos show that Pluto is changing colorsThaindian.com Hubble's portrait of everybody's favorite ex-planetArs Technica Photos offer a glimpse of PlutoContra Costa Times ZME Science (blog) -Thaindian.com all 11 news articles »

Reuters

NASA Plans Manned Missions To Mars InformationWeek Obama's proposed cancellation of Constellation moon program means more money for research into deep space travel, NASA chief says. ... Russia: No Plans for MoonNew York Times US moon mission scrappedAljazeera.net Obama budget would cut moon exploration programCNN Huffington Post (blog) -ABC News -Washington Post all 2,109 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Pluto gets a closeup: Pictures show the planet looking reddish, brighter New York Daily News It's Pluto like you've never seen it before – up close and colorful, courtesy of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The images released Thursday reveal that ... New Hubble photos show Pluto getting redderUSA Today Pluto images show a dynamic worldLos Angeles Times Pluto's dynamic surface revealed by Hubble imagesBBC News TG Daily -NetworkWorld.com -ABC News all 442 news articles »

BBC News

Enceladus: Nasa discovers new evidence that Saturn moon 'may contain life' Telegraph.co.uk If there is liquid water on Enceladus, Nasa scientists believe Saturn's sixth-largest moon could have the conditions necessary to sustain life. ... Scientists find signs of liquid water in Saturn's moonPhysOrg.com Cassini detection adds to Enceladus liquid water storyBBC News all 7 news articles »

The Money Times

Boosters flare in space debate msnbc.com This is far more than videos of astronauts and footprints on the moon and mars. It's all the striving for the zillions of little achievements along the way. ... Fly Me To the Moon: NASA Pushes Space TaxisSci-Tech Today Obama Gets Space Funding RightWall Street Journal The right way forward on space explorationWashington Post Collectspace.com -Daily Free Press (subscription) -The Money Times all 139 news articles »

Our World — 5 Februrary 2010 Voice of America Straight ahead on Our World: The US space agency pulls the plug on its plan to return humans to the moon; pictures from Pluto reveal dramatic changes in the ...

MiamiHerald.com

Putting the moon in the state's orbit Los Angeles Times More than 27000 tons of rockets, probes and satellites have been hurled into space. The moon is the grandmother's attic of space junk, home to remnants from ... History on the moonSan Francisco Chronicle California Lists Moon Junk as Historical ResourceABC News Chicoan puts moon on the historic mapEnterprise-Record RedOrbit -BBC News -UPI.com all 427 news articles »

Using Google Earth to Take a Walk on Mars Huffington Post (blog) In addition to being able, to see the surface of the Earth -- you can now experience global changes, space exploration and discover the ocean's secrets. ... and more »

Esoterica

mythology OR tarot OR paganism OR wicca - Google News
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:21 GMT+00:00

Macworld mythology Tracy Press Reeder's exhibition features work merging Greek mythology and modern technology devices. Reeder will have a gallery talk for free on his works from 1 to 3 ... and more »

The Guardian

Percy Jackson's first screenwriter brings Greek mythology to life in The ... True/Slant How do the movie studios follow the humongous, year-after-year success of the Harry Potter movies? That is, where do you find a character and situation that ... Flash in the pantheonNew Zealand Herald If boy wizard Harry Potter and demigod PWilkes Barre Times-Leader Percy Jackson: Gods and monstersIndependent The Guardian -Malaysia Star -The Sun all 349 news articles »

Rediff

Italians spend £5 billion a year on fortune tellers and astrology Telegraph.co.uk Tarot card readers and pavement fortune tellers are doing a roaring trade, with about 30000 Italians paying between 20 and 600 euros a day looking for ... 'Italians turning to astrology to beat recession'Press Trust of India all 17 news articles »

Heavy.com (blog)

'Ghostbusters 3' News: Murray Confirms Rumors, Possible Villain Revealed? Cinematical (blog) Meanwhile, as most talk revolves around the returning actors and the identity of the new recruits, little has been said about the film's mythology and who ... Possible Ghostbusters 3 Spoiler: Bill Murray is a…Screen Rant Do We Already Know Who The Ghostbusters 3 Villain Will Be?Cinema Blend TMR: Nolan's 'Batman' and Murray's 'Ghostbusters 3' headline a big duh MondayHitFix (blog) all 81 news articles »

Lookingglass Theatre Announces Return Engagement of HEPHAESTUS Broadway World Lookingglass Theatre Company proudly announces the return of its popular circus-inspired theatrical event: Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale, ...

Telegraph.co.uk

'Lost': Your only mythology-free review of the premiere Entertainment Weekly I don't claim to possess a tenth of the insight into Lost mythology that is the diligent inspiration and imagination of Jeff Jensen, but that doesn't mean I ... High Definition: Lost as Religious AllegoryPaste Magazine 16 Unanswered 'Lost' Questions We Hope Season 6 SolvesBuddyTV 'Lost' nicknames a test for die-hardsColumbus Dispatch TVOvermind -MTV.com (blog) -ABC News all 836 news articles »

Gamedot.

Magicka trailer and screens Gamedot. Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, the action-adventure title based on Norse mythology will transport players into a fantasy environment unlike anything ... and more »

The Guardian (blog)

'Lost' premiere balances mythology and characters Campus Times People say that there are two kinds of “Lost” fans, those who watch for the characters and those who watch for mythology. They are wrong, and this episode ... Lost In LostHuffington Post (blog) Spoiler Alert: The Sun Tackles "Lost" Season 6Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun 'LOST' discoveriesWilliametteLive.com all 63 news articles »

Wired News

'Big Answer' Looms in Fringe 's Mythology-Rich Winter Finale Wired News In advance of its “winter finale,” which airs at 9 pm EST Thursday on Fox, the Fringe brain trust promises additional mythology ingredients by refocusing on ... 'Fringe' - JacksonvilleAirlock Alpha Fringe, 'Jacksonville': Reviewing the mid-season finaleThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com Fringe 2×14 "Jacksonville" ReviewTVOvermind New York Magazine -RantRave | Published Opinion. -IGN all 35 news articles »

Battle of the Immortals MCV Battle of the Immortals is a 2.5D multiplayer game that incorporates eastern and western cultures ranging from Norse Mythology to the Qin Dynasty. ...

Sexuality

masturbation OR erotica OR sexuality OR "sex education" - Google News
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:21 GMT+00:00

MyFoxOrlando.com

Planned Parenthood Pushes Intensive Sex Education for Kids as Young as 10 FOXNews The report argues that sex education should be "recast" to show sexuality as a "positive force for change and development, as a source of pleasure, ... Planned Parenthood shouldn't promote sex educationStandardNet all 19 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Former BP boss Lord Browne admits sexuality fears BBC News The former chief executive of BP, Lord Browne, has admitted that knowledge of his sexuality could have prevented him landing the top job at the oil firm. ... Browne's Shakespearean tragedyThe Guardian (blog) David Prosser: Lord Browne would still feel uncomfortable todayIndependent Gays In the Military? What About Gays in the Boardroom? Closeted + Running a ...Queerty (blog) Telegraph.co.uk -Huffington Post (blog) -BBC News all 15 news articles »

State standards for health ed have to include teen sexuality Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Health educators are guided by the Georgia law, the teaching materials approved by county Health & PE/ Sex Education Committees, and by the Quality Core ...

Opposing Views

Abstinence-Only Sex Education Debate Continues Technorati (blog) While the Washington Post reports the APAM study as the first of to hint at proof for the success of abstinence sex education, a memo dated July 2009 to the ... Perhaps Abstinence Education Should be Called "Smart Sex"Opposing Views The Sex Ed Bait and SwitchRH Reality Check (blog) all 3 news articles »

Washington Post

Danica Patrick uses sexuality to build a brand Washington Post Indycar's Danica Patrick has gone further than any female racer before her in playing up her gender and sexuality through racy photo shoots and provocative ... and more »

AsiaOne

Aware bows out of sex education for now AsiaOne In the latest twist in the long-running saga over sexuality education, the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) says that it ...

Sex Education and Freedom of Choice New York Times What Mr. Douthat does not take into account is that science and education are not, or at least should not be, value-based. One of America's greatest ...

'Eyes Wide Open': Religion and Sexuality Collide Atlantic Online (blog) For several weeks the selection of films has been very meager, but the drought appears to have ended. I read favorable reviews of a half-dozen pictures that ...

The Hindu

Tiger Woods Still Wants Sex Unconfirmed Sources (satire) Woods was not allowed to have any sex at the clinic and even masturbation was forbidden. He was forced to undergo group therapy, cognitive behavior therapy ... No more cold showers for Tiger WoodsTV.com all 486 news articles »

Washington Post

XXX for the XX Set: Women's erotica isn't just dirty. It's nice and dirty. Washington Post Kate: The technical, bookstore designation is romantic erotica, or "romantica." I write steamy novels under the pseudonym "Summer Devon. ... and more »

Art

photographer OR photography OR artist OR art OR create - Google News
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:28:22 GMT+00:00

Early Paparazzo Got Fame Himself Wall Street Journal In the late 1970s, with a photographer's exquisite timing, Mr. Quinto again documented a decadent social whirl as a kind of unofficial court photographer at ... Deaths elsewhereBaltimore Sun “King of Paparazzi” Dies in RockvilleNBC Washington all 180 news articles »

Washington Post

Art or Sport? Figure Skating Strives to Be Both ABC News "One is a great athlete, one is an artist," Nagasu's coach, Frank Carroll, said after Flatt and Nagasu's 1-2 finish at last month's US championships. ... Olympics Photo WireESPN all 86 news articles »

Wired News

Artist Creates Paintings From Floppy Disks Wired News Now, London artist Nick Gentry has turned forgotten floppy disk drives into art by using them as a canvas for mixed media paintings. ... and more »

Terminally Ill Artist Hopes to Help Solve Missing Boy Case in North Carolina FOXNews MEBANE, NC — A terminally ill artist says he has produced his last painting in hopes that it will help authorities in North Carolina solve the 10-year-old ... and more »

CBS News

US to Create Climate-Change Office, Commerce's Locke Says BusinessWeek 8 (Bloomberg) -- US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced plans today to create an office aimed at helping inform businesses and local communities about ... FEDERAL CLIMATE SERVICE CREATED TO PROVIDE DATAEl Paso Inc all 217 news articles »

Z Corporation Engages Broadleaf to Create Virtualized Server and Storage ... MarketWatch BOSTON, MA, Feb 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Broadleaf, a leader in designing and implementing vendor solutions for virtualization, data storage, ... and more »

BallerStatus.com

Hip-Hop Artist Keeps the 'Faith' With Reality TV Series Inside TV (blog) Hip-hop artist Faith Evans has joined the reality TV world by signing up with E1 Entertainment for a series that will chronicle her life both on-stage and ... Faith Evans starring in reality seriesHollywood Reporter Faith Evans gets reality showVariety Faith Evans to Star in E1 Reality ShowWorld Screen News all 21 news articles »

Art Literally Can Move Mountains Huffington Post (blog) So I was delighted when renowned environmental /social artist and longtime friend, Mel Chin told me about the Fundred Dollar Bill Project where in a ... and more »

Mashable (blog)

Dunkin' Donuts Wants You to Create Its Next Donut Mashable (blog) Last year Dunkin' Donuts' “Create Dunkin's Next Donut” contest was a huge success, generating more than 130000 donut submissions and 174000 votes. ... Dunkin' launches donut contestBoston Globe Dunkin' Donuts Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation and Keeping People Running ...PR Newswire (press release) all 33 news articles »

The Guardian

King: Tea Party people shouldn't try to create new party Cache Valley Daily Michelle King is a member of Strategic Planning Committee of the local Tea Party Coalition. Although she was unable to attend the national ... TO ACE INTERVIEW, PALIN KEEPS NOTES ON HANDEl Paso Inc all 2,714 news articles »