| Fire chief: We find ourselves in best situation since start of Carmel blaze Ha'aretz Fire still burning in four sites in Carmel; Boeing 747 supertanker from the US lands in Israel to take part in firefighting effort. By Haaretz Service Tags: Israel news Israel fire Carmel Fire officials were cautiously optimistic as crews continued to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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| Iranian signals gap ahead of global talks Washington Post By Glenn Kessler MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday that Iran hoped for "constructive talks" with world powers on Monday and Tuesday but left little doubt that the gaps between the two sides remain almost ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Volcano known as the 'Throat of Fire' erupts in Ecuador CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupted Saturday, sending ash and lava spewing nearly a mile into the sky. Residents evacuated the area after the country's National Agency of Risk Control issued a "red alert. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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| China, Taiwan, Philippines search for ship crewmen Washington Post AP MANILA, Philippines -- Coast guard rescuers from China, Taiwan and the Philippines battled rough seas and fierce wind Sunday to search for up to 10 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank two days ago. At least 14 others have been rescued, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Indo-French connection goes nuclear Times of India NEW DELHI: Is nuclear the way to India's heart? For both France and India, it's fast becoming a natural tie, if you heard French president Nicolas Sarkozy in Bangalore on Saturday. With India getting the all-clear for global nuclear commerce, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| At least 6 killed in Internet cafe explosion in SW China Xinhua GUIYANG, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 34 others injured in an explosion that ripped through an Internet cafe in southwest China's Guizhou Province Saturday night, according to local police. The explosion occurred at around ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Greek police foil planned attack by local terrorist group Xinhua ATHENS, Dec. 4 (Xinhua)-- Greek police have foiled an imminent attack against a judicial target planned by a local terrorist group, Greek media reported on Saturday evening, adding that a counter-terrorism investigation is underway across the country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
| Kenya police call in FBI to probe police killings AFP NAIROBI — Kenyan police chief Mathew Iteere said Saturday he had called in the FBI to help probe the killing of three of his men in separate incidents in the capital. One police officer died Friday when a grenade was apparently thrown into his vehicle, ... See all stories on this topic »
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Dec 5, 2010
TODAY News, World, Dec 5, 2010
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| Arsenic and Deep Space? - The Planetary Society Blog | The ... But NASA should be frying much bigger fish. Unfortunately, that whooshing sound I hear is the oxygen being sucked from ACTUAL space exploration by malignant ... www.planetary.org/blog/article/00002796/ |
| Enceladus and the Rings « Lights in the Dark NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA). ... Planetary Society News · Carnival of Space #179, Kids in Space, Lou's View · Door 1 in the Planetary ... www.portaltotheuniverse.org/rview/85800/ |
| CSExtra – Tuesday, November 30, 2010 « Coalition for Space Exploration Stern leads the NASA's New Horizon's mission, the first planetary probe with ... of space industry news selected from hundreds of online media resources. ... spacecoalition.com/.../csextra-tuesday-november-30-2010 |
Dec 4, 2010
Alessandra Ambrosio: Beso Beauty
The Brazilian beauty was joined by fiance Jamie Mazur as the pair eased their way inside Eva Longoria's restaurant for some delectable Mexican cuisine.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's Teleton 2010 Passion
Held at Televisa San Angel, the "El Cantante" couple joined forces during Anthony's performance at day one of the annual fundraiser.
Lindsay Lohan: Looking Healthier By the Day
Looking healthier and healthier each and every day, the "Mean Girls" starlet emerged wearing a grey top, black tights and knee high boots while carrying a pack of cigarettes en route to another day of treatment at the Betty Ford Clinic.
Kim Kardashian's Saturday Sweat Session, Dec 04, 2010
Not looking all that thrilled about the impending sweat session, the E! beauty was joined by a gal pal as they strolled past paparazzi ahead of the weekend fitness routine.
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Nicole Scherzinger: Jingle Bell Ball Babe
Clad in a cleavage-baring black dress, the "Baby Love" singer posed on the red carpet before getting ready to take the stage for the Jingle Bell Ball.
Lily Allen Makes First Post-Miscarriage Appearance
Wearing a black dress underneath a white coat with heels, the "Smile" singer ventured into Lancaster House to attend the Miu Miu store launch dinner to celebrate the opening of the new Miu Miu boutique on Bond Street.
Katie Holmes' Holiday Shopping Spree, Dec 10, 2010
Dressed casually, the former "Dawson's Creek" darling had her hands full as she toted a bagful of purchases back to her car as the holiday shopping season is in full swing.
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How to Know If Your Product, Service or Idea Is Destined for Success | SmallBusinessNewz
So, you've got a terrific idea for a new product, service or business. But how do you know if it's going to sell?
That's a question I hear quite a lot from my entrepreneur clients—and from random people I meet who find out what I do.
Now, some ideas may seem like winners right off the bat. And they may be. But you don't want to invest a ton of time and money based solely on an assumption. Because we all know what happens when you assume anything. ;-)
That's a question I hear quite a lot from my entrepreneur clients—and from random people I meet who find out what I do.
Now, some ideas may seem like winners right off the bat. And they may be. But you don't want to invest a ton of time and money based solely on an assumption. Because we all know what happens when you assume anything. ;-)
UK snow, December 2010
This is what the roads looked like near me, not so bad but so still enough to cause problems.
Jobs for World Changers
Can you get paid to change the world? Careers in public service are suddenly "cool" again, according to career services director HeatherKrasna of the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs. In her new book, JOBS THAT MATTER, Krasna defines "public service" jobsas not just government work, but also careers at universities and otherlearning institutions, as well as nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations and many segments of the private sector devoted toimproving the world.
Krasna offers exercises for defining one's dreams and clarifying the steps to achieve them and narrowing down the aspect of the world that you want to improve, such as children's issues, civil rights, or urban development.
JOBS THAT MATTER by Heather Krasna (JIST Publishing, 2010, $14.95):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593577877/thefuturistbooks
Krasna offers exercises for defining one's dreams and clarifying the steps to achieve them and narrowing down the aspect of the world that you want to improve, such as children's issues, civil rights, or urban development.
JOBS THAT MATTER by Heather Krasna (JIST Publishing, 2010, $14.95):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593577877/thefuturistbooks
DEMAND FOR FOOD-SAFETY PRODUCTS PROJECTED TO INCREASE
The demand for products that help ensure a safer food supply may see accelerating growth in the next three years, according to research by The Freedonia Group. Disinfectants, diagnostic products, smart labels and tags, software, and tracking systems are among the sectors expected to see gains as consumer reaction to food contamination cases and stricter safety regulations contribute to growing demand.
Worldwide, demand for food-safety products grew at an average of 7.8% per year between 2004 and 2009; Freedonia projects this to increase to 8.1% per year between 2009 and 2014.
DETAILS: "World Food Safety Products" (November 2010, 315 pages) is available for $5,800 from The Freedonia Group Inc.
http://www.freedoniagroup.com
Worldwide, demand for food-safety products grew at an average of 7.8% per year between 2004 and 2009; Freedonia projects this to increase to 8.1% per year between 2009 and 2014.
DETAILS: "World Food Safety Products" (November 2010, 315 pages) is available for $5,800 from The Freedonia Group Inc.
http://www.freedoniagroup.com
Global Warming of Lakes
Temperatures of the world's 167 largest lakes have increased by an average of 0.8 degrees Fahrenheit per decade during the past 25 years, according to NASA researchers using satellite data to measure surface temperatures.
Though the trend is global, it is more pronounced in the Northern Hemisphere; the most warming has occurred in northern Europe, note the researchers.
Water temperature changes affect such phenomena as algal blooms, which can make lakes toxic to native fish or more hospitable to invading nonnative species, the researchers warn.
SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_10-308_Global_Lakes.html
Though the trend is global, it is more pronounced in the Northern Hemisphere; the most warming has occurred in northern Europe, note the researchers.
Water temperature changes affect such phenomena as algal blooms, which can make lakes toxic to native fish or more hospitable to invading nonnative species, the researchers warn.
SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_10-308_Global_Lakes.html
Today News, World
| President Visits Afghanistan Wall Street Journal By LAURA MECKLER President Barack Obama made a brief, unannounced visit to troops at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, telling them "you will succeed," a year after his decision to widen the war and days before a White House war-strategy review. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
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| Clinton vows 'good faith' talks with Iran Washington Post By Glenn Kessler MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday directly addressed senior Iranian officials, including the foreign minister, to reaffirm President Obama's offer of engagement and to pledge "good faith" ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Memos reveal US-Libya standoff over uranium The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — As it dismantled its nuclear weapons program, Libya sparked a tense diplomatic standoff with the United States last year when it refused to hand over its last batch of highly enriched uranium to protest the slowness of improving ties with ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Saudi king's second back operation successful Fox News | AP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia's royal palace says the kingdom's aging ruler has had a second successful back operation in New York City. The palace says the 86-year-old King Abdullah will start physical therapy following Friday's surgery to ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Teenaged hitman who beheaded victims held in Mexico Hindustan Times A 14-year-old killer, known as the "boy hitman" and wanted in Mexico for beheading several of his victims, has been arrested. Senior military officials said though they have reports that a person was arrested in Morelos state but were unaware if that ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| Guinea's new president is named CNN International By Joe Penney, For CNN Conakry, Guinea (CNN) -- Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled Alpha Conde the winner of a November 7 presidential runoff election, the court's president announced Friday in the country's capital city. The ruling wraps up a two-year ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| California electric car parts maker expands in China Reuters By Todd Woody SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's privately owned AC Propulsion said on Friday it would double production of its electric vehicle drive systems in China by building a new manufacturing plant in Beijing. The announcement served as ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||||||
| David Chaytor repeatedly changed position on his expenses Telegraph.co.uk When details of his expenses were made public, David Chaytor was quick to admit wrongdoing. By Victoria Ward 12:45PM GMT 03 Dec 2010 But he later complained that he and the other two Labour MPs who faced charges over the scandal had been “thrown to the ... See all stories on this topic »
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LIFESTYLE News, Dec 04, 2010
 When people do talk about his records, they tend to discuss them in terms of their pioneering achievements - "inventing" ambient on 1975's Discreet Music, " inventing" sampling on 1981's My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - than what they actually sound ... His best-known piece of music is probably the title track of his 1975 album Another Green World, but although TV viewers know it - because it's been the theme of the BBC's arts series Arena for the past 35 years - they don't ... GQ.COM - Men's Fashion & Style... - http://gq-magazine.co.uk/? |
Dec 3, 2010
NASA discovery to add new "element" to life
NASA Life Discovery: New Bacteria Makes DNA With Arsenic
A scanning electron micrograph of the arsenic-based bacteria. Image courtesy Science/AAASRichard A. Lovett
Published December 2, 2010
A recent release hinting at "an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life"
Shuttle launch 3 December 2010, NASA
NASAis now aiming for a Dec. 3 launch for the space shuttle Discovery's finalvoyage, after a month of delays, malfunctions and subsequent repairs.
A new arsenic-based microorganism, bacterium GFAJ-1 has been discovered in California, Dec 03, 2010
Mono Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On December 2, 2010 NASA announced the discovery of an organism that utilizes arsenic in its cellular structure.[16] This would constitute the first discovery of a life form capable of replacing one of the "big six" (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus) elements in its biomolecules.[17] Felisa Wolfe-Simon of the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California, has been studying an arsenic-utilizing bacterium, named GFAJ-1, from Mono Lake. Bacteria taken to the lab showed signs of successfully incorporating arsenic into their structure after being starved of phosphorus.[18][19][18]
Today News, World
| Int'l aid arrives to help battle Carmel fires Jerusalem Post By JORDANA HORN AND JPOST.COM STAFF The first of 23 int'l aircraft carrying firefighters, supplies and fire retardant chemicals lands in the North; US aid en route. The first of 23 international aircraft carrying firefighters, supplies and fire ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| US-Japan military exercises begin BBC News Japan and the United States have begun their biggest ever joint military exercises, amid growing tension in the region between North and South Korea. More than 44000 Japanese and American military personnel are taking part in the drill off Japan's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| WikiLeaks: Italian PM's partying left him 'a complete mess' CNN International By Tim Lister and Hada Messia, CNN Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was "physically and politically weak," a cable quoted a senior Italian official as saying. (CNN) -- The partying lifestyle of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had left ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Dick Cheney to be charged in Nigeria corruption case The Guardian Nigeria's anti-corruption police said today that they will charge former US vice-president Dick Cheney over a $180m bribery case involving energy firm Halliburton.The announcement follows a probe into the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| US, Palestinians rebuke Israel over Pisgat Ze'ev project Jerusalem Post By MELANIE LIDMAN, HILARY LEILA KRIEGER AND TOVAH State Department "urges both parties to avoid actions which could undermine trust, work to resume talks." The United States has expressed its concerns to Israel over its moves to expand housing in east ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| IAEA head defends role after report he sided with U.S. Reuters By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall VIENNA (Reuters) - UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano insisted on Thursday he was impartial in his work, after leaked US diplomatic cables said he agreed with the United States on key issues including Iran. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Iraqi security forces capture 39 Qaida fighters Xinhua BAGHDAD, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces arrested 39 suspected Qaida militants, including the group's leaders of Iraq's western province of Anbar, officials said on Saturday. "The Iraqi security forces have captured 39 Qaida members and their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
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| Climate: 2010 on track as 1 of 3 hottest on record San Francisco Chronicle Arthur Max, AP Technicians install an ice monitoring station to study climate change on a snowcap in the Andes. A scorching summer that killed thousands in Russia and exceptionally mild winters in the Arctic were among extreme weather events that have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||
| Memos: US pressing for Saudi help in Pakistan The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has been pushing its powerhouse ally Saudi Arabia to help stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it has struggled to overcome the kingdom's deep mistrust of Pakistan's president and doubts over US strategy for reining in ... See all stories on this topic »
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