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Stellar Meteor Shower Jan. 3
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:59 AM EST (space.com)
For meteor observers, the presence of an almost-full Moon cast a bright pall on this month's performance of the Geminid Meteor Shower, normally one of the best meteor displays of the year. But for a wild card, another very good meteor shower may be right around corner.
2009:The cell phone dominates
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:56 AM EST (msnbc.com)
If 2008 was the year of the "smartphone," 2009 may be the year of the smarter consumer looking to save on phone costs by reducing service where they can, including in some cases, losing their land lines, using alternative wired line-options or moving to prepaid cell phones th …
Amid gloom, signs of hope for economy in 2009
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:53 AM EST (msnbc.com)
Unemployment is soaring, consumer spending is shrinking and both the stock and housing markets are on track for one of their worst years on record. As 2008 comes to a close, the economic outlook for the coming year is pretty grim.
'Plague' of monkeys to be trapped and killed - Scotsman.com News
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:49 AM EST (Scotsman.com News)
WILD monkeys that have over-run part of Puerto Rico for more than 30 years are being trapped and shot in an attempt to stop them spreading across the whole island.
Nine hours in the shadows turned the spotlight on the reality of being blind
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:47 AM EST (Scotsman.com News)
WE ARE walking down Ferry Road in Edinburgh when a woman starts haranguing The Scotsman photographer. "What do you think you're doing – letting her walk along the road bumping into things. Can't you see she's blind?"
Two Shoes for Democracy: How the heck did al-Zaidi get his second shoe off?
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:40 AM EST (The New York Times)
Of all the questions Barack Obama needs to ask right now, the most important should be addressed to the Secret Service: how the heck did Muntader al-Zaidi got his second shoe off?
The Printing Press Cure: Reviving an ailing economy
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:33 AM EST (The New York Times)
The Federal Reserve as much as admitted last week that lowering the benchmark interest rate — even to zero — would not be powerful enough medicine to revive today's ailing economy.
Elsevier to Review Senator's Claim
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:31 AM EST (The New York Times)
Elsevier, a medical publisher, said Friday that it would investigate a senator's recent allegation that one of its journals published an article on hormone replacement therapy that was improperly ghostwritten by a drug company promoting the product.
Despite Worries Over Toxins, Breast-Feeding Still Best for Infants
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:28 AM EST (The New York Times)
Many mothers who breast-feed have been alarmed and perplexed by reports regarding toxins discovered in breast milk. But a review of data from several studies has found that the benefits of breast-feeding far outweigh these potential risks.
Muscling Away Cancer: People with Lean Muscle Mass may Have Survivial Advantage,
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:26 AM EST (The New York Times)
People with more lean muscle mass may have an advantage when it comes to fighting cancer, new research suggests.
The Media Equation - A New Jersey Newspaper Shuns the Web, and Thrives
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:11 AM EST (The New York Times)
With 2008 drawing to a brutal close on the media beat — bankruptcies, daily newspapers that are no longer daily, magazines that are downsizing into brochures — a little ray of light appeared in my e-mail inbox. It was from a newspaper owner, of all people.
More Companies Cutting Labor Costs, but Not the Labor
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:08 AM EST (The New York Times)
A growing number of employers, hoping to avoid or limit layoffs, are introducing four-day workweeks, unpaid vacations and voluntary or enforced furloughs, along with wage freezes, pension cuts and flexible work schedules.
Toyota Expects Its First Loss in 70 Years
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:04 AM EST (The New York Times)
TOKYO — Toyota Motor, the Japanese auto giant, announced Monday that it expected the first loss in 70 years in its core vehicle-making business, underscoring how the economic crisis is spreading across the global auto industry.
A President-Elect's Progress: From Rev. Wright to Rev. Warren.
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:43 AM EST (Campaign Standard)
Until last week, the most important and most famous man of the cloth with whom Barack Obama was associated was the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, his longtime pastor from Chicago's South Side.
Obama's Blank Check
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:40 AM EST (Campaign Standard)
I have spent the last few weeks talking to economists who are plugged into the policy establishments in both parties, to politicians, and to policy-makers in the think tank community. There is broad agreement on several important points.
Guess Who Doesn't Like the Press: And the feeling may be mutual.
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:38 AM EST (Campaign Standard)
On April 21, 2008, the day before Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, Barack Obama sat at the counter of the Glider Diner in Scranton. Senator Bob Casey Jr., who had endorsed Obama and was traveling with him throughout the state, occupied the next stool.
Nobody Knows the Trouble He'll See: A few clouds on Obama's horizon.
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:34 AM EST (Campaign Standard)
Except for the distraction (or worse) caused by the Blagojevich scandal, President-elect Barack Obama has had a wonderful transition. His cabinet picks have been widely praised. His press conferences have been short, orderly, and mostly sweet.
Developers Ask U.S. for Bailout as Massive Debt Looms
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:31 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
With a record amount of commercial real-estate debt coming due, some of the country's biggest property developers have become the latest to go hat-in-hand to the government for assistance.
So What Do You Have To Do For a Loan?
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:28 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
When technology consultant Jon Billig saw his business-travel costs rise several months ago, he asked Bank of America to raise the credit limit on his Visa card from $6,000 to $12,000. No way, the company said.
Washington Is Killing Silicon Valley: Entrepreneurship was taken for granted. Now we're seeing a lot less of it.
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:24 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
For more than 30 years the entrepreneurship-venture capital-IPO cycle centered in Silicon Valley has generated new wealth, commercialized innovation, and created new companies and industries. It's also spun off millions of new jobs.
Limbaugh Is Right on the Fairness Doctrine
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:22 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Conservative talk radio has worked itself into a tizzy lately over the rumored revival of the Fairness Doctrine -- the FCC policy that sought to enforce balanced discussion on the nation's airwaves.
Mistress Manners Back when there was an adult world, she enforced its rules.
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:19 AM EST (National Review Online)
Pin-up girl Bettie Page — sex symbol of an older, weirder America — has died.
Reading the Tea Leaves on Trade The early signs are not good.
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:16 AM EST (National Review Online)
We don't yet know where President-Elect Barack Obama stands on international trade, but the early signs are troubling. In the election, his rhetoric was as protectionist as that of any serious presidential candidate in recent history.
Vail one-day lift tickets hit $97
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:10 AM EST (aspentimes.com)
VAIL, Colo. — A single-day lift ticket at Vail and Beaver Creek will top out at $97 in the coming week, making it the most expensive ticket in the country. The highest price for a Vail ticket at the window last season was $92.
Snow keeps coming in Aspen
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:08 AM EST (aspentimes.com)
ASPEN — Aspen kept its snowfall streak alive — just barely — on Sunday and, with a winter storm warning in effect starting Monday morning, the snow should keep on coming.
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