| Newfound spider named Neil Young | |
By Jeanna Bryner A sneaky spider has been named in honor of rock musician Neil Young.Jason Bond, a biologist at East Carolina University, named a newly discovered...
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| Private space station prototype hits milestone |
By By Tariq Malik A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth.Genesis 1,...
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| Japan to use space for defense |
TOKYO - Japan cleared the way for a law allowing non-aggressive military use of space on Friday, overturning a decades-old policy of limiting space development to peaceful uses.The move comes during...
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| Soil Conditions Are A Key Issue In Global Food Crisis |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:25 CDT Through biotechnology and crossbreeding, science has provided the kind of genetically engineered seeds to feed the world. Now the major problem is the soil...
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| Canada blocks sale of space tech firm |
News ) - Canada confirmed Friday its decision to block a foreign takeover of the space and satellite division of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, the country's leading space technology...
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| Older Volunteers Honored By MetLife Foundation and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 12:00 CDT WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) announced the recipients of the 2008 MetLife Foundation...
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| Melting Glaciers Expose Penguins to DDT |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 13:45 CDT A new study has found that Antarctica's Adelie penguins have recently been exposed to trace levels of the chemical DDT as a result of frozen stores of the...
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| Space agency announces four-year deal with MDA for International Space Station |
Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice announced a major contract Friday between MDA and the Canadian Space Agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson/ file LONGUEUIL, Que - Only hours after confirming...
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| Economist Says Climate Change Efforts Should Be More Diverse |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 10:15 CDT Economically, the steps taken to reduce global climate change will not be a wise investment if money is solely aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions,...
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| New Recovery Chief Meets Coast Leaders |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 12:00 CDT By Ryan LaFontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. May 9--GULFPORT -- President Bush's newest recovery czar met with local leaders Thursday to discuss...
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| Boston Scientific wins Canadian court dismissal of J&J suit |
Boston Scientific Corp. for infringing on two of Johnson & Johnson's patents related to stents, according to Boston Scientific. Natick-based Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) and medical...
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| Physics wonder boy to test Einstein theories |
Nima Arkani-Hamed, a theoretical physicist, predicts large extra dimensions The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland may confirm his ideas LHC results may change ideas of spacetime for the first time...
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| Scientific Games reports results |
NEW YORK –- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) today reported first quarter 2008 revenues of $257.0 million, up 6% from $242.3 million in the first quarter of 2007....
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| 24,000 sq. ft. of Additional Data Center Space and 10Gbps Network Access Increase Expedient |
PRWeb, a leader in online news and press release distribution, has been used by more than 40,000 organizations of all sizes to increase the visibility of their news, improve their search engine...
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| Toronto-based team still awaiting visas to get into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar |
TORONTO - A member of a Toronto-based rapid response team says he is frustrated the team has been unable to secure visas to get into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - and the UN's decision today to suspend...
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| Commons to adopt motion urging Myanmar military to accept world aid |
Members of the Canadian Forces Disaster Assistance Response Team arrive in Pakistan in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, DND - Cpl. Kevin Paul The Commons is set to adopt a resolution urging...
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| Woman pregnant with 18th child |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Mother's Day is a bigger deal to Michelle Duggar than most Moms. The 41-year-old Arkansas woman is pregnant with her 18th child. Duggar says she is due on New Year's Day. The...
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| PICO Holdings, Inc. Announces Results for the First Quarter of 2008 |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT LA JOLLA, Calif., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PICO Holdings, Inc. reported shareholders' equity of $525.1 million ($27.88 per share) at March 31, 2008,...
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| APGI Withdraws Application for Water Quality Certificate |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT BADIN, N.C., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) has voluntarily withdrawn its application for a water quality certificate for the...
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| The Project is Estimated to Cost Between $2.5 Million and $3 Million. |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World, Okla. May 9--One of the best places for the public to view Tulsa from atop Turkey Mountain is being redeveloped into a...
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| McCain Pushed Deal That Will Reward Fundraiser |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By MATTHEW MOSK By Matthew Mosk The Washington Post PRESCOTT, Ariz. Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote...
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| Oil Firms to Settle Suit From Water Providers |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By Jad Mouawad Some of the largest oil companies in the world have agreed to pay about $423 million in cash to settle a lawsuit brought by more than a...
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| Face-Lift Coming for Jones Beach Water Tower |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By Jennifer Barrios, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. May 9--Long Island's best-loved 78-year-old is about to get a face-lift. The septuagenarian in question is the...
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| Fishing on the Outer Banks Damon Tatem |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By DAMON TATEM PIER FISHING improved along the northern beaches Thursday. One-pound bluefish were landed on Got-Cha lures off and on throughout most of the...
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| Capt. Skip Dana Has Knack for Finding Fish, Catching Them. |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By Steve Waters, South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 9--Pompano Beach Some offshore anglers just have a knack for knowing where to fish. They know the water, they...
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| A Load of Different Fish Are Headed Our Way Catch |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By DAMON TATUMDAMON TATEM BEACH, PIER AND BRIDGE FISHING Corolla to Coquina Beach Surfcasters along the Outer Banks' northern beaches should catch a variety...
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| 125 new life science jobs coming to Indy |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - More than 100 new life sciences jobs are on the way to Indianapolis. DCL Medical Laboratories announced expansion plans on Wednesday that will create 125 new jobs. The lab does...
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| NJ Senator Proposes Water Tax to Preserve Open Space |
A plan that would ask New Jersey voters if they wanted a tax put on their water bills to preserve open space is on hold in a senate committee in Trenton, NJ. If New Jersey state senator Bob Smith...
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| Villagers in India kill leopard after park staff fail to catch it, says forest official |
LUCKNOW, India - A forest official says irate villagers in north India chased, shot and burned a four-year-old leopard after it strayed into their area from a nearby tiger reserve. They...
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| Govt. confirms decision to block sale of MDA space division |
The Canadian government delivered official word Friday of its decision to block the $1.3-billion sale of Vancouver-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates' space-technology division to a U.S. space...
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| Area Bar-Restaurant Reopens in West Salem |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By La Crosse Tribune, Wis. May 9--Breakers, a bar-restaurant in West Salem, Wis., reopened Thursday after an inspection by the La Crosse County Health...
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| Long Beach Cuts the Ribbon on a Wetlands Wonder |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By Pamela Hale-Burns LONG BEACH - At first glance, you might not think the site is a flood-control channel, but that's exactly what it is. With an array of...
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| Doyle Looking to Fill Judge |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By La Crosse Tribune, Wis. May 9--MADISON -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday kicked off the search for a new circuit court judge in Jackson County to...
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| Take Precautions to Keep All Safe |
Neighbors in Chino Hills and the mountains report an increase in coyote sightings over the past weeks and months. Many of them say the attacks on children came as no surprise. Though it might be...
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| Learning From Mathematics Education Research |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By Rover, Diane T Learning from Mathematics Education Research Handbook of Research Design in Mathematics and Science Education By Anthony E. Kelly and...
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| Weed Control Curtails Two Fishing Trips |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By STEVE FORD, staff writer Let's talk weeds. Some might refer to them as moss, pond scum or lake lettuce, which encompasses a wide array of aquatic growth....
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| God Gave All of Us a Garden to Tend |
I tell you this to illuminate my declaration that the yard was gorgeous. A neighbor and co-conspirator in the gardening activities came to call it Eden East. On more than one occasion (we lived on...
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| Defense Says State Failed to Prove Trucker Knew What He Was Carrying |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By Dan Springer, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. May 9--A California truck driver is headed home after a La Crosse County jury decided Thursday he did not knowingly...
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| Rancher Accused of Ordering American Nun |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a...
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| Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval Of New Family Of Advanced Pacemakers |
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its ALTRUA(TM) family of pacemakers. ALTRUA is Boston Scientific's most advanced pacemaker...
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| Breakfast to Benefit Honor Flight |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By Greeley Tribune, Colo. May 8--The Greeley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2121, 2517 7th Ave., will host a benefit breakfast 8-11 a.m., May 18 with all...
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| We Energies May Save $400 Million on Oak Creek Ruling |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 03:00 CDT By Thomas Content and Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 9--We Energies does not have to install cooling towers at the power plant it is building...
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| Wooded Dump Site in Coraopolis No Match for Land Trust |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 00:00 CDT By Sandra Fischione Donovan As he wiped his forehead with his arm, Darin Shaffer of Coraopolis waved to the driver of a pickup heading down a grassy road...
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| New batch of walruses gets tagged |
Ten walruses in Greenland have been fitted with satellite tags in a new bid to confirm whether the blubbery beasts spend their summers in Canada. Last year, the same team tagged eight walruses in...
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| Water Cuts After Diesel Detected in Sg Linggi |
Posted on: Friday, 9 May 2008, 00:00 CDT SEREMBAN: Thousands of consumers faced up to four hours of water cuts after the Linggi water treatment plant was shut down following traces of diesel found...
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| Dissolving bodies with lye |
(05-08) 18:00 PDT Concord, N.H. (AP) -- Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye...
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| Aid group says NKoreans dying of starvation, warns of massive famine |
SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday. The food situation was...
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| Tanks, missiles part of Red Square parade in Moscow |
MOSCOW - Heavy weaponry including tanks and missiles are rolling through Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Victory Day,...
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| Body of Canadian medic returns Friday from Afghanistan |
CFB TRENTON - Paramedics and the family of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan will gather at CFB Trenton Friday afternoon. Cpl. Michael Starker was a Calgary-based medic and...
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| ING to lease unused space at Cardiff office |
May 9 2008 by Sion Barry, Western Mail DUTCH financial services group ING Direct has put half its office space in Cardiff on the market. ING is looking for another company to occupy 20,000sq ft...
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