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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Canada Standard.com http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a9927dde6777aafc/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:55 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:55 -0400 30 Space dreams dip low as NASA marks 50 years NASA is preparing to mark its 50th birthday in a somewhat sober mood, and even the official date for the legal creation of the space agency - July 29 - will take a back seat to larger celebrations planned for October. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385760/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:01:51 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385760/cs/1/ ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-I in September Bangalore, July 24 : Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Chandrayaan-I, India's maiden mission to the moon, in September. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385908/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:21 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385908/cs/1/ Ancient galactic magnetic fields were just as strong as those existing today Washington, July 24 : A team of scientists has proposed that magnetic fields of ancient galaxies like ours were just as strong as those existing today, prompting a rethinking of how our galaxy and others may have formed. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385868/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:36 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385868/cs/1/ Love your lower belly fat, for it Washington, July 24 : Troubled with the fat accumulating in your lower belly and thighs? Well, then here's a reason to rejoice a little- the fat in these areas of your body is rich in stem cells, which hold great scientific potential, says a new Brazilian-based study. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385807/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:01:17 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/385807/cs/1/ Kennewick Brush Fire Forces Brief Evacuation Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 23--Some people briefly were evacuated from their homes Tuesday night when a brush fire broke out on the 4000 bl... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402436/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:20 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402436/ Judge Rules State Must Do Environmental Study Before Logging Blanchard Mountain Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash. Jul. 23--A King County Superior Court judge has ordered the state Department of Natural Resources to do an env... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402432/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:16 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402432/ Essentials Of Chemical Biology Explores Structure and Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 press@researchandmarkets.com Logo: ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16400422/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:14 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16400422/ Advocates Want State Park Funding Restored Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Conservationists fear that $14 million slashed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' budget wi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402435/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:17 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402435/ Limoncito Punta Leona, Costa Rica, Opens for Reservations; Development to Continue Resort Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT Lyman Public Relations Abbi Holtom, 775-841-7492 abbi@lymanpr.com Logo: http://www.limoncitolife.com/ Limoncito, a new luxury 58-room condo-hotel located ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402439/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:21 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402439/ A hot lead in hunt for salmonella source Jalapenos pepper sit for sale at a market stand in Mexico City, Monday, July 21, 2008. U.S. government inspectors finally have a big clue in the salmonella outbreak in the U.S: they found the same bac... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402519/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:45 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402519/ Livestock Holding With Plenty of Potential Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT D own House Farm, located just five miles from Exeter near Tedburn St Mary and extending to 203 acres of ring-fenced land, comes to the market through Sta... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402441/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:24 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402441/ Appeals Court Upholds Florida Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT ATLANTA _ Kids, it could get a little harder to avoid that morning school ritual where you to stand at attention, put your right hand over your heart and ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402440/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:23 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402440/ Devins announces €23m funding for science projects Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Jimmy Devins, today launched on behalf of Science Foundation Ireland its Annual Report 2007 and announced new funding of over €23m for 143 projects, ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16399758/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:32:59 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16399758/ Illinois Urged to Restore Slashed State Parks Budget Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By DAVID MERCER, Associated Press writer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Conservationists fear that $14 million slashed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resource... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402431/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:14 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402431/ Scientists find complete dinosaur fossil By MARI YAMAGUCHIASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOKYO -- Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402520/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:46 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402520/ Singapore Claim `Contravenes UN Law of the Sea Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By Evangeline Majawat KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore's claims of territorial waters and an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Pedra Branca contravene the Unite... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402438/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:22 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402438/ Fishermen May Seek Judicial Review of Lyme Bay Ban Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT Fishermen are to consult a barrister over whether they can pursue a judicial review over the Government's ban on trawling the bottom of Lyme Bay. Jim Port... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402433/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:15 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402433/ Body Found in Sunnyside Canal ID Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By Paula Horton, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 23--A girl found dead in a canal near Sunnyside earlier this month has been identified as a 17-yea... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402437/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:20 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402437/ Bismarck Water Users Asked to Conserve Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 00:00 CDT City officiCity officials are asking residents to conserve water after a pipe break at the Bismarck Water Treatment Plant. Specifically, residents of Bism... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402434/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:18 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402434/ Darfur Rally Lauds ICC, Prosecutor Ocampo NEW YORK—'The ICC is the Place to Be!' was among several of the slogans shouted by dozens of Darfur advocates and members of the Darfuri Civil Society (DCS) in a July 22 rally near the United Nation... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16399143/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:16:08 -0400 The Epoch Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16399143/ Rice Urges ASEAN to Push Burma to Reform Speaking after meeting foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations, Rice said ASEAN especially needs to push Burma to release political prisoners, including Nobel laur... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16399255/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:16:08 -0400 The Epoch Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16399255/ First candidate steps forward in race for Alberta Liberal leadership CALGARY - The first official candidate has entered the race to replace Alberta Liberal Leader Kevin Taft. Deputy leader and Calgary member of the legislature Dave Taylor announced Wednesday that ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402738/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:14:56 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16402738/ Scientists Isolate Compound In Human Saliva That Speeds Wound Healing — A report by scientists from The Netherlands identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397216/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:37 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397216/ Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt — A small but significant find made during a geological survey provides evidence of the oldest human presence yet discovered along the northernmost margin of Egypt's Nile delta. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395273/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:23 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395273/ Regular Meals Reduce Risk Of Developing Metabolic Syndrome, Study Shows — It is obvious to most people that our health is affected by what we eat; now, however, scientists have shown that it is also a matter of how often we eat. People who eat at irregular times run ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395794/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:22 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395794/ During Olympics, Scientists Will Be Studying Air-quality In Beijing Solar radiation The assistant professor in Cornell's Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is leading a project to study the air quality before, during and after the Olympic Games, whi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395443/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:20 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395443/ Malaria Control Goals Are Likely To Be Unachievable Infectious disease The eight MDGs were established by the United Nations in 2000 with a view to tackling global poverty and health inequality. Goal 6 included the target to "halt and begin to rev... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397222/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:16 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397222/ Exercise Could Be The Heart Physical exercise "We know that the heart deteriorates as people get older, and that's largely because they don't stay as active as they used to," says first author Pablo F. Soto, M.D., inst... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16396100/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:31 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16396100/ Virtual Toothache Helps Student Dentists — Masha is a dental patient. Her oral health problems continue to change as she meets new Case Western Reserve University student dentists in Second Life's virtual dental office. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397219/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:32 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397219/ Caverna Schools to Share in Math, Science Grant Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 21:00 CDT By Gina Kinslow, Glasgow Daily Times, Ky. Jul. 23--CAVE CITY -- Two schools in the Caverna Independent School District have been selected to take part in... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395976/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:47 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395976/ Trout Fishing Picks Up That did that trick, and he soon began hooking up with fish that mostly darted out from undercut banks and logjams. We fished from about 9 a.m. to noon on a day that started out overcast, saw a little... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397891/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:53 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397891/ Over-the-counter Anesthetic Gel Puts The Squeeze On Mammogram Pain Hormone replacement therapy "We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammography in women who expect higher discomfort--lidocaine gel," said the trial's principa... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397217/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:34 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397217/ Supervisors Back Grab Bag Tax Plan for Open Space, Fire, Farms and Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 21:00 CDT By Richard Halstead, The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. Jul. 23--A plan to put a quarter-cent sales tax on the November ballot to raise money ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397892/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:51 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397892/ Older Adults Can Play Role In Creating Healthier Environment Soil science For those looking to fill meaningful roles in the community after retirement, volunteerism provides opportunities for social integration. The programs of environmental organizations routi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395756/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:23 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395756/ Invasion of the River Snatchers Cast of Many Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 21:00 CDT By ERIK ROBINSON Anglers line the north bank of the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam to fish for shad in June. A new scientific report recommends poli... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397893/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:49 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397893/ Balance Problems Step Into The IShoe Essential tremor The iShoe insole could help doctors detect balance problems before a catastrophic fall occurs, says Erez Lieberman, a graduate student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences a... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397218/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:33 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397218/ Cancer Drug Delivery Time Cut From Days To Hours With New Technique — Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it c... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395537/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:28 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395537/ Analysis Of Quickly Stopped Rx Orders Provides New Tool For Reducing Medical Errors — By studying medication orders that are withdrawn (“discontinued”) by physicians within 45 minutes of their origination, researchers at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medic... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395533/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:20 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395533/ PTT Chemical Buys Half of Cognis Oleochemicals Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 21:00 CDT THAILAND'S PTT Chemical Public Co Ltd has bought a stake in Cognis Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd, making it the new partner for Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd. It... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397890/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:55 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397890/ Air Quality Forecasts For China — With less than a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, Chinese officials have introduced a series of measures to improve air quality for the Games. A new tool has been installed in the c... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395340/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:36 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16395340/ Counter Appetite With Fast Repair Biological pest control Milkweed is the latest example of this response, according to Cornell research suggesting that plant may be shifting away from elaborate defenses against specialized caterpilla... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397221/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:27 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397221/ Saving Lives After Natural Disasters With Fast Set-Up Phone Network — A ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16396172/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:17 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16396172/ Tougher Shoreline Penalties Proposed Mr. Leopold's proposal could set up Anne Arundel to become one of the harsher jurisdictions when it comes to enforcement. The proposed consent decrees also would: Set time limits for the property owne... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397895/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:44 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397895/ Harnessing Human Visual System For Computing Peripheral vision Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science Mark Changizi has begun to develop a technique to turn our eyes and visual system into a programmable computer. His findings are reported in ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397224/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:13 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397224/ Bosentan Improves Quality Of Life For Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Bosentan Improves Quality Of Life For Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension — Recent studies have shown that bosentan therapy greatly improves the quality of life for patients with pulmonary art... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16396057/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:25 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16396057/ Karadzic to Run Own Defence, Gets Shave, Haircut BELGRADE—Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on We... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397076/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:07:04 -0400 The Epoch Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397076/ Toxic Chemicals Found In Many Scented Products — A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397223/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:14 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397223/ Augusta Plant Emissions More Toxic Than Reported It Thought a Smokestack Flare Was More Efficient Than It Was, DSM Says. Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By ROB PAVEY AUGUSTA - One of Georgia's largest chemical plants is under scrutiny by state regulators over its acknowledged under-reporting of millions o... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397894/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:41:46 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397894/ When Parasites Outweigh Predators Food chain Their findings, which could have significant biomedical and ecological implications, appear in the July 24 issue of the science journal Nature. According to Armand Kuris, a professor of zo... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397225/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:15 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16397225/ Obama visits Western Wall Democratic presidential contender Sen, Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, stands with the director of Yad Vashem, Avner Shalev, right, in the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, We... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16398328/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:06:08 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16398328/ McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86 TOWSON, Md. - Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a key architect of the Human Genome Project and a winner of the National Medal of Science, has died. He was 86. Officials at Johns Hopkins University, where ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16398327/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:06:07 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16398327/ Scratching pet rabbit saves couple from raging house fire in Australia MELBOURNE, Australia - A pet rabbit was credited with saving a couple from a raging fire that swept through their home in the southern Australian city of Melbourne early Thursday. The family pet ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16398326/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:06:07 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16398326/ GetAbout Plan Draws a Crowd ; Controversial Trail Dropped From Project List. Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By KAT HUGHES For more than 31/2 hours last night, a line of residents snaked from the podium to the back of a packed Columbia City Council chamber as re... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393520/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:52 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393520/ Cleanup of Gasoline Spill Nearly Complete Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By Sheri McWhirter, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. Jul. 23--GAYLORD -- Traffic should be back to normal today since state road crews finished eme... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393519/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:49 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393519/ Your flight may be delayed – but at least you Text messages could keep travellers abreast of disruption and alert them to mislaid bags, saving needless waiting at baggage carousels.Passengers late in boarding aircraft could also be tracked via th... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16392673/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:40 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16392673/ Great Lakes Compact Heads to Congress Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT Leaders of eight Great Lakes states gathered Wednesday in Milwaukee to present Congress with an agreement to prevent water diversions from the lakes. The... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393525/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:55 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393525/ The Caring Place an invaluable space Al and Connie Bernstein, front, who helped found The Caring Place, and JD Fripp, the executive director for the nonprofit center on Jones Boulevard, have created a place where cancer patients and thei... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16391030/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:12:51 -0400 Max Boxing http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16391030/ Charlevoix Kicks Off Venetian Festival Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By Sheri McWhirter, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. Jul. 23--CHARLEVOIX -- Boats, music and community events return to downtown Charlevoix this we... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393521/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:53 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393521/ We may have the credit crunch, crime and terrorism, but it isn CALM down, dear. We can all breathe a sigh of relief – despite the credit crunch and the threat of global warming, the world's top scientists have offered assurances that it's not yet the end of the... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16392672/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:37 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16392672/ Stanford Environmental Law Clinic Announces Ninth Circuit Upholds Case Requiring U.S. EPA to Regulate Invasive Species Pollution Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT The Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford Law School today announced that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of environmental organizations... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393517/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:47 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393517/ DynCorp International to Help Fight California Wildfires Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as CAL FIRE, has awarded DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP) a $137.7 million contract to h... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393523/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:55 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393523/ Volcanic row over climate change film rumbles on LondonThe row over the Channel 4 climate-change film (Watchdog's verdict angers scientists, July 22) is absurd. All progress in science is made by considering how evidence supports one theory rather t... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16394510/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:59:14 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16394510/ CDC Confirms Parasite in Burger It can sometimes lead to death, usually in those with weakened immune system, but there have been no deaths reported from this outbreak. County officials said that the water in the privately-owned Bur... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393518/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:48 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393518/ European Food Safety Authority Reaffirms Science and Safety of Bisphenol A Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Tiffany Harrington of the American Chemistry Council, +1- 703-741-5583, tiffany_harrington@americanchemistry.com ARLINGTON,... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393515/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:45 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393515/ Eating Fish, but Wisely Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By Kim Ode, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Jul. 23--Eating fish, but wisely The Minnesota Department of Health has revised its fish consumption advisory to in... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393516/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:46 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393516/ Master Naturalist Holds Educational Sessions Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By Wendy R. Gould, Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, Ind. Jul. 23--DANVILLE -- The Indiana Master Naturalist has announced it will hold workshops from 6 to 9... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393514/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:41:45 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393514/ "Conjoined" Birds Puzzle Experts birds is very rare. "I can't even say it's one in a million—it's probably more than that," Karen Rowe, with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, told the Associated Press. "There's just ver... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16390510/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:54 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16390510/ New Dwarf Planet Makemake Marks Shift in Naming Trend Now that astronomers have nearly run out of Greek and Roman god names to give new cosmic bodies, they are tapping into a more multicultural reservoir of deity monikers. This week, the International... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16391565/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:53 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16391565/ Rose Shapiro on how to spot quacks On Monday, Radovan Karadzic was revealed to be working as a healer. On Tuesday, we learned that a woman suffered brain damage after a detox. Rose Shapiro explains how to spot a quack http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16394511/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:59:15 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16394511/ Venezuela, Belarus sign oil deal; Chavez hails resistance to U.S. imperialism Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen at a news conference in the Meiendorf Castle residence outside Moscow, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393910/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:14:59 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393910/ Pa. infant cut from mother PITTSBURGH - A baby boy who was cut from his slain mother's womb has been released from a western Pennsylvania hospital. A spokeswoman for West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh confirmed Tuesday that ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393909/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:14:58 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16393909/ Earthstock to Feature Flider, "An Inconvenient Truth" at Universalist Unitarian Fellowship Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By Sheila Smith, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill. Jul. 23--DECATUR -- Tapping into the state's natural resource of coal that would be environmentally frien... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387647/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:44 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387647/ Designing streets to help drunks home IF YOU'VE ever been part of a crowd spilling out of a late-night bar, you'll be familiar with scenes of drunk people staggering around, the arguments breaking out, not to mention the occasional violen... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386822/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:44 -0400 New Scientist http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386822/ Time Shortens Until EPA Must Act on Desert Rock Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By Cornelia De Bruin, The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M. Jul. 23--FARMINGTON -- Confidence, tempered by expectations of litigation, describe the sentiment... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387645/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:46 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387645/ Overactive bladders play with the mind THE urge to pee too frequently might literally mess with your mind. Experiments in rats show that an overactive bladder changes brain activity. If the same is true in humans, it could in part explain ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386824/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:40 -0400 New Scientist http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386824/ Dinosaur evolutionary tree unveiled Graeme Lloyd at the University of Bristol, UK, and his team studied all of the existing dinosaur taxonomic literature to produce a 'supertree' of dinosaur species. The new supertree, which includes 44... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386823/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:35 -0400 New Scientist http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386823/ Costs Of Climate Change For U.S. In Billions — Climate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of U.S. states, says a new series of reports from the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Res... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384716/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:09:40 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384716/ Room for Compromise on Water, Land Issues Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By MICHAEL SPERRY For more than 80 years the city of Tulsa has pursued a policy of land acquisition in Delaware County in an effort to protect the integr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387643/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:47 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387643/ Germans find Olympic course where Nero raced chariot ATHENS (Reuters) - German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16385333/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:39:18 -0400 Reuters http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16385333/ Hurricane Dolly, Busy July Suggest Stormy Months Ahead strengthening Hurricane Dolly heads for landfall today near the Texas-Mexico border, some meteorologists see indications that the rest of this year's http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384731/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:31:10 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384731/ EU Slams Bulgaria on Corruption, Suspends Funds BRUSSELS—The European Commission issued a scathing indictment of corruption in Bulgaria on Wednesday, suspending aid worth hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) and barring two key payments agenci... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383332/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:22:41 -0400 The Epoch Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383332/ Nissan Testing Electric Car Infrastructure In Tennessee Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 13:35 CDT Nissan Motor Co and the state of Tennessee announced the formation of a collaborative effort in hopes of discovering new information about the necessary ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387644/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:50 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387644/ Peter Maybarduk to Perform at The Space July 30 The Space , 903 N Street NW -- a loft-style lounge with outdoor patios. The event -- a happy hour reception from 6pm to 9:30pm with live music, free appetizers, and drink specials -- will b... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384504/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:33:03 -0400 PR Web http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384504/ Unknown disease killing off Florida MIAMI -- The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped. An unknown but growing number of sabal palms in the Tampa Bay area have died from a ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387771/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:39:51 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387771/ Americans must diet to save their economy Using data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Pimentel estimates that half of the energy used to make food in the US is spent making animal products - meat, dairy and eggs. Farmers must pr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383723/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:39 -0400 New Scientist http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383723/ Fredericton science centre finds missing frog A tree frog that disappeared from Fredericton's Science East has reappeared. Buddah, an exotic White's tree frog, was found by a staff member at the downtown science centre on Wednesday morning. The... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384503/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:15:40 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384503/ Alta. RCMP, aboriginal leaders announce weapons amnesty EDMONTON - Residents from a violence-plagued Alberta aboriginal community are being asked to hand in illegal or unwanted guns, ammunition and knives. Alberta Justice, the RCMP and band leaders fr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16388068/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:21:30 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16388068/ Toxics Among Common Scents The study didn't report the levels of individual chemicals, but all six of the products emitted at least one substance the federal government classifies as toxic or hazardous. Among them are three che... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387641/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:48 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387641/ Researchers Develop Theory On Declining Bee Population Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 14:55 CDT Researchers said on Tuesday it was possible that the mysterious decline in North American bee populations could be due to disease spread to wild bees fro... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387638/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:51 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387638/ Mars Mounds, Fausto Rages, More July 21, 2008—The European Space Agency's Venus Express creeps into closer orbit around its host planet in an artist's impression. Maneuvers began last week to steer the craft downward. When ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384505/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:31:11 -0400 National Geographic News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16384505/ Citizen Questions Proposed Fire Truck Purchase Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By Patti Dozier, Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga. Jul. 23--THOMASVILLE -- Some people interested in the proposed purchase of a $500,000 aerial fire truc... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387646/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:43 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387646/ China finishes retooling its biggest scientific experimental device A Beijing-based electron-positron accelerator -- China's biggest scientific experimental device -- has been retooled successfully for trial operation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said here o... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383228/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:23:01 -0400 People's Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383228/ Quake hits off Japan TOKYO - Japan's weather agency says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the northern Japanese coast. The Meteorological Agency says there's no danger of a tsuna... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16388065/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:21:27 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16388065/ Conservation Provisions of New Farm Bill and 2009 Priorities for California Are Topics of Upcoming Meeting Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT DAVIS, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2008 Farm Bill (Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) became law on May 22, and included a stro... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387642/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:48 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387642/ Memorial for man killed in SUV in T.O. set for P.E.I. TORONTO - Friends and family are preparing for a weekend memorial service for one of two men shot dead in an SUV in downtown Toronto last month. The service is to be held in Prince Edward Island,... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16388066/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:21:28 -0400 CNews http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16388066/ Salmon Fishing Fair in North Sound, May Be Picking Up in Tacoma Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By Craig Hill, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jul. 23--The North Puget Sound seems to be the place to go this week if you are looking to catch salmon, s... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387636/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:45 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16387636/ Astronomers See Disks Surrounding Black Holes — For the first time, a team of international researchers has found a way to view the accretion disks surrounding black holes and verify that their true electromagnetic spectra match what astrono... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386394/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:09:41 -0400 Science Daily http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16386394/ Stellar nursery found around Milky Way The neighborhood around a black hole seems like no place to raise a star. Violent gravitational forces can rip gas clouds apart, making it hard for stars to condense. But astronomers have spotted evid... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383936/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:34 -0400 New Scientist http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a9927dde6777aafc/id/16383936/