| Mon 8 Feb 2010 |
David V. Becker, 86, Dies; Expert on Thyroid Disease
The New York Times | David V. Becker, a pioneer in using radioactive materials to diagnose and treat thyroid disease and an expert on the thyroid damage caused by the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident in 1986, died Jan. 31 at his home in Manhattan. He was 86 and had c... |
How the Seychelles became a pirates' paradise
The Independent | A multi-storey cruise ship dwarfs the harbour of Port Victoria, engulfing two fishing trawlers in its considerable shadow. Together, the trio of vessels offer a snapshot of the economy of this Indian Ocean archipelago. While the floating holiday ca... |
| Sun 7 Feb 2010 |
Card Sound Road clean-up was a long-time coming
The Examiner | Clean-up of abandoned vessels and de facto marinas have been a work in progress on Card Sound Road. Photos by Tim Borski If you like this ... Florida Keys Overseas Highway declared an All-American Road today Free Florida Keys hour-long lectures hig... |
History of the Bob Marshall
The Examiner | The Salish and other tribes, the Kootenai, Kalispell, Pend d'Oreille and Blackfoot used the Flathead River Valley. Their food sources were buffalo, elk, deer, salmon, bitterroot and cambium, the inner bark of ponderosa, lodgepole, white pine or asp... |
Falklands oil prospects stir Anglo-Argentinian tensions
The Guardian | Four British firms set to drill for oil north of Falkland Islands, in move Argentina calls a 'violation of sovereignty' | Stanley, on the Falkland Islands. Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images | It does not look like much: a jumble of pipes, ... |
Seychelles gets tough with Somali pirates
The Guardian | Facing threat to tourism and fishing industries, islands plan to build special courts and jail to combat growing piracy menace | Rachel Chandler in central Somalia. She and her husband Paul were kidnapped by Somali pirates as they sailed from the S... |
Researchers Target Whales in Herring Loss Study
The New York Times | Filed at 12:00 p.m. ET | ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to near ex... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
Syracuse | (AP) - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, are thriving i... |
A Foodie Tour of Toronto
The Examiner | Toronto Skyline with CN Tower Toronto Bureau of Tourism If you like this ... Explore York, Pennsylvania Wine Country Beat the Winter Blahs at New York City's Hotel Gansevoort Heat Up Your Valentine's Day in Boston! View all » | Toronto is a t... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
The Examiner Comments ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Map, News) - Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, ar... |
Protests held in Iraq amid row over election ban
The Examiner Comments BAGHDAD (Map, News) - Hundreds of protesters denounced Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party on Sunday as tensions soared over the decision to blacklist suspected Baathists from next month's election. | Protesters chanted and ca... |
Researchers study whether humpback whales dampen recovery of Prince William Sound herring
Star Tribune | ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, are thriving in water... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
Kansas City Star More News | Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, are thriving in waters fouled 2... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
The Press Democrat | Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, are thriving in waters fouled 21 years ago by the Exxon Valdez, the supertanker that ran aground and leaked nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil. | The herring population crashed after the spill but shou... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
The Guardian | DAN JOLING | Associated Press Writer= ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hun... |
Ditch just one tempting food — and lose weight
MSNBC | Losing weight seems to require an advanced degree in chemistry, titrating fat grams and balancing the pH of your digestive tract by eating starches with vegetables. (Or is it starches with fruits?) But it turns out you can simplify things — just ... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
Philadelphia Daily News | DAN JOLING | The Associated Press | ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to ne... |
Researchers target whales in herring loss study
The Boston Globe | ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales. | Humpbacks, once hunted to near extinction, are thriving in waters ... |
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