12/02/2008 -
Most US organizations not adapting to climate change
Organizations in the United States that are at the highest risk of sustaining damage from climate change are not adapting enough to the dangers posed by rising temperatures, according to a Yale report.
Source:
PhysOrg
http://www.physorg.com/news147444502.html
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12/02/2008 -
Swarm of small quakes shake area near Death Valley
A swarm of earthquakes - the largest a magnitude-4.1 - jolted the remote desert near Death Valley on Tuesday but there were no reports of damage or injuries. Read comments
Source:
The Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/1046861.html
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12/02/2008 -
Royal Oak driver faces charges in crash, fatal hit-and-run of biker
A woman who police said fatally struck a bicyclist, left the scene and then intentionally drove her Jeep Liberty into another vehicle to disguise the damage from hitting the cyclist was arraigned Monday.
Source:
Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20081202/NEWS03/812020338/1001/rss01
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12/03/2008 -
Thai protesters leave airport as flights due in
Hundreds of anti-government protesters left Bangkok's main airport Wednesday after a eight-day siege, as authorities assured beleaguered tourists that flights would resume within 24 hours.
Source:
AFP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081203/ts_afp/thailandpoliticsprotest_081203052201
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12/02/2008 -
Officials battle blaze at school bus garage
A bus caught fire inside the Northern Lehigh School District bus garage this morning, but firefighters contained the blaze and prevented damage to the building, a spokesman for the Slatington Volunteer Fire Department said.
Source:
The Morning Call
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-fire-dec02-cn,0,7212411.story?track=rss
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12/03/2008 -
Charity stripe the lifeline as Spartans seek improvement vs. UNC
Tom Izzo is getting serious about his Spartans' free throw woes -- life-and-death serious. But he is also maintaining perspective on his team before Wednesday night's showdown with otherworldly UNC, Gary Parrish says.
Source:
CBS Sportsline
http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/11149632/rss
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12/02/2008 -
Royal Oak driver faces charges in crash, fatal hit-and-run of biker
A woman who police said fatally struck a bicyclist, left the scene and then intentionally drove her Jeep Liberty into another vehicle to disguise the damage from hitting the cyclist was arraigned Monday.
Source:
Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20081202/NEWS03/812020338/-1/rss07
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12/02/2008 -
Brazil plans to cut deforestation by 70 pct over 10 years
The Brazilian government on Monday unveiled a plan to cut the deforestation of the Amazon by 70 percent over the next decade. It is the first time Brazil, home to the largest area of tropical woodland on the planet, has set a target for reducing the damage wrought by illegal loggers and ranchers.
Source:
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/38764
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12/03/2008 -
Vivus to Roll Out Key Obesity Drug Data
The pending results from two studies of Vivus' drug Qnexa is just the start of what promises to be an active 12 months in the race to develop the next generation of obesity drugs.
Source:
TheStreet.com
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10450982/1/vivus-to-roll-out-key-obesity-drug-dat
a.html?puc=_tscrss
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12/02/2008 -
Fire Damages Macon Home
A fire caused heavy damage to a Macon home Tuesday afternoon.
Source:
13 WMAZ Macon
http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081202/NEWS01/81202016/1005
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12/02/2008 -
Unimin will rebuild after fire
SPRUCE PINE ? Connecticut-based Unimin Corp. said Monday that it plans to rebuild its plant near Spruce Pine that caught fire Saturday night, although the company does not yet know the extent of damage caused by the blaze.
Source:
Asheville Citizen-Times
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081202/NEWS01/81202033
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12/02/2008 -
Three Quakes Rattle Near Death Valley
TRONA - A trio of small earthquakes have shaken a remote region near Death Valley. Seismologists say the three temblors struck Tuesday morning in a span of about two hours and were centered in the same spot about 15 miles north of Trona. There are no reports of damage or injuries. Jessica Sigala of the National Earthquake Information Center says the largest was a magnitude-3.8 ...
Source:
FOX40 Sacramento
http://www.fox40.com/pages/landing/?blockID=150302&feedID=190
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12/02/2008 -
Woman charged in fatal crash with cyclist
Police said a woman intentionally crashed her car into another vehicle to hide damage from a hit-and-run accident that killed a bicyclist on Woodward Avenue in September.
Source:
Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081202/METRO02/812020342
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12/02/2008 -
Bernanke: U.S. slump may drag down Texas economy
Although the Texas economy is strong and diversified, it may not escape damage from a weak national economy that will continue to struggle, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Austin business people Monday.
Source:
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6141938.html
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12/03/2008 -
$9M Death Trap: Family Killed in Sleep
Community stunned after prominent family found dead at Aspen vacation home.
Source:
ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6376209&page=1
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