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Joint Forces Command Exercise Demonstrates Conference Theme

2005-12-02T10:43:00.000-08:00

Joint Forces Command Exercise Demonstrates Conference Theme

By Capt. Steve Alvarez, USA
American Forces Press Service

ORLANDO, Fla. , Dec. 2, 2005 – A virtual U. S. Joint Forces Command exercise at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference here Dec. 1 demonstrated the conference's theme, "One Team. One Fight. One Training Future. "

The Joint Virtual Training Special Event integrated 50 simulation and training systems into a simulated war game.

Training in the JVTSE environment falls into three categories: live, virtual and constructive. Live is defined as real people in real locations using real equipment. Virtual simulation means real people in simulators. Constructive simulation means simulated entities in a simulated environment, officials explained.

Linking various simulation systems allows the military to conduct massive training exercises with every branch of service and coalition partners from virtually anywhere, officials said. The JVTSE, they added, shows that major modeling and simulation used in multiple technologies can provide realistic training to forces.

The scenario presented here on Dec. 1 involved tense relations between two countries after a presidential assassination leaves one nation without a leader. Elections follow, and tensions increase along the borders of the fictitious nations.

A joint force is called to stabilize the region. As the event begins, Air Force aircraft monitor the battlefield for Marine Corps ground forces. The Air Force in the JVTSE provides constructive and virtual simulations to highlight models and simulation to enhance existing Air Force capabilities.

USJFCOM said these cost-effective, reusable resources leverage technology and ensure superior capabilities by providing the Air Force technically accurate representations of air and space components, operations and environments for current and future Air Force and joint needs. A key Air Force capability, displayed in the JVTSE, is the ability to create integrated battlespace with geographically separated assets.

As the Marine unit moves along its patrol, a joint communications aircraft receives information from an unmanned aerial vehicle surveying the battlefield for the Marine forces. The joint aircraft then communicates with an Air Force command and control aircraft, which in turn, talks to jet fighters in the area and to the Marine forces on the ground.

Then, with a note of realism, Marine ground forces are attacked and engage the enemy in the virtual game through the networked system. The Marine system, JFCOM officials said, uses gaming technology in a fully interactive three-dimensional training system. It provides a life-like environment in which team members move with small unit tactics. Photo-realistic terrain, user-definable mission scenarios, customized vehicles and equipment, and variable environmental conditions enhance the training experience and add to the realism as the Marines defend themselves.

The Army dispatches a quick-reaction force using UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and also provides medical evacuation for the wounded after being contacted by Air Force airborne controllers. The Army system provides a full suite of live, virtual and constructive training systems to the JVTSE, JFCOM officials said.

The systems prepare soldiers for operational environments encountered today. For example, some components of the Army's Future Combat Systems are used in the JVTSE.

Meanwhile, in the waters off the troubled region, a maritime strike force patrols a gulf and tries to detect submarine activity while the battle is under way. Naval forces are alert due to joint communications received from forces above the battlefield.

The Navy brought two laptop systems to the JVTSE from the Virtual Carrier Command Center and the Carrier Integration Center, both in Newport News, Va. The VCCC supports naval training, design, test and evaluation using state-of-the-art simulation capabilities, JFCOM officials said. A networked laptop called Mission Rehearsal Tactical Team Trainer simulates many different systems and naval capabilities the Navy uses in real-world operations.

Back on land, forward air controllers from the Netherlands tap into the exercise using their systems and call for fire on vehicles suspected of attacking the Marine forces. In about 20 minutes, the operation is over.

"Joint training provides a solid footing in real-world operations," Marine Corps. Gen. Jon Gallinetti said during the JVTSE. He commands the Joint Warfighting Center.

According to JFCOM officials, these joint special events help prepare joint, multinational and interagency warfighters for unified action by harnessing elements of national and coalition power. The result is the delivery of a seamless, integrated, live, virtual, constructive capability. At last year's conference, event participants were in Florida, Arizona and California.

USJFCOM, one of the nine combatant commands, conducted this year's JVTSE on the floor of the Orlando Convention Center, linking training systems from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps to a joint operations scenario involving these services. The event also included forces from the Netherlands.

"Many of these systems are being used today to prepare our forces," U. S. Army Maj. Rick Sanders said at the presentation, noting that forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have trained on the systems used in the JVTSE.

JFCOM officials said JVTSE is a component of a push by the Defense Department to improve the Joint National Training Capability, one of three capabilities identified in DoD's training transformation plan. The plan improves the breadth of joint force training. The other two DoD training transformation initiatives are the Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability and the Joint Assessment and Enabling Capability.

The Joint National Training Capability mandates enhancing training so it offers joint forces and the services a potential spectrum of live, virtual and constructive training environments.

The JVTSE shows that joint warfighting conditions can be created through a networked collection of interoperable training sites and nodes that synthesize personnel, doctrine and technology to achieve combatant commander and service training requirements, officials said. The events provide realistic combat training, offer an adaptive and credible opposing force and establish common-ground truth for all forces, they explained.

Accordingly, JFCCOM and DoD are improving standards of joint training. The Joint National Training Capability, led by the command's Joint Warfighting Center, is a collaborative effort involving key stakeholders in military training and is DoD's centerpiece for training transformation.

As a result of JVTSE capability, USJFCOM officials said, participants have a global, network-centric capability that strengthens military transformation efforts and improves combat warfighter effectiveness.

The long-term objective of the JNTC initiative is to incorporate service branches, interagency and multinational coalition partners by 2009, and have the capability to train any unified command, service, or multinational or other governmental agency in the full joint warfighting context.

The network will focus on joint training, experimentation, testing, education and mission rehearsal by linking command and control, training facilities, ranges and simulation centers throughout the world, officials said.

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Interview: Ron Hogan, author of The Stewardess Is Flying The Plane!	Top
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Filed under: Interviews , Lists , Fandom , Newsstand Just in time for the holidays comes "The Stewardess Is Flying The Plane! ," a beautiful hardcover guide to the films of the 1970s from Bulfinch Press. I sat down with author Ron Hogan (well, sat down as in he was sitting in a chair typing e-mails and so was I) and he explains why he chose that title, what Burt Reynolds could have done to change the path of his career, and why The Muppet Movie is one of his favorite films from the 70s. The...

Review: Paths of Glory	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 04:16 GMT
Filed under: Theatrical Reviews , Classics , Drama Directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1957, Paths of Glory depicts World War I French military life so harshly it was banned in France for almost two decades. Kubrick was a young man of staggering confidence who directed an equally powerful cast; together, the group produced a film whose darkness and absolute refusal to compromise remains shocking even today, nearly 50 years after it was made. As Roger Ebert writes in his essay on the film, it was...

Bowie the Action Figure- Dance Magic, Dance!	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 03:46 GMT
Filed under: Action & Adventure , Fandom , Sci-Fi & Fantasy In case you’ve ever felt like your room was missing a little something…and realized that something was an creepy guy with tight pants and way too much make-up, Palisades Toys has got you covered. Set for release in 2006 is the twelve inch tall Goblin King Jareth action figure, with 27 points of articulation. It will come dressed in a Regency shirt, breeches and riding boots, complete with three magical crystal balls, a riding...

Halo has a director?	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 02:16 GMT
Filed under: Peter Jackson , Games and Game Movies , DIY/Filmmaking , RumorMonger According to IESB , word is beginning to leak out of the King Kong press junket in New York that Peter Jackson is in strong negotiations to have Guillermo Del Toro direct the video game adaptation of Halo . Del Toro, who also helmed Hellboy and Blade 2 , has most recently been in pre-production with Hellboy 2 , in which the 1st draft of a script was just turned in to the studio. If he is to direct then will that...

Binary oppositions: Film Blog Group Hug	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 01:12 GMT
Filed under: Steven Spielberg , Movie Marketing , Film Blog Group Hug , Celebrities and Controversy , Classics , Drama , Foreign Language A new twist on the Pulse controversy reported earlier today : GreenCine's David Hudson says there's a lot rotten there, and it goes beyond what the remake may or may not be stealing from the original. As he stops just short of calling me out for not disclosing, the tip came from a publicist associated with the re-release of the original – who,...

Avril Lavigne turns actress	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 00:42 GMT
Filed under: Casting , DIY/Filmmaking , Newsstand , Thrillers MTV reports that edgy pop-rocker Avril Lavigne has scored a role alongside Richard Gere in the crime thriller The Flock . No word yet on who she'll be playing, but the 21-year old is currently in New Mexico shooting a bunch of scenes. Can I get a "hell yeah!" to that? Okay, kidding. The Flock tells the story of a hyper-vigilant (don't you love them character descriptions?) federal agent who, while training his replacement, is...

Spider-Man Casting Info: Jell-O Shot Girl	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 00:12 GMT
Filed under: Comic/Superhero/Geek , Remakes and Sequels , Action & Adventure , Casting , Fandom , RumorMonger Comic Book Movie tells us that the official website for model/actress Christina Cindrich claims that Christina has landed herself a role in the newest movie about everyone’s favorite web slinger. Apparently she has been in L.A. recently for Spidey film shoots. No further details are given…so if you’ve got any, you should share them. You may remember Cindrich from…well, not...

Happy Birthday, Woody Allen!	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 23:42 GMT
Filed under: Classics , Comedy , Romance Today, Woody Allen, the prototypical emotional adolescent, turns 70. To mark the occasion, here's a sampling of what people are saying about him on the web: Mick LaSalle : "Allen at his best has a master filmmaker's capacity for rearranging an audience's molecules. It's hard to remember this when Allen muddies the waters with garbage like "Anything Else" and "Everyone Says I Love You," but films such as "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Crimes and...

Lightsaber Porn #368	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 22:12 GMT
Filed under: Contests , Comic/Superhero/Geek , Fandom Our latest caption contest is over – but, come on, you know you have snarky things to say about light saber-weilding squirrels. Go on over to the WOW Report and have at it. Read Permalink \| Email this \| Linking Blogs \| Comments Ads by Google

Jennifer Garner gives birth	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 21:42 GMT
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy She finally burst - I mean, gave birth. US Weekly is reporting that Jennifer Garner, wife of Ben Affleck and star of the just-cancelled Alias (hell of shower gift, ABC) delivered a healthy baby girl sometime in the last 24 hours. Congratulations to Garner, Affleck, and the lucky girl, who's had the good fortune to be born into to the rare Hollywood couple that seems just boring enough to maybe be able to make it work. Read Permalink \| Email this...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon revisited	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 20:12 GMT
Filed under: Remakes and Sequels , Newsstand , Foreign Language , RumorMonger According to an interview with MTV, Ang Lee (who probably would like people to remember that he was working before The Gay Cowboy Movie ) revealed that he's in the very early stages of work on a prequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . Don't get all excited quite yet, though, because in this case, "very early stages" seems to mean that Lee is spending some time sitting around and thinking about the movie....

Gyms and sun banned on Mrs. Henderson Presents	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 19:41 GMT
Filed under: NSFW , Drama , Independent , Music & Musicals I was listening to the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC this afternoon (yeah, I know – Lopate's a tool, but he often has great guests), and he was talking to Stephen Frears and Judi Dench, director and star of wartime-burlesque comedy Mrs. Henderson Presents. Frears explained that out of concern for realism, he insisted that the actresses playing the 30s-era dancing girls stop going to the gym and stay out of the sun. "Bodies were just a...

Mostow and Smith confirmed for superhero pic	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 19:11 GMT
Filed under: Casting , DIY/Filmmaking , Newsstand Will Smith has signed on to play an underappreciated superhero suffering through a mid-life crisis in Tonight, He Comes , to be produced by Akiva Goldsman and Michael Mann . The project has been in limbo ever since Mann (originally attached to direct) decided to re-locate to Miami (along with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx) for the time being. Now, it appears as if Jonathan Mostow will direct from a script re-written by Vincent Gilligan ....

Blockbuster thinks you're an idiot	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 18:41 GMT
Filed under: Home Entertainment , Tech Stuff Ever walk out of a video store just knowing that the snot-faced employees were calling you names as soon as you turned your back? I used to be one of those snot-faced employees, and I can say with some shame that we probably were. But don't take my word for it: our big brothers at Joystiq got their hands on proof that certain Blockbuster employees are in the practice as well. A customer placed a pre-order for a video game and, when Blockbuster...

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Hooked on the Web: Help Is on the Way	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 12:07 GMT
Specialists estimate that 6 percent to 10 percent of the approximately 189 million Internet users in this country have Internet addictions.

Cuttings: The Secrets of the Moors, Transplanted to California	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 04:10 GMT
Brandon Tyson transformed a garden in Sonoma Valley to a Moorish paradise by using plants as architectural elements.

Moody? Cranky? Tired? Feed Me!	Top
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Hunger-induced meltdowns have long been staples in the behavioral repertory of babies and children. But some people never outgrow the habit.

David Pogue: Upload, Store, Play and Share in a Few Clicks	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 21:10 GMT
Glide Effortless allows you to upload files to a personal Web site without requiring too much geeky know-how.

Being a Patient: When the Doctor Is in, but You Wish He Weren't	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 19:10 GMT
In an era where doctors are spending less time with each patient, some physicians are blatantly ignoring their requests.

Manhattan's Little Ones Come in Bigger Numbers	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 17:10 GMT
The number of children under 5 in Manhattan increased more than 26 percent from 2000 to 2004, census estimates show.

Editorial: Plan: We Win	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 15:10 GMT
A president who seems less in touch with reality than Richard Nixon needs to get out more.

U.S. Is Said to Pay to Plant Articles in Iraq Papers	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 14:10 GMT
A covert campaign is under way to plant paid propaganda in the Iraqi news media and pay Iraqi journalists monthly stipends.

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East Africa struggles to face up to bird flu risk	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 11:38 GMT
NAKURU, Kenya (Reuters) - Fringed by extinct volcanoes on one side and open plains of savannah on the other, Lake Nakuru is a sanctuary for millions of wild birds which flock to its tranquil shores every year.

Indonesia gears up grass roots bird flu plan	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 09:29 GMT
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is preparing an early bird flu warning system that will reach even the most remote areas to speed up reporting of any outbreaks, but a U.N. agency said the scheme needs more than goodwill.

Ranbaxy set to make large quantity of Tamiflu	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 17:53 GMT
Ranbaxy said within a year it could provide enough oseltamivir phosphate -- the active ingredient in Tamiflu -- to produce 1.3 billion 75 milligram capsules.

Romania reports new cases of bird flu	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 14:41 GMT
Samples will be sent to a British laboratory to determine whether the infected birds had the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, the country's chief veterinarian, Ion Agafitei, told Reuters by telephone.

Bird flu fears hit poultry sales across Arab world	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 16:37 GMT
RABAT (Reuters) - Fears over the spread of bird flu have hit poultry demand across the Arab world, causing sales of meat staples such as chicken to slump in parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

North Africa gears up for bird flu threat	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 15:41 GMT
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco and neighbor Algeria have drawn up plans to combat the spread of deadly bird flu which experts believe could arrive in North Africa within months.

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Back to the Ninth Ward	Top
Friday December 02, 2005 03:05 GMT
Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans were allowed back into the area to salvage their homes and begin cleaning up.

A New Tradition	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 22:02 GMT
Two exhibitions share a tradition of Indian and Pakistani art, alter it and make it sizzle.

Scenes From 'The Color Purple'	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 20:57 GMT
LaChanze stars in the new Broadway show based on the novel by Alice Walker.

World AIDS Day	Top
Thursday December 01, 2005 16:03 GMT
People around the world commemorated World AIDS Day on Thursday.

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Friday December 02, 2005 03:11 GMT
New shows in New York include "The Gentleman Dancing-Master" and "Miss Witherspoon."

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Annan: 'We must do far, far more' against AIDS
Hormone may help keep pounds off
Many Americans choose couch over treadmill
Cannabis can double fatal car crash risk: study
Gates Foundation funds health effort for newborns
Obese Buttocks Leave Drug Therapy Behind
Indian premier urges 'safe sex' for youth on AIDS day
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 1, 2005
Health Tip: Skateboard Safely
Gov't Announces More Medicare Safeguards
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Annan: 'We must do far, far more' against AIDS
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:43 pm PST
Reuters - Around the globe, leaders, activists and victims used World AIDS Day on Thursday to send the message that far stronger action is needed in the battle against the disease that kills millions of people every year. Full Story

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Hormone may help keep pounds off
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:07 pm PST
Reuters - Daily hormone injections helped dieters keep weight off in a study that helped shed light on why it is so easy to gain weight and so hard to keep it off, researchers said on Thursday. Full Story

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Many Americans choose couch over treadmill
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:54 am PST
Reuters - They may be among the world's hardest workers but a new study shows most Americans don't break enough of a sweat when it comes to exercise. Full Story

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Cannabis can double fatal car crash risk: study
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:08 pm PST
Reuters - Driving under the influence of cannabis can double the odds of causing a fatal car crash and the risk increases if the drug is combined with alcohol, French scientists said on Friday. Full Story

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Gates Foundation funds health effort for newborns
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:24 pm PST
Reuters - Low-tech, low-cost efforts to save newborns by providing clean equipment, trained attendants and other methods got an $84 million boost from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday. Full Story

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Obese Buttocks Leave Drug Therapy Behind
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:48 pm PST
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Too much "junk in the trunk" isn't just a cosmetic concern anymore. Full Story

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Indian premier urges 'safe sex' for youth on AIDS day
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:49 am PST
AFP - India's premier called for safe sex to be taught to young people to stem the rise of HIV/AIDS in the country, home to the second highest number of people with the virus after South Africa. Full Story

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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 1, 2005
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:47 pm PST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Full Story

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Health Tip: Skateboard Safely
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:47 pm PST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Skateboarding is as popular as ever, especially among younger children and teens. Full Story

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Gov't Announces More Medicare Safeguards
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:09 pm PST
AP - Two weeks after being sued, the government said Thursday it put in place more safeguards to ensure that poor older people can fill their drug prescriptions on Jan. 1. Full Story

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Iron and calcium may up risk of lung cancer
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:20 am PST
Reuters - Small amounts of iron and calcium in the diet or in the form of supplements may play an important role in the development of lung cancer, especially among smokers, a study suggests. Full Story

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Finance: A gift month for taxpayers
More Americans boost Baja real estate boom
University Cancels Class on Creationism
Man Pleads Guilty in Horse-Sex Case
Two U.S. Allies Pulling Out of Iraq
Singapore Hangs Australian Drug Smuggler
Mild strain of bird flu found in N. Carolina
Emily, the Stowaway Cat, Is Coming Home
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Chavez Blames U.S. for Election Boycott
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Vaughn, Aniston Pulled Over by Ariz. Police
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Expert Disputes 'Healthy Drinking' Theory
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Finance: A gift month for taxpayers
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:27 am PST
Reuters - Don't worry about those 24 shopping days until Christmas. It's the 31 check-writing days before New Year's that should concern you. Full Story

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More Americans boost Baja real estate boom
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:45 am PST
USATODAY.com - Mexico's Baja peninsula has long been a haven for Americans looking for a lower cost of living, cheaper health care, warm weather and a more relaxed pace. But now, deep-pocketed U.S. developers are betting big that Baja is ready for a housing rush. Full Story

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University Cancels Class on Creationism
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:12 pm PST
AP - A University of Kansas course devoted to debunking creationism and intelligent design has been canceled after the professor who planned to teach it caused a furor by sending an e-mail mocking Christian fundamentalists. Full Story

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Man Pleads Guilty in Horse-Sex Case
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:02 pm PST
AP - A man has pleaded guilty to trespassing in connection with a fatal horse-sex case. Full Story

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Two U.S. Allies Pulling Out of Iraq
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:52 pm PST
AP - Two of America's allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces this month and a half-dozen others are debating possible pullouts or reductions, increasing pressure on Washington as calls mount to bring home U.S. troops. Full Story

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Singapore Hangs Australian Drug Smuggler
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:44 pm PST
AP - Singapore executed a 25-year-old Australian on Friday for drug trafficking, despite numerous appeals from the Australian government and hours after the condemned man had a "beautiful last visit" with his family. Full Story

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Mild strain of bird flu found in N. Carolina
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:17 pm PST
Reuters - Turkeys at a farm in North Carolina tested positive for a mild, low-pathogenic strain of bird flu which is common in birds and poses no threat to humans, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. Full Story

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Emily, the Stowaway Cat, Is Coming Home
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 06:50 am PST
AP - Emily the cat is heading home, in style. The wayward tabby from Wisconsin who disappeared two months ago and wound up traveling across the Atlantic to France boarded a Continental Airlines flight Thursday — in business class. Full Story

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U.S. Executes 1,000th Person Since 1977
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:19 am PST
AP - A convicted murderer was put to death Friday in the nation's 1,000th execution since capital punishment resumed in 1977. Full Story

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Jurors: Death for Fla. Girl's Killer
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:53 pm PST
AP - Jurors recommended the death penalty Thursday for a mechanic convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl whose abduction was taped by a surveillance camera and broadcast worldwide. Full Story

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Affleck, Garner--and Baby
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:36 pm PST
E! Online - Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's new favorite color: Violet. Full Story

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Problem Found With Potential ADHD Patch
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:01 pm PST
AP - A patch developed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children received a negative review from a Food and Drug Administration scientist, who concluded the drug cannot be safely marketed. Full Story

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Chavez Blames U.S. for Election Boycott
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:21 pm PST
AP - President Hugo Chavez blamed President Bush for a growing election boycott in Venezuela Thursday, hours after all the country's major opposition parties joined the ballot protest. Full Story

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Rowdy teens beware: the Mosquito is coming
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:11 am PST
Reuters - A Welsh inventor claims to have found the perfect solution to rowdy youngsters -- noise. Full Story

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Vaughn, Aniston Pulled Over by Ariz. Police
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 06:12 pm PST
AP - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston were pulled over by Scottsdale police earlier this week, and Vaughn was given a sobriety test, police said Thursday. Full Story

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Very, very frequent flyer..
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:12 am PST
Reuters - After two months of zig-zagging across Canada by plane, frequent flyer Marc Tacchi has reached his goal of accumulating one million miles of credits -- and become something of an Internet celebrity in the process. Full Story

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311 vs. Scott Stapp in Bar Flap
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:20 pm PST
E! Online - Here's one battle of the bands that could have left marks. Full Story

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Expert Disputes 'Healthy Drinking' Theory
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:47 pm PST
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- With a slew of studies suggesting light drinking may protect the heart, many have happily taken to having a "medicinal" drink or two a day. Full Story

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3 Sailors Hurt in Apparent Suicide Attempt
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:58 pm PST
AP - A sailor who was apparently trying to commit suicide Thursday shot and wounded himself and two superiors as they struggled for the gun in an effort to stop him, the base commander said. Full Story

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Fewer Suicide Bombings in Iraq in November
Jurors: Death for Fla. Girl's Killer
Two U.S. Allies Pulling Out of Iraq
U.N.: Torture Still Widespread in China
Haiti Gunmen Abduct Children, Missionary
Eurozone rate rise should contain house prices: French central banker
Lebanon Wants Assassination Probe Extended
300 Lawyers to Probe Honduran Elections
US 'concerned' about violence surrounding Egyptian polls
UN warns Pakistan quake aid efforts on knife's edge
Papua New Guinea leading developing nations on protecting earth's atmosphere
Singapore hangs drug trafficker, thousands mourn

Fewer Suicide Bombings in Iraq in November
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:51 pm PST
AP - Suicide bombings fell in November to their lowest level in seven months, the American military said Thursday, citing the success of U.S.-Iraqi military operations against insurgent and foreign fighter sanctuaries near the Syrian border. Full Story

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U.N.: Torture Still Widespread in China
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:21 pm PST
AP - The first U.N. investigator to visit China's detention centers in years found that torture is still common and accused the government of obstructing his work. Full Story

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Haiti Gunmen Abduct Children, Missionary
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:35 pm PST
AP - Gunmen hijacked a school bus carrying 14 children Thursday, and a U.S. missionary was abducted while driving outside Haiti's capital, police said. Full Story

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Eurozone rate rise should contain house prices: French central banker
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:32 am PST
AFP - French central bank governor Christian Noyer said that higher eurozone interest rates should help ease rising real-estate prices. Full Story

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Lebanon Wants Assassination Probe Extended
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:18 pm PST
AP - Lebanon is seeking a six-month extension to a U.N. investigation into the assassination of a former prime minister, officials said Thursday. Full Story

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300 Lawyers to Probe Honduran Elections
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:31 pm PST
AP - Honduras' ruling party said it had enlisted 300 lawyers to check results of the country's disputed presidential election for evidence of fraud. Full Story

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US 'concerned' about violence surrounding Egyptian polls
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:58 pm PST
AFP - The United States, using careful language about an important ally, expressed concern about an escalation of violence in Egypt's final round of parliamentary elections. Full Story

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UN warns Pakistan quake aid efforts on knife's edge
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:49 am PST
AFP - Eight weeks after the South Asian earthquake, efforts to stop thousands of Pakistani survivors dying during the bitter Himalayan winter are on a knife's edge, the United Nations said. Full Story

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Papua New Guinea leading developing nations on protecting earth's atmosphere
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:54 pm PST
Canadian Press - MONTREAL (AP) - Developing countries not bound by greenhouse gas emissions reductions under a global accord are still determined to do something meaningful to protect the earth's atmosphere - and Papua New Guinea appears to be leading the way. Full Story

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Singapore hangs drug trafficker, thousands mourn
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:50 pm PST
Reuters - Singapore executed an Australian drug trafficker on Friday, despite repeated pleas from Australia's government for clemency and quiet protests by thousands opposed to the death penalty. Full Story

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Daily News Digest: Front Page News

2005-12-02T01:00:00.011-08:00

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U.S. Executes 1,000th Person Since 1977
Two U.S. Allies Pulling Out of Iraq
U.N.: Torture Still Widespread in China
GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov't Agency
Jurors: Death for Fla. Girl's Killer
Ford likely to close five plants: WSJ
Fewer Suicide Bombings in Iraq in November
Garner and Affleck Have Baby Girl
Parker's 30 Helps Spurs Hold Off Mavs
RIM Makes Progress in BlackBerry Battle
Pace: Message of Iraq Progress Stymied
Groups Urge Soil Cleanup in New Orleans
Annan: 'We must do far, far more' against AIDS
Man fined for reading porn to six-year-olds
Iraq's realities shadow Bush's optimistic victory strategy

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GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov't Agency
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:44 am PST
AP - The proposed Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Agency, or BARDA, would be exempt from long-standing open records and meetings laws that apply to most government departments, according to legislation approved Oct. 18 by the Senate health committee. Full Story

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Jurors: Death for Fla. Girl's Killer
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:48 am PST
AP - The search for an 11-year-old girl, fueled by a grainy video of her abduction, ended last year with her family's worst fears realized: Carlie Brucia was dead, her half-naked body discovered behind a church. Full Story

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Ford likely to close five plants: WSJ
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:02 pm PST
Reuters - Ford Motor Co. is likely to close five plants that employ about 7,500 workers, or about 6 percent of the company's North American workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Full Story

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Garner and Affleck Have Baby Girl
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:20 am PST
AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had a baby girl Thursday. "Mother, father and baby are doing great," their publicists, Ken Sunshine and Nicole King, told The Associated Press. Full Story

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Parker's 30 Helps Spurs Hold Off Mavs
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:26 am PST
AP - Tony Parker's season-high 30 points included a go-ahead layup with 35 seconds left, Michael Finley made three key free throws, and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-90 Thursday night and remain alone atop the Western Conference. Full Story

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RIM Makes Progress in BlackBerry Battle
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:08 pm PST
AP - Research In Motion Ltd. appears to have drawn a small boost in the BlackBerry patent battle after several setbacks as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued another preliminary rejection against one of the patents RIM was found to have violated. Full Story

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Pace: Message of Iraq Progress Stymied
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 06:27 pm PST
AP - If the American public has a distorted picture of the combat readiness of Iraqi troops, the U.S. military is largely to blame for it, the most senior American military officer said Thursday. Full Story

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Groups Urge Soil Cleanup in New Orleans
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:07 pm PST
AP - The city's parks and yards will be contaminated with dangerous chemicals and heavy metals for years unless the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency orders a widespread cleanup of areas flooded by Hurricane Katrina, environmentalists said Thursday. Full Story

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Man fined for reading porn to six-year-olds
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:10 am PST
Reuters - A Swedish drama student was fined 2,400 crowns on Wednesday for reading pornographic stories to a group of six-year-olds as part of a theater project on children's sexuality. Full Story

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Iraq's realities shadow Bush's optimistic victory strategy
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:41 am PST
USATODAY.com - Perhaps by his nature, President Bush can't help but be a cheerleader. Perhaps given the nature of his audience Wednesday - midshipmen at the Naval Academy training for war - a resolutely upbeat description of the situation in Iraq was appropriate. Full Story

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Daily News Digest: Technology News

2005-12-02T01:00:00.010-08:00

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Friday, December 02, 2005 01:00 AM PST

Today's Technology News:

RIM Makes Progress in BlackBerry Battle
Verizon to Offer Service for Cell Phones
REVIEW: Latest iMac Offers Remote Control
EU Expects Rush for '.eu' Domain Name
Skype 2.0 Offers Free Video Calling
Yahoo using online behavior to target ads
Long wait as Xbox 360 goes on sale in Britain
With New Network, Verizon And Qualcomm Look To Bring Live TV To Phones
Study: Lack Of App Support Stunting Linux
TransMedia Plans Enterprise Sharing and E-Commerce Software
Sun Giving Away Enterprise Software
Apple 10-K reveals details on company operations

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Verizon to Offer Service for Cell Phones
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:42 pm PST
AP - Verizon Wireless has signed on as the first cellular carrier that will offer a broadcast TV network for mobile phones that Qualcomm Inc. plans to launch in late 2006. Full Story

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REVIEW: Latest iMac Offers Remote Control
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:44 pm PST
AP - When asked a few years ago if they might someday offer a Mac that works like a Microsoft entertainment PC, Apple executives joked that they were instead focusing on the convergence of computers and toasters. Full Story

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EU Expects Rush for '.eu' Domain Name
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:40 am PST
AP - The European Union expects a surge of applications next week when its ".eu" regional domain name opens for registration. Full Story

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Skype 2.0 Offers Free Video Calling
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:42 pm PST
AP - Skype is upgrading its popular Internet telephone service to add video calling and a toolbar for Microsoft Outlook to find and dial contacts with a click. Full Story

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Yahoo using online behavior to target ads
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:33 pm PST
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. aims to boost the effectiveness of its advertising -- and rates -- by targeting ads to users based on their surfing behavior on its site, the company's advertising sales chief said on Thursday. Full Story

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Long wait as Xbox 360 goes on sale in Britain
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:34 pm PST
AFP - More than 200 gaming fans braved a wet night on London's streets as US computer giant Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 games console in Britain. Full Story

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With New Network, Verizon And Qualcomm Look To Bring Live TV To Phones
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:00 pm PST
Investor's Business Daily - Verizon Wireless says it will offer live broadcast TV and other video services via a new wireless network that Qualcomm plans to build. Full Story

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Study: Lack Of App Support Stunting Linux
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:41 pm PST
TechWeb - Corporate adoption of Linux desktops is hindered by the inability to run Windows applications, the difficulty Corporate adoption of Linux desktops is hindered by the inability to run Windows applications, a survey by the OSDL shows. Full Story

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TransMedia Plans Enterprise Sharing and E-Commerce Software
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:00 pm PST
TechWeb - New Glide hosted software could be latest threat to Microsoft's desktop productivity apps Full Story

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Sun Giving Away Enterprise Software
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:37 pm PST
NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) has announced it will provide software for free in an effort to create more interest in the company's services. Full Story

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Apple 10-K reveals details on company operations
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:15 pm PST
Macworld.com - Apple on Thursday filed their Form 10-K, an annual report with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) that provides a thorough overview of the company for its past fiscal year, which ended in late September. Full Story

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Daily News Digest: Top Stories

2005-12-02T01:00:00.009-08:00

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Today's Top Stories:

U.S. Executes 1,000th Person Since 1977
Two U.S. Allies Pulling Out of Iraq
U.N.: Torture Still Widespread in China
GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov't Agency
Alito abortion memo stirs more controversy
Plan to Allow Scissors on Planes Opposed
U.S. to Release New $10 Bills on March 2
Garner and Affleck Have Baby Girl
Black Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges
Parker's 30 Helps Spurs Hold Off Mavs
N. Carolina carries out 1,000th execution
White House wants answers on planted Iraq stories
Annan: 'We must do far, far more' against AIDS
Academics consider "intelligent design" museum talk
White House calls Democrats irresponsible on Iraq
US carries out 1,000th execution since landmark ruling
Secret CIA flights: at least two stopovers in France
Singapore hangs Australian drug trafficker
Algerian bomb suspect jailed in France after extradition from Britain
Blair to face strong opposition on budget plans from biggest new EU states

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Alito abortion memo stirs more controversy
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:59 pm PST
Reuters - A prominent Senate Democrat on Thursday demanded Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito explain why he did not mention a controversial 1985 memo on abortion in a lengthy questionnaire tracing his legal career. Full Story

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Plan to Allow Scissors on Planes Opposed
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:37 am PST
AP - A proposal to allow small scissors and tools back onto airliners is drawing strident opposition from flight attendants, families of victims of the Sept. 11 hijackings and several lawmakers. Full Story

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U.S. to Release New $10 Bills on March 2
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:54 pm PST
AP - The trees won't be the only thing sprouting new colors come springtime. Americans' wallets will have more red, yellow and orange as the first of 800 million redesigned $10 bills start showing up in cash registers and ATM machines on March 2. Full Story

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Black Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:21 am PST
AP - Embattled ex-newspaper tycoon Conrad Black showed up at his arraignment to deny fraud charges and "meet my accusers," claiming he has the advantage now that federal prosecutors' lengthy campaign against him has moved to the courtroom. Full Story

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N. Carolina carries out 1,000th execution
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:41 am PST
Reuters - Double murderer Kenneth Lee Boyd became the 1,000th prisoner executed in the United States since the reinstatement of capital punishment when he was put to death by lethal injection on Friday. Full Story

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White House wants answers on planted Iraq stories
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:31 pm PST
Reuters - The White House and a senior Republican lawmaker expressed concern on Thursday about secret military payments to get Iraqi newspapers to print pro-American articles, but the military said it was important to spread the truth while insurgents were "lying to the Iraqi people." Full Story

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Academics consider "intelligent design" museum talk
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:18 pm PST
Reuters - A panel of academics took a cool look at the increasingly heated issue of evolution versus "intelligent design" on Thursday, variously holding up the latter as a cultural battle, a global phenomenon or even a brilliant marketing scheme. Full Story

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White House calls Democrats irresponsible on Iraq
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:40 pm PST
Reuters - The White House called irresponsible on Thursday those Democrats who said that President George W. Bush lacked a strategy on Iraq, as Sen. John Kerry said a policy shift was needed to reflect realities on the ground. Full Story

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US carries out 1,000th execution since landmark ruling
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:02 am PST
AFP - The United States executed the 1,000th person since capital punishment was reintroduced in 1976, when Kenneth Boyd was given a lethal injection at a North Carolina jail, authorities said. Full Story

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Secret CIA flights: at least two stopovers in France
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:29 pm PST
AFP - Aircraft hired by the US Central Intelligence Agency possibly to transport Islamist prisoners have made at least two stopovers in France, in 2002 and 2005, the daily Le Figaro reported. Full Story

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Singapore hangs Australian drug trafficker
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:30 am PST
AFP - Singapore has hanged an Australian heroin smuggler who pleaded he was trying to pay off his twin brother's debts, ignoring a high-level diplomatic campaign to save the 25-year-old's life. Full Story

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Algerian bomb suspect jailed in France after extradition from Britain
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:28 pm PST
AFP - An Algerian wanted over deadly 1995 bombings on the Paris metro was imprisoned after being extradited from Britain to France to face trial over the attacks, his lawyer said. Full Story

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Blair to face strong opposition on budget plans from biggest new EU states
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:51 pm PST
AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to face strong opposition from the four biggest new European Union members who have vowed to fight his proposals to reduce development funding in the bloc's 2007 to 2013 budget. Full Story

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Daily News Digest: Science News

2005-12-02T01:00:00.008-08:00

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Groups Urge Soil Cleanup in New Orleans
Archaeopteryx Fossil Had Dinosaur Feet
Cranes Resume Migration After Windy Delay
Water Scorpion Fossil Found in Scotland
Report Examines Ancient Mexican Footprints
Residents Return to New Orleans Ninth Ward
Black Hole Makes Plumes that Span Intergalactic Space
Work restarts on UK animal test site after protests
Early birds had dino-feet: study
Venezuela touts cheap fuel to US as Bush takes heat
Stem cell research to get cash boost

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Archaeopteryx Fossil Had Dinosaur Feet
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:09 am PST
AP - A new analysis of Archaeopteryx, the earliest known birdlike animal, shows it had feet like dinosaurs — a finding that adds weight to the belief that the birds frequenting backyard feeders today are descendants of mighty ancient carnivores. Full Story

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Cranes Resume Migration After Windy Delay
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 06:54 am PST
AP - After being grounded for five days by winds and rain at the Hiwassee State Wildlife Refuge, a flock of endangered whooping cranes resumed its migration from Wisconsin to Florida on Wednesday morning. Full Story

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Water Scorpion Fossil Found in Scotland
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:33 pm PST
AP - A scientist in Scotland has discovered tracks made by a huge water scorpion 330 million years ago, the first of the species ever discovered and the only evidence showing it could survive outside of the water, according to the journal Nature's edition to be published Thursday. Full Story

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Report Examines Ancient Mexican Footprints
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:34 pm PST
AP - Footprints discovered in Mexico are either more than 1 million years older than other evidence of humans in the Western Hemisphere or not footprints at all, according to a new report to be published in the journal Nature on Thursday. Full Story

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Residents Return to New Orleans Ninth Ward
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:58 pm PST
AP - A husband and wife who waited three months to see what Hurricane Katrina did to their neighborhood finally returned Thursday to find their blue, wood-frame house sitting in the front yard, three feet off its foundation. Full Story

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Black Hole Makes Plumes that Span Intergalactic Space
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:00 am PST
SPACE.com / LiveScience.com - Newfound plumes of material 300,000 light-years across are forced outward by the explosive venting of a supermassive black hole, astronomers announced today. Full Story

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Work restarts on UK animal test site after protests
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:26 am PST
Reuters - Building work restarted on Wednesday on Oxford University's 20 million pound animal testing centre after a 16 month hiatus caused by animal rights protests. Full Story

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Early birds had dino-feet: study
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:02 pm PST
Reuters - An especially well-preserved specimen of Archaeopteryx shows the first known bird had feet like a dinosaur -- made not for perching but for running on the ground, scientists said on Thursday. Full Story

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Venezuela touts cheap fuel to US as Bush takes heat
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:39 pm PST
Reuters - Venezuela on Thursday launched an ad campaign touting its cheap heating oil program for the U.S. poor as Washington faces criticism for doing little to protect consumers from high fuel prices. Full Story

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Stem cell research to get cash boost
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:10 pm PST
Reuters - Britain is to double spending on stem cell research to 100 million pounds over the next two years, in a bid to retain its leading position in the controversial medical field. Full Story

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