CNN.com - Castro offers medical aid to U.S. - Sep 3, 2005: "HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Fidel Castro has offered to send help to the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
At a nightly roundtable program on state-run television Friday, the Cuban leader said his nation was ready to send 1,100 doctors and 26 tons of medicine and equipment.
'Others have sent money; we are offering to save lives,' he said."
3.9.05
1.9.05
The Australian: It's a miracle: mice regrow hearts [August 29, 2005]
The Australian: It's a miracle: mice regrow hearts [August 29, 2005]: "SCIENTISTS have created 'miracle mice' that can regenerate amputated limbs or damaged vital organs, making them able to recover from injuries that would kill or permanently disable normal animals.
The experimental animals are unique among mammals in their ability to regrow their heart, toes, joints and tail.
And when cells from the test mouse are injected into ordinary mice, they too acquire the ability to regenerate, the US-based researchers say.
Their discoveries raise the prospect that humans could one day be given the ability to regenerate lost or damaged organs, opening up a new era in medicine."
The experimental animals are unique among mammals in their ability to regrow their heart, toes, joints and tail.
And when cells from the test mouse are injected into ordinary mice, they too acquire the ability to regenerate, the US-based researchers say.
Their discoveries raise the prospect that humans could one day be given the ability to regenerate lost or damaged organs, opening up a new era in medicine."
Pakistan, India to sign missile tests agreement (LEAD) .:. New Kerala - India's Top Online Newspaper
Pakistan, India to sign missile tests agreement (LEAD) .:. New Kerala - India's Top Online Newspaper: "By Muhammad Najeeb, Islamabad: Pakistan and India decided Thursday to exchange advance information on missile tests through an agreement that will be signed by their foreign ministers next month.
'We have agreed to inform each other prior to missile tests and an agreement will be signed Oct 3 during a meeting of foreign ministers of both the countries,' Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan told mediapersons after talks with his Indian counterpart Shyam Saran here.
Pakistan and India already have an understanding for pre-notification of any missile tests but now this will be turned into an agreement.
The foreign ministers of both the countries will be meeting Oct 3-5 to review the peace process and initiate the third round of composite dialogue."
'We have agreed to inform each other prior to missile tests and an agreement will be signed Oct 3 during a meeting of foreign ministers of both the countries,' Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan told mediapersons after talks with his Indian counterpart Shyam Saran here.
Pakistan and India already have an understanding for pre-notification of any missile tests but now this will be turned into an agreement.
The foreign ministers of both the countries will be meeting Oct 3-5 to review the peace process and initiate the third round of composite dialogue."
Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Iraq Hangs Three Convicted Murderers
Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Iraq Hangs Three Convicted Murderers: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq hanged three convicted murderers Thursday, the first executions since the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein, the government said.
Iraqi authorities reinstated the death penalty after the end of the U.S.-led occupation in June 2004 so they would have the option of executing Saddam Hussein if he is convicted of crimes committed by his regime. Saddam is expected to stand trial soon after the Oct. 15 constitutional referendum, an official said Thursday.
``At 10 a.m. in Baghdad, the first executions were carried out since the fall of the regime, against three criminals,'' spokesman Laith Kubba said."
Iraqi authorities reinstated the death penalty after the end of the U.S.-led occupation in June 2004 so they would have the option of executing Saddam Hussein if he is convicted of crimes committed by his regime. Saddam is expected to stand trial soon after the Oct. 15 constitutional referendum, an official said Thursday.
``At 10 a.m. in Baghdad, the first executions were carried out since the fall of the regime, against three criminals,'' spokesman Laith Kubba said."
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online: "A YOUNG girl has been saved from drowning by an extraordinary computer system that keeps an eye on everybody in a swimming pool.
The girl was pulled unconscious from 12ft of water at the deep end of a public pool in Bangor, North Wales, when underwater cameras spotted that she was not moving and alerted a lifeguard. The lifeguard could not see the girl in the crowded pool but was able to respond to the alert within seconds."
The girl was pulled unconscious from 12ft of water at the deep end of a public pool in Bangor, North Wales, when underwater cameras spotted that she was not moving and alerted a lifeguard. The lifeguard could not see the girl in the crowded pool but was able to respond to the alert within seconds."
31.8.05
New Scientist Breaking News - Most scientific papers are probably wrong
New Scientist Breaking News - Most scientific papers are probably wrong: "Most published scientific research papers are wrong, according to a new analysis. Assuming that the new paper is itself correct, problems with experimental and statistical methods mean that there is less than a 50% chance that the results of any randomly chosen scientific paper are true."
29.8.05
Houston Voice Online
: "Falwell speaks in favor of gay rights
The Human Rights Campaign has formally thanked Rev. Jerry Falwell for apparently speaking out in favor of gay rights for the first time publicly.
Falwell, the high profile televangelist, founder of the Moral Majority and of the Liberty University, recently discussed potential Supreme Court nominees with President Bush before a pick was named.
On Aug. 5, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Situation with Tucker Carlson,” Falwell raised eyebrowns when he said he was not troubled by reports that nominee John Roberts had done volunteer legal work for gay rights activists on the case Romer vs. Evans. "
The Human Rights Campaign has formally thanked Rev. Jerry Falwell for apparently speaking out in favor of gay rights for the first time publicly.
Falwell, the high profile televangelist, founder of the Moral Majority and of the Liberty University, recently discussed potential Supreme Court nominees with President Bush before a pick was named.
On Aug. 5, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Situation with Tucker Carlson,” Falwell raised eyebrowns when he said he was not troubled by reports that nominee John Roberts had done volunteer legal work for gay rights activists on the case Romer vs. Evans. "
28.8.05
The Australian: Dumping of US dollar could trigger 'economic September 11' [August 29, 2005]
The Australian: Dumping of US dollar could trigger 'economic September 11' [August 29, 2005]: "THE nightmare scenario that haunts global strategist Clyde Prestowitz is an economic September 11 -- a worldwide financial panic triggered by a sudden massive sell-off of US dollars that would lead inexorably to the collapse of economies around the world.
If that happens, Prestowitz predicts: 'It would make the Great Depression of the 1930s look like a walk in the park.'
Australia would be sucked into the vortex of such a recession, which would cause great hardship throughout the world, he warns."
If that happens, Prestowitz predicts: 'It would make the Great Depression of the 1930s look like a walk in the park.'
Australia would be sucked into the vortex of such a recession, which would cause great hardship throughout the world, he warns."
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