Learning from Lightning

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Learning from Lightning
http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/severe.asp
Genomics Research Promises To Make Hogs Less Piggy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/01/010122080014.htm
Foul cane toads threaten Australian park
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9566
Immune-system find important but overblown, scientists say
http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Science/20010119/UPROTM.html
Report of Earth-Sized Planet Around Another Star Premature
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/another_earth_010118.html?Enews=y
The Ex-Cons
http://www.linguafranca.com/print/0101/cover_cons.html
The Kids May Be All Right
http://www.hudson.org/American_Outlook/articles_wn01/sommers.htm
Establishment Radical
http://www.brillscontent.com/2000dec/depts/hitchens.shtml
The lion of the Left
http://www.booksunlimited.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,425863,00.html
Heart protective benefits of red wine remain uncertain; Physicians
urged to rely on proven ways to lower risk
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/aha-hpb011601.html
Children getting too much radiation in CT scans
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/chm-cgt011701.html
Drug can reduce pain for stroke patients
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/aan-dcr011701.html
Forensic seismology provides clues to Kursk disaster
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/agu-fsp012201.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1131000/1131177.stm
Conflict? Mothers and their adult daughters can handle it
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/psu-cma012201.html
Researchers suspect link between welding and Parkinson’s disease
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/wusm-rsl012201.html
Three new psychological studies show how positive and negative
emotions affect us now and later
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/apa-tnp011701.html
Classics Doctoral Student Finds Bones that Prove Homer was Right About
Sacrifices
http://www.uc.edu/news/burnt.htm
technology: Mechanical taster passes cheese test
http://www.nature.com/nsu/010125/010125-4.html
True nonstick polymer eliminates mechanical friction
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010108S0690
Small Steps, Big Questions
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/madcowresearch010119.html
Stomping Out Computer Bugs
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/computer_bugs010122.html
Peers set to block cloning plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1130000/1130084.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000647321007942&rtmo=VDqsDr3K&atmo=KKKKKKrM&pg=/et/01/1/22/nclon22.html
Human effect on climate 'beyond doubt'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1130000/1130501.stm
Global warming 'not clear cut'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1131000/1131275.stm
Glory of the Galapagos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1130000/1130476.stm
Ancient Bone Sales Thrive in Capitalist Era
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/20010122/t000006225.html
Close Quarters, No Privacy--Just the Thing to Boost Productivity
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/20010122/t000006216.html
Gene Finding Enables Screening of Disease Affecting Some Jews
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/20010122/t000006399.html
Mexico Results Spur New Look at Rainmaking
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20014-2001Jan19.html
Bush to Woo Democratic Rank-and-File
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27198-2001Jan21.html
Egyptians' Obsession With Grades Fails to Nurture Creative Thinkers
http://www.latimes.com/news/learning/20010121/t000006076.html
College Freshmen Rate Money as Chief Goal
http://www.latimes.com/news/learning/20010122/t000006233.html
Harvard study says big schools have largest dropout problem
http://www.cleveland.com/education/index.ssf?/news/pd/cc21drop.html
Summertime Learning Enriches Teachers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/01/21/ED186557.DTL
Kindergarten Before College
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/A27499-2001Jan21.html
Program Mixes Fun and Fluency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24336-2001Jan20.html
Sects may soon own TV licences
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,426222,00.html
Pope acts to protect his legacy
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,426245,00.html
Bush faces jeers, not cheers
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,426095,00.html
Weight loss guru
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,426108,00.html
Planetarium Takes Pluto Off Planet A-List
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/science/22PLAN.html?pagewanted=all
McCain Plans Renewed Push to Change
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/politics/22DONA.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/congress010122.html
http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/22/campaign.finance/index.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29999-2001Jan22.html
37 New Cardinals, Including Archbishop Egan, Are Named by Pope
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/world/22CARD.html?pagewanted=all
Global View of a Pastor for the Poor
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/world/22MCCA.html
Egan Calls Promotion Pope's Gift to Diocese
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/world/22EGAN.html
A New Yorker From Black Garb to Red
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/world/22DULL.html?pagewanted=all
Some of I.B.M.'s 2,886 Patents Are Non-Technology Related
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/business/22PATE.html?pagewanted=all
The Onion Makes Its New Home in an Old Target
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/technology/22ONIO.html
Minutes of Boredom, Heaps of Revenue
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/business/22SALE.html
Putting Readers in the Assignment Desk
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/business/22PLAS.html
Unionization Drives at Dot-Coms Have a Familiar Ring
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/technology/22NECO.html?pagewanted=all
Rethinking Internet News as a Business Proposition
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/technology/22PAPE.html?pagewanted=all
Travel Sites Emulating Merchants
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/technology/22ECOMMERCE.html?pagewanted=all
Publishing of Twain Story Is a Story in Itself
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/business/22TWAI.html
http://www.cnn.com/2001/books/news/01/22/twainstory.ap/index.html
Education Leads Silicon Valley Wish List
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/technology/22SILI.html
Children's Computer Use Grows, but Gaps Persist, Study Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/technology/22COMP.html
Climate change outstrips forecasts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1126000/1126669.stm
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010122/sc/environment_warming_dc_2.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/warming_report010122.html
Oil Spill Near Ecuador's Galapagos Is a 'Disaster'
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010121/sc/galapagos_spill_dc_6.html
http://www.cnn.com/2001/NATURE/01/22/galapagos.spill/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/galapagos010122_spill.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1130000/1130519.stm
When faith meets politics
http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/home.pat,local/37751208.121,.html
Overseeing biotech food
http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/opinion.pat,opinion/37751126.119,.html
Tom the Dancing Bug
http://www.salon.com/comics/boll/2001/01/18/boll/index.html
Bush to Ban Funds to Groups Offering Abortion
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010122/ts/bush_abortion_dc_4.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/bush_abortionrights010122.html
http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/22/roe.wade/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1131000/1131329.stm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29390-2001Jan22.html
Genetic Mutation for Dwarfism Found
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/health/21reuters-genetics.html
Thinking Revolution, Talking Evolution at Apple
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/technology/21APPL.html?pagewanted=all
The Parties Are Over. So, What's Next?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/business/21VIEW.html
Sublime Vegetables For a Demanding Niche
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/business/21ROOT.html?pagewanted=all
Jerking the Other Knee
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/opinion/21KRUG.html
Draft Rule Would Let Hopis Gather Eaglets on U.S. Land
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/national/21EAGL.html
Blood test may help to detect schizophrenia
http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,425939,00.html
Oil threat to Darwin's isles
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,425954,00.html
Magical realism ... and fakery
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,425924,00.html
So, who's doing the homework?
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/01/21/stiednedn01002.html
Bridging gap between campus and industry
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/01/21/stibscbsc02008.html
The Hitler Of History
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/01/21/stibooboo03012.html
Sea, sand and surf
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/01/21/stidordor02011.html
The law of the flies
http://www.booksonline.co.uk:80/booksol?ac=004196643302827&rtmo=LxKSyhtd&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/00/12/29/bomag13.html
Sunrises and sunsets
http://www.booksonline.co.uk:80/booksol?ac=004196643302827&rtmo=LxKSyhtd&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/00/12/29/bojapa13.html
Was Zionism just a British ploy?
http://www.booksonline.co.uk:80/booksol?ac=004196643302827&rtmo=LxKSyhtd&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/00/12/29/bozion13.html
Death in a glass of water
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Science/2001-01/science190101.shtml
Research paves way for repair of brain and spinal damage
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Science/2001-01/damage180101.shtml
Technology turns to Surrealism to triple mobile phone capacity
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Science/2001-01/phone180101.shtml
Timing of Meals May Help Combat Jet Lag and Liver Diseases
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/science/A24355-2001Jan20.html
A Faithful Catholic Indicts His Own Religion
http://www.latimes.com/news/religion/20010121/t000006105.html
The Parent Trap
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519329.asp
A Strategy For The Wilderness
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519227.asp
Mystery Solved
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519380.asp
The Intel Economy?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519351.asp
Only the Beginning
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519345.asp
A Run for the Money
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519343.asp
The Pendulum Has Swung
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519256.asp
A Global Gap
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519373.asp
Cybercharity
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519375.asp
How Japan Can Join The Game
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519183.asp
How To Save ‘Failed States’
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519358.asp
Mario Vargas Llosa
http://www.msnbc.com/news/514358.asp
Searching For the God Within
http://www.msnbc.com/news/519130.asp
The Cosmos: ‘N Sync and a Whopper
http://www.msnbc.com/news/515843.asp
Brave New Monkey
http://www.msnbc.com/news/515991.asp
Screen Wars
http://www.msnbc.com/news/497966.asp
The Ultimate Diet Plan
http://www.msnbc.com/news/515995.asp
Singing Praise To The Crazed
http://www.msnbc.com/news/518693.asp
Clerics' cloning plea to Lords
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1128000/1128535.stm
Dubai launches Media City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1128000/1128899.stm
Uzbeks revive Koran competition
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1128000/1128922.stm
Beijing: Shock of the new
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/from_our_own_correspondent/newsid_1126000/1126348.stm
Toxic toads threaten north Australia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1126000/1126423.stm
The cruelty of a Siberian winter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/from_our_own_correspondent/newsid_1126000/1126600.stm
Next Pope May Be Among New Cardinals
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010121/ts/pope_cardinals_dc_5.html
Horse-Human History Traced
http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20010119/an_hu_horses.html
The man from Madras
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/audiovideo/programmes/correspondent/newsid_1120000/1120036.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1120000/video/_1120036_madras_vi.ram
The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism
http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0101/reviews/oakes.html

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