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YellowBrix Top Science

• ... But, They Will Have No Access to Pharmacy Seats
  Ahmedabad: Good news for students opting for group B - only chemistry, physics and biology and not maths as a ...
• NORTH TODAY: Forest Contest ; AWARDS
  SCHOOLS, community groups, woodland owners and managers in the North East are the first to be invited to take ...
• Backward Editorial
  The BDN's editorial "Maine's population woes" (Dec. 29) has it backward, because it is based on a false premis...
• The Year in Science
  Jan. 6--Like a modern tower of Babel story, a new quest to find the "God particle" got off to an all-too-huma...
• Population Surpasses 2.2 Million in Paris
  Population surpasses 2.2 million in Paris PARIS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Paris has in recent years seen a populati...
• 'Hobbit' Fossils a New Species, LI Anthropologist Says
  Jan. 6--An analysis of an 18,000-year-old fossil, described as the remains of a diminutive humanlike creature,...
• Sow the Seeds of Knowledge
  Holiday decorations already packed away in the attic? Started on the ambitious 2009 diet and exercise program...
• Meet Deliberates on Biodiversity Threats
  Bangalore: The focus was on ecology, biology and spread of invasive plants in the tropics at an international ...
• Amniotic Fluid Bacteria Missed By Test
  U.S. researchers say approximately 60 percent of the bacteria present in women with intra-amniotic inflammatio...
• Population Shifts and Declines
  The latest population figures for the Buffalo metro area contain few surprises. As expected, the cities of Bu...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Coleman Goes to Court Over Senate Recount
  Jan. 7--Surrounded by cheering supporters, Republican Norm Coleman, who received 225 fewer votes than DFLer Al...
• EDITORIAL: Act III, the Contest
  Jan. 7--Act III in Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat drama began Tuesday. I've instructed my legal team to file an...
• Burris Plans to Claim Senate Seat
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a de...
• Senate Appointee Ready to Serve: ; Burris Says Complaints About His Appointments Are Just Theatrical
  CHICAGO - Defiant and upbeat, Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris said that upon arriving in Washingt...
• Travolta's Son Killed By Seizure, Certificate Says
  FREEPORT, Bahamas - Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was ki...
• Should Dems Seat Burris in the Senate?
  In a way, political consultant Roland W. Burris got more than his money's worth from Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blag...
• Poll: Senate Should Reject Burris
  A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should not be allowed to join the U.S. Senate, a USA TODAY/Gallup Po...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• 2-1 in Poll: Senate Should Block Burris
  WASHINGTON -- A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a U.S. Senate seat he wa...
• CNN Reports Host Up for Surgeon General Post
  The surgeon general's office may be getting its first celebrity leader since C. Everett Koop left office in th...
• Without Jeb Bush, Senate Race in Florida is Wide Open: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Said He Won't Ru
  Jan. 7--Former Gov. Jeb Bush is taking a pass on Florida's up-for-grabs U.S. Senate seat in 2010, dashing the ...
• North Korean Agency Reports "Brutal" Israeli Attacks in Gaza
  Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, January 7 (KCNA) - Israel is s...
• Ukraine Says All Gas Pipeline Taps Under Russian Control
  The Ukrainian national oil and gas monopoly Naftohaz Ukrayiny has rejected Russian accusations of blocking gas...
• Adams and Tulsa Crush Ball State in GMAC Bowl
  Mobile, AL (Sports Network) - Tarrion Adams set a school record, gaining 3,653 career rushing yards, and mat...
• Burris Barred--for Now: Key Democratic Senator Breaks Ranks, Says Blagojevich Pick Should Be Seated
  Jan. 7--WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders seeking to bar Roland Burris from the Senate suffered a rift in their...
• KIDS AMONG 40 DEAD AS ISRAELIS BOMB SCHOOL ; Carnage As Blitz Goes On
  UP to 40 people were killed yesterday in an Israeli air strike on a UN school in Gaza. Those inside had been s...
• BRIEF: Florida Marlins Sign Reliever Proctor, Miss Out on Pavano
  Jan. 7--The Marlins wrapped up one acquisition Tuesday, signing reliever Scott Proctor, but fell short in thei...
• Senate Bars Access to Blagojevich Appointee
  The man that the scandal-plagued Governor of Illinois named to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the US ...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Death Certificate Indicates Seizure Killed Travolta Son
  FREEPORT, Bahamas Jett Travoltas body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was kill...
• Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Dies
  DETROIT _ The world didn't always give Ron Asheton his proper dues. But the Stooges guitarist certainly paid ...
• Jett Travolta Died of Seizure
  FREEPORT, Bahamas Jett Travoltas body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was kill...
• 'Journey,' 'Mummy' Eligible for FX Oscar
  Two action films starring Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser are among the seven movies in the running for the Vis...
• TRAVOLTA TO FLY HIS SON's BODY HOME ; Star Will Pilot Plane to Florida Himself
  DEVASTATED John Travolta was today expected to fly his teenage son's body home in his own plane. The trained ...
• Stooges Guitarist Asheton Dead at 60
  Guitarist Ronald Asheton, an original member of the iconic rock band The Stooges, was found dead Tuesday in hi...
• Alyssa Milano to Marry David Bugliari
  Alyssa Milano's publicist says the U.S. television actress is engaged to marry Creative Artists Agency agent D...
• UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News
  Travolta, Preston bring Jett's ashes home OCALA, Fla., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- John Travolta and Kelly Preston have br...
• Travolta, Preston Bring Jett's Ashes Home
  John Travolta and Kelly Preston have brought their only son Jett's ashes home to Ocala, Fla., from the Bahamas...
• Polanski Wants Sex Case Moved From L.A.
  Roman Polanski's attorneys have asked that a decades-old sex offense case against the French filmmaker be hand...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Macworld Goes for the Soft Sell: Software
  SAN FRANCISCO -- At past Macworld events, Apple introduced such innovations as the iPhone and the ultra-thin M...
• Chicago Tribune What's Your Problem? Column: Waiting List in Place for Digital TV Converter Box Coup
  Jan. 7--The picture just got fuzzier for those of you who waited until the last minute to apply for the federa...
• Apple Ceo Will Stay at the Helm
  Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has ...
• iTunes Prices Change As Copy Protection Ends
  SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as ...
• Recession to Steal Some Glitz From Gadget Show
  The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas...
• Logitech Wins Seven CES Innovation Awards
  Ha Thai, 510-713-4982 Today, Logitech (SIX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI) announced that it has won seven 2009 CES Innova...
• Logitech Withdraws Fiscal Year 2009 Targets, Plans Restructuring
  Vice President, Investor Relations - USA Logitech International (SIX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI) today announced that ...
• Consumers Being Placed on Wait List for DTV Converter Box Coupons
  WASHINGTON - Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transiti...
• Doctor Encourages Teens to Up MySpace Privacy
  CHICAGO - Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting pr...
• Madoff Items Selling Well on eBay
  NEW YORK - Did you get fleeced by Bernard Madoff? Or did you buy that Madoff Securities fleece jacket on eBay...

YellowBrix Top Health

• Parkinson's Procedure Brings Bad With Good
  Deep brain stimulation has been used for years to help reduce tremors and other symptoms in people who have P...
• Job-Cut Blues? Not for Nurses
  Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. Residential Home Health, which provides in- home nursing for...
• Parkinson's Treatment Shows Promise in Patients, Study Says: Motor Skills Improve With Deep Brain St
  Jan. 7--Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvem...
• Surgery for Parkinson's Found to Be Worth Risks
  Jan. 6--Jerry Spicer was well aware of the risks and plenty concerned about the prospect of brain surgery when...
• Health Care Spending Slows Slightly in 2007
  WASHINGTON - Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead...
• Jolting the Brain: A Study in a Prestigious Medical Journal Will Likely Spread the Word About a Ther
  Jan. 7--People with Parkinson's disease often feel like prisoners in their own bodies -- powerless to control ...
• Dr. Meg Warns MySpace Users
  Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy sett...
• Autism Advocates Hope Case Spurs Action
  John Travolta and his actress wife Kelly Preston have refused to address swirling speculation that their son, ...

Golf

• Futures Tour to Return in '09 / LPGA's Developmental Circuit Will Be Back at Richmond Country Club
  The Duramed Futures Tour and Richmond Country Club apparently like what they saw of each other this past summe...
• Hempstead Layout Fits into a Niche: Shorter Length Allows Less-Skilled to Enjoy a Round
  Jan. 7--HEMPSTEAD -- What Fox Creek Golf Club lacks in amenities, it makes up for in other areas. And playing...
• Golf Notebook: Elkins, Clements Rivalry May Be Renewed: High School Ties Remain Strong for Contender
  Jan. 7--The week is going as planned for Drew Allenspach, the medalist after the stroke-play portion of the HG...
• Lee Will Pay for Robbing Me of Bevy ; UPDATE
  SCOTS boxer Lee McAllister has been warned he'll pay for spoiling John Murray's festive celebrations. He said:...
• REDWATER River
  REDWATER River showed some useful form in Ireland and is an interesting contender for the Play Golf At Southwe...
• Germans Open Up With 62
  SHENZHEN, China - Martin Kaymer and Alex Cejka combined for 10- under-par 62, giving Germany a one-stroke lea...
• Perfection Was Just Out of Reach
  As a sports season, history may remember 2008 as perhaps the greatest ever. From the nearly perfect New Engl...
• Sport Gets Support for Olympics
  Golf appears to be in much better shape to join the Olympic program for 2016 than when it tried for the 2008 ...
• Sisters Secure an Irish Double
  Strings Squash and Fitness Club junior members Rebecca and Kip Quiney have enjoyed a fantastic start to the se...
• Todays Birthdays
  Harold Jackson (63), NFL Nancy Lopez (52), LPGA Tour Paul Azinger (49), PGA Tour...

Baseball

• Phillies Notes: Marcus Giles Joins Phils
  Jan. 7--Chan Ho Park officially joined the Phillies yesterday, but additions to the organization did not stop ...
• Philadelphia Daily News Bill Conlin Column: Bill Conlin: Romero Played the MLB Drug Game Like a Rook
  Jan. 7--YOU BLEW IT, J.C. How could a guy used to turning the seventh inning into Death Valley for hitters, a...
• Philadelphia Daily News Dick Jerardi Column: Dick Jerardi: It's Hard to Evaluate Early NCAA Games
  Jan. 7--IAM NOT certain, but I think it was Dean Smith who said he really did not look closely at statistics u...
• Phillies Notebook: Phillies Considering Options to Replace Romero
  Jan. 7--THANKS TO THE confidentiality afforded all parties in Major League Baseball's drug policy, Phillies ge...
• Southland Notebook: Conference Hoops Action Inching Closer: SLC Lands 17 Players on TSN All-American
  Jan. 7--With nonconference basketball action winding down this week, it's finally time for Southland Conferenc...
• The Wichita Eagle, Kan., Bob Lutz Column: It's Easy to Hate Big Spenders
  Jan. 7--We all know the New York Yankees have money and are willing to spend it. It's not greed, necessarily,...
• Chicago Tribune Rick Morrissey Column: New Cub Milton Bradley Can Ignite the Fire
  Jan. 7--Don Baylor seems like forever ago, but during one of those bad Cubs seasons he was part of, the manage...
• Cubs Still Have Room for One More Starting Pitcher: Cubs May Go After Pettitte, Peavy or Lowe
  Jan. 7--With Jason Marquis officially traded, the Cubs' new fifth starter will be ... Even with four or five ...
• Stadium Tied to Team Buy
  Jan. 7--A potential local ownership group aiming to return professional baseball to Richmond hopes to purchase...
• Group Hopes to Buy Baseball Team for Richmond By 3/L, Wants Assurance of New Stadium
  Jan. 7--A local group aiming to return professional baseball to Richmond hopes to purchase a franchise by Marc...

Hockey

• Flyers Fall in Shoot-Out: The Hot Capitals Won Their Seventh Straight and Ninth in a Row at Home.
  Jan. 7--WASHINGTON -- Wise-guy humor surrounding Philadelphia's disabled hockey team: What's the difference be...
• Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild Shut Out Boston Bruins 1-0: Backstrom Flawless As Wild Beat Another
  Jan. 7--BOSTON -- The Wild have found new life against the NHL's best teams. Marek Zidlicky scored on a power...
• Minnesota Wild's Special Teams Make the Different Against Boston Bruins
  Jan. 7--BOSTON -- Chalk another Wild victory up to special teams. Minnesota was terrific defensively against ...
• Blackhawks Thrash Coyotes
  Jan. 7--GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Adam Burish received a little birthday gift from teammates when they covered his sh...
• Langkow's Two Goals Lift Red-Hot Flames to 5-2 Win Over Sharks
  CALGARY - Led by Daymond Langkow, Calgary exacted revenge against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Since ...
• Penguins Drop Thrashers, Snap 5-Game Skid
  Jan. 7--The Penguins were desperate for a win, and they played like it Tuesday night. The Penguins snapped th...
• Stingy Defense, Power Play Goals Lift Ducks Past Kings
  ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Still grasping to forge an identity halfway through their 82-game NHL regular-season schedul...
• Sharks Can't Withstand Flames' First-Period Flurry
  CALGARY, Alberta _ The Calgary Flames were on a mission Tuesday night. And for the first 22 minutes, the Shar...
• For Hockey Players, There's Nothing Like the NHL
  Jan. 7--When Radek Smolenak showed up for an impromptu meeting with Norfolk Admirals general manager Mike Butt...
• Vokoun Earns No. 200: Goalie Records 24 Saves As Panthers Cap Trip With 4-2 Victory
  Jan. 7--TORONTO -- This four-game trip started off poorly for goalie Tomas Vokoun and the Panthers. But they ...

NCAA Football

• Terps' Scott Great
  BOISE, Idaho - Da'Rel Scott got out of the doghouse in time to run over Nevada. Benched for 2 1/2 quarters af...
• Bulldogs Assistant Cherishes Bowl Streak
  ORLANDO, Fla. - Around the Van Halanger household, there's a Christmas tradition that occurs with every bit t...
• Tigers Tailback Seeking Record
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Clemson senior running back James Davis got his football education as a 3-year-old taggi...
• Pitt Backup QBs Could Be Moving
  Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said there is a possibility backup quarterbacks Greg Cross and Kevan Smith could cha...
• Lenz '99 Percent Sure' He'Ll Stay With Iowa State
  Dubuque Hempstead senior Josh Lenz says he is "99 percent sure" he will honor his verbal commitment to play fo...
• Last-Minute TD Defeats Ohio State in Fiesta Bowl
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Colt McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting third-ran...
• COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ; Longhorns Say They Have Plenty of Motivation for Tonight's Fiesta Bowl
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Texas Coach Mack Brown has a theory about bowl games. If third-ranked Texas had a choice, it...
• Box's Knee is Fine, but Stamina a Question
  MIAMI _ Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box is not concerned with the injury. Box was injured against Oklahoma Stat...
• For Oklahoma, Taking is Better Than Giving
  "It gets real rough in there," said Oklahoma linebacker Keenan Clayton, tied for third in the nation with six ...
• Who's No. 1? Title game may not tell
  MIAMI - It used to be so simple. Two polls, a few bowls and - in the end - a national champion, maybe two. Wit...

Football

• Eagles' Young Linebackers Do Their Part
  Jan. 7--The Eagles' defense has no nickname, not yet at least, but Chris Gocong backed into a suggestion yeste...
• Up, Down: Foes Arrive on Different Paths.
  Jan. 7--Exactly a month ago today, the Eagles had a date with a New York Giants team that clearly seemed to be...
• The Philadelphia Inquirer Phil Sheridan Column: Phil Sheridan: New Year, New Slate for Eagles
  Jan. 7--December in the NFL does not necessarily offer clues to January. They won four of their last five reg...
• Philadelphia Daily News Paul Domowitch Column: Paul Domowitch: Healthy or Hurt, Westbrook Gives His
  Jan. 7--BRIAN WESTBROOK took the screen pass from Donovan McNabb Sunday and, with the help of blocks from a ca...
• Giants Won't Shoot Themselves in Leg This Time Vs. Eagles
  Jan. 7--THE GIANTS will not allow themselves excuses for losing the rematch to the Eagles. In the first meeti...
• Peterson's Miami Appearance Sparks Plenty of Talk
  Jan. 7--MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Carl Peterson's appearance on the sideline at Dolphin Stadium before Sunday's p...
• Ravens-Titans Should Be a Defensive Battle
  Jan. 7--When the Baltimore Ravens visit the Tennessee Titans in an AFC playoff game on Saturday, one question ...
• Tulsa rolls over Ball State in wet GMAC Bowl
  MOBILE, Ala. - Tulsa raced through the rain to another GMAC Bowl win and a couple more records, too. 23 Ball ...
• Broncos bring in Cowboys' Garrett for interview
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Rick Dennison served 14 seasons as Mike Shanahan's disciple, and now he wants to be his rep...

NCAA Basketball

• Bradley Becomes First Team to Beat ISU Men
  Jan. 7--PEORIA -- No one really expected Illinois State's basketball team to stay unbeaten as long as it had. ...
• Rahman Rounding into Form for NMSU Men's Basketball Team
  Jan. 7--LAS CRUCES ---Hamidu Rahman finds the basketball in crucial situations. On Monday in San Jose, Calif....
• Chalk Up Another 'W': Hornets Improve to 2-0 in District With Win Over Scrappy Visiting Bears
  Jan. 7--Coach Larry Carlson gave an honest assessment of his team's performance Tuesday night. Had the Hornet...

Basketball

• Not Exactly Rocket Science: The 76ers Turned on the Jets As They Rode 29 Fastbreak Points to Blow Pa
  Jan. 7--With a smile on his face, Lou Williams said the way to keep 76ers rookie Marreese Speights interested ...
• Titan Men to Face Off Against No. 1 Wheaton in CCIW Opener
  Jan. 7--WHEATON -- A few steps down from the school natatorium, Illinois Wesleyan dives head first into the Co...
• Reynolds Scores 40 As Villanova Sinks Seton Hall in OT
  Jan. 7--NEWARK, N.J. -- For everyone who was wondering if Scottie Reynolds' game had slipped a little bit, las...
• Hawks Fly to 13th in Row
  Jan. 7--The pre-region part of the season is over and the Hardaway Lady Hawks have moved into Region 1B-AAAA p...
• High Schools - Speller Helps Southern in Rout of Overbrook
  Jan. 7--THE GRASS is greener on the other side, Lamar Speller can confirm. As the 2007-08 school year wound d...
• Reynolds Scores 40 As Villanova Beats Seton Hall in Overtime
  Jan. 7--NEWARK, N.J. -- In the cold hallways of the Prudential Center after yet another heated Big East game, ...
• Sixers GM Stefanski Knows His Team's Troubles
  Jan. 7--THE 76ERS' SIX-GAME trek is over, but as they prepared to face the Houston Rockets last night, the iss...
• Sixers Pick Up Pace, Pick Up Win Over Rockets
  Jan. 7--EVERYBODY KNOWS the NBA season is a marathon. The 76ers' plan against the Houston Rockets was as basi...
• Loss to Cards Shows What Cats Need to Fix
  Jan. 7--Limit turnovers. Get back on defense to limit the chances the opponent gets to avoid a set half-court...