Group 4: Amanda Black, Editor

North Korea Moves Closer to Restart of Nuclear Program
PARIS — North Korea asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove seals and surveillance cameras at the North’s nuclear reprocessing facility, the agency’s director said Monday, in a setback for both the Bush administration and an international nuclear disarmament agreement. By Elaine Sciolino, NY Times, September 22, 2008http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/world/asia/23nuke.html?ref=world
UC Hits Tree Sitters With Expensive Surprise
Berkeley's infamous tree-sitters have been hit with a rude surprise since they came down to earth: Judges are socking them with thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees. By Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross, SF Chronicle, September 22,2008http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/22/BAUB131HLG.DTL
Military frees Afghan journalist held 11 months
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan journalist detained for 11 months at the main U.S. military base at Bagram alleged on Monday that his captors kicked him, forced him to stand barefoot in the snow and didn't allow him to sleep for days. USA Today, September 22, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-09-22-afghanistan-journalist_N.htm?csp=34
Why The Largest Hadron Collider Is Already On The Fritz
Anyone who has struggled to change a fuse in their home should pity the scientists at the CERN laboratory in Geneva. Last Friday, just nine days after celebrating the successful test run of the largest particle accelerator ever constructed, a tiny electrical connection between two magnets overheated and caused a minor meltdown. By Eben Harrell, Time, September 22,2008http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843296,00.html?xid=rss-health
Companies joining to push music on memory cards
NEW YORK - Just as vinyl once gave way to compact discs as the main physical medium for music, could CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized memory card? By RACHEL METZ, Yahoo News, September 22,2008http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080922/ap_on_hi_te/tec_music_on_memory_cards;_ylt=ArqXLZf.mrSeDyacTTsbgg8jtBAF
Powering Our Automotive Future with--Pond Scum
Corn—or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks—are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. By Davis Biello, Scientific American, September 23, 2008 http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=powering-automotive-future-with-pond-scum
NASA Dispatches Rubber Ducks for Science
When a sophisticated science probe failed to return any data about whether pools of melted glacial ice were showing up in the ocean, a NASA researcher turned to a decidedly low-tech solution: a brigade of rubber ducks. By Irene Klotz, Discovery News, September 23, 2008
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/23/rubber-ducks-nasa.html
Disney motto helped dad, autistic son survive at sea
Lost at sea with nothing to hold onto amid a dreadful darkness, Florida resident Walter Marino continually called out some of the few words his 12-year-old autistic son Christopher responds to. By Michael Inbar, MSNBC, September 10, 2008
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26639098/
UK Experts Say Stonehenge Was Place of HealingLONDON - The first excavation of Stonehenge in more than 40 years has uncovered evidence that the stone circle drew ailing pilgrims from around Europe for what they believed to be its healing properties, archaeologists said Monday. By Raphael G. Satter September 22,2008 Associated Presshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080923/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_stonehenge;_ylt=AmRklBW.MmxmwTuNheIhwIms0NUE
More parents ponder cancer gene tests for kids
CHICAGO - Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough question: Should we test the kids? By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, Yahoo News, September 21, 2008 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080921/ap_on_he_me/med_gene_tests_kids;_ylt=Arsq_qT3HFen.XrEZ.QUgQfVJRIF