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| Bangladesh relief camps struggle to help hungry cyclone survivors (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Pledges of international aid to help rebuild cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh rose sharply Wednesday, but continuing shortages of food at crowded relief camps triggered fist fights among survivors. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Parks earns Watauga Orthopaedics POW Award (Bristol Herald Courier) Tyler Parks turned Legion Field into his own personal playground last Friday. The senior running back led Gate City to a victory over JI Burton in the regular season finale. "Our line did a great job. Defensive line got no penatration all night. Our line put a helmet on a helmet all night long." us.rd.yahoo.com |
10 of America's Most Imperiled Birds [Slideshow] View slideshow here rss.sciam.com |
News: Shake, Rattle and Respond: Early Warning System for Earthquakes When an earthquake strikes, seismic waves spread from the epicenter, following the patchwork quilt of faults and geology in California, for example. The violent shaking these waves may trigger can topple buildings, rupture water mains and wreak havoc on industrial infrastructure. But by making quick computer analyses in seismographic stations near the epicenter, warnings can be relayed in seconds, allowing people to take safety precautions and critical infrastructure to be shut down, scientists reported this week at the fall conference of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. rss.sciam.com |
In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist. nytimes.com |