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http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMQKBKIWZF_index_0.html
Two US Navy servicemen and a Filipino soldier were killed by a roadside bomb in the Muslim-majority southern Philippines:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aVQifQ5KGYGI
Scientific advances has reached the point where some are stating that aging can be reversed, with a prediction that in 5 to 7 years there will be drugs available to extend human life:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/science/29aging.html?_r=1&hp
Stem cells exposed to minimal gravity situations have different proteins than those grown in normal gravity, which might explain why long-term zero-G environments for astronauts results in health issues such as loss of bone density and muscle wasting:
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/28/space-ills-stem-cells.html
Here is a link to the speech that William Safire wrote for Pres. Nixon in case the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon. I'm glad that this speech never had to be given!
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/28/speech-safire-wrote.html
Study found that if ethanol demands leads to planting more acres of corn, then more fertilizers and pesticides will get into the water supply. Sediments losses and pesticide runoff is apparently a much bigger problem when only corn is planted instead of how currently corn and soybeans are alternated in farms:
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2009/sep/090928ChaubeyWater.html
Discussion about the diseases that exotic pets might get and the risk for their human owners:
http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/lifestyles/culpeper_news/article/what_diseases_do_exotic_pets_carry/44139/
More than half of small and medium businesses in Europe use open-source software, with open-source software usage expected to continue to increase:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/more-smbs-are-adopting-open-source-505?source=IFWNLE_nlt_blogs_2009-09-29
Windows 7 will result in netbook prices increasing, especially since Microsoft wants netbook makers to install Windows 7 Home Premium on netbooks:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/windows-7-may-mean-fewer-bargain-netbooks-544?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2009-09-29
AT&T will get the Garmin phone on Sunday, $299 after rebates and $5.99 per month for Garmin's subscription services in addition to the phone service. With the alternatives already out there (including the free Google Map service that shows traffic conditions on freeway), I'm not sure how much of a market Garmin will have:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/t-and-garmin-announce-new-mobile-navigation-era-nuvifone-navigation-phone-0?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
It appears that Palm gave upon having the Pre be able to sync with iTunes:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/palm-ends-itunes-sync-cat-and-mouse-game/2009-09-29
The rest of the world is working to allow cell phone use on airplanes, but in the US there is fierce opposition that is trying to prevent cell phones from being able to be used on airplanes:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/29/americans-resistant-flight-phone-use/?uniontrib
San Diego home prices increased for the third straight month, with the highest monthly price increase in 4 years. It is hard for me to believe that Las Vegas home prices are down 31.4% compared to last year!
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/29/bn29housing-home-prices-san-diego-county/?business&zIndex=174248
Awkward Family Photos has gone from a Wordpress blog created when two people wanted to post some photos into a popular website with 1.3 million visitors per month and a book deal in place, movie and TV show concepts in preparation and its first ad contract:
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3ife9d9d88fcefbcdc8e0d249e47dcddec
Oklahoma mom was arrested after her 14-year-old son (who was malnourished and had numerous scars and other signs of abuse) told authorities he had keep locked in a bedroom closet for most of the past 4.5 years:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556581,00.html?test=latestnews
Man was arrested after he pulled out his own teeth with pliers and sprayed blood all over his friend's home in an attempt to scare her, then he allegedly broke several things in her apartment after she contacted police:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/lakehurst_man_accused_of_pulli.html
For Lori: The "Jon & Kate Plus 8" show is about to be renamed "Kate Plus Eight", and Kate is looking to get a new TV series next year:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_en_tv/us_tv_jon___kate_changes