USA Hot News - September 2 2008

september 2 2008 - USA Hot News

The Politics of Hurricanes Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago After Hurricane Katrina and in our 24/7 media world, natural disasters have become the equivalent of national car wrecks, as millions of rubberneckers tune into cable to assess the material and political damage. Video: Laura Bush, Cindy McCain Open Convention AssociatedPress The Age McCain VP pick Sarah Palin says 17-yr.-old daughter Bristol is ... New York Daily News - 1 hour ago By RICHARD SISK and DAVID SALTONSTALL ST. PAUL - The hurricane that slammed the GOP convention Monday wasn't named Gustav - it was called Bristol. Lynchburg News and Advance Warner, Gilmore Mix It Up At Parade Washington Post - 3 hours ago By Tim Craig BUENA VISTA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Virginia's top Senate candidates clashed verbally after marching in this city's annual Labor Day parade, kicking off a general election campaign that threatens to become overshadowed by the commonwealth's ... Candidates spar in Buena Vista Roanoke Times Warner, Gilmore trade jabs at parade The Free Lance-Star The Free Lance-Star Unions look to federal proposal as giving employees freedom of choice Kansas City Star - Aug 31, 2008 By RANDOLPH HEASTER Last December, a majority of the dealers at Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa signed cards stating they wanted an election on whether a union should represent them. Secret's out, and employees will be the losers Indianapolis Star Decision to Organize Rests With Workers RedOrbit New York Times Campaign to Keep Schools Under Mayor’s Thumb New York Times - 1 hour ago Students left the Isobel Rooney Middle School 80 in the Bronx in late June after school was let out for the summer. By JENNIFER MEDINA and ELISSA GOOTMAN Close allies of the Bloomberg administration have set up a political organization to campaign for ... Mayoral Control at Stake as School Begins New York Sun Voice of America Ramadan: The training ground for a balanced life Jakarta Post - 3 hours ago This year, the beginning of Ramadan falls on the first day of September. Ramadan is the month when Muslims, whose health permits, are ordered to fast from dawn to dusk -- abstaining from food, drink and sexual activities. Spiritual reflection is the force behind holy month observance Houston Chronicle

Hot Technology News - September 2 2008

Google to launch Chrome web browser on Tuesday
TG Daily - 1 hour ago
By Wolfgang Gruener Mountain View (CA) - Google had a big Labor Day announcement - stating that the company would launch at beta version of its “Chrome” web browser in more than 100 countries on Tuesday.
Google Launches Cloud Operating System ("Chrome") And Calls It A ... Silicon Alley Insider
Google to Release Open-Source 'Chrome' Browser PC Magazine

CBC.ca

Electronic Arts Bets Big on a New Game
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By CHRISTOPHER LAWTON This week, Electronic Arts Inc. will release Spore, one of the most talked-about titles in videogame history.
Spore Set For Success, Says EA Games' Gibeau Gamasutra
Gaming Evolution New York Times

Caribbean Net News

New tropical depression forms over open Atlantic
Reuters - 13 hours ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - A new tropical depression formed between Africa and the Leeward Islands on Monday as powerful Hurricane Gustav battered New Orleans and the US Gulf Coast and Tropical Storm Hanna swirled to the east of Miami.
Tropical storm Ike forms in tropical Atlantic The Associated Press
Ike continues westward over Atlantic Ocean The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Study Links Gene Variant in Men to Marital Discord
Washington Post - 7 hours ago
By Shankar Vedantam Men are more likely to be devoted and loyal husbands when they lack a particular variant of a gene that influences brain activity, researchers announced yesterday -- the first time that science has shown a direct link between a ...
Men's infidelity lies in their genes Times of India
Monogamy Gene Links Men's DNA to Happily Ever After in Marriage Bloomberg

Spaceflight Now

Hurricane Hanna delays shuttle's move to pad
Spaceflight Now - 8 hours ago
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD Already running four days late because of Tropical Storm Fay and another three because of a technical snag, the shuttle Atlantis' move to launch pad 39A was held up another 24 hours today, from Tuesday to at least Wednesday, ...
Hanna Delays Atlantis Rollout Central Florida News 13|
Hurricane fears delay shuttle rollout Tampa Bay's 10

Washington Post

Meltdown: With Arctic sea ice disappearing at a record rate ...
Houston Chronicle - 54 minutes ago
After melting of the polar ice cap turned the fabled northwest passage into reality last year, climatologists were eager to see whether the record low of about 1.6 million square miles would be duplicated again this summer.
The Worrying Arctic Ice Situation - Now You See It, Now You Don't eFluxMedia
Arctic Ice Melts Away Due To Impact Of Global Warming ChattahBox

DailyTech

Report: NASA Looks Into Extending Shuttle Service Until 2015
DailyTech - 18 hours ago
An e-mail obtained by The Orlando Sentinel reveals NASA is looking into the plausibility of postponing the retirement of its current fleet of three space shuttles until 2015, when the Orion is scheduled to be completed.
NASA Studies Extending Shuttle Flights To 2015 Aero-News Network
Nasa considers shuttle shelf-life BBC News

ABC News

Rumor: iPhone gamepad may get Apple's support
Ars Technica - 14 hours ago
By Charles Jade | Published: September 01, 2008 - 11:05AM CT TouchArcade—which is actually a nice site—is out and in front with a rumor fit for a long weekend: a case-like game controller for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Belkin JoyPod controller for the iPhone leaks out? TechSpot
Apple launching album app for iPhone and iPod touch Product Reviews

The Tech Herald

A Young Scientist at Work to Inspire Kids’ Curiosity
New York Times - Aug 31, 2008
By NEIL GENZLINGER If it takes a village, then we should all be concerned about Sid. The lad is only maybe 3 or 4, but already it’s obvious that he’s headed for trouble.
Jim Henson's Son Behind "Sid the Science Kid" Coming on PBS eFluxMedia
'Sid the Science Kid' on KCET Los Angeles Times

Apple's iPhone launched in India

NEW DELHI (AFP) — Sticker price shock has spoiled the launch party of Apple's iPhone in India, home to the world's fastest-growing mobile market, local media said Saturday. The 3G or third generation phone sells for more than triple its US price tag in India -- a new key battleground for makers of high-end mobile handsets thanks to its increasingly affluent middle-class. iPhone launch events in major Indian cities on Friday, replete with confetti and cheerleaders, drew none of the big crowds and hysteria that greeted the phone's debut in the United States, Europe and other parts of Asia last month. "Hefty price tag keeps queues away," said India's Economic Times daily. The eight-gigabyte model of the phone, which includes a built-in iPod and a desktop-class web browser, sells for 31,000 rupees (712 dollars), while the 16 GB version goes for 36,100. Technology writer Nitya Chaudhury told AFP: "I like its looks, but at that price I can get something cheaper that does as much." A spokesman for India's leading mobile company Bharti Airtel -- which is selling the iPhone along with rival Vodafone Essar, owned by Britain's Vodaphone Group Plc -- said it was "not possible to give a (sales) trend." But, in what appeared to be an attempt to explain away the low buzz surrounding the product, he said the "iPhone is a very aspirational project -- it's not conceived of as a mass device." A manager at one New Delhi phone showroom, who did not want his name used, said sales of the iPhone so far were "not very good. We've had a few buyers and people just in to look at it." The Indian price is far higher than the 199 dollars paid by US customers to the telecom giant AT&T for the phone. AT&T heavily subsidises the phone and makes money by tying the customer to an expensive annual subscription. But vendors say they are confident the Apple gadget will find its place in the Indian market despite the higher price and the fact that India has yet to launch 3G networks needed to support faster browsing and downloads.