Best comprehensive sites:
BBC which also has News in Video
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/default.stm
The New Zealand Herald, International Page
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2
For weather at Scott Base, Antarctica set your pointer here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tools/weather/international.cfm?intlareaID=10
Today the weather in Antarctica (Crystal Ice Chime) is:
Scott Base Clear -30.0°
Updated Friday 15 Jul 8:59PM
The Seattle Post Intelligencer.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/
For editorial content there is nothing like the New York Times editorial page:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html
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Of course the obvious is revealed. Not only a chemistry PhD but a biochemistry PhD. Biochemistry is understanding how the human body's carbon interacts with chemicals and biologicals to cause death.
Hunted chemistry expert arrested
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4686089.stm
Mr al-Nashar completed a chemistry PhD at Leeds University An Egyptian chemistry expert sought by police over last week's London bombings has been arrested in Cairo, Egypt.
Magdi Mahmoud al-Nashar, 33, had not been seen by colleagues in Leeds since early July.
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The ever increasing civil war that has been evident now in Palestine continues. The issues of these people have nothing to do with Iraq. This is a struggle now between the PA and Hamas. Hamas see a Palestine that will destroy Israel returning all the area to their control. They have won many local elections and serve as a destablilzing element within the new Palestinian nation.
Palestinian in-fighting in Gaza
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4685095.stm
Hamas supporters set fire to a Palestinian police armoured vehicle Clashes in Gaza between Palestinian Authority security forces and members of the Hamas militant organisation have killed two bystanders and injured 20. The fighting in Gaza City started on Thursday and continued into Friday morning before appearing to die down.
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ROVE NEEDS TO RESIGN'
CIA agent's spouse says Bush aide must go
15.07.05 1.00pm
WASHINGTON - The husband of a CIA agent whose identity was exposed during the fierce debate over the Iraq war accused the White House on Thursday of being involved in a giant "cover-up" involving top aide Karl Rove.
Federal investigators are looking into who leaked the identity of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame, whose name appeared in a newspaper column exactly two years ago, on July 14, 2003. Rove, who orchestrated Bush's presidential campaigns, has emerged as a source for at least one other media report on the case.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10335944
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I WISH NASA well in attempting to fix and control a finicky space ship. I believe the shuttle program needs to take a back seat to real space missions that are less troublesome and accomplish more. NASA today could bring the Apollo spacecraft out of moth balls and fly astronauts without a second thought into space on a regualr basis while they mull over an orbiter if they see that as important. I don't. I think the day of The Shuttle is over and gratefully so. Two separate vehicles, one for the astronauts that are loved dearly by this society and one for cargo that can transport far more on a regular basis than The Shuttle ever could. I really recommend NASA 'GET BACK IN THE GAME' and start up an updated and computerized model of Apollo ASAP.
NASA Studies Fuel Gauge for Malfunction
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/15/AR2005071500253.html
By MARCIA DUNNThe Associated PressFriday, July 15, 2005; 7:56 AM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Hoping to make another launch attempt Sunday, hundreds of NASA engineers scrambled to figure out why a fuel gauge on space shuttle Discovery failed just before its scheduled liftoff.
Deputy shuttle program manager Wayne Hale said any repairs would have to be fast and simple, though, to have Discovery ready by Sunday. Most likely, NASA's first mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster will require more complicated repairs and be delayed into next week or even September, depending on the extent of work needed.
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The USA Supreme Court. Judge Rhenquist is staying to fulfill his duties and I congratualte him.
It's not unusual at all for recovering cancer patients to have a set back and run high fevers as their body tackles the cancer. If his job, and what a job it is, keeps him going then he needs to remain vital. I find the political theater over all this reprehensible and I am confident it stresses Chief Justice Rhenquist. Stress causes immune suppression and it could have been the reason the Chief Justice ran a fever as well. He needs to tune out the rude and crude press knowing he has our loyalty to do his job well. Live long and prosper Justice Rhenquist.
It should do Justice O'Connor proud to know her leaving is finding resistance by lady Senators who would dearly love to see a female Chief Justice. Justice O'Connor should reconsider for the right reasons as she is a valuable opinion no one wants to see retire.
Rehnquist: I'm staying on the jobJustice wants to end `unfounded' rumors
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0507150143jul15,1,278196.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
By Jan Crawford GreenburgWashington BureauPublished July 15, 2005
WASHINGTON -- An ailing but resolute Chief Justice William Rehnquist, attempting to put to rest the "unfounded" rumors of his imminent retiremen
