Scanning electron microscope image of an ant. Its eye is approximately 300 microns wide. (Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility/Dartmouth College) Boston Globe: Big Picture Blog peers into the micro world (32 photos) of nano sized objects with high powered microscopes.
Iran: Militant says Al-Qaeda declared war on Iran by kidnapping Iranian diplomat in Pakistan
Deflation: Cost of living fell in October by the most in 60 years.
Housing: 47% of all home sales in Arizona's Maricopa Valley during Ocotber were foreclosures
Layoffs: JP Morgan could axe thousands of jobs
Motley Fool: Question of the day
Mish's blog: "We're all banks now," says Mish in his sharp, latest blog entry Peak Earnings
Business: Forecast says HULU tv website will catch YOUTUBE next year in revenues.
Houston: Violent illegal immigrants released from jail back onto Houston's streets instead of being deported
Germany: Green Party picks son of Turkish immigrants.
President-elect Obama: Vows to shut down Guantanomo, bring home troops from Iraq and crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
France: Head of Basque ETA group finally nabbed by French Police
Canada: Air crash in BC kills seven
India: Tibetan Buddhist exiles have talks about autonomy and more radical approach to Chinese/Tibetan relations.
Environment: Japanese whalers set our for Antarctic waters for first time in six months . . . environmental groups shadow the factory ships and prepare for battle.
NFL: First tie game in six years, Eagles vs. Bengals 13-13.
NFL: Scores around the league
NFL: Standings
Economy: Survey of American economists say we are in Recession which will last well into 2009, housing will not bottom next year, jobless rate will climb to 7.5%
Economy: Nation of whiners? Bankruptcy is now more popular than ever despite Republican's changing bankruptcy laws during their six year One Party Rule in favor of banks and credit card lenders.
Wall Street: No bonuses for 7 high ranking Goldman execs. Will this put other firms on notice they should do the same thing? Attorney General Cuomo of New York encourages other banks to follow Goldman's lead.
New York: Wall Street woes will push state into defecit.The top 16 banks paid $173 million of state taxes in June 2007, but that number fell to just $5 million this past June.
Automakers: Columbia University's Earth Institute head urges Congress to use their aid to Detroit to help re-shape the auto industry in this country. Says this is a tipping point where we can finally get 100 MPG cars on the road.
Automakers: Bush/Republicans oppose Dems aid to automakers. Language in bill denies bonuses to anyone making over $200,000. It also says no dividends to shareholders. More . . .
Japan: Land of Rising Sun now in Recession
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