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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Bad Timing: Iran Reportedly Expanding Enrichment. A hardline newspaper close to Iran's rulers says the country has begun uranium
enrichment at a well-protected underground facility. Reports were received yesterday that shows Iran has begun uranium enrichment at
the Fordo facility amid heightened foreign enemy threats," the paper said in a
front-page report. Kayhan's manager is a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader
Ayatollah [...]
U.K. Sends High Tech Warship to Strait of Hormuz. The Royal Navy is sending its most advanced warship to the Persian Gulf, in a deployment intended to send a message to Iran following its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, the Daily Telegraph reported.
HEALTH/MEDICAL
Neuroscientists Identify a Master Controller of Memory
One gene appears to regulate the brain's ability to form new memories. Media embedded: Video / Image(s)
Science, Dec. 23, 2011
—McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Patterns of Connections Reveal Brain Functions
MIT neuroscientists identify face-recognition areas based on what parts of the brain they link to. Media embedded: Image(s)
Nature Neuroscience
—McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
No Surprise: Drug Researchers Hiding Negative Results. UK experts: Drug studies being suppressed by researchers, could hurt patients.
Some Vacuum Cleaners Worsen Air Quality
TECH
Facebook takes action after computer worm siphons 45,000 login details
U.S.
Iowa: The Meaningless Sideshow Begins
AMERICAS
Venezuela welcomes Ahmadinejad on first stop of Latin America tour
U.S. expels Venezuelan diplomat in Miami
Out of the Backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean Bloc Defies Washington
CANADA
Toronto goes TOU - Smart Grids in Canada
MIDDLE EAST/ASIA
U.S.: Hormuz Blockade Would Trigger Release of Oil Reserves
Iran Launches New Military Exercise, This Time Along Afghanistan Border.
AFRICA
Obama lifts ban on US arms to South Sudan
MARKETS/BUSINESS
Analysis: For euro zone, the heat is on again
Monsanto Now Owns Blackwater (Xe)
The Resilient Family ~ They’re Doing It All Over Again
SC/ENVIRONMENT
Football Pitch-Sized Batteries Could Change the World of Renewable Energy
Allah's Energy Marriage - Saudi Arabia and India
Former IEA Oil Expert: Oil Production Could Begin to Decline in 2015
BP Closes its Solar Business After 40 Years
How Will Peak Oil Fare in 2012
A New Liquid Fuel Alternative to Gasoline Developed from Coal
Move Aside Corn Ethanol – Sweet Sorghum Being Engineered as a New Biofuel
