I've got stacks of stuff left from the weekend I didn't get around to posting, so now it is time to play catchup.


The Unclear Origins of Oil


Electronic Noses May Avert Next Global Pandemic


Salmonella outbreak timeline: April 10 to July 23


FDA: Avoid Jalapenos From Mexico, Not US


Q fever outbreak ‘unique’


Tests confirm parasite in Burger's Lake water samples


Water a concern for residents as health officials test for radioactive materials


Balancing Growth and Environment


Schools Battle Rising Gas and Food Prices
In the fall, students might face higher lunch prices and four-day school weeks


Are feds stockpiling survival food?
'These circumstances certainly raise red flags'


Coastal towns prep for disaster by stocking hidden caches


Shooting Ourselves in the Food


Energy is becoming a hot commodity
Rising fuel costs, utility rates are driving consumers to look for alternatives


Groups Advocate 'Right to Dry' Laundry
Clotheslines Are the Latest Green Initiative to Save Energy


NAB will shock Wall Street
The National Australia Bank's decision to write off 90 per cent of its US conduit loans will have dramatic repercussions around the world.


Feds Seize Two More Banks
Mutual of Omaha takes over accounts of failed banks


Cardinal Ivan Dias: Anglican Church suffering spiritual Alzheimer's


Homosexual bishops face Anglican Church ban
Homosexual clergy will be barred from becoming bishops in the Anglican communion under controversial new plans backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.


Habakkuk in Zimbabwe
We're hungry, angry, and depending on a sovereign God.


Petri, Baby
Are we really okay with our Brave New IVF world?


2,000 homes threatened by 'erratic' wildfire near Yosemite
Fire near Yosemite park destroys 12 homes


Floods force hundreds from N.M. homes


Four dead as floods hit Romania


California Bars Restaurant Use of Trans Fats


At least 4 dead in Lebanon clashes


A Turkish theater for World War III


At Least 45 Killed in Explosions in India


Bombs strike Istanbul neighborhood, killing 15


2 killed in Tennessee church shooting; suspect charged

Police: Man shot churchgoers over liberal views

Suspect 'was a very nice guy'
Neighbor: He 'had his own sense of belief about religion'


'Second Holocaust,' Roth's Invention, Isn't Novelistic
The Second Holocaust. It's a phrase we may have to begin thinking about. A possibility we may have to contemplate. A reality we may have to witness.


The world was shocked by Italian sunbathers ignoring dead gipsy girls...
But now Italy is showing a chilling interest in Roma children


Report: Torture Widespread in Palestinian Jails
2 human rights groups report widespread torture in Palestinian lockups


Iraq's Christians form new militias to combat Islamic extremists


4 female bombers strike in Iraq, killing 57


Muslims storm Protestant school in Jakarta, injuring 265 students


The Real World: Sand is Running Out of Israel-Iran Clock