Sudanese and Saudi spokesman say an attempt to hijack at Saudi airliner was stopped today. The report says a man pulled a gun about 20 minutes after take off from Khartoum on route to Jeddah. There were 185 passengers on board, no one was injured. Motive is unknown.

Ivory Coast
Heavy fighting continues in the capital city of Doloa dispite government claims to the contrary.

Bali
The Australian government has enlisted the help of an international disaster expert company to prepare remains for repatriation. PM John Howard has told Australians it will take time.
30 are now confirmed dead. 180 are missing. 113 critically wounded are in hospitals in Australia.
Australian hospitals have run out of bio-engineered skin for burn victims. Singapore hospitals have put out an urgent appeal for blood donors.

Virginia
A 47 year old woman loading her car outside a Home Depot in Falls Church is the ninth death attributed to the sniper.

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Menopause
U.S. reseachers have found that poverty and economic hardship are more likely to have an earlier onset of perimenopause and menopause. 600 women participated in the study.

Male Fertility
And medical research has confirmed that men over 35 also have a ticking biological clock. Damage to the genetic material in sperm increases with age and can result in said sperm fertilizing an egg which can lead to more miscarriages and genetic abnormalities.

Post Trauma Stress Disorder
A compelling new study on PTSD indicates that people with a smaller hippocampus (a region of the brain that handles stress and memory) may have more difficulty with the psychological symptoms of PTSD. Researchers studied Viet Nam vets, including 40 sets of twins.

Leger Poll
A Leger Poll caused a tiny flutter in the blogosphere the other day, and I’m still sitting here going, why? A Montreal based polling firm asked Americans some vaque questions regarding Canada. So? Thearticle about the poll was fun, the humour rather dry, the poll, one among thousands.
The discussion spent itself over at Little Green Footballs. Some of the teasing was pretty insensitive, but I honestly suspect the people involved really didn’t know they were hurting others, and didn’t mean too if the apologies count. Like
most internet threads, it pettered itself out.
I’m still left with, why? What is the big deal about a Leger poll?