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| Tokyo Market Report Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:50:40 GMT Tokyo Market Report |
| Pakistan leader survives attack Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:50:14 GMT A senior Pakistani politician survives an attempt on his life after gunmen fire at him in the city of Rawalpindi. |
| Gig crews give U2 tour thumbs up Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:45:54 GMT U2's latest tour is voted the year's best stage show by the crews who work at gigs around the UK. |
| Murder inquiry into skeleton find Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:43:17 GMT Police investigate the death of a woman whose skeleton was found wrapped in carpet at a Manchester building site. |
| City plans halted 'by recession' Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:41:44 GMT Plans to redevelop a historic area of Durham City are withdrawn due to unfavourable economic conditions, say developers. |
| Lloyds and RBS 'failing to lend' Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:36:32 GMT Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds are criticised by MPs for failing to lend enough to homeowners and businesses. |
| Children jump from burning house Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:35:13 GMT A number of children jump out of windows to escape a fire at a house in Hampshire. |
| Diver's body recovered from wreck Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:34:26 GMT The remains of a male diver have been recovered from a wreck in Scapa Flow in Orkney, Northern Constabulary say. |
| Toyota in global recall of Prius Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:32:15 GMT Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow for the world's largest carmaker. |
| NI Clowndoctors get lottery boost Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:24:58 GMT A drive to recruit more clowns to entertain sick children in hospitals and hospices across Northern Ireland receives a funding boost. |
| Today: Tuesday 9th February Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:24:08 GMT MPs are to decide whether to hold a referendum on Gordon Brown's plan to change the voting system in Britain. And the crash landing of an airliner at Heathrow airport two years ago was caused by a build-up of ice in the fuel system, an official report has found. |
| Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching' Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:22:07 GMT Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says. |
| Driver seriously injured in crash Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:13:06 GMT A man in his 50s has been seriously injured after his Mini left the road and overturned in Moray, Grampian Police confirm. |
| Swiss bank UBS returns to profit Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:10:38 GMT Swiss bank UBS reports its first quarterly profit for a year, helped by lower costs and a large tax credit |
| What the Scottish papers say Tue, 9 Feb 10 07:02:36 GMT The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers. |
| Many die in India tractor crash Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:59:13 GMT At least 23 people are killed when a vehicle overturns in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say. |
| 'Trigger' vote support expected Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:51:08 GMT Assembly members are expected to support a "trigger" vote on a referendum on further powers. |
| MLA proposes double-jobbing bill Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:44:26 GMT A bill will be introduced in Stormont later aimed at ending double-jobbing between the Assembly and local councils. |
| Sri Lanka opposition mulls move Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:44:15 GMT Opposition politicians in Sri Lanka begin talks to decide what to do following the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate. |
| Delay threat to shopping centre Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:42:47 GMT New shopping centre developers are "frustrated" at trying to persuade a government agency to move from the site. |
| Woman dies after being hit by car Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:42:32 GMT A 35-year-old woman dies after being struck by a car in Darlington. |
| Unused flights cost taxpayer £70k Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:40:08 GMT Seven government departments have spent almost £70,000 in five years on flights which were never used. |
| Eye worries for young diabetics Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:38:36 GMT Doctors say more younger diabetics are needing sight-saving treatment for a condition older patients normally develop. |
| Inquiry into Scottish trafficking Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:30:47 GMT An inquiry begins to establish the extent of human trafficking in Scotland and whether victims have enough protection. |
| Taking an 'inner-tube taxi' to Thailand Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:15:20 GMT Burma is one of the world's most closed and internationally isolated states and yet a steady stream of people and goods make their way across the Thai-Burmese border each day, as Rachel Harvey reports. |
| India in battle over GM aubergine Tue, 9 Feb 10 06:14:56 GMT The pro and anti-GM lobbies in India have locked horns over whether genetically modified aubergine should be grown there, reports the BBC's Geeta Pandey. |
| Met Police case in the newspapers Tue, 9 Feb 10 05:55:45 GMT |
| Chinese quake activist sentenced Tue, 9 Feb 10 05:26:10 GMT An activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five years for subversion. |
| Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko's move Tue, 9 Feb 10 04:34:33 GMT Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from Sunday's presidential election, or resign. |
| Philippine poll campaign begins Tue, 9 Feb 10 03:49:29 GMT The campaign for presidential and senatorial candidates begins in the Philippines ahead of May's elections. |
| Haitian 'lasts 27 days in rubble' Tue, 9 Feb 10 02:40:58 GMT The family of a Haitian man says he has survived four weeks under rubble since the devastating quake hit of 12 January. |
| BBC to reveal total performer pay Tue, 9 Feb 10 02:24:19 GMT The BBC is to reveal the total amount paid to its performers who broadcast on radio and television. |
| US snow: Your pictures II Tue, 9 Feb 10 01:13:41 GMT Parts of the eastern United States remain largely paralysed after some of the heaviest snowfall in decades. You've been sending us your pictures of snow. |
| Jackson medic denies manslaughter Tue, 9 Feb 10 01:04:55 GMT Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death. |
| 'Third-hand smoke' risk warning Tue, 9 Feb 10 01:04:51 GMT Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts. |
| Smartphone keys get quantum trick Tue, 9 Feb 10 01:04:36 GMT A quantum physics trick is set to give smartphones and hand-held devices pressure-sensitive switches and touchscreens. |
| Brain injury linked to gambling Tue, 9 Feb 10 01:04:13 GMT Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money. |
| Fertile forties pregnancy warning Tue, 9 Feb 10 01:03:41 GMT Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age. |
| Online safety for five-year-olds Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:58:06 GMT Children as young as five are being targeted in a new online safety campaign by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. |
| Fish plant plan before committee Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:57:30 GMT A proposal to convert a site used for rearing chickens into a fish processing plant is to go before Highland councillors. |
| Graduate salaries 'stay at £25k' Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:54:38 GMT Research suggests the average graduate salary will remain at £25,000 for the second year running. |
| Rally against school budget cuts Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:54:35 GMT Parents are due to hold a rally outside the City Chambers in Edinburgh in protest about school budget cuts of £2m. |
| 'Shake and bake' with iPhone app Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:52:34 GMT An iPhone application designed in Dundee helps minimise waste by suggesting recipes to cook with leftover food. |
| Teacher qualifications 'too low' Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:52:32 GMT MPs say entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low and damage the status of the profession. |
| Student awaits terror case ruling Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:47:57 GMT A man branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" will learn if he is to be released after his conviction was overturned. |
| Housing crisis 'worst since WWII' Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:46:12 GMT The house building industry says Scotland is facing its worst housing crisis since World War II and recovery could take years. |
| Water punishment for US child Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:41:24 GMT A US soldier is arrested after allegedly dunking his four-year-old daughter's head in a sink of water for not reciting the alphabet, Washington police say. |
| Hero BA pilot tells of 777 crash Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:24:37 GMT The ex-BA pilot who oversaw the crash-landing of a Boeing jetliner at Heathrow in 2009 speaks to the BBC about the experience. |
| Ice 'probable cause' of BA crash Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:23:39 GMT The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow Airport in January 2008 was "unrecognised", a report says. |
| Carlos Ghosn's zero emission goal Tue, 9 Feb 10 00:22:41 GMT Carlos Ghosn, the head of Nissan-Renault, tells the BBC about his company's plans for an electric car future - and defends the bail-outs received by the industry during the financial crisis. |
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 09, 2010 is:
kapellmeister • \kuh-PELL-mye-ster\ • noun
: the director of a choir or orchestra
Example sentence:
From 1717 to 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach served as the Kapellmeister for Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen of the Holy Roman Empire.
Did you know?
As you may have guessed, "Kapellmeister" originated as a German word -- and in fact, even in English it is often (though not always) used for the director of a German choir. "Kapelle" once meant "choir" in German, and "Meister" is the German word for "master." The Latin "magister" is an ancestor of both "Meister" and "master," as well as of our "maestro," meaning "an eminent composer or conductor." "Kapelle" comes from "cappella," the Medieval Latin word for "chapel." As it happens, we also borrowed "Kapelle" into English, first to refer to the choir or orchestra of a royal or papal chapel, and later to describe any orchestra. "Kapellmeister" is used somewhat more frequently than "Kapelle" in current English, though neither word is especially common.