Saturday, August 27, 2011

'Klan buster' Stetson Kennedy dies at 94 in Fla. | The Clarion-Ledger

iPad met its match in the TouchPad | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News

Irene rakes up East Coast | Reuters

Video, Photos: Last-Minute Hurricane Irene Shopping Means Lines, Empty Shelves: Gothamist

Reports: 2.9 Magnitude Earthquake In Upstate New York: Gothamist

Hurricane Irene death toll hits 5, with boy killed by tree in Virginia

The Havoc Hurricanes Wreak On Yankee Cities: A Visual History - Owen James Burke - National - The Atlantic

Syria moves to halt spread of unrest into central Damascus - latimes.com

Security forces in the Syrian capital intensified checkpoints, troops and helicopter patrols Saturday in a bid to keep an overnight surge of anti-government protests in the suburbs from spreading to the heart of Damascus, a crucial stronghold for Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The beefed-up deployments came as Iran, Syria's closest ally, for the first time publicly pressed Assad's government to accede to "legitimate" demands of the Syrian public.

Irene Batters North Carolina Coast