Human noise drowns out song of whales

ROME – The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world's oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday.
That sound pollution — everything from increasing commercial shipping and seismic surveys to a new generation of military sonar — is not only confounding the mammals, it also is further threatening the survival of these endangered animals.

The '10 Greatest Movie Character' List from yahoo

10. Vito Corleone (The Godfather I & II)
9. Ellen Ripley (Alien quadrology)
8. Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy)
7. The Dude (The Big Lebowski)
6. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones series)
5. Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
4. Han Solo (Star Wars trilogy)
3. The Joker (The Dark Knight)
2. Darth Vader (Star Wars series)
1. Tyler Durden (Fight Club)

Mumbai attacks

The November 2008 Mumbai attacks are a series of ten coordinated attacks that began across Mumbai (Bombay), India's financial capital and largest city, on 26 November 2008 and still had not been overcome by 29 November.[6] The attacks have been dubbed by media as "India's 9/11". At least 160 people, including at least twenty-two foreign nationals,have been confirmed dead and at least 327 have beeinjured.

Asia stocks snap 6-day winning streak

HONG KONG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Asian stocks dipped on Monday to snap a six-day winning streak, with investors caught between aggressive steps by central bank to alleviate the sharp global downturn and increasingly grim economic data.

The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS inched down 0.3 percent but is up 18 percent from a five-year low hit last month. For the year, the index has plunged 57 percent.
In a positive sign for Asian stocks, investors have started shifting funds into equities. Data from EPFR Global showed Asian ex-Japan stocks posted a second straight week of fund inflows in the week ending last Wednesday.

The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS inched down 0.3 percent but is up 18 percent from a five-year low hit last month. For the year, the index has plunged 57 percent.
In a positive sign for Asian stocks, investors have started shifting funds into equities. Data from EPFR Global showed Asian ex-Japan stocks posted a second straight week of fund inflows in the week ending last Wednesday.